The Ghostly Rental

1965 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 62 VOTES · DIR. Robert Enrico

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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.
00:07:47 To whom does it belong?
00:10:23 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
00:17:35 Nor anyone else.
00:20:55 - You don't believe that. - Why not?
00:22:15 You have seen a ghost?
00:24:51 Three, counting this one.
00:27:33 You've met Captain Diamond?
00:28:53 You wouldn't call me superstitious, would you?
00:29:59 I've never spoken of it to anyone.
00:33:17 Sit down, Mr. Fanning.
00:34:56 ...brought on by terror at her father's fury.
00:36:22 Every quarter the old man goes for his money.
00:38:04 I'm the sanest man in the country.
00:39:40 She has forgiven as the angels forgive.
00:42:25 I thought I'd find you here.
00:44:15 Take them and go.
00:59:56 If you give me your word, it's enough.
01:03:14 I mean I'm due up at the house.
01:04:46 You want me to go in your place?
01:10:42 He is very ill and cannot leave his bed.
01:15:12 You've been playing an extraordinary game all these years.
01:16:27 Write me a note and leave it in the niche beside the door.
01:23:37 I beg your pardon, Miss.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed387
Dialogue density4.3 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:23:37

Production Record

DirectorRobert Enrico
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes62