The Idiot

1958 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 904 VOTES · DIR. Ivan Pyryev

Overview

The film is based on the first part of the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the train, on the way to St. Petersburg, the prince meets Parfyon Rogozhin, who tells him of his passionate love for Nastasya Filippovna, the former containment woman of the millionaire Totsky. In St. Petersburg, the prince finds himself in the house of his distant relative – Lizaveta Yepanchina (General's wife), meets her husband, their daughters, as well as the Secretary of General – Ganya Ivolgin. The portrait of Nastasya Filippovna, accidentally seen on the general’s table, makes a great impression on the prince...

Dialogue Timeline — 1,536 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 IDIOT
00:06:02 I must say, you're a scoundrel.
00:11:27 Then it's fortunate that I didn't invite you.
00:15:31 If she gives her word tonight, then everyone will be satisfied.
00:20:37 So you like a woman like this, Prince?
00:25:13 Her name was Marie.
00:30:01 Who?
00:35:22 Then I'll remember that today
00:39:29 But his heart is dirty.
00:45:37 Please don't visit me.
00:49:52 I meant to ask you, Prince.
00:54:05 If you're so lazy that you can't fix the doorbell
00:57:42 Prince? He is a prince?
01:01:58 My child!
01:06:52 Ptitsin, you loan shark. Help me out, I won't forget you.
01:14:19 Sit down, sit down.
01:19:15 Well, goodbye.
01:25:49 Stop grimacing, Ferdyschenko.
01:30:10 His involvement in this business...
01:34:50 Their troikas and carriages are probably waiting for me outside.
01:38:41 I will, Nastasya Filipovna.
01:42:46 Give it up, so you can pick it up?
01:47:08 How disgusting.
01:51:11 Fix the fire.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,536
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:51:11

Production Record

DirectorIvan Pyryev
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes904