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They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · 140 min · Director: Raoul Walsh ★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,637 ratings

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The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

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They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 4′Humor46 %3 %16 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Humor45 %12 %20 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Sadness46 %19 %23 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Humor52 %13 %29 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Excitement55 %7 %32 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Humor55 %7 %26 %27 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Love58 %15 %23 %47 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Love63 %22 %36 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Excitement67 %18 %47 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Love62 %13 %33 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Love55 %15 %24 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Humor53 %12 %37 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Excitement53 %9 %45 %4 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Tension54 %18 %45 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Sadness58 %32 %49 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Tension66 %42 %59 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Sadness73 %56 %66 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Sadness82 %70 %75 %47 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Tension89 %76 %74 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Sadness89 %80 %58 %23 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JL
John Litel

Gen. Phil Sheridan

WH
Walter Hampden

WH
Walter Hampden

William Sharp

SG
Sydney Greenstreet

Regis Toomey

Fitzhugh Lee

HM
Hattie McDaniel

Callie

GH
G.P. Huntley

Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

FW
Frank Wilcox

Capt. Webb

Joe Sawyer

Sgt. Doolittle

MW
Minor Watson

Senator Smith

EA
Eddie Acuff

Cpl. Smith (uncredited)

TA
Tod Andrews

Cadet Brown (uncredited)

CA
Cyril Archambault

Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Æneas MacKenzie, Wally Kline
Type
Movies
Released
1941
Runtime
140 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,637 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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