- Did it ever occur to you that beneath the superficial you've learnt about, there could be a great and passionate devotion to this God?
- It occurred to me, but I dismissed it.
— Mehemet Bey (George Pastell), John Banning (Peter Cushing)
10 seconds sound clip from the The Mummy (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:13:35.360 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- And Karnak wasn't a particularly important deity, a third-rate god.
- Not to those who believed in him.
- Perhaps not. But their standard of intelligence must have been remarkably low.
- But surely, you're assuming a great deal.
- It occurred to me, but I dismissed it.
- You're intolerant, Mr Banning.
- Not intolerant, just practical.
- Because you're unable to experience the greatness of a deity, you dismiss it as of no consequence.
- But believe me, to those who worship and serve Karnak, he is all-powerful.
- Surely, there can't be people who still have such beliefs?
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