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The Young Lions

1958 · 167 min · Director: Edward Dmytryk ★ IMDb 7.1 · 9,732 ratings

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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

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The Young Lions (1958) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear15%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Tension. Genres: Drama, Action, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Sadness
Disturbing
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 dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 4′Love55 %17 %8 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 13′Tension55 %25 %20 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 21′Sadness49 %29 %23 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 29′Love48 %29 %15 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 38′Tension53 %38 %24 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 46′Sadness61 %51 %40 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 54′Tension60 %48 %34 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 63′Love56 %39 %26 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing61 %43 %31 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 79′Tension57 %46 %29 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 88′Empathy63 %54 %31 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 96′Tension70 %56 %34 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 104′Empathy70 %60 %41 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 113′Sadness75 %66 %63 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 121′Sadness76 %63 %69 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 129′Tension77 %64 %55 %58 %
82.5 %≈ 138′Tension79 %66 %35 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 146′Tension80 %69 %40 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 154′Sadness88 %78 %71 %74 %
97.5 %≈ 163′Sadness93 %83 %88 %87 %
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

MB
May Britt

Maximilian Schell

Capt. Hardenberg

LM
Liliane Montevecchi

LM
Liliane Montevecchi

Françoise

PB
Parley Baer

Sgt. Brandt

AF
Arthur Franz

Lt. Green

HB
Hal Baylor

Pvt. Burnecker

RG
Richard Gardner

Pvt. Crowley

HR
Herbert Rudley

Capt. Colclough

MS
Michael Smith

Draft Board Member (uncredited)

PC
Paul Comi

Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)

JA
John Alderson

Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)

JB
John Banner

German Town Mayor (uncredited)

MF
Milton Frome

Draft Board Physician (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Type
Movies
Released
1958
Runtime
167 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 9,732 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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