The Big Parade

1986 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 206 VOTES · DIR. Chen Kaige

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Overview

Army volunteers train for places in China's 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit.

Dialogue Timeline — 498 lines

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00:00:01 Guangxi Film Studio
00:06:40 No one?
00:10:06 The squad leader was there and he let me have some paper
00:14:44 But he's right to impose discipline
00:17:26 A small place, Suzhou... Suzhou District
00:23:16 Silence!
00:25:56 Bind your legs together at night; in a few months they'll be straight
00:31:16 Is there a letter from military school?
00:42:28 Let go
00:44:48 Girls always go on about "real men", Where are they? They're all here
00:46:51 ...he'll let me marry her
00:49:31 When he returns, we should send him back to his unit
00:53:53 They really won't admit you?
00:57:43 People want their individuality today
00:59:54 Hao Xiaoyuan came back
01:04:17 Why are there more than five in each list?
01:06:28 Sir, what's wrong?
01:10:00 ...wiped out everything I've been trying to make myself believe
01:13:46 You mean I'm two-faced?
01:17:43 Many of our men died
01:21:20 When I saw the truck go, I couldn't say a word
01:23:43 How far have we walked?
01:26:12 You say I'm too hard on myself
300:04:00 -600. I've been counting

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed498
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line300:04:00

Production Record

DirectorChen Kaige
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes206