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The Wind and the Lion

1975 · 119 min · Director: John Milius ★ IMDb 6.8 · 11,289 ratings

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At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

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The Wind and the Lion (1975) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Tension. Genres: Drama, History, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Tension
Humor
Relief
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then dips around 28 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension75 %73 %9 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension72 %69 %17 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor57 %49 %33 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor51 %38 %39 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension53 %43 %35 %4 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor50 %38 %33 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Humor52 %35 %38 %3 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Humor57 %31 %50 %2 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Humor56 %29 %53 %4 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Humor61 %48 %37 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension66 %63 %22 %12 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Relief58 %54 %24 %17 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension56 %52 %30 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension64 %55 %31 %12 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Empathy65 %44 %22 %17 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Melancholy64 %46 %14 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension68 %61 %15 %10 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension73 %71 %21 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Relief74 %58 %30 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Relief66 %31 %37 %53 %
Cinderella

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

BK
Brian Keith

Theodore Roosevelt

Geoffrey Lewis

Samuel Gummere

VS
Vladek Sheybal

The Bashaw

NS
Nadim Sawalha

NS
Nadim Sawalha

Sherif of Wazan

DB
Deborah Baxter

JC
Jack Cooley

Quentin Roosevelt

CA
Chris Aller

Kermit Roosevelt

SH
Simon Harrison

William Pedecaris

PG
Polly Gottesman

Jennifer Pedecaris

AS
Antoine Saint-John

Von Roerkel

Aldo Sambrell

Ugly Arab

LB
Luis Barboo

Gayaan The Terrible

DF
Darrell Fetty

Dreighton

MZ
Marc Zuber

The Sultan

BW
Billy Williams

Sir Joseph

Details

Directed by
John Milius
Written by
John Milius
Type
Movies
Released
1975
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 11,289 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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