The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · 123 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 4,871 VOTES · DIR. Robert Ellis Miller
Overview
Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,171 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 [METAL CLANGING]
00:14:41 MICK: Yeah? What do you want?
00:19:32 BUBBER: Hey, Mick. Ralph is crying.
00:22:18 Spread that around, will you?
00:25:49 You know what's wrong with the world?
00:28:45 It's over by the door, now get it and get out.
00:33:42 So I upped and enlisted when I was 16.
00:38:46 -Go on in, I'll be with you in a minute. -Thank you.
00:48:24 -Swipe what? -Tintex.
00:53:53 WOMAN: Hi.
00:59:55 ...when the wind blows them all upside down.
01:06:12 -He grabbed and ripped her blouse. MAN: He tore it?
01:09:04 Portia, that is perjury.
01:13:12 Six months, hard labor.
01:17:57 GlRL: Oh, I know it. -Come on there, boys.
01:21:46 Because it's my house and my sister's party we're wrecking.
01:26:19 Bubber's mooning.
01:29:37 Willie? Something happen to Willie?
01:32:51 ...in your charge.
01:40:15 But Mama, I wanna make something of myself, Mama.
01:43:30 Father has Willie down to the barbershop.
01:46:48 No, but I don't mind waiting until he's free.
01:50:32 It's Mr. Singer.
01:56:25 Don't!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,171
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:56:25
Production Record
DirectorRobert Ellis Miller
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,871