- But they are naked.
- Naturally. It's much too dangerous to jump through the fire with your clothes on.

— Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), Sgt. Neil Howie (Edward Woodward)

10 seconds sound clip from the The Wicker Man (1973) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:41:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Your lordship seems strangely unconcerned.

- I'm confident your suspicions are wrong, Sergeant. We don't commit murder up here. We're a deeply religious people.

- Religious? With ruined churches, no ministers, no priests, and children dancing naked!

(Plays notes on piano)

- They do love their divinity lessons.

- But they are naked.

- Naturally. It's much too dangerous to jump through the fire with your clothes on.

- What religion can they possibly be learning, jumping over bonfires?

- Parthenogenesis.

- What?

- Literally, as Miss Rose would doubtless say in her assiduous way, reproduction without sexual union.

- Oh, what is all this? I mean, you've got fake biology, fake religion.

[...]

The Wicker Man (1973) Sound Clip

The Wicker Man (1973) poster

Quotes with sound bites from The Wicker Man (1973 film).

Actors: Edward Woodward (Sgt. Neil Howie), Christopher Lee (Lord Summerisle), Diane Cilento (Miss Rose), Ingrid Pitt (Librarian)

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