Be Sick… It's Free

1968 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,799 VOTES · DIR. Luigi Zampa

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Overview

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,613 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:34 Out of the way please boys and girls.
00:05:48 300? What kind of an income would that get?
00:09:40 - Louder. - Via Ottaviano Vimercati, 30!
00:13:25 Oh no no, I haven't made up my mind if I like you yet...
00:17:03 A prescription? Certainly signora.
00:20:58 I was notified I got accepted.
00:24:52 I want a new doctor because the other one plays filthy tricks.
00:28:34 What kind of work are you in?
00:32:27 You're so good to me sweetheart but really...
00:35:38 - Come on in. - Don't worry, i'm used to late night calls.
00:39:11 encyclopaedia of medicine every night to help him sleep.
00:43:27 will all patients please see Dr Ernesto Piselli
00:47:56 - Here. - Thank you.
00:51:50 Some doctors have thousands of mutuati, others none...
00:55:30 Remember though, i'm not sweet sixteen anymore...
00:59:32 Good morning.
01:04:13 Is that all?
01:08:21 - Do you have someone at home who can give you the injection? - No.
01:11:53 I guess i'm not high-class enough!
01:15:20 Explain that it's not the sort of work for a medico della mutua...
01:19:51 Stop... now cough... stop...
01:22:35 What's papa's line of work?
01:25:52 Surely not because of me mother-in-law?
01:31:11 - It'd be a pleasure. - Or perhaps signora...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,613
Dialogue density17.2 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line01:31:11

Production Record

DirectorLuigi Zampa
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes1,799