The Looking Glass War

1970 · 108 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 1,532 VOTES · DIR. Frank Pierson

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Overview

When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he’s recruited to infiltrate a missile installation outside of East Berlin and bring back photos of the new rockets.

Dialogue Timeline — 783 lines

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00:02:54 Northern Air Services.
00:07:17 -You will have done yours. -Damn.
00:09:48 -What's he? -A hero.
00:12:03 lt will be a new experience for me.
00:14:33 Do you know anything about Taylor's wife?
00:17:08 What does John say?
00:19:27 There's a child involved, a little girl.
00:22:30 l'm only a policeman. l like the English.
00:25:12 At the table, while we're eating!
00:27:26 l'm a surgeon, John.
00:30:02 Jerries do not like a knife, not one bit.
00:35:01 The sky was red with fire.
00:40:13 -Hear what? -Him.
00:44:02 l didn't think he was serious...
00:46:47 Did you know that they danced on the eve of Waterloo?
00:49:23 -Come along, gentlemen. -Keep your hands off my drink.
01:02:46 My God, just look at that.
01:10:50 There he is. He made it.
01:20:47 l hated when they were pushing you around like that.
01:26:46 He said to say "hands across the sea" and that you had photographs for me.
01:32:43 Yes.
01:39:08 Three. Eight. Seven.
01:41:45 He was most astute in giving him a knife instead of a gun.
01:44:18 Go on, die, get out of my world.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed783
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:02:54
Final line01:44:18

Production Record

DirectorFrank Pierson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,532