The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

1988 · 24 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 271 VOTES · DIR. Paul Weiland, Jim Henson

Overview

A witch weds a widowed king. Finding that his children pose a threat to her, she transforms the three boys into ravens. The girl escapes but is told she must remain silent for three years, or the boys will be trapped in raven form forever.

Dialogue Timeline — 383 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 When people told themselves their past with stories...
00:01:39 whose smile was sly...
00:02:35 He didn't feel the sun on his face or the rain.
00:03:34 I've met someone very special.
00:04:40 Stairs gave way, horses bucked wild, balconies crumbled...
00:05:42 And the boys larked and larruped as if a great weight had lifted off them.
00:06:43 I took the children on a trip, a holiday.
00:07:31 Or happen to you?
00:08:31 - I sewed each one by hand. - Thank you.
00:09:15 "The shirt will hurt, the wings will sting the beak will shriek, the eyes will cry!"
00:10:16 Boys!
00:11:01 "Only then can the spell be broken."
00:12:01 And in that stream...
00:12:46 And the princess found she could smile again.
00:13:33 and of his beloved mother, who had died.
00:14:30 And the witch knew she must have done with her.
00:15:43 What? What is it?
00:16:37 It couldn't be... You don't think the princess didn't...
00:17:32 And two years and two months after the princess took her vow of silence...
00:18:47 I know. I understand.
00:19:37 I told you she wouldn't.
00:20:38 What's happened? What's the matter?
00:21:30 it was the witch herself who lit the torch...
00:22:30 and a sweetheart and a crown.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed383
Dialogue density16.0 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:22:30

Production Record

DirectorPaul Weiland, Jim Henson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes271