But what of the true god to whose glory churches and monasteries have been built on these islands for generations past? Now, sir, what of him?

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

You can hear this line at 00:43:04 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent. Please.

- Now, those children out there, they're jumping through the flames in the hope that the god of fire will make them fruitful. Really, you can hardly blame them.

- After all, what girl would not prefer the child of a god to that of some acne-scarred artisan?

- And you encourage them in this?

- It's most important that each new generation born on Summerisle be made aware that here the old gods aren't dead.

- But what of the true god to whose glory churches and monasteries have been built on these islands for generations past? Now, sir, what of him?

- He's dead. He can't complain. He had his chance, and in the modern parlance, he blew it.

- It's very simple. Let me show you.

- In the last century, the islanders were starving. Like our neighbours today, they were scratching a bare subsistence from sheep and sea.

- Then in 1868, my grandfather bought this barren island and began to change things.

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Top rated lines from this movie

That is good, for believing what you do, we confer upon you a rare gift these days, a martyr's death.

Oh, God! Oh, Jesus Christ! Oh, my God! Christ! No, no, dear God! No, Christ!

Come. It is time to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man.

For you have accepted the role of king for a day, and who but a fool would do that?

Himself the son of a virgin, impregnated, I believe, by a ghost.

The Wicker Man (1973) Sound Clip

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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