The Scorpion
1984 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 152 VOTES · DIR. Ben Verbong
Overview
It's 1956. Truck driver Loe Wolf wants to emigrate to America, but he doesn't have the money to take this step in life. When his boss entrusts him with a certain amount of money, he takes a gamble.
Dialogue Timeline — 493 lines
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00:00:30 THE SCORPION
00:06:23 I can go get the money tomorrow.
00:10:16 I'm looking for a hotel or a pension. -For tonight?
00:13:31 You can get one at the American embassy.
00:16:12 I have to think about it. -No, I need to know now.
00:20:18 Why? -I want to see you.
00:22:40 ..."I hope he kicks the bucket tonight."
00:27:09 Free as a bird.
00:30:47 Why did you make me come here? -I don't want anybody to see us.
00:33:20 He left in the afternoon and we haven't heard since.
00:35:20 I don't want to talk about it anymore. I didn't clean anything up.
00:42:19 How could you make that deal with this Karl?
00:44:49 ...do you think I'd tell you? I don't know you.
00:46:51 I'll be in Indonesia for a couple of weeks to check out some files.
00:51:24 I'm not in love.
00:55:12 Really? What happened?
00:56:52 You were hard to find.
01:00:52 Dear Mr Ducroo, please find the documents attached.
01:06:56 I'll make them before I hand it over.
01:10:52 But we were going to go hunting together, tomorrow.
01:13:50 No. If you continue, I don't want to see you anymore.
01:19:01 Do you want to know where William is? -Yes.
01:23:51 Mother, is that you?
01:31:16 Or we'll say he's a communist. Journalists will believe that too.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed493
Dialogue density5.0 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:31:16
Production Record
DirectorBen Verbong
LanguageDutch
IMDb votes152