Desperate Journey

1942 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,677 VOTES · DIR. Raoul Walsh

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Overview

During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,184 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:01 Halt! Halt!
00:06:27 All these lines carry abnormally heavy traffic.
00:09:32 - Starboard rear gunner in position, sir. - Okay.
00:14:01 Could blast them out before they knew what hit them.
00:22:12 Into the bushes, quick.
00:27:10 ...in the British Air Force. You will give me the correct numbers.
00:29:49 We have heard a good deal about them.
00:34:11 ...continue to advance at present rate, they should reach their objective by spring."
00:36:47 I don't understand it. Every time I went foraging during the last war...
00:41:18 Could you teach us enough German to make answers, in case...?
00:45:07 I never saw a man so attached to a uniform.
00:48:33 Five copies. So if only one of us gets back, any one of us...
00:51:10 He's turned white over night. You've been holding out on us.
00:54:06 I'm going to report that. Come on. Search the station yards.
00:57:21 ...before I can go back to doing what I liked.
01:04:58 - You are Englishmen? - Yes, and desperate.
01:08:36 Hollis wouldn't be fighting for his life if I hadn't led you on a crazy stunt.
01:12:30 There's some corner of a foreign field
01:18:42 ...to maintain friendship with the highest-placed Nazi in Munster.
01:21:00 So here I have nice, hot coffee for you.
01:26:18 Get to Berghofen. Find Herr Van Paalt. He will help you.
01:33:01 Block the road. The rest follow me to the wagon, here.
01:38:42 - Have the motors been checked? - Yes, captain.
01:44:49 Aircraft calling on our waveband.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,184
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:02:01
Final line01:44:49

Production Record

DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,677