I Am a Camera

1955 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 603 VOTES · DIR. Henry Cornelius

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Overview

Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,543 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:36 My name is Christopher Isherwood.
00:05:43 he wouldn't walk up and down so much.
00:10:01 But when I dance with Gerda, I think later.
00:14:52 Well, yes, but...
00:19:29 Past eleven and Fréulein Landauer will be here half past for her lesson.
00:22:51 How do you do?
00:26:18 Oh, now look here, Natalia, I hope you don't think that Sally and l...
00:31:07 Oh, Chris!
00:36:06 I put down what they do, I put down what they say.
00:40:49 Good morning, my humble friends.
00:44:40 Sally's fever was mounting.
00:48:54 Beluga or Astrakhan, Madam?
00:53:00 If you find it confusing, his name's Chris and mine's Sally.
00:57:54 Took a guy's brain right out and put in a chimp's brain.
01:01:47 Oh, in that case there's another one through there.
01:07:25 Until one afternoon that madness reached its climax
01:11:30 Well, you know that's absolutely rubbish!
01:14:45 - You believe that? -Yes!
01:18:47 What do we have here?
01:22:49 Oh!
01:26:42 Well, he seemed an awfully nice sort of chap.
01:30:25 Everything's going to be absolutely perfect!
01:34:18 Well then?
01:38:58 You look absolutely irresistible!

Cast & Characters

Julie Harris Sally Bowles Laurence Harvey Christopher Isherwood Shelley Winters Natalia Landauer Ron Randell Clive Mortimer
Lea Seidl Fräulein Schneider
Anton Diffring Fritz Wendel
Jean Gargoet Pierre
Ina De La Haye Herr Landauer Stanley Maxted Curtis B. Ryland Frederick Valk Doctor Tutte Lemkow Electro-Therapist Patrick McGoohan Swedish Water Therapist
Julia Arnall Model
Harold Siddons Editor at Party
Philip Morant Editor at Party
Jack Healy Clive (uncredited)
Don Koll Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Gareth Tandy Boy Finding Sally's Shoe (uncredited)
Richard Wattis Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
Clifford A. Pellow Turk (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,543
Dialogue density15.7 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line01:38:58

Production Record

DirectorHenry Cornelius
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes603

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