The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 25,582 VOTES · DIR. Dario Argento

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Overview

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

Dialogue Timeline — 674 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
00:05:55 Open the door!
00:09:39 - Stand back now, please! - Right, that's it.
00:12:13 - Hey! - Hey what? - My passport.
00:16:07 I was given the third degree by the police
00:19:18 Now we feed what we discovered into the computer and get the result.
00:22:20 Six feet one, I think. Why?
00:24:59 - Isn't this the shop where that girl worked? - Pardon me?
00:30:51 No!
00:33:44 I would like you to come down to headquarters with me.
00:36:43 - Who's this? - Who, but the person you are so anxious to find.
00:38:53 There I am in jail and those girls have to get along without me.
00:45:36 It's about time we began talking about some of the problems we face.
00:50:10 Call the Caramba pull hall and ask for Faina. Say "So long" sent you.
00:52:41 - Who's speaking? - Is the girl there with you? - Yes.
00:58:07 The first registered at 5 decibels on the lowerrange and 12 high
01:00:26 - I guess I'm wrong. - Great!
01:03:07 - Thanks forthe lift. It would've been some walk! - You're welcome.
01:06:22 I just stopped him in time.
01:08:58 - Everything okay? - Yes. - Carlo phoned.
01:16:17 - You mean there's one here? - That's what I try to tell you.
01:19:06 I loved her.
01:28:36 You're going to die! Like all the others.
01:31:17 "Nothing everhappens there."

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed674
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:31:17

Production Record

DirectorDario Argento
LanguageItalian
Budget$500,000
IMDb votes25,582