You know what purpose these sanctions serve? Absolutely none at all. They're just retaliation. They kill one of ours, we kill the killers. No purpose at all, just barbaric.
— Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood)
11 seconds sound clip from the The Eiger Sanction movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:37:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- But I've been a C-2 courier for five years.
- Jonathan, do you understand how important this sanction is?
- The stolen microfilm involves a new formula for germ warfare.
- And I'm supposed to get it back by killing people?
- Let me tell you something I'm sure you're not aware of, Aunt Jemima.
- You're getting religion a little late.
- Assassins who stay too long wind up assassinated, and that ain't in my game plan.
- Look, I don't pretend to know what Mr. Dragon's thinking...
- But there's a formula for germ warfare out there and the other side has it.
[...]
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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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