American Torso

1975 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 292 VOTES · DIR. Gábor Bódy

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Overview

In the final days of the American Civil War, an emigre Hungarian military officer attempts to map the situation of the enemy. Many veterans of the 1848 War of Independence in Hungary fought on the northern side. Experienced Fiala, Boldogh who struggles with homesickness and the reckless Vereczky all experience their enforced emigration in different ways and news of impending peace elicits different reactions from them all.

Dialogue Timeline — 460 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:02 * "We have to set off on every road *
00:08:58 And the Viennese cabinet would have been forced to flee to Holmic or some other bohemian castle.
00:11:46 McClellan had the preponderance.
00:16:53 But from what you tell me, Major I don't even know at what point my cavalry should be deployed.
00:18:25 Fine. You are to be off again in two hours.
00:19:58 What do you see?
00:22:00 which used to be done by two telescopes.
00:24:51 What do you want lieutenant?
00:40:03 The building operations of the Trans-American line is not without dangers.
00:41:31 Y-you know, that I...
00:44:39 and named them after his literary enemies.
00:46:08 And I also taught there the gombostû, gyertyás, dobogó, sövény, cziczka...
00:47:53 Of late he was with Sheridan's cavalry.
00:49:52 As I was trying to bring reason into chaos...
00:51:52 he looked onto the line of the guns pointing at him...
00:54:57 Tony, play the Rákóczy Marching instead!
01:00:40 What are you musing on, János?
01:04:03 Now we locate a certain point with one of the tables
01:07:02 for a big war, that is yet to come.
01:09:12 acting in the most rotten kind of position.
01:10:35 and it is called theodolite.
01:18:26 Wouldn't you rather come with me to the Pacific instead?
01:23:12 Hey, Jerry!
01:33:06 translated by malenkij

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed460
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:33:06

Production Record

DirectorGábor Bódy
LanguageHU
IMDb votes292