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Okay. That decision was made before the original American member of the team had his unfortunate accident.

8 seconds sound clip from the The Eiger Sanction movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:21:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- He's our ground man. Until we hit the wall, he has complete control.

- Has that been decided?

- It's always like that. The ground man has the last word now and the leader once we're on the face.

- Okay, that brings us to another issue. Who's to be the leader?

- I thought that was settled. I thought you were gonna lead.

- Okay. That decision was made before the original American member of the team had his unfortunate accident.

- You know, I think we should make sure we agree on who's to lead, especially now that you've joined us.

- You make a good point. Jonathan has climbed the mountain twice before.

- Correction, if I may. The good doctor has failed to climb the mountain twice before.

- I don't want to offend you, but I'm forced to say I don't consider a record of failure automatically grants you the right to lead.

- I'm not offended. I think it's important that you lead.

[...]

The Eiger Sanction Sound Clip

The Eiger Sanction poster

Quotes from The Eiger Sanction (1975 film based on Trevanian's novel), featuring short sound clips and sfx.

Actors: Clint Eastwood (Jonathan Hemlock), George Kennedy (Ben Bowman), Vonetta McGee (Jemima Brown), Jack Cassidy (Miles Mellough)

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