The Witness

1979 · 108 MIN · IMDB 8.6 · 8,125 VOTES · DIR. Péter Bacsó

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Overview

Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,016 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 Hungarofilm presents: THE WITNESS
00:07:25 She ran off with bargee, a Romanian
00:13:02 I don't understand. It was a serious anonymous report; typewritten
00:17:08 Kiss his hand; you never know
00:20:18 The food was far better in our day
00:24:04 ...1 Trebich Nándor Street?
00:31:09 To get to know each other; we're two good, old comrades after all
00:35:05 Don't cry, lad. You'll live to see a jollier, happier world
00:39:25 ...then I'd have recognized him for sure...
00:42:55 What about the shrieks and rattling bones?
00:47:00 Let's not talk politics. What's for supper?
00:52:18 Heroes of the Battle of the Orange
00:57:26 Couldn't you ask a better qualified comrade?
01:01:26 Zoltán Dániel confessed everything
01:05:12 A strong hand. Resolution. Yes, that's the spirit
01:09:16 Your criticism is baseless; I insist on the frogmen. Eh, Comrade Virág?
01:13:16 To the cemetery
01:17:18 Will my children get anything? It won't be just anyone who shoots me
01:20:48 The essence of the character is wide-eyed astonishment
01:24:43 At that time...
01:29:26 Just as you do. He got me in the kidneys
01:32:29 Order, please, Pelikán
01:36:20 I always recommend them to the condemned
01:40:09 ...and there's no one to carry out the sentence

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,016
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:40:09

Production Record

DirectorPéter Bacsó
LanguageHU
IMDb votes8,125