Is The Quiet Duel sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Quiet Duel scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Quiet Duel violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Quiet Duel end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Quiet Duel easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Quiet Duel

Name: The Quiet Duel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1949
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Miki Sanjō, Takashi Shimura, Kenjiro Uemura, Isamu Yamaguchi

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by Daiei Film

194995 min7.3 / 10

A morally rigorous postwar drama about a surgeon's silent suffering and ethical self-sacrifice in the face of accidental infection and social shame.

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Disease Outbreak Movies Prison Movies Doctors And Nurses

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Nurse Surgeon Doctor Syphilis Field Hospital

Questions people ask

Is The Quiet Duel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Quiet Duel scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Quiet Duel violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does The Quiet Duel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Quiet Duel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.