Madame X

1966 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,674 VOTES · DIR. David Lowell Rich

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Overview

A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X."

Dialogue Timeline — 1,153 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:04 Good morning, sir. Good morning, Cronyn.
00:04:57 Absolutely destroyed. I am Phil Benton.
00:08:48 Yes, sir!
00:11:27 and who do you suppose it turned out to be?
00:16:32 No, seriously. We have style.
00:19:20 with good neighbors and lots of children.
00:22:26 It should never have started, and it's over.
00:26:58 But I was never going to see Phil again.
00:29:54 I put a deposit on it this afternoon, and if you like it, it's yours.
00:33:16 Hi, Mommy.
00:43:17 Herr Torben carried you from the road by the canal on Christmas Eve.
00:47:44 You want to make my hands shake?
00:51:22 I can't marry you, Christian. I can't marry anyone.
00:58:54 Fairfield County, Connecticut.
01:03:44 All right. In that case
01:07:52 That's right. They never found the body.
01:09:51 You slut! You're Holly Anderson. Shut up. Shut up!
01:15:21 Criminal law. Whatever possessed an Anderson to take up criminal law?
01:17:54 No. Did she look at you
01:20:43 No further questions.
01:25:06 and you've seen the confession signed by the defendant, "X."
01:29:25 Why did you kill him?
01:34:36 I'll see what I can do, Governor.
90:01:09 Mrs. Anderson is calling.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,153
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:02:04
Final line90:01:09

Production Record

DirectorDavid Lowell Rich
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,674