There's the pale, thoughtful, anemic Prince. And there's the mad, bombastic one. Which do you prefer?

8 seconds sound clip from the A King in New York (1957) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:30:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I'll get everyone quiet.

- Ladies and gentlemen, we are privileged to witness a great historic moment.

- His Majesty King Shahdov has graciously consented to give us Hamlet's To Be Or Not To Be.

(Applause)

- Well, there are many ways of playing the soliloquy of Hamlet.

- There's the pale, thoughtful, anemic Prince. And there's the mad, bombastic one. Which do you prefer?

- Anything but anemic.

- Very well.

- To be, or not to be: That is the question.

- Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?

- To die: to sleep, no more, and by a sleep to say we end the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.

[...]

A King in New York (1957) Sound Clip

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Quotes from the movie A King in New York (1957), featuring short sound clips with voice.

Actors: Charlie Chaplin (King Shahdov), Oliver Johnston (Jaume), Dawn Addams (Ann Kay), Michael Chaplin (Rupert Macabee)

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