"Lord, save little children. You'd think the world would be ashamed to name such a day as Christmas for one of them and then go on in the same old way. My soul is humble when I see the way little ones accept their lot. Lord, save little children. The wind blows and the rain's a-cold. Yet they abide...They abide and they endure."

"[about John's present to her of an apple] That's the richest gift a body could have."

"You know, when you're little, you have more endurance than God is ever to grant you again. Children are man at his strongest. They abide."

"It's a hard world for little things."

"You were looking for love, Ruby, in the only foolish way you knew how. We all need love, Ruby. I lost the love of my son. I found it with you all. You're going to grow up to be a strong, fine woman and I'm gonna see to it that you do."

"[about a young couple] Goodness, fools. Look at that. She'll be losin' her mind to a tricky mouth and a full moon, and like as not I'll be saddled with the consequences."

"[to John and Pearl] You two youngsters get up here to me this instant. Get on up to my house. Mind me now. I'll get me a switch!"

"Now, you remember children how I told you last Sunday about the good Lord going up into the mountain and talking to the people. And how he said, 'Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.' And how he said that King Solomon in all his glory was not as beautiful as the lilies of the field. And I know you won't forget, 'Judge not lest you be judged,' because I explained that to you. And then the good Lord went on to say, 'Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly, they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. Neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits, ye shall know them.'"

"[after Rachel pulls a shotgun on him] All right, but you haven't heard the last of Harry Powell yet. The Lord God Jehovah will guide my hand in vengeance. Devil! You whores of Babylon! I'll be back, when it's dark."

"Once upon a time there was a pretty fly, he had a wife this pretty fly but one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night those pretty children flew away into the sky, into the moon."

"Oh, them poor little lambs. To think I never hoped to see them again in this world. No, dear Madam, if you was to know what a crown of thorns I've borne in my search for them stray chicks."

"[singing] Leaning, leaning! Safe and secure from all alarms! Leaning, leaning! Leaning on the everlasting arms!"

"[to Pearl] No, no. No little lamb. Don't touch it. Now, don't touch my knife. That makes me mad. That makes me very, very mad. Now just tell me, where's the money hid? [banging his hand on the table] John doesn't matter! Can't I get that through your head, you poor silly, disgusting little wretch! [Pearl begins to cry] There now, you made me lose my temper. I'm sorry. I'm real sorry. Now just tell me, where's it hid, honey?"

"I can hear you whisperin', children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of patience, children. I'm coming to find you now."

"Chilld - ren. Chilld - ren?"

"[to the Spoons about Willa, after saying she ran off] It's my shame. It's my crown of thorns. I must wear it bravely...She'll not be back. I reckon I'm safe in promising you that. I tried to save her...But the devil wins sometimes. Can't nobody say I didn't do my best to save her."

"Ah, little lad, you're starin' at my fingers. Would you like me to tell you the little story of Right Hand-Left Hand - the story of good and evil? [He raises his left hand] H-A-T-E! It was with this left hand that old brother Cain struck the blow that laid his brother low. [He raises his right hand] L-O-V-E. You see these fingers, dear hearts? These fingers has veins that run straight to the soul of man. The right hand, friends! The hand of love! Now watch and I'll show you the story of life. These fingers, dear hearts, is always a-warrin' and a-tuggin', one agin the other. Now, watch 'em. Ol' brother Left Hand. Left hand, he's a-fightin'. And it looks like LOVE's a goner. But wait a minute, wait a minute! Hot dog! LOVE's a winnin'? Yes, siree. It's LOVE that won, and ol' Left Hand HATE is down for the count!"

"Lord, you sure knowed what You was doin' when You put me in this very cell at this very time. A man with $10,000 hid somewhere and a widow in the makin'."

"The Lord blinded mine enemies when they brought me in this evil place...I come not with peace, but with a sword...This sword has served me through many an evil time."

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."

"Well now, what's it to be Lord? Another widow? How many has it been? Six? Twelve? I disremember. [He tips his hat] You say the word, Lord, I'm on my way...You always send me money to go forth and preach your Word. The widow with a little wad of bills hid away in a sugar bowl. Lord, I am tired. Sometimes I wonder if you really understand. Not that You mind the killin's. Your Book is full of killin's. But there are things you do hate Lord: perfume-smellin' things, lacy things, things with curly hair."

"Terence Rigby - Gerald Fletcher"

"John Bindon - Sid Fletcher"

"Rosemarie Dunham - Edna"

"Dorothy White - Margaret"

"Geraldine Moffat - Glenda"

"Bernard Hepton - Thorpe"

"Alun Armstrong - Keith"

"Glynn Edwards - Albert Swift"

"Tony Beckley - Peter the Dutchman"

"George Sewell - Con McCarty"

"Bryan Mosley - Cliff Brumby"

"Britt Ekland - Anna"

"John Osborne - Cyril Kinnear"

"Ian Hendry - Eric Paice"

"Michael Caine - Jack Carter"

"Architect: [about Brumby] It's very rude to disappear like that. Where can he possibly be? [Sounds of police cars converging on the car park can be heard coming from below] I’ve got an awful feeling we aren’t going to get our fees for this job."

"You don't give a man like Jack a drink in those piddly little glasses. Give him the bloody bottle."

"I'm going to sit in the car and whistle Rule Britannia."

"[To Eric] You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow."

"A pint of bitter [snaps fingers as barman walks away] in a thin glass."

"Beverly Garland - Miss Foster"

"Henry Hart - Stanley Philips"

"William Ching - Halliday"

"Lynn Baggett - Mrs. Philips"

"Luther Adler - Majak"

"Pamela Britton - Paula Gibson"

"Edmond O'Brien - Frank Bigelow"

"Chester: That's the way I wanna see you go, Bigelow... nice and slow."