The Kidnapping
1934 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 293 VOTES · DIR. Dimitri Kirsanoff
Overview
Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
Dialogue Timeline — 196 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:31 KIDNAPPING
00:04:45 Have you seen my dog?
00:11:06 Elsi isn't here.
00:19:15 Aren't there pretty girl here too?
00:20:11 And if you want to make a detour, it's even harder.
00:21:50 Just look yourself!
00:24:31 Mathias the peddler hopes to find you alive. If it's true that you are over there, he will tell you
00:29:14 Hello ladies and gentlemen!
00:29:31 to sew and embroider.
00:31:26 It's you he'll be marrying, I tell you.
00:32:16 Have you seen a foreign woman here?
00:33:36 So ...
00:35:04 Well, well. You can count on me.
00:36:19 what's to be done. He'll tell you how your poor little brother was killed, serching for you the night you disappeared.
00:37:22 I hope you were content with my little visit, miss.
00:40:37 Thank you.
00:46:20 Goodbye, my dear.
00:50:45 I can't ...
00:56:27 You are going to marry me.
00:58:48 But ... the folks here ...
01:00:01 Tomorrow morning the whole village will be leaving.
01:02:47 Your house ...
01:04:20 I came to tell you that I'm leaving tomorrow ...
01:15:14 It's not true. It was you who did this?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed196
Dialogue density2.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:15:14
Production Record
DirectorDimitri Kirsanoff
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes293