The Machine That Kills Bad People

1952 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,002 VOTES · DIR. Roberto Rossellini

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Overview

In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous ability.

Dialogue Timeline — 552 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 THE CAMERA THAT KILLS BAD PEOPLE
00:03:39 So where's the gold mine?
00:04:57 What? You're right criminals, the pair of you!
00:07:33 It's a great day. Even the Bishop came, to bless the boats.
00:14:31 Well, Saint Andrea has completely forgotten us.
00:16:10 He has 10 trucks, and an ice factory, too.
00:18:27 Done? I'd say it's his undoing!
00:23:53 No, they're fish for pizza!
00:26:18 Your sermon!
00:31:17 The government has finally granted our requests.
00:34:07 more freely.
00:36:06 He once wrote a postcard in verse.
00:40:28 Juliet! My Juliet!
00:48:57 Who knows? She may live a day, or 100 years.
00:51:37 I have to go now. My fishing boats will be in any minute.
00:55:50 We've got too many pictures, and too little money.
01:00:00 Cuccurullo, remember you have until noon.
01:04:28 Make them respect Donna Amalia's last wishes.
01:06:45 Where are you running in this heat?
01:08:37 But I saved it, for everybody's good!
01:11:02 Stand still for your picture!
01:14:58 Oh, you're a hard bargainer, just like your father.
01:17:52 I have the power to wipe them out!
01:21:04 If I stay here, I'll lose my immortality.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed552
Dialogue density6.5 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:21:04

Production Record

DirectorRoberto Rossellini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes1,002