House of Mortal Sin

1976 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,401 VOTES · DIR. Pete Walker

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Overview

Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.

Dialogue Timeline — 908 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:34 'More news and stories from Angola, Cyprus and France...'....
00:06:41 I'm not going in that thing with you!
00:12:47 I'm sorry, I shouldn't be here.
00:15:12 Wait, what happens if this friend of yours doesn't want me?
00:18:29 - It's almost ready. - Oh, fine.
00:24:20 Fat lot of use it is to Robert lying there in hospital.
00:29:59 I can't stop, actually.
00:32:20 I don't believe this.
00:35:32 I have little regard for the whims of renegade Belgian cardinals.
00:38:45 She threw herself out of a window.
00:42:02 Did you say you lived with Miss Welch?
00:49:15 Why does she do it?! I don't understand.
00:53:15 You're all alone again with me.
00:58:19 'Attention, please. Would Dr Walker please report...'
01:01:28 - This way, please. - What are you doing?
01:04:52 They said it was suicide
01:07:05 Would you like to go to the country?
01:10:27 You don't expect a hot breakfast every morning, do you?
01:16:36 I want someone who can cope, not hinder.
01:20:51 Maybe next year or the year after, who knows?
01:31:22 - Amen. -
01:34:42 But Mother said no.
01:39:07 She telephoned.
07:04:04 - 'Miss Welch?'

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed908
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line07:04:04

Production Record

DirectorPete Walker
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,401