The Admirable Crichton
1957 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,105 VOTES · DIR. Lewis Gilbert
Overview
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,383 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:44 (COUGHS)
00:05:43 l said 4 o'clock.
00:08:50 - Who is Mr Rolleston? - Father's valet.
00:11:54 Mary, old girl, that's not fair.
00:14:45 Oh, yes, the yacht.
00:17:54 - Are you ambitious? - Ambitious for what?
00:21:02 (CRICHTON) Hurry, My Lady. Hurry.
00:24:33 That is to say she is not strictly speaking at the moment anything.
00:28:39 - Me, Your Ladyship? - Come here.
00:32:17 Yes, yes, if you will. Thank you, Crichton.
00:36:39 What good is it without matches?
00:40:07 - Well, uh... - (MARY) Father, you are in charge here.
00:45:43 (MARY) Oh, Crichton, help.
00:49:00 Ahem, absolutely.
00:53:32 - Ernie, shut up. - Tweeny...
00:56:51 We're doing our best, Guv, with all our other duties.
01:00:50 - You are not ordinary, Guv. - Oh, yes, l am.
01:04:23 l'm only second best l know
01:07:52 (ALL) Please, please.
01:11:34 - ..for better, for worse... - ..for better, for worse...
01:16:07 - Great responsibility. - You shouldered it.
01:19:05 He won't dare to lie to me.
01:22:41 Those servants teas that used to take place here?
01:25:45 - You made me a cup of tea. - Yes, Guv.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,383
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line01:25:45
Production Record
DirectorLewis Gilbert
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,105