The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 34 VOTES · DIR. Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Overview
The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's corpse however, was infested with deadly bacteria and the men have only 30 hours left to live...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,148 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 A SHOCHIKU FILM
00:03:44 - Wada. - Yes?
00:07:03 will it be digestible?
00:10:28 No. I'm full too.
00:14:06 I was forced into eating an elephant.
00:17:08 We only have 29 hours left to live.
00:19:45 Beats me.
00:22:50 - Don't be late. - I won't.
00:27:15 Damnit.
00:30:19 I should hurry home to my wife.
00:35:29 - He's awake? - Just talking in his sleep.
00:38:38 Why didn't you say so earlier?
00:42:03 It's been half a year and I already feel this way.
00:45:18 That's all I ask.
00:50:00 I'd like my lonely life to at least have a romantic ending.
00:53:14 - They have it! They have it! - Have what?
00:57:34 Sorry about that.
01:00:41 Yes, but thankfully he's doing well.
01:04:27 It's all for a good cause. Hang in there.
01:07:11 Well, you see, we only just found out. Just now.
01:09:58 Just pretend I didn't make it.
01:13:51 It was Madame Curie who said
01:19:13 No... I don't feel anything.
06:00:07 and went on his honeymoon.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,148
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line06:00:07
Production Record
DirectorKōzaburō Yoshimura
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes34