Snow Falling on Cedars

1999 · 127 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 14,752 VOTES · DIR. Scott Hicks

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Overview

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

Dialogue Timeline — 993 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:47 - Move it up. - Is this right?
00:10:36 what was your first impression...
00:15:47 Was there anything else out of place?
00:18:18 I even told Art, "You wanna play Sherlock Holmes...
00:21:24 Nonetheless, it is possible?
00:29:50 to be discovered later on the floor like strips of white confetti.
00:35:20 with all the other Japs.
00:37:27 In America, the bank comes in and repossesses your land.
00:44:08 Correcting course via Ship Channel Bank.
00:48:56 There'll be a blacklist.
00:52:19 It's illegal contraband. You're supposed to turn that in.
01:03:06 O'er the ramparts we watched
01:08:33 Not in those words.
01:11:41 So then you and your husband, you must've called...
01:14:28 I don't understand. I'm completely at a loss.
01:21:33 She's married, Ishmael.
01:27:38 I loved you.
01:34:32 That thing's big, but it'll fit if I bang the flange out of the way.
01:37:29 When you have no answer, you sit in silence with no expression?
01:40:55 He had asked his childhood friend Carl to sell him some land.
01:43:36 in a way that most of you do not.
01:48:38 God! We've been over these boats a dozen times.
01:52:24 I want to think about it.
02:00:51 I'm so grateful for your gentle heart.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed993
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:03:47
Final line02:00:51

Production Record

DirectorScott Hicks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000,000
IMDb votes14,752