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
00:03:39 I guess you've got a point there.
00:06:52 What do you think? Doesn't it look good?
00:10:12 Once it starts to simmer, they scoop it out with a spoon.
00:13:35 What are you so upset about?
00:16:39 It's terrible! I have 30 hours.
00:19:03 - Come here. - What do you want?
00:21:54 At this late hour? - Yes.
00:25:17 Watanabe, look it up, would you?
00:29:27 You do? I need five of them.
00:34:15 It's my own fault.
00:37:24 Who got us into this mess?
00:40:22 Something must have happened to them today.
00:43:42 I'm afraid so.
00:48:12 Why, did something happen?
00:51:29 It's such a terrible thing that happened.
00:54:41 On the roof, the neighborhood calico cat
00:58:46 What could be more disgraceful?
01:01:50 Yes, of course I will.
01:05:12 Do you suppose the telegram arrived in time?
01:07:55 The repairs were completed sooner than anticipated.
01:10:25 - It's the fairest way. - No, that won't do.
01:14:37 Quickly! We'll chant the mantra.
01:19:54 Mr. Wada, hang in there!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,148
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:19:54
Production Record
DirectorKōzaburō Yoshimura
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes34