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The Night Caller

1975 · 125 min · Director: Henri Verneuil ★ IMDb 6.9 · 5,019 ratings

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A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives. Minos, as he calls himself, wants to prevent the world from free women and he targets at first these ones. Commissaire Letellier is given the investigation and he has hard work with the maniac.

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The Night Caller (1975) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Fear
  1. Fear25%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension67 %67 %38 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension68 %66 %41 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension60 %58 %44 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension56 %51 %44 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor58 %48 %46 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity56 %45 %55 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity54 %44 %53 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Humor53 %43 %42 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension62 %62 %37 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension54 %53 %41 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity55 %51 %44 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Tension65 %60 %43 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing71 %66 %51 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Curiosity71 %65 %66 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Curiosity71 %65 %65 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Tension71 %69 %49 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension74 %74 %43 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Tension82 %82 %47 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

RV
Rosy Varte

Germaine Doizon

JB
Jean-François Balmer

Julien Dallas, student

CM
Catherine Morin

RD
Roland Dubillard

HD
Henry Djanik

HD
Henry Djanik

Police inspector

GC
Germana Carnacina

Pamela Sweet

JP
Jacques Paoli

Self

PB
Philippe Brigaud

Neighborhood commissioner

RR
Roger Riffard

Watchman Eugène Merclin

GR
Georges Riquier

Prefect

JL
Jean-Louis Le Goff

Sub-prefect

MV
Maurice Vallier

Guest who goes to the wrong door

Maurice Auzel

Inspector

HH
Henri-Jacques Huet

Julio Cortes, Norah's lover

Details

Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Henri Verneuil
Type
Movies
Released
1975
Runtime
125 min
Country
France, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 5,019 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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