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Don't Torture a Duckling

1972 · 105 min · Director: Lucio Fulci ★ IMDb 7 · 13,004 ratings

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A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.

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Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Disturbing
25%Anxiety
20%Fear
  1. Disturbing35%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Fear20%
  4. Empathy10%
  5. Confusion10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 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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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity28 %27 %17 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity38 %29 %23 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Disturbing51 %35 %38 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension60 %48 %55 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension64 %59 %60 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity59 %59 %46 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity50 %54 %34 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity53 %55 %43 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension57 %58 %51 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity60 %60 %51 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity65 %65 %55 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Curiosity63 %64 %53 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity59 %53 %45 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sadness63 %45 %46 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension64 %51 %55 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Curiosity61 %61 %54 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity61 %68 %49 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Curiosity70 %70 %63 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Tension81 %64 %79 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Disturbing85 %55 %82 %78 %
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

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Florinda Bolkan

BB
Barbara Bouchet

BB
Barbara Bouchet

Patrizia

TM
Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Andrea Martelli

IP
Irene Papas

MP
Marc Porel

GW
Georges Wilson

GW
Georges Wilson

Francesco

AC
Antonello Campodifiori

UD
Ugo D'Alessio

VG
Virgilio Gazzolo

VP
Vito Passeri

VP
Vito Passeri

Giuseppe Barra

RM
Rosalia Maggio

Mrs. Spriano - Michele's Mother

AA
Andrea Aureli

Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's Father

FB
Franco Balducci

Mr. Spriano, Michele's Father

JB
John Bartha

Policeman (uncredited)

DC
Duilio Cruciani

Mario (uncredited)

LS
Linda Sini

Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's Mother

FA
Fausta Avelli

Malvina (uncredited)

GB
Gianfranco Barra

Impallomeni (uncredited)

DS
Domenico Semeraro

Dwarf (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
105 min
Country
Italy
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 13,004 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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