- Wine? It looks like blood.
- It is. The blood of the earth.

— Ulysses (Kirk Douglas), Polyphemus

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7 seconds sound clip from the Ulysses (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:39:43.260 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I ask you to remember the laws of hospitality. The law of Zeus the avenger.

- What do I care about Zeus? I'm Polyphemus. I'm son of Neptune.

- The son of Neptune!

- These Greeks are tough. What stringy meat.

- No! Stop, no! No. Where are you going?

- Here is something that will make even a Greek palatable.

- What is it?

- Wine.

- Wine? It looks like blood.

- It is. The blood of the earth.

- Why do you offer it to me?

- If it pleases you.

- Perhaps you will remember the laws of hospitality and let us go.

- Let me taste it.

- It's good. Very good. How do you make this wine?

- Grapes.

- Grapes? Oh, those little berries that grow in the sun.

[...]

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