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Hondo

1953 · 84 min · Director: John Farrow ★ IMDb 7 · 14,354 ratings

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Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

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Hondo (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Empathy 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Empathy, Satisfaction. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 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
  • Relief
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

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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 3 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension28 %27 %5 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Love29 %26 %4 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension36 %35 %1 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension44 %43 %3 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Love46 %38 %5 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Love54 %36 %15 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Relief58 %44 %25 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension51 %48 %13 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension54 %54 %5 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension69 %69 %10 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Tension81 %81 %6 %0 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Tension79 %76 %11 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Sadness63 %54 %25 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Love56 %41 %26 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Love59 %44 %18 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Humor53 %41 %10 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Love55 %45 %10 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension70 %64 %10 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Tension80 %74 %23 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Relief82 %68 %50 %23 %
Man in a hole

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

MP
Michael Pate

MP
Michael Pate

Vittorio

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James Arness

JA
James Arness

Lennie

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Rodolfo Acosta

RA
Rodolfo Acosta

Silva

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Leo Gordon

Ed Lowe

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Tom Irish

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Lee Aaker

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Lee Aaker

Johnny Lowe

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Frank McGrath

Lowes Partner (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Kloori / Cavalry Sergeant Killed in Indian Attack (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Farrow
Written by
James Edward Grant, Louis L'Amour, James Edward Grant
Type
Movies
Released
1953
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 14,354 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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