1.7 billion were there for his birth.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Truman Show movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:01:20.145 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Bravo.
- That will win the ratings period.
- Okay, everybody, quiet down. Let's concentrate.
- Whoo! Let's get some champagne up here.
- Well done, Christof. It was brilliant.
- Bravo!
- 1.7 billion were there for his birth.
- 220 countries tuned in for his first step.
- The world stood still for that stolen kiss.
- And as he grew, so did the technology.
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