The Knife
1961 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 194 VOTES · DIR. Fons Rademakers
Overview
A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.
Dialogue Timeline — 585 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 THE KNIFE
00:06:21 that awesome man, before whom the entire village trembles...
00:08:30 which is here...
00:12:56 I say, you've grown, Thomas. Hasn't he, Toni?
00:15:22 You wouldn't dare. - Wait and see.
00:17:59 He knew better than I did why I had taken it out.
00:20:33 Marie?
00:24:30 Do you want a coke? - No.
00:29:28 I thought so. You're a Ram. That's important.
00:32:02 Never forget that. A mother is life's most precious gift. Understood?
00:34:57 Let us hear it again. - I didn't say a thing.
00:40:03 I wanted to tell her something, but what?
00:44:50 I have to clean it. - Come on.
00:49:26 Be quiet, they'll hear you. - I hope they do.
00:52:38 And this fellow: 13 years old and stays out all night like...
00:55:25 Is that right? I'll show you.
00:58:29 They'll find out. This spells trouble.
01:01:25 I could also stay away from the house altogether. But I always come back.
01:09:09 What could I do? I was all alone in the world.
01:11:32 And then you scream and you run.
01:14:25 I owe you sixty cents.
01:17:04 Because of Oscar?
01:20:16 Definitely gymnastics and the like. Don't overdo it.
25:00:00 With special thanks to: "Neal & Henry"
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed585
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line25:00:00
Production Record
DirectorFons Rademakers
LanguageDutch
IMDb votes194