Movie-Sounds.org > Horror Movie Quotes > Isle of the Dead (1945)

Thank you. To believe, to pray, even if only to some pagan god, so long as belief is there, it brings comfort.

beliefcomfortgodsjason robards sr.praying

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

You can hear this line at 00:34:51.723 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Never mind that. It does no good. It will serve our purpose a great deal more if we were to join in prayer.

- To Hermes?

- I've been mocking prayer, making a joke of it out there in the ruins. I said that I believed in nothing.

- But there was a little boy in Switzerland who used to feel the peace and quiet of the church, and listened to the minister pray.

- You may have heard other words in Switzerland, but there is a prayer for all of us.

- O, God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers, mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to thy servants the help of thy power that our sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy. Amen.

- Thank you. To believe, to pray, even if only to some pagan god, so long as belief is there, it brings comfort.

- That's true, isn't it, General?

- I did not pray.

- But certainly you believe in God.

- When I was a boy, I was taught by the village priest, and old women like Kyra.

- My belief had many sides, good sides and bad sides. As a man, I put all that away from me.

- I put my faith in what I can feel and see and know about.

- Like Dr. Drossos?

- Like Dr. Drossos.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

We'll make a wager. The doctor can use his science, I'll pray to Hermes. We'll see who dies and who is saved.
What is there to say? I'll meet my old familiar enemy, death. I have fought him before. I've won often. Now he wins. Let him come for me.
It's my way. The only way I know.
The doctor is the doctor, and we'll do as he says. -Certainly. But one might as well go out on the cliff, and build a votive fire to Hermes. Not that I believe in Hermes, either.
It's better to have no General than one carrying the plague.
Isle of the Dead (1945) Sound Clip

Isle of the Dead poster

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)

[Amazon link] #ad

Latest Movie Sound Bites

Thumb Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
526 Sounds / Quotes
Thumb The Hunt for Red October
940 Sounds / Quotes
Thumb Black Belt Jones (1974)
458 Sounds / Quotes
Thumb The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
478 Sounds / Quotes
Thumb DuckTales: The Movie (1990)
563 Sounds / Quotes

Poll

You are using film sounds:







 Results

MOVIE-SOUNDS.ORG - Download and listen to lines and quotes from movies which can be used as ringtones. A movie phrases and sayings search engine.

 

All the movie sound clips on this site are just short samples from the original sources, in mp3, wav or other popular audio formats. The copyrighted, unlicensed movie samples are shorter in comparison to the original movie. Samples do not exceed 10 seconds or less than 1% of the length of the original movie, which is shorter. All the sounds retain their original copyright as owned by their respective movie production companies (read the full disclaimer and disclosures)

Contact | Privacy policy