Contraband

1940 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,428 VOTES · DIR. Michael Powell

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Overview

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,058 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:59 Company .. halt!
00:06:25 Sir?
00:11:35 Anyway, those are our orders, and we had to stop you.
00:14:37 Thank you Mrs Abo, that is all. ─ Thank you.
00:17:18 How about dinner afterwards? ─ Very good of you.
00:21:17 Now we shall see. ─ Page twelve.
00:26:05 Any more letters or telegrams? ─ Yes, but wait until I've finished.
00:29:00 Look. I promise I'll be back on the ship before morning. My word of honor.
00:32:25 Big words. ─ Big dinner.
00:35:52 This is Mr Skold, proprietor of the Three Vikings.
00:38:08 Here in London. Yes, he's here. Oh yes, I like it very much.
00:40:54 In the Danish Navy. ─ Uhuh. In the Danish Navy.
00:43:42 Aunt Kate!
00:47:38 As a matter of fact we do want to sing, don't we?
00:50:30 I am quite prepared to meet with this fellow, the captain of the Danish ship.
00:53:58 Go ahead. ─ Goodnight.
00:56:58 Don't worry about him, he won't come down again. He can see us from where he is.
00:59:44 I shouldn't hurt you. ─ Go ahead.
01:05:56 Commander Andersen. ─ That'll catch him alright.
01:08:08 Somewhere where these two lines cross.
01:13:51 Oh, but of course.
01:17:23 Do you remember that code?
01:21:06 The window. Over there.
02:07:04 ─ I want to speak to Mrs Sorenson.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,058
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:59
Final line02:07:04

Production Record

DirectorMichael Powell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,490,331
IMDb votes1,428