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The Tattoo

1968 · 90 min · Director: Denys de La Patellière ★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,021 ratings

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An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.

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The Tattoo (1968) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Humor
Curiosity
Joy
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

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityJoy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor53 %50 %43 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor56 %55 %40 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor55 %55 %35 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor54 %54 %34 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor54 %54 %33 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor54 %54 %29 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor55 %55 %30 %6 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor53 %53 %34 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor51 %49 %39 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity56 %50 %39 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor64 %59 %30 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor64 %61 %29 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor59 %55 %34 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor59 %55 %36 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor59 %57 %39 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Humor60 %58 %35 %6 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Humor64 %59 %29 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Humor64 %59 %25 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Humor61 %56 %20 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Humor58 %55 %18 %40 %
Man in a hole

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

PM
Paul Mercey

PM
Paul Mercey

Maurice Pellot, entrepreneur

Yves Barsacq

le postier de Montignac

HD
Hubert Deschamps

e Pr Mortemont, dermatologue

JW
Joe Warfield

JW
Joe Warfield

Larsen, l’un des acheteurs américains du tatouage (celui qui parle bien français)

Dv
Donald von Kurtz

Smith, l’autre acheteur américain

IS
Ibrahim Seck

le valet de Mézeray

PM
Pierre Maguelon

Detective #1

Pierre Tornade

le brigadier de Montignac

LC
Lyne Chardonnet

Valérie Mézeray, fille de Félicien

PG
Pierre Guéant

Richard Mézeray, fils de Félicien

MT
Michel Tureau

le réalisateur de l’émission Chefs-d'œuvre en péril

MB
Michel Barbey

le pilote d’hélicoptère

JR
Jacques Richard

pilleurs de château #2

JB
Jackie Blanchot

pilleurs de château #1

Details

Directed by
Denys de La Patellière
Written by
Alphonse Boudard
Type
Movies
Released
1968
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Italy
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,021 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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