An Irishman wrote, I think I sent it to you once, The Quintessence of Ibsenism.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:18:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- You were an idealist, Charlie, and you sold out.
- You joined Hoff, Coy and Company, and that left you half an idealist.
- There's nothing more tortured on the face of this earth, neither fish nor fowl.
- A man who's sold out his dreams, but he can't forget.
- Yeah, but there are reasons, pal. You don't have all the facts.
- An Irishman wrote, I think I sent it to you once, The Quintessence of Ibsenism.
- He said that there are three kinds of men. First, the realist. Now, that's Coy.
- He's made his deal with the devil. He wouldn't be any different.
- Then there's the philistine, like Hoff, who couldn't be any different.
- But they are what they are. They have their own integrity, they're incorruptible.
- Then there's the third kind, the idealist. That was you.
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Quotes from the movie The Big Knife (1955), based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets, featuring short sound clips with voice.
Actors: Jack Palance (Charlie Castle), Ida Lupino (Marion Castle), Jean Hagen (Connie Bliss), Rod Steiger (Stanley Shriner Hoff), Shelley Winters (Dixie Evans), Ilka Chase (Patty Benedict)
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