The Signalman
1976 · 38 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,912 VOTES · DIR. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Overview
A traveller comes across a signalman stationed by the exit of a railway tunnel in a deep cutting. The traveller becomes familiar with the signalman, and finds that he is troubled by an apparition which appears by the tunnel.
Dialogue Timeline - 298 lines
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00:00:09 A GHOST STORY
00:03:39 That light...
00:04:33 Where?
00:05:19 or the brain of a child, let alone a grown man
00:06:36 You cannot spend your whole life reflecting on your responsibilities.
00:07:52 I believe so.
00:08:51 No motion without cause, a reason for everything
00:11:02 In the tunnel, let's say.
00:11:59 Then I almost believe I've met with a contented man.
00:12:49 And when you come tomorrow night, don't call out.
00:15:17 You see I have not called out.
00:16:14 The left arm is across the face and the right arm is waved.
00:17:26 Come out! Look out!
00:19:20 If we abandon reason... Consider this imaginary cry...
00:23:07 We are men of good sense.
00:24:19 Where is the danger?
00:26:34 At the danger light.
00:27:26 And I must tell you that the bell did not ring.
00:28:29 No, I do not see it now.
00:29:19 would displace me. What else could they do?
00:29:58 Let us say that all these things are true.
00:30:51 Believe me. Take comfort in the discharge of your duty.
00:34:48 Hello! Below there!
00:36:49 Look out! Look out! For God's sake! Clear the way!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed298
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:36:49
Production Record
DirectorLawrence Gordon Clark
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,912