The Ghostly Rental
1965 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 62 VOTES · DIR. Robert Enrico
Overview
At the end of the 19th Century, young Fanning finishes his studies in theology at the University of Cambridge. During a walk through the countryside, the boy, inspired by the lecture of romantic novels, discovers an abandonned house, from which an old man is coming out. He returns to the house regularly without ever seeing its mysterious inhabitant. Fanning finally surprises the old man while he is sitting on a bench at the cemetery and manages to gain his confidence...
Dialogue Timeline — 387 lines
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00:00:10 I was 22 and had just left college.
00:07:49 We never go that way.
00:10:28 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
00:17:48 The house seemed to keep the curious at a distance.
00:20:59 Because you are young and foolish.
00:22:26 For me it's not a matter of cold theory.
00:24:57 Have you ever heard of a retired captain named Diamond?
00:27:44 Why?
00:29:05 I don't want to talk about it.
00:30:03 Strange, yes, and ridiculous too.
00:33:37 - And the mother? - She died in childbirth.
00:35:10 The Captain only shrugged.
00:36:34 Since then, the ghost provides for his needs.
00:38:18 How can one prove such a thing?
00:40:23 I hope that we may meet again.
00:42:49 You are mighty clever.
00:51:06 My nerves had been strained.
01:00:14 - He is sick and wishes to see you. - Sick? The Captain?
01:03:34 I'll lose my money.
01:05:14 She'll see there's no harm in you.
01:12:39 I suppose my father did not send you here to insult me.
01:15:34 But it was the only way.
01:20:23 The candlestick in the kitchen.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed387
Dialogue density4.3 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:20:23
Production Record
DirectorRobert Enrico
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes62