The Man with the Axe
1979 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 65 VOTES · DIR. Mrinal Sen
Overview
After being accused wrongly of theft, a slightly addled servant runs away to the city, carrying as his only real possession an axe, which he claims to have killed a tiger with. He takes up life among India's throngs of city-dwelling homeless, and for a little while almost has a decent time of it. He has a girlfriend, and one good friend, and gets by through begging and doing odd jobs.
Dialogue Timeline — 817 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 'This is All India Radio. The news...
00:01:43 I'll beat you up in such a way...
00:03:47 He had to repay Rs. 25 at an interest of 10%.
00:06:07 'A creation of Mrinal Sen and Mohit Chattopadhyaya.'
00:16:30 There are people milling around ever*here just for...
00:19:00 Or you'll eat him!
00:21:41 If you hadn't found space on the street, you would've to...
00:23:50 Not once or twice but 21 times!
00:26:39 They pour money into mother Ganga!
00:30:21 Fight? - Yes, a fight.
00:34:57 Can't you answer?
00:37:03 Various people say various things. They tempt you.
00:41:52 He starts raving. Like it used to happen to the...
00:44:24 My girl didn't return in the afternoon.
00:49:08 You come so far to steal?
00:55:14 No. The dealer kept saying, keep buying and...
00:57:39 What are you saying? Are you crazy?
00:59:52 I had a coin, that's gone too.
01:02:36 Oh dear, I can't bear it.
01:05:07 They come and perish due to hunger and want.
01:14:25 Take it, go on.
01:20:07 But the magnetism of the city is something you know
01:24:27 When living you lie uncared on the streets.
01:28:51 He fell on his face on the street.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed817
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:28:51
Production Record
DirectorMrinal Sen
LanguageBN
IMDb votes65