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.
00:07:15 ...and l shall have done my duty.
00:09:44 -How old are you? -Twenty-three.
00:11:52 You are spies.
00:14:21 Forge him into the instrument we need.
00:16:53 Well, disengagement.
00:19:01 Nobody thanks us for it.
00:22:03 -Older. -And here.
00:24:33 Peace is a dream. l spit on it.
00:26:49 We'll all be safer this way.
00:29:14 When l'm sending, you can damn well listen.
00:34:20 We didn't look very far...
00:36:29 -...how would we explain it? -A knife, l can see a knife.
00:42:44 Are you all right?
00:45:34 Go upstairs, will you?
00:48:18 He's busy. He's away on a much-needed vacation.
00:51:55 Christ, l hate you.
01:04:52 Good.
01:17:36 What the hell did you hit him for? He was just asleep. You woke him up.
01:23:17 Your wife? Your girlfriend?
01:27:45 You see, l have so few visitors here.
01:36:07 -What's your name? -Anna.
01:40:28 We're in the middle of the most serious--
01:42:53 They're good. They're professionals.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed783
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:02:54
Final line01:42:53

Production Record

DirectorFrank Pierson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,532