Le Million

1931 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,931 VOTES · DIR. René Clair

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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
00:06:28 He's my friend. I can't badmouth him. But still...
00:08:37 Look at how you're dressed!
00:11:24 Stop that man, I say!
00:16:27 Yes!
00:18:49 If the painter is really a millionaire.
00:22:14 He'll be paying me now.
00:26:33 O angel mine!
00:29:36 Yes, but I forgot it. There was so much confusion...
00:31:37 if I bring you the ticket, we split the million.
00:34:28 What can I do for you?
00:37:13 Gentlemen, this jacket business looks very suspect to me.
00:40:02 So you admit to being Grandpa Tulip.
00:42:11 Never saw me before?
00:44:20 I don't understand this.
00:46:59 I can't buy gas with promises.
00:51:33 Would you pass me the jacket there, child?
00:55:02 We're locked in!
00:59:02 Let your hand in my hand rest
01:03:55 Gentlemen...
01:13:32 I'm waiting for my fare to come out. He's got to pay me.
01:16:44 Of a ravishing mistress!
01:18:32 We aren't always masters of our fate.
27:00:00 1 MILLION FLORINS

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed806
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:03:13
Final line27:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRené Clair
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,931