The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

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

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage poster

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

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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.
00:15:59 No, I just witnessed an attempted homicide.
00:19:16 We deduced it from the wear on the glove.
00:22:14 - May I ask you a question? - Certainly. - How tall are you?
00:24:54 My goodness.
00:30:36 No! No!
00:33:28 - No, I'm sure we haven't. - Hey, look at this. - Not another.
00:36:33 Inspector Morosini?
00:38:43 That's good, so long. But I don't know what to tell you.
00:45:08 - Yes, sir. - Where did he go? - In there.
00:49:54 - Okay. - Hey!
00:52:26 That was a warning yesterday. Wasn't it enough?
00:57:56 has a peculiarpattern ofharmonic intensities in the vowel sound.
01:00:06 Let me hearit again, will you?
01:02:38 There's no need to worry so long as you don't leave the house.
01:05:59 Thanks, that's fine.
01:08:43 - I'm at the station in Aviano on my way home. - How did it go?
01:15:54 - Are you sure? - Positive.
01:18:23 Help me! I don't want to die!
01:26:11 That's what I knew I've seen!
01:30:45 She didn't identify herself as depicted, but with her attacker.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed674
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:30:45

Production Record

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