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Beau Geste

1966 · 103 min · Director: Douglas Heyes ★ IMDb 6.1 · 840 ratings

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In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.

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Beau Geste (1966) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Action, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Sympathy
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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 23 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %45 %25 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension51 %49 %25 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sympathy49 %46 %30 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension43 %38 %31 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sympathy44 %35 %32 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension55 %48 %40 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension61 %53 %46 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Relief54 %39 %44 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy49 %35 %39 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension56 %49 %41 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension68 %63 %53 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Sympathy76 %73 %55 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension81 %80 %44 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension80 %78 %44 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Sympathy75 %68 %53 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Relief74 %66 %51 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Tension76 %74 %48 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Tension77 %70 %53 %51 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Sadness78 %58 %60 %63 %
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

GS
Guy Stockwell

DM
Doug McClure

John Geste

DM
David Mauro

RW
Robert Wolders

RW
Robert Wolders

Fouchet

LG
Leo Gordon

Krauss

MT
Malachi Throne

JD
Joe De Santis

JD
Joe De Santis

Maj. Beaujolais

XB
X Brands

Vallejo

MC
Michael Carr

GK
George Keymas

PW
Patrick Whyte

DG
Duane Grey

VL
Victor Lundin

Details

Directed by
Douglas Heyes
Written by
Percival Christopher Wren, Douglas Heyes
Type
Movies
Released
1966
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 840 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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