Observe him, gentlemen. This man, who has brains if he had decent instincts, could have made an honest living. And yet he preferred to rob and murder unsuspecting women. In fact, he made a business of it.
14 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:56:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Thank you... There he is! That's him!
- Never, never in the history of jurisprudence have such terrifying deeds been brought to light.
- Gentlemen of the jury, you have before you a cruel and cynical monster. Look at him.
- I do not ask for vengeance, but for the protection of society.
- For this mass killer I demand the extreme penalty: that he be put to death on the guillotine.
- You have been found guilty. Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you?
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