The Black Cannon Incident
1985 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 124 VOTES · DIR. Huang Jianxin
Overview
A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.
Dialogue Timeline — 913 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 "Xi'an film studio"
00:07:03 We've specially invited you to translate
00:10:30 Mr. Zhao, please come in
00:13:58 but don't drag my company into it
00:17:15 my daughter learns English. She carries around a big dictionary
00:21:36 it is not right for me to go
00:24:58 but please be patient
00:27:34 he wanted nothing...
00:30:13 that way, we won't be lying
00:34:28 What do I need to do?
00:36:36 No matter how Hans is...
00:39:19 Hey! Stop fighting
00:45:13 let's go
00:47:37 come on!
00:51:54 my son is teaching me modern philosophy
00:55:20 you are the best for the job
00:59:20 In the work...
01:03:53 it's obsolete
01:06:49 so, he wanted to talk with me
01:10:06 I'll give you a 30 yuan award
01:12:54 Just for a worthless chessman?
01:15:25 next, the interpretation problem
01:27:14 check the operating record at once
01:34:21 yes. I won't play chess ever again
Cast & Characters
Liu Zifeng
Zhao Shuxin
Gao Ming
Li Renzhong
Yang Fengliang
Chen Hao-xiang
Yang Yazhou
Feng Liangcai
Wang Yi
Zhou Yuzhen
Ge Hui
Wu Kegong
Wang Beilong
Wang Hongye
Xie Wei
Liu Yumei
Zhao Xiuling
Zhao's Girlfriend
Gerhard Olschewski
Hans Schmidt
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed913
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:34:21
Production Record
DirectorHuang Jianxin
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes124
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