Ramparts of Clay
1970 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 134 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
Overview
In an Algerian village, the workers of a salt mine go on strike because of low wages. The owner calls the army to control the men, but a young woman cuts off the water to force the troops to retreat.
Dialogue Timeline — 64 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 The bourgeois phase in the history of underdeveloped countries is an unnecessary one.
00:00:32 Ramparts of Clay
00:12:00 It's a happy day. It's my wedding day.
00:18:32 We'll see
00:18:46 The desert is near us.
00:18:54 ...is Libya.
00:19:04 Look at the ocean.
00:19:25 The ocean is blue
00:19:32 look at our village.
00:21:06 Cow.
00:21:20 Tree.
00:25:20 -Do they go to school? -Yes.
00:25:32 No.
00:27:31 Nineteen.
00:32:30 Is it a captive of the Christians?
00:33:53 The wind is blowing with its madness.
00:40:14 Okay, I don't want it.
00:52:35 Protect our men against the soldiers.
01:07:15 They fashion two cushions out of clay.
01:07:45 You will overcome or you will decay.
01:16:14 My will is as strong as a vine.
01:16:42 The sun sank behind the ramparts.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed64
Dialogue density0.8 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:16:42
Production Record
DirectorJean-Louis Bertuccelli
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes134