Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)

2014 · 100 MIN · IMDB 8.6 · 60 VOTES · DIR. Paul Bozymowski

Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater) poster

Overview

In an intimate evening of music and storytelling filmed on Sting’s birthday during a run of benefit concerts at The Public Theater in New York City, “The Last Ship” features Sting joined by 14 musicians performing original songs from his critically acclaimed album and Broadway musical of the same name. Inspired by his childhood experiences, “The Last Ship,” is set in the seafaring town of Wallsend in the north-east of England where Sting was born and raised and marks his Broadway debut as a composer. Against a backdrop of evocative visual projections, this captivating live performance takes us on a journey of love, loss, redemption, and self-discovery, offering an inside look at the story behind “The Last Ship".

Dialogue Timeline — 1,054 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 This programme contains some strong language.
00:03:46 # As a mountain of steel makes its way to the sea
00:06:29 They talk about who they are, what they do.
00:09:24 # Me dream is proletarian revolution... #
00:12:12 # When they tried to get themselves back to the tomb
00:15:01 It does have a love story
00:17:51 # And yet, and yet
00:21:38 # I hear the things I say but they're not me
00:25:21 # What have we got But the mist upon the river?
00:27:30 # We've got nowt We've got nowt else
00:30:32 # I'm not suggesting that we'd find
00:34:23 I said "What's up?"
00:37:44 # And I promise it all by the sweat of my brow
00:41:31 # When his hand was all that I'd received
00:44:48 # And you'd have no coffee or bacon for breakfast
00:48:20 # And then three cans of tartan paint, and that's me task complete
00:51:57 So they all think they're Elvis Presley. They sing all day.
00:55:02 # I'm Jock the singing welder And the Acetylene lights
00:58:20 # For love is the sabre and love is the shield
01:02:15 # We'll be the heroes of the day whenever tales are spoken
01:06:32 # And they call it the island of souls
01:10:58 but first of all I want to tell you a little story.
01:14:08 # For they're launching a boat on the Tyne at high tide
01:17:45 Subtitle: titler

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,054
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:17:45

Production Record

DirectorPaul Bozymowski
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes60