Poison

1951 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,727 VOTES · DIR. Sacha Guitry

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Overview

Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...

Dialogue Timeline — 1,404 lines

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00:00:32 And it's Michel Simon
00:03:47 Pauline Carton.
00:07:00 And how!
00:09:51 That's too bad, because you could have said something to her about it.
00:13:23 In spite of everything you wouldn't want to see her dead?
00:19:42 Mr. Pigeon says to Mrs. Pigeon
00:23:38 Gallo-Roman?
00:26:45 He sees her as blacker
00:31:41 Since I have, in principle, your agreement, sir
00:35:11 to tell you
00:37:58 was on your mind.
00:40:32 Oh... Just about.
00:43:02 As soon as you get back. -- Yes!
00:46:20 except perhaps the rather sharp tone of your response.
00:49:16 Better not to.
00:56:08 If one of them got killed, we'd hardly hear the other one scream.
01:00:04 Give me the little vial, I'll make him drink it.
01:03:12 Well, all right.
01:06:12 all your instructions. -- My instructions ?
01:09:17 So you can't do anything.
01:12:37 Because that's what you're doing. Only, you're doing it
01:15:13 You wouldn't dare ask me to betray the secrets of the confession.
01:18:40 or she doesn't want to, which is secondary anyway
01:21:28 Pardoned!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,404
Dialogue density16.5 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:21:28

Production Record

DirectorSacha Guitry
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,727