Sometimes the six swordsmen ritually beheaded the virgin.

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

You can hear this line at 00:58:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Six swordsmen follow these figures, and at the climax of the ceremony lock their swords together in a clear symbol of the Sun.

- In pagan times, however, these dances were not simply picturesque jigs. They were frenzied rites ending in a sacrifice by which the dancers hoped desperately to win over the goddess of the fields.

- In good times, they offered produce to the gods and slaughtered animals, but in bad years, when the harvest had been poor... the sacrifice was a human being.

- Rowan's not dead!

- Sometimes the victim would be drowned in the sea or burnt to death in a huge sacrificial bonfire.

- Sometimes the six swordsmen ritually beheaded the virgin.

- Dear God in Heaven, even these people can't be that mad.

- The chief priest then skinned the child, and wearing the still-warmed skin like a mantle, led the rejoicing crowds through the streets.

- The priest thus represented the goddess reborn and guaranteed another successful harvest next year.

- Good morning, Sergeant!

- I need to get to my plane.

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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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