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Theatre of Blood

1973 · 104 min · Director: Douglas Hickox ★ IMDb 7.1 · 13,994 ratings

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A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

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Theatre of Blood (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 20%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Horror. AI estimate.

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

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Humor
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 peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor52 %40 %22 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension61 %49 %36 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity61 %46 %39 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension57 %45 %34 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity63 %51 %41 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing70 %57 %59 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing71 %61 %63 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension75 %68 %64 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Disturbing78 %66 %66 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness70 %59 %51 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension68 %63 %45 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension73 %70 %49 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension76 %74 %49 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension76 %73 %56 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension71 %66 %58 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension74 %64 %61 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing80 %66 %65 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension78 %70 %50 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension80 %74 %45 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Sadness85 %73 %48 %20 %
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

Vincent Price

Edward Lionheart

DR
Diana Rigg

Edwina Lionheart

Harry Andrews

Trevor Dickman

Michael Hordern

George Maxwell

AL
Arthur Lowe

AL
Arthur Lowe

Horace Sprout

DP
Dennis Price

Hector Snipe

MO
Milo O'Shea

Inspector Boot

ES
Eric Sykes

Sergeant Dogge

MS
Madeline Smith

Rosemary

DD
Diana Dors

Maisie Psaltery

JH
Joan Hickson

Mrs. Sprout

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Renée Asherson

Mrs. Maxwell

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Bunny Reed

Policeman

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Peter Thornton

Policeman

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Charles Sinnickson

Vicar

Details

Directed by
Douglas Hickox
Written by
Anthony Greville-Bell
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 13,994 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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