Le Million
1931 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,931 VOTES · DIR. René Clair
Overview
Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
Dialogue Timeline — 806 lines
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00:03:13 I don't mind being kept awake
00:06:25 Sure, he's a nice fella.
00:08:26 Enough is enough. This has gone on too long.
00:11:17 - Stop, thief! - Catch that one.
00:16:18 We'll count to three.
00:18:10 How do we know you have this ticket?
00:21:58 Who? That beggar, that bohemian?
00:26:06 Sing!
00:28:45 You can't tell them what happened.
00:31:07 Look here, I want to do something for you.
00:33:17 And under the watchful eye of the police...
00:35:53 Good idea.
00:39:27 I'm off to America to sing my repertoire.
00:41:26 Just a moment, sir.
00:43:13 You louse! You gangster!
00:46:09 This is Michel. Yes, it is. So swear we.
00:49:44 Nothing could make me happier. See you later.
00:52:49 - But I'm not. - Yes, you are.
00:57:31 Alone are we at last tonight
01:00:26 When Heaven to us opens its throne
01:06:57 Assassin of my heart!
01:15:19 The jacket!
01:17:33 - Me! - It's natural.
01:19:11 - It's the ticket I want. - So I brought a jacket.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed806
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:03:13
Final line01:19:11
Production Record
DirectorRené Clair
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,931