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"My lords, my ladies, and everybody else here not sitting on a cushion! [crowd roars] Today... today, you find yourselves equals! [crowd roars] For you are all equally blessed! For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of introducing to you to a knight, sired by knights. A knight who can trace his lineage back beyond Charlemagne. I first met him atop a mountain near Jerusalem, praying to God, asking his forgiveness for the Saracen blood spilt by his sword! Next, he amazed me still further in Italy, when he saved a fatherless beauty from the would-be ravishings of her dreadful Turkish uncle! [crowd boos] In Greece, he spent a year in silence, just to better understand the sound... of a whisper. And so, without further gilding the lily and with no more ado, I give to you the seeker of serenity, the protector of Italian virginity, the enforcer of our Lord God, the one, the only, Sir UUUUUlrich von Lichtenstein! [crowd roars] Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week!"
"I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity."
"Good people! I missed my introduction! [crowd cheers] But please... please, I pray you, hear it now! For I would lay rest the grace in my tongue and speak plainly. Days like these are far too rare to cheapen with heavy-handed words. And so, I'm afraid without any ado whatsoever — [passes in front of Prince Edward] excuse me, My Lord — here he is! One of your own! Born a stone's throw from this very stadium, and here before you now! The son of John Thatcher... Sir Wiiiiiilliam Thatcheeer!"
"You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. In what world could you possibly beat me?"
"He Will Rock You."
"He didn't make the rules. He was born to break them."
"From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars."
"Heath Ledger - William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland"
"Rufus Sewell - Count Adhemar of Anjou"
"Shannyn Sossamon - Lady Jocelyn"
"Paul Bettany - Geoffrey Chaucer"
"Laura Fraser - Kate the Farrier"
"Mark Addy - Rolan"
"Alan Tudyk - Wat Falhurst"
"Bérénice Bejo - Christiana"
"James Purefoy - Sir Thomas Colville (Edward the Black Prince)"
"Christopher Cazenove - John Thatcher, William's father"
"Steven O'Donnell - Simon"
"Scott Handy - Germaine"
"Nick Brimble - Sir Ector"
"Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Old Bishop"
"David Schneider - Relic Seller"
"Alice Connor - Lone Girl"
"Berwick Kaler - Man in Stocks"
"Jonathan Slinger - Peter the Pardoner"
"Ben, if it was you trying to convince me, you’d have less evidence and I'd already believe you."
"Did none of you read my book?"
"There's my tax dollars at work coming to arrest me."
"Look! It's a little golden man, like a tiny torso. Wow..."
"Tea time, chaps!"
"[after setting off the Buckingham Palace fire alarms] Uh-oh, God save the Queen!"
"[after discussing that they are going to kidnap the President] Wouldn't it be easier just to make an appointment? (this is used in the trailer, but not in the final film)"
"You went in Buckingham Palace and all you came out with was an old piece of wood?"
"[looking over the edge of the tilting platform] I see death and despair. Mostly death, maybe despair for the last few seconds and then an instant death."
"Even if you're married to the president, you can't get a few minutes alone."
"[Riley approaches his Ferrari to see an official envelope from the Office of the President with a key to the car. Written on it is "TAX FREE"] I love this car. [He hops in, inserts the key into the ignition and backs it into another car by accident. A crashing sound is heard; credits roll]"
"It's on the internet, there's no stopping it now."
"You will forgive my perhaps somewhat exaggerated anxiety. For an American, freedom of religious conscience is one of our great principles."
"A wise man will only depend upon himself."
"Our heart is pleased because she is pleased."
"We joined the crowd admitted, according to some ancient custom, to view the king and queen on their way to Mass. I meant to impress upon my daughter the vainglory of these spectacles. May we Americans never emulate them, nor burden our taxpayers with such useless splendors."
"You and I are alive, and the Earth belongs to us, the living."
"[referring to Franz Mesmer's animal magnetism practice] Sir, this is just trash and tricks for the weak mind."
