Ghosts of Rome

1961 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 705 VOTES · DIR. Antonio Pietrangeli

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Overview

An old prince lives in his ancient palace in Rome together with the ghosts of his ancestors. For years he has proudly rejected huge offers by a real estate group seeking to buy the palace and build a department store in its place, but when he suddenly dies his nephew signs the deal. The palace seems lost, but the ghosts forge a plan to save it from destruction.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,709 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:11 It is said that the hours of the sleep is time stolen from life.
00:09:57 Paolo!
00:16:37 It fell on your foot. You know...
00:19:49 Come on! It was a ghost playing around with phone numbers.
00:22:58 Right, between a thing and another the will to work fades away.
00:26:37 I'll fix the water boiler by myself...
00:29:33 Idlers, tramps, and all dying for sleep.
00:32:59 so he won't catch it.
00:36:06 Apparently.
00:40:05 If I had come to repair the water boiler...
00:46:53 I'm so sorry I couldn't meet uncle Anibal before he died.
00:50:14 Well done, Antonio, 'cause we'll be back late at night.
00:53:58 I'd like to be the sun in the daytime, that caresses your front...
00:58:40 What if we face other problems?
01:02:07 Yes, but I can't argue about authorizing an initiative...
01:05:54 The important thing is being always together
01:09:42 In Pious Door I lost the house because of the piedmontese.
01:13:03 Why? What do you have to say? Don't you like me?
01:16:42 Look, even nails on this rotten wall.
01:20:40 I would like to know this dumb is studying.
01:24:23 It is much more profitable to be a critic than a painter!
01:28:01 Certainly, with so many broken steps...
01:31:56 If I like it? Are you joking? It's a masterpiece...
01:35:55 I'm the queen.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,709
Dialogue density17.8 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line01:35:55

Production Record

DirectorAntonio Pietrangeli
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes705