Without Witness
1983 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 653 VOTES · DIR. Nikita Mikhalkov
Overview
In visiting his ex-wife’s apartment a man learns that she plans to remarry a scientist named Valentin Shlyakhov. In his past, the man wrote a scathing letter about Shlyakhov which greatly impacted his career. Fearing that this information will come to light when his ex-wife marries Shlyakhov, the man insists that the wedding be called off. What follows is an intimate portrayal of the relationship between a man and a woman (who are never named), whose history as husband and wife plays out during a heated conversation.
Dialogue Timeline — 983 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:05 MOSFILM
00:06:24 My mother-in-law's put so many locks, one can't get into his own house.
00:10:51 Well, he's happy.
00:14:32 And I'm sure that Tania knows too about the letter we were writing.
00:17:16 I was rolling over Sorokirs carpet, I tore your sleeve off.
00:21:03 You're waiting, aren't you? Preparing, anticipating?
00:23:33 My daughter. The academician's granddaughter.
00:27:02 It's good for you.
00:33:54 - You shouldn't drink so much! - What's the matter?
00:36:43 I saw you
00:42:36 our honorable Valentin Shlyakhov, our luminary
00:46:57 I hurt your wrist, didn't I?
00:51:22 What do you mean?
00:53:52 It was your idea to take the child in. Your own idea!
00:56:31 and a pair of galoshes, as tiny.
00:59:55 You... why?! Your own father?!
01:03:52 maybe we ought to tell Dimka?
01:07:24 but Valentin Shlyakhov, that's how it is.
01:10:22 Bastard. But it doesn't change anything.
01:15:49 You know what time it is?
01:19:23 Mom?
01:23:15 I've never been happy there!
01:25:31 Yes, I fell asleep with Dimka's notebooks in my hands.
03:02:07 back to me and stay here.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed983
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line03:02:07
Production Record
DirectorNikita Mikhalkov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes653