The Oblong Box
1969 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 4,120 VOTES · DIR. Gordon Hessler
Overview
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
Dialogue Timeline — 793 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:37 Let go of me!
00:08:49 When he takes this, he will sleep as if dead.
00:11:07 There!
00:13:06 - He´s much too dangerous. - L´m not afraid.
00:16:03 I can see how important it is for the poor souls.
00:20:56 ...bring Trench to me. And no one else is to know.
00:23:34 ...that won´t disgrace your noble line.
00:26:47 I think you´ll find it´s all there.
00:31:21 ...our kind of retribution.
00:36:34 - What have you got for me this time? - Male. Just buried.
00:40:33 - L´m obliged to you. - And l´m obliged to you, Doctor.
00:42:58 L´ve been killed and then brought miraculously back to life.
00:46:42 My dear Mark, if Hackett´s body is found, there´s nothing on it to prove his identity.
00:53:01 Don´t leave. Believe me, there´s nothing to worry about.
00:56:50 Gone away.
01:00:22 Or very ugly. Or both.
01:05:55 Boy! Stop!
01:08:50 ´Langford.´
01:12:34 Julian, here are some more things I think you might be interested in.
01:14:40 - What´s this all about? - You heard what I said. Answer me.
01:18:06 Shoreham.
01:24:21 - What is it, Sally? - I can´t believe it!
01:27:55 Markham Manor.
01:34:50 This is my room.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed793
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:03:37
Final line01:34:50
Production Record
DirectorGordon Hessler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175,000
IMDb votes4,120