The Anniversary
1968 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,921 VOTES · DIR. Roy Ward Baker
Overview
Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised since the death of her husband and she is determined for it to continue. None of her three sons have dared to cross their ruthless domineering mother but this anniversary they intend to try. With cruel and brutal twists, the family get-together becomes a social nightmare beyond endurance.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,523 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:23 * OH *
00:04:16 TOM!
00:08:51 I'M SURE SHE WON'T.
00:11:58 PET, NOW DON'T START CRYING.
00:15:37 AT LEAST HE KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE CHILDREN.
00:19:11 HE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW. YES, HE IS.
00:23:29 LET ME TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOU.
00:27:10 WATCH HER, TERRY. SHE'S FISHING.
00:30:38 THEY'RE OBSCENE!
00:34:12 I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM.
00:37:52 IN FIVE MINUTES YOU'D BE BEGGING NOT TO BE SENT TO CANADA.
00:41:56 I JUST WANTED TO BRING THESE BACK BEFORE I WENT OUT.
00:45:58 NO. I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU DO.
00:49:20 A HOUSE FULL OF CHILDREN, A PREGNANT WIFE
00:53:25 DARLING, COULD YOU TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR BIG BROTHER?
00:57:02 WOULD YOU FORGIVE ME IF I GAVE IT ALL UP AND RETIRED...
01:01:27 GET UP AND DO SOMETHING.
01:05:05 WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?
01:12:34 IT'S WHAT I MEAN, I FEEL, I WANT!
01:16:50 IF I WAS A MAN LIKE TERRY, NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED. WHAT ARE YOU, THEN?
01:20:57 WOULD YOU RATHER WAIT FOR HER TO FORGIVE YOU
01:25:48 LIKE A PUPPET ON A STRING.
01:29:46 TO SHOW THAT I'M NOT JUST...
05:00:00 TO GET ON TO
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,523
Dialogue density16.0 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRoy Ward Baker
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,921