The Sad Sack
1928 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 302 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
Overview
The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.
Dialogue Timeline — 176 lines
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00:00:10 THE SAD SACK
00:02:31 by the latter's impending departure for the army.
00:05:28 It ruins my appetite.
00:08:27 He has an excuse, colonel. He's a poet.
00:12:31 Jean meanwhile was training the best he could in the hard profession of arms.
00:14:41 The arrival of the recruits.
00:18:22 Infantryman Muflot, the terror of the dorms
00:19:53 ... lieutenant Daumel.
00:22:11 BARBER
00:27:25 Bayonet drills.
00:30:07 lieutenant Daumel had found for Georgette
00:32:53 Georgette innocently came
00:39:56 Always the poet!
00:43:56 Muflot! Take your blanket and go straight down to detention!
00:47:05 was on duty that night.
00:50:23 Military prisons are much less unpleasant
00:54:34 That's not possible! No one can love me.
00:57:11 All good things must end. Jean's captivity was almost up.
01:02:48 Muflot? Yes, colonel. I'll tell him.
01:05:03 Mme Blandin, adorned with her two daughters, was helping the colonel host the evening.
01:08:05 with an unexpected pyrotechnic interlude.
01:15:35 Drop it! I'll plead his case to the colonel. The colonel will listen to me.
01:17:46 Too bad. Our liaison may become known. But I won't give in to this kind of pressure.
01:22:49 Translation: rentboy for KG
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed176
Dialogue density2.0 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:22:49
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes302