Fantastic film. I also love the Old Time Radio show THE LIVES OF HARRY LIME starring Orson Welles. In it the character is not so much amoral but radiantly charming but I just love listening to Welles' voice so much.
Easily a top 10 line for me in any film is one worth repeating here. All the more so because I am a historian and I cannot argue with the logic.
"Don't be so gloomy. After all, it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long, Holly."
Wonderful film. Some say Orson Wells contributed the famous line about the cuckoo clock.
Yes, I think that’s right! Great scene, one of my favourites.
Mine too
Fantastic film. I also love the Old Time Radio show THE LIVES OF HARRY LIME starring Orson Welles. In it the character is not so much amoral but radiantly charming but I just love listening to Welles' voice so much.
Oh, he had a wonderful voice!
And he did so much radio. Always a joy.
Easily a top 10 line for me in any film is one worth repeating here. All the more so because I am a historian and I cannot argue with the logic.
"Don't be so gloomy. After all, it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long, Holly."
I LOVE the speech. And that whole scene! The highlight of the film, for me.
Love this movie.
Me too!
I agree! It's a great movie indeed.