The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 400 VOTES · DIR. Evald Schorm
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
00:04:16 - Do you think I'll be here long? - No, just a few days.
00:07:46 We don't know about that. He never said anything.
00:10:23 Don't you? You can tell me, I don't mind.
00:13:22 A stallion, friend.
00:19:32 And another one.
00:22:48 All of me or half of me?
00:26:12 There's nothing more to life than forgiveness.
00:31:03 But, Jana, you don't have to tell me.
00:33:52 blueberries, mushrooms.
00:36:56 - Good-night. - Good-night.
00:41:57 Do you want some?
00:46:06 I don't like stations.
00:50:05 Everybody needs a lot, but no one wants to give.
00:56:43 I know.
01:01:58 I can't do this, Daddy. I can't pick this up.
01:06:45 How can you say that?
01:11:08 which are worth striving for
01:14:56 Sit down.
01:21:08 I've been doing this long enough to know
01:25:46 His elder son was in the field and as he drew nigh to the house
01:30:05 You're home already.
01:35:42 Stop!
01:40:40 I don't like you anyway.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,113
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:40:40
Production Record
DirectorEvald Schorm
LanguageCS
IMDb votes400