"Sally, this is your money. It'll be right here in the corner."
"[on the verge of tears] There's something in my eye."
"He will never marry again because that is what he vowed to my mama on her deathbed."
"He is the best master in all of Virginia, but he is the master, and they're the servants. Slaves! And I am certain that they hate us—yes, I know they do."
"[to Jefferson] Do you have no son?"
"You roast it, then you eats it on the cob. And it's the sweetest stuff you ever eaten in your life."
"[to James Hemings] Won't be no field nigger if it's his own child I's carryin'."
"Sal, if we stays in Paris, we's free."
"God Almighty never meant to human beings to be like animals. We has a soul, and a head and a mind!"
"Don't you wanna see what it's like to own your own body?"
"The film is lavishly produced and visually splendid, like all the Merchant-Ivory productions ("Howards End," "The Remains of the Day"). But what is it about? Revolution? History? Slavery? Romance? No doubt a lot of research and speculation went into Jhabvala's screenplay, but I wish she had finally decided to jump one way or the other. The movie tells no clear story and has no clear ideas; it is all elaborate glimpses of a private man who, as the architect of his own home, did not see why anyone would ever want to walk upstairs side-by-side."
"Casting Nick Nolte as a Founding Father may sound like this film's riskiest choice, but in fact it makes solid sense. Beyond having the right physical stature for the imposing, sandy-haired Jefferson, Mr. Nolte captures the man's vigor and his stiff sense of propriety. He may not adapt effortlessly to the role of an intellectual giant, but his performance is thoroughly creditable, despite lines like "My poor head was simply whirled about by my unruly heart." His intensely masculine presence goes a long way toward explaining Jefferson's deep, overlapping involvements with women at this stage of his life."
"Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson"
"Gwyneth Paltrow as Patsy Jefferson"
"Estelle Eonnet as Polly Jefferson"
"Thandie Newton as Sally Hemings"
"Seth Gilliam as James Hemings"
"Todd Boyce as William Short"
"Nigel Whitmey as John Trumbull"
"Nicolas Silberg as Monsieur Petit"
"Catherine Samie as Cook"
"Lionel Robert as Cook's Helper"
"Greta Scacchi as Maria Cosway"
"Simon Callow as Richard Cosway"
"Lambert Wilson as Marquis de Lafayette"
"Elsa Zylberstein as Adrienne de Lafayette"
"William Moseley as George Washington de Lafayette"
"Jean-Pierre Aumont as d'Hancarville"
"Anthony Valentine as British Ambassador"
"Michael Lonsdale as Louis XVI"
"Charlotte de Turckheim as Marie-Antoinette"
"Damien Groëlle as The Dauphin"
"Louise Balsan as Madame Royal"
"Valérie Toledano as Madame Elizabeth"
"Vernon Dobtcheff as King's Translator"
"Nancy Marchand as Madame Abbesse"
"Jessica Lloyd as Julia"
"Daniel Mesguich as Mesmer"
"William Christie as Conductor"
"Jean-Paul Fouchécourt as Dardanus"
"Ismail Merchant as Tipoo Sultin's Ambassador"
"Vincent Cassel as Camille Desmoulins"
"James Earl Jones as Madison Hemings"
"Beatrice Winde as Mary Hemings"
"Tim Choate as Reporter"
"Bernadatte sometimes to express certain things in a letter is difficult, so, wherever may you go, if ever you need me, just send me this. [hands her a holy card] I shall understand and come immediately."
"[to Bernadette] Wake up! Now! Else life is at an end for you. You are playing with fire, Bernadette."
"I asked her 'Do you know what a sinner is?' And she answered, 'Certainly, Monsieur. A sinner is one who loves evil'. That's quite a good answer. What pleased me is that she said 'loves', and not 'does'."
"There was something about her that precluded laughter. Her exaltation was so genuine that the observer almost had the impression that he saw what the child saw."
