The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,957 VOTES · DIR. Bertrand Tavernier
Overview
Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,097 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:25 This film was awarded the Prix Louis Delluc
00:05:22 Those people get overlooked. We have to do something. I'll found the ATVDP.
00:08:27 I don't want to be in breach of the law.
00:14:57 Don't worry. We'll come back with the Commissioner.
00:21:35 He or she. Let's take a look.
00:25:14 Were you sleeping? Did we wake you?
00:28:28 Mr Descombes, you're a widower, correct?
00:32:02 I don't give a damn. You have to deal with it. It's not my business.
00:35:24 Did you hear that?
00:38:31 You can rest easy for a little while.
00:43:12 Scoundrels!
00:46:43 - Why? Do you think Bernard... - No.
00:49:49 No, I didn't see anything mean about it.
00:54:08 Yes.
00:57:28 One of each, yes.
01:02:26 May I?
01:06:09 INVESTIGATING ROOM NO. 1
01:15:26 - You'll see him, Mr Descombes. - Oh.
01:18:03 - Do you have a tape player? - Yes.
01:21:46 - Don't count on them. - No, I'm not counting on them.
01:25:25 Not for me. Swine can mean a lot of things, right?
01:30:19 Over here!
01:34:47 If it's a girl, that is.
421:07:07 two individuals, armed and dangerous.
Cast & Characters
Philippe Noiret
Michel Descombes
Jean Rochefort
Commissaire Guilboud
Jacques Denis
Antoine
Yves Afonso
Officier Bricard
Julien Bertheau
Edouard
Jacques Hilling
Le journaliste Costes
Clotilde Joano
La journaliste Janine Boitard
Andrée Tainsy
Madeleine Fourmet
William Sabatier
L'avocat
Cécile Vassort
Martine
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,097
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line421:07:07
Production Record
DirectorBertrand Tavernier
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,957