The Man on the Wall

1982 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · DIR. Reinhard Hauff

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Overview

An East German man finds a way to cross the border between East and West Berlin. But when he succeeds in bringing his wife out as well, things are not quite as expected.

Dialogue Timeline — 901 lines

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00:03:10 - Please, Kabe! - Andrea, it's very simple.
00:06:41 and buried the Egyptians with their wagons and horses.
00:11:13 Pardon me.
00:14:08 With the "Bundies". That's only half the portion.
00:16:10 I mean the houses, the streets, the cars, the highways.
00:20:40 "Du"...
00:25:46 - For two weeks. - Two weeks! Listen up dear "man":
00:28:40 A ministry employee married to a convicted border felon,
00:34:18 And who are you?
00:41:46 Have you gone crazy?
00:44:51 After all, he was only an orphan and a stutterer as well.
00:48:21 You're not even here.
00:53:21 But those were all in the opposite direction.
00:56:07 But we shall see.
00:59:37 Why not this millennium?
01:02:47 - What brings you to us? - The name Kampfbund. It's good.
01:06:00 See that window on the third floor there?
01:10:33 Barbara, did you understand me?
01:12:58 Could you massage it there? Underneath.
01:15:30 Photocopies.
01:18:15 We're prepping a transmission, not a food packet.
01:20:42 Where?
01:28:02 It's yours? A West Pass? Nope.
01:36:16 We must begin again as "no one".

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed901
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:03:10
Final line01:36:16

Production Record

DirectorReinhard Hauff
LanguageGerman

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