The Last Illusion

1949 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 67 VOTES · DIR. Josef von Báky

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Overview

Professor Mauthner, after many years of exile (having emigrated in 1933 to the USA), returns to Germany in 1948. He can in fact return to his teaching post, but the rejection and petty intrigues of his reactionary colleagues and students make his work almost unbearable.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,958 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 [* The Gabe Dixon Band: Find My Way]...
00:05:28 ...just in case you spill, which is, in fact, pathetic.
00:08:51 Okey-doke.
00:12:24 Uh... Are we good with this? Are you happy?
00:16:09 But we know you're incredibly busy...
00:20:15 ...a little slice of heaven. - Andrew, Andrew. Fine, fine.
00:24:53 Oh. Oh... OK. - [chuckling]
00:30:17 So I always wanted to know, what does a book editor do?
00:33:42 'Cause I think we should just sit in rapture.
00:37:22 This is your bedroom.
00:41:57 [yapping] - Shh. Sit. Sit.
00:45:17 They dissolve in water.
00:49:49 Smack him, Margaret. - [woman] Give it to him.
00:54:08 Hello?
00:58:16 Haven't slept with a man in over a year and a half.
01:03:43 I've had 89 birthday parties, I don't need another one.
01:08:04 Oh.
01:11:37 Remember that? - Yes. Yes. I know.
01:15:35 That'd be nice. Or maybe we could come to you, too.
01:19:58 Margaret.
01:27:22 ...of Andrew and Margaret's true love...
01:32:33 So you're just gonna let her go?
01:38:29 Jordan.
01:43:33 She sleeps on the left.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,958
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:43:33

Production Record

DirectorJosef von Báky
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes67