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Body and Soul

1947 · 104 min · Director: Robert Rossen ★ IMDb 7.6 · 5,968 ratings

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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

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Body and Soul (1947) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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 18 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness57 %37 %47 %52 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness56 %39 %44 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension50 %31 %31 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Hope44 %20 %21 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Excitement50 %29 %33 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sadness60 %41 %53 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy59 %38 %50 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Hope56 %38 %34 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension55 %45 %26 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension54 %49 %24 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension64 %57 %35 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sympathy76 %66 %60 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Sadness76 %65 %64 %58 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension65 %58 %44 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension57 %45 %38 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Hope65 %45 %49 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension78 %64 %61 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sadness81 %75 %65 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension81 %79 %55 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Tension85 %85 %48 %25 %
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Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

HB
Hazel Brooks

WC
William Conrad

WC
William Conrad

Quinn

JP
Joseph Pevney

CL
Canada Lee

LA
Larry Anzalone

LA
Larry Anzalone

Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)

AB
Al Bain

AB
Al Bain

Club Patron (uncredited)

SB
Steve Benton

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

EB
Eddie Borden

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

PB
Paul Bradley

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

JB
James Burke

Arnold (uncredited)

GM
George M. Carleton

Prizefight Doctor (uncredited)

JC
James Carlisle

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

WC
Wheaton Chambers

Ben's Doctor (uncredited)

MC
Mary Currier

Miss Tedder (uncredited)

SD
Sayre Dearing

Bartender (uncredited)

JD
Joe Devlin

Prince (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Robert Rossen
Written by
Abraham Polonsky
Type
Movies
Released
1947
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 5,968 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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