At the Edge of the City

1953 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 144 VOTES · DIR. Carlo Lizzani

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Overview

Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,120 lines

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00:00:21 AT THE MARGINS OF THE CITY
00:06:04 All the evidence is against Mario Ilari and the flight can only be
00:10:05 Mario.
00:14:32 Good morning, Sir. Thanks for the permission.
00:17:48 Custom requires the accused to agree with his lawyer on the modes for his defense.
00:20:58 They hadn't seen each other for months.
00:24:06 Then let's go see him! - Fine, but at this hour, he's at the tavern.
00:27:16 It's not true. He told a lie! - Calm down!
00:30:35 But this time nothing. You can whistle "Aida". Got it?
00:34:02 I didn't say anything!
00:37:22 Calì appropriates the field after giving testimony that ruins Ilari.
00:40:35 Towards the river.
00:44:19 You think I'm a fool? We'll hide it under here.
00:47:45 Yes.
00:50:51 You see how he collapsed? Now you can try to convince him.
00:55:57 Only a poor man you failed to understand.
00:59:25 He's looking for Greta, he must be police.
01:04:27 I've never seen it.
01:07:04 to see if there were any jobs for laborers.
01:10:14 And, happily, she showed me the first tooth of the child.
01:13:28 And the others? - I sent them beyond the railroad to watch who comes out.
01:17:00 But attesting to it with all the force of his soul
01:19:55 He wouldn't have approached Marcella, if he hadn't believed her promise of work.
02:00:03 Marcella was killed..

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,120
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line02:00:03

Production Record

DirectorCarlo Lizzani
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes144