Dial M for Murder

1954 · 105 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 196,293 VOTES · DIR. Alfred Hitchcock

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Overview

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,607 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:21 Let me get you another drink.
00:06:10 No, Mark, please, you mustn't.
00:09:53 - You couldn't come to my flat tonight? - Where is it?
00:13:57 - Do you still play? - No, I've given it up.
00:17:23 I had to find out what was in it.
00:20:57 But apparently that was nothing.
00:24:22 That was her idea, not mine.
00:27:55 So don't move until she answers the phone.
00:31:35 I hardly seem to have started.
00:36:03 Well, that settles that.
00:43:40 Hello?
00:50:25 - About two minutes. - Two minutes.
00:58:01 Why, no, of course not.
01:01:18 We assume that he broke in.
01:04:27 And he could have used it to open the door.
01:08:03 After Mrs. Wendice lost my letter...
01:11:22 - Yes, be there right away. - Thanks, old boy. Goodbye.
01:16:24 But I've got that licked.
01:19:52 My sergeant happened to be making inquiries...
01:23:25 Oh, has he?
01:27:21 ...to Charing Cross Station and left it in the checkroom.
01:34:57 You can tell us all about it now.
01:39:27 It took me just half an hour to find it.
200:03:00 - No, I'm afraid not.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,607
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:02:21
Final line200:03:00

Production Record

DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,400,000
Revenue$3,000,000
IMDb votes196,293