The Big City

1963 · 136 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 5,246 VOTES · DIR. Satyajit Ray

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Overview

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,554 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:49 THE BIG CITY
00:06:55 You have to take care of your health.
00:11:29 Don't tell me those stories. I don't like it.
00:16:58 and not wander about.
00:22:52 Z - the first letter in “zoo.”
00:27:35 Didn't I tell you? The interview was really long.
00:32:46 I'm worried about one thing. - What?
00:42:24 What have you come for? To open an account?
00:47:21 I lost them on the train coming to Calcutta.
00:54:53 May I come give you a demonstration one day?
00:59:58 instead of all of you crowding in here.
01:07:36 - Himangshu-babu? - Our boss.
01:12:44 What exactly is your work?
01:17:12 When is Mommy coming home?
01:23:19 Lun.
01:29:35 What other avenues, Mrs. Mazumdar?
01:33:56 Add the spices and make a curry. Go on.
01:38:36 You must be crazy.
01:45:16 Try and come in tomorrow.
01:52:46 There's a car outside. Go and see.
01:58:00 Whatever it is...
02:03:01 and I don't approve.
02:09:31 It's injustice, and it's wrong.
02:15:13 - Shall we? - Let's.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,554
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line02:15:13

Production Record

DirectorSatyajit Ray
LanguageBN
IMDb votes5,246