"Aunt Bernarde Casterot: She sees this lady. No one else does. Who are you to say that she is wrong and you are right? She may well be a heavenly creature... You will go with her! All the women of the family must stand by her side. I'll come. And when I walk with her... let anyone dare to laugh!"
"Jennifer Jones — Bernadette Soubirous"
"Charles Bickford — Abbé Dominique Peyramale"
"William Eythe — Antoine Nicoleau"
"Gladys Cooper — Marie Therese Vauzou"
"Vincent Price — Vital Dutour"
"Lee J. Cobb — Dr. Dozous"
"Anne Revere — Louise Casterot Soubirous"
"Roman Bohnen — François Soubirous"
"Mary Anderson — Jeanne Abadie"
"Patricia Morison — Empress Eugenie"
"Jerome Cowan — Emperor Napoleon III"
"Aubrey Mather — Mayor Lacade"
"Charles Dingle — Jacomet"
"Edith Barrett — Croisine Bouhouhorts"
"Sig Ruman — Louis Bouriette"
"Blanche Yurka — Bernarde Casterot"
"I never went in for embroidery, just results."
"You've seen a general inspecting troops before haven't you? Just walk slow, act dumb and look stupid!"
"You know what to do, free the French and shoot the Germans!"
"Killin' generals could get to be a habit with me."
"It's judgment day, sinners! Come out, come out wherever you are!"
"I reckon the folks'd be a sight happier if I died like a soldier. Can't say I would."
"Hey! What's the matter with you? You think I want to die? Ha! If you think that then you don't know Victor Franko."
"Maj. Gen. Worden: This war was not started for your private gratification, and you can be damned sure it's not being run for your personal convenience, either!"
"Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!"
"D-Day Began When The Dirty Dozen Were Done!"
"Lee Marvin - Major John Reisman"
"Ernest Borgnine - Major Gen. Sam Worden"
"Charles Bronson - Joseph Wladislaw (number 9: death by hanging)"
"Jim Brown - Robert T. Jefferson (number 3: death by hanging)"
"John Cassavetes - Victor R. Franko (number 11: death by hanging)"
"Richard Jaeckel - Sergeant Clyde Bowren"
"George Kennedy - Major Max Armbruster"
"Trini Lopez - Pedro Jimenez (number 10: 20 years' hard labor)"
"Ralph Meeker - Captain Stuart Kinder"
"Robert Ryan - Colonel Everett Dasher Breed"
"Telly Savalas - Archer J. Maggott (number 8: death by hanging)"
"Donald Sutherland - Vernon L. Pinkley (number 2: 30 years' imprisonment)"
"Clint Walker - Samson Posey (number 1: death by hanging)"
"Robert Webber - Brigadier General James Denton"
"Tom Busby - Milo Vladek (number 6: 30 years' hard labor)"
"Ben Carruthers - S. Glenn Gilpin (number 4: 30 years' hard labor)"
"Stuart Cooper - Roscoe Lever (number 5: 20 years' imprisonment)"
"Robert Phillips - Corporal Carl Morgan"
"Colin Maitland - Seth K. Sawyer (number 7: 20 years' hard labor)"
"Al Mancini - Tassos R. Bravos (number 12: 20 years' hard labor)"
"If two people really loved each other, they couldn't be separated no matter what happened."
"She said I'm an angel, and her heart flies when she's in my arms."
"The more you drink, the better I sound."
"Prince as Christopher Tracy"
"Jerome Benton as Tricky"
"Kristen Scott Thomas as Mary Sharon"
"Steven Berkhoff as Isaac Sharon"
"Alexandra Stewart as Muriel Sharon"
"Francesca Annis as Mrs. Wellington"
"Pamela Ludwig, Barbara Stall, and Karen Geerlings as Girlfriends"
"Victor Spinetti, Myriam Tadesse, and Moune De Vivier as The Jaded Three"
"John Rico as Mary's Chauffeur"