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Battle Cry

1955 · 149 min · Director: Raoul Walsh ★ IMDb 6.4 · 2,873 ratings

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The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.

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Battle Cry (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Sadness
Love
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 4′Love47 %25 %25 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Humor46 %13 %11 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 19′Humor43 %13 %8 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Sadness39 %21 %20 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 34′Love39 %20 %31 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 41′Love44 %26 %36 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 48′Sadness49 %31 %39 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 56′Love49 %25 %39 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 63′Sadness46 %30 %31 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 71′Sadness45 %36 %28 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 78′Love44 %31 %31 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 86′Love44 %25 %34 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 93′Love51 %25 %44 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 101′Love59 %27 %44 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 108′Tension61 %30 %36 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 115′Love64 %36 %48 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 123′Love68 %31 %43 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 130′Tension78 %35 %19 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 138′Sadness84 %57 %25 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 145′Relief80 %62 %48 %37 %
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

AR
Aldo Ray

AR
Aldo Ray

Andy Hookens

MF
Mona Freeman

MF
Mona Freeman

Kathy

James Whitmore

MSgt. Mac

TH
Tab Hunter

TH
Tab Hunter

Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester

DM
Dorothy Malone

Mrs Elaine Yarborough

FP
Fess Parker

Pvt Speedy

Perry Lopez

Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe

WC
William Campbell

Pvt 'Ski" Wronski

JA
Jonas Applegarth

Pvt Lightower

L.Q. Jones

Pvt. L.Q. Jones

AA
Allyn Ann McLerie

Ruby - Waitress in Diner

JL
John Lupton

Pvt./Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' Hotchkiss

TC
Tommy Cook

Cpl. Ziltch - Huxley's orderly

FN
Felix Noriego

Pvt. Crazy Horse - Navajo Phonetalker

SM
Susan Morrow

Susan - Ski's girl

CY
Carleton Young

Maj. Jim Wellman - Battalion Executive Officer

Details

Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Leon Uris
Type
Movies
Released
1955
Runtime
149 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 2,873 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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