The Enigmatic Case

1980 · 88 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 110 VOTES · DIR. Johnnie To Kei-Fung

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Overview

An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.

Dialogue Timeline — 435 lines

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00:05:11 Are you going to say anything?
00:06:56 but I don't kill my own brothers.
00:13:09 Because Hsiung Chien the palace guard is famous
00:21:05 There's station there. You can stay the night.
00:25:22 You haven't told me the destination.
00:29:00 How can you manage both digging and transporting?
00:33:16 You don't have to kill my dad to rob the goldsmith's.
00:35:55 You come for gold
00:41:46 I didn't quite expect it
00:42:54 The gold can support us for the rest of our lives.
00:44:49 I've handled hundreds of funerals.
00:46:04 Madam Chang has a good heart.
00:50:11 My dad loved alcohol. He loved me too.
00:54:38 Search every house. Yes.
00:57:21 Shoot.
01:02:18 Then I found that my brothers and my wife were dead.
01:03:18 You're too impulsive.
01:07:37 Because I hurt your eye, but now...
01:09:41 Because he dreads your Highness' grace.
01:10:44 Would I have left you for the gold?
01:14:04 I really don't know.
01:16:31 Go away.
01:19:32 I have no alternative.
01:21:55 You won't.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed435
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:05:11
Final line01:21:55

Production Record

DirectorJohnnie To Kei-Fung
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes110