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Such treasures. Antiquities dating back to Homer. But I paid for them with my uneasy conscience.

8 seconds sound clip from the Isle of the Dead (1945) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:10:07.891 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I found the coffins broken, empty, all of them.

- I'm extremely sorry, General. It happened a long time ago.

- The peasants were looking for antiquities to sell. They broke into the coffins, and then they destroyed the bodies.

- Has anyone been punished for this crime?

- In a way, I was punished.

- You see, I am an archaeologist. And this island was the great find of my life.

- Such treasures. Antiquities dating back to Homer. But I paid for them with my uneasy conscience.

- Unwittingly I have turned good, simple people into grave robbers. The fault is mine.

- The legal guilt is theirs and must be reported to the authorities.

- But all this was in the past.

- 15 years ago, I saw the wrong and gave up selling these things.

- It is enough now for me to live with them.

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Isle of the Dead (1945) Sound Clip

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Hear the most memorable quotes from the classic 1945 horror film Isle of the Dead, with sound bites!

Actors: Boris Karloff (General Pherides), Ellen Drew (Thea), Marc Cramer (Oliver Davis), Katherine Emery (Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn), Jason Robards Sr. (Aubrecht), Ernst Deutsch (Dr. Drossos), Helene Thimig (Madame Kyra)

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