The Message
2009 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 4,354 VOTES · DIR. Gao Qunshu, Kuo-Fu Chen
Overview
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,193 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:20 CHINA, DURING THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR
00:07:22 Colonel Takeda.
00:11:43 Our sources say their codename is Phantom.
00:18:39 This way.
00:21:24 I don't have time for this nonsense.
00:26:52 Dear sister, what are you writing a letter for?
00:30:48 It might be just us.
00:34:31 with money from weapons smuggling.
00:36:59 It's little weasels like you
00:39:54 Stop it! Calm down!
00:44:39 Let go of me!
00:52:07 You haven't seen each other for about a week, no?
00:56:14 but did you know that...
01:00:57 We have a situation!
01:05:04 I've looked her over carefully.
01:08:47 Let go of me!
01:12:45 …for the sake of all our time together.
01:20:10 I rank too low, can't get enough access.
01:26:41 Flip him over!
01:32:32 her daughter will be home soon.
01:37:25 You conducted interrogations under false military orders.
01:44:32 Actually...
01:48:05 I am MAGNUM. I hereby order you to turn me in.
01:54:22 and a faith in justice.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,193
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:01:20
Final line01:54:22
Production Record
DirectorGao Qunshu, Kuo-Fu Chen
LanguageChinese
Revenue$35,450,000
IMDb votes4,354