The Return of the Prodigal Son

1967 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 400 VOTES · DIR. Evald Schorm

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Overview

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,113 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 ATTENTION
00:04:14 Nurse.
00:07:40 I wonder if it perhaps is of hereditary origin.
00:10:00 It's nice here.
00:13:07 Look now. Those two tall guys, see them?
00:19:18 Daddy...
00:22:03 Jana, don't you have enough money?
00:25:31 Were you happy with your wife?
00:30:37 On Sunday, too. Of course, every day.
00:33:19 There.
00:36:05 Come here, please. I'm really scared.
00:41:04 Doctor, couldn't you let our son-in-law come home with us?
00:44:35 a typical female.
00:48:39 No, that's bad. You have to do it normally.
00:54:41 No problem.
01:00:37 We missed you, you know.
01:05:10 Because they loved each other and they lived there together
01:09:28 Why? You were looking forward to coming here.
01:13:06 You think so?
01:17:58 You're right that I keep going on about it.
01:22:36 I'll escape anyway.
01:27:04 Would you help me?
01:31:32 - Looking forward to going home? - I am.
01:37:42 He's a madman or something.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,113
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:37:42

Production Record

DirectorEvald Schorm
LanguageCS
IMDb votes400