The Statement

Name: The Statement
Director: Norman Jewison
Released: 2003
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates, Jeremy Northam, Charlotte Rampling

2003 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 5,696 VOTES · DIR. Norman Jewison

Overview

The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...

Dialogue Timeline — 1,049 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:36 Pierre Brossard!

00:19:30 Know why I asked the army to take over this investigation?

00:22:40 Someone high up...

00:27:31 I'll look into it.

00:31:27 Fourth one down on the left is Maurice Livi.

00:34:53 Just give me absolution, Father. God's pardon is all that matters to me.

00:38:29 I always thought you were interested in justice and fought for what was right.

00:42:35 ...is simply another way to persecute him.

00:46:26 Who was he? Was he a tourist?

00:50:08 You may not like it.

00:53:50 Is Father Abbot here?

00:59:37 Even if it kills us, we better do a room in 1 2 minutes...

01:02:25 I can't go to Mass in case someone recognizes me.

01:05:47 Pleased to meet you, professor. Thank you for the material you sent.

01:08:37 -Did l? -Come on, you're not a priest.

01:12:52 Inspector, forgive me, but what is this leading to?

01:15:45 ...of a 40-year-old professional killer.

01:19:34 Each time he's visited us, there's been a letter for him...

01:25:04 Women are not allowed.

01:30:34 His name's all over it. Tell us where he is.

01:35:07 ...into the Socialist Party.

01:38:56 Pick him up.

01:44:17 That door.

01:51:05 ...said you knew him.

Cast & Characters

Michael Caine Pierre Brossard Tilda Swinton Annemarie Livi Alan Bates Armand Bertier Jeremy Northam Colonel Roux Charlotte Rampling Nicole John Neville Old Man Ciarán Hinds Pochon Frank Finlay Commissaire Vionnet William Hutt Le Moyne Matt Craven David Manenbaum

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,049

Dialogue density8.7 lines / min

First line00:02:36

Final line01:51:05

Production Record

DirectorNorman Jewison

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes5,696