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The Crimson Pirate

1952 · 105 min · Director: Robert Siodmak ★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,770 ratings

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Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.

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The Crimson Pirate (1952) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 30%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 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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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %20 %32 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor45 %23 %33 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor49 %30 %34 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor54 %41 %43 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Excitement56 %46 %46 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor55 %44 %43 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Excitement56 %45 %44 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor57 %50 %38 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension61 %50 %34 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor64 %46 %34 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension63 %51 %25 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %57 %23 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension61 %55 %21 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sadness64 %55 %14 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension68 %55 %16 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Hope66 %51 %35 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Excitement70 %56 %57 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Excitement77 %65 %69 %32 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Excitement80 %68 %68 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Burt Lancaster

Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

EB
Eva Bartok

JH
James Hayter

JH
James Hayter

Prof. Elihu Prudence

LB
Leslie Bradley

MG
Margot Grahame

FL
Frederick Leister

EM
Eliot Makeham

FP
Frank Pettingell

Colonel

DW
Dana Wynter

La Signorita

Christopher Lee

Joseph - Military Attaché

ER
Ewan Roberts

Claw Paw

JC
John Chandos

Stub Ear

DT
Derek Tansley

Patch Eye

CF
Charles Farrell

Poison Paul

EC
Eileen Coghlan

Woman (uncredited)

VF
Violet Farebrother

Dowager (uncredited)

CH
Charles Horvath

Seaman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Written by
Roland Kibbee
Type
Movies
Released
1952
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,770 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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