The Devil Strikes at Night
1957 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,651 VOTES · DIR. Robert Siodmak
Overview
Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,321 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:49 LES SS FRAPPENT LA NUIT
00:05:57 Let me buy you a drink.
00:10:37 That's crazy! You want me to bear your children instead of her?
00:16:53 get killed on the front, the headlines say:
00:20:07 Do you mind if I keep you company?
00:23:34 How are you Bruno? Are you making a living now?
00:27:15 Fourth cousin!
00:31:25 You're welcome.
00:35:42 It's me. Mrs. Lehmann!
00:38:47 Come on! The court won't buy your story!
00:42:18 Right here.
00:46:29 Bruno, Bruno! Are you're seeing a lady?
00:50:39 Your strange behavior, to start with.
00:54:35 Anyway, I still can't picture it.
00:57:37 There's a slaughterhouse, close to the station.
01:01:14 Maybe the owner has finally showed up.
01:04:59 I learned those on the police force.
01:09:24 I'm all ears, Bruno.
01:15:04 And how!
01:18:25 - Come on!
01:22:28 Heil Hitler! Over and out.
01:29:04 As you still don't seem to understand
01:32:03 You will, that's for sure. Which brings me right to the matter at hand.
01:36:48 I won't shed any tears, I promise.
Cast & Characters
Claus Holm
Kommissar Axel Kersten
Mario Adorf
Bruno Lüdke
Hannes Messemer
SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
Peter Carsten
SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
Carl Lange
Major Thomas Wollenberg
Werner Peters
Willi Keun
Annemarie Düringer
Helga Hornung
Monika John
Lucy Hansen
Rose Schäfer
Anna Hohmann
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Dr. Schleffien
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,321
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line01:36:48
Production Record
DirectorRobert Siodmak
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,651