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The First Great Train Robbery

1978 · 110 min · Director: Michael Crichton ★ IMDb 6.9 · 22,136 ratings

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In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

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The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 34%, Anticipation 24%, Humor 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor18%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anticipation, Humor. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anticipation and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Anticipation
  • Humor
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Anticipation
Humor
Tension
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 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityAnticipationHumorTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %30 %22 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor48 %32 %31 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity48 %34 %36 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor48 %30 %43 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor49 %33 %44 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension53 %39 %43 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor58 %41 %48 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension59 %45 %40 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity57 %48 %23 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension57 %49 %18 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Anticipation61 %54 %24 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension65 %57 %25 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Anticipation61 %51 %19 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension61 %46 %21 %58 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Anticipation64 %48 %34 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Tension61 %46 %43 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Humor61 %49 %46 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Tension63 %45 %50 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Humor61 %33 %56 %36 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Humor60 %30 %60 %33 %
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

Donald Sutherland

Robert Agar

SH
Susan Hallinan

AW
Alan Webb

MT
Malcolm Terris

AW
Alan Webb

Edgar Trent

WS
Wayne Sleep

MT
Malcolm Terris

Fowler

GL
Gabrielle Lloyd

PS
Pamela Salem

Emily Trent

GD
George Downing

Barlow

JC
James Cossins

Harranby

JB
John Bett

McPherson

PB
Peter Benson

Station Despatcher

JD
Janine Duvitski

Maggie

Bd
Brian de Salvo

Trent's Butler

AM
André Morell

Judge

DC
Donald Churchill

Prosecutor

Details

Directed by
Michael Crichton
Written by
Michael Crichton
Type
Movies
Released
1978
Runtime
110 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 22,136 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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