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You mean, it's dangerous for an old man? You forget, I am also an old soldier. You take the lantern.

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

You can hear this line at 00:04:11.318 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You think I am a cold man. Cold and brutal. If you had asked her, she would never have said so.

- She's buried near here. You saw that island off the shore? It's a cemetery, her burial place.

- I'd like to see the place. I'll go there tomorrow. I'd like to put some flowers on your wife's grave.

- I will give you that chance. I had planned to go there tonight. I will take you with me.

- Across the battlefield? Out there?

- You mean, it's dangerous for an old man? You forget, I am also an old soldier. You take the lantern.

- The soldiers are exhausted. Why don't you use horses?

- Horses cannot understand why they have to work beyond endurance for their country. But the men understand.

- But these men have been fighting all day, sir.

- The dead have to be buried immediately.

- Do you want to know why? He will tell you why.

- Dr. Drossos, our American friend, would like to know why we use the men as draft animals.

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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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