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Taste of Fear

1961 · 82 min · Director: Seth Holt ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,746 ratings

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A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.

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Taste of Fear (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 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 Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Surprise

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Surprise

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionSurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity45 %37 %21 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Sadness51 %35 %22 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity55 %43 %36 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Tension61 %53 %53 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity56 %55 %48 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity54 %58 %42 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity60 %61 %53 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension65 %61 %61 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity67 %61 %63 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Tension73 %60 %69 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity76 %67 %73 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity71 %69 %66 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity67 %65 %62 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension75 %65 %71 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Surprise84 %61 %76 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Surprise84 %59 %69 %69 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity80 %70 %64 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Surprise79 %71 %63 %76 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Surprise79 %60 %61 %75 %
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

SS
Susan Strasberg

Penny Appleby

RL
Ronald Lewis

AT
Ann Todd

Christopher Lee

Doctor Pierre Gerrard

JS
John Serret

LS
Leonard Sachs

LS
Leonard Sachs

Mr. Spratt

AB
Anne Blake

AB
Anne Blake

Marie the Maid

ML
Madame Lobegue

BB
Bernard Browne

FR
Frederick Rawlings

Plainclothes Sergeant (uncredited)

RK
Richard Klee

Plainclothes Sergeant (uncredited)

BJ
Brian Jackson

Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)

HB
Heinz Bernard

Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)

FS
Frederick Schrecker

Plainclothes Officer (uncredited)

GS
Gordon Sterne

Policeman (uncredited)

RB
Rodney Burke

Policeman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Seth Holt
Written by
Jimmy Sangster
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
82 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,746 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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