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I was told that he did not die at once.

2 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:25.133 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You saw it?

- Well, not saw, heard. Heard. I heard the brakes.

- And I got to the window and saw them carry the body to the other side... of the Josef, the Josef... Emperor Josef statue.

- Why didn't they bring him in the house?

- Could he have been conscious?

- Conscious?

- Was he still alive?

- Ah, alive! He couldn't have been alive, not with his head in the way it was.

- I was told that he did not die at once.

- He was quite dead.

- He was... Oh, yeah. He was quite dead. He was quite dead.

- But this sounds crazy. If he was killed at once, how could he have talked about me and this lady here after he was dead?

- Why didn't you say all this at the inquest?

- It's better not to be mixed up in things like this.

- Things like what?

- I was not the only one who did not give evidence.

- Who else?

- Three men helped to carry your friend to the statue.

- Kurtz?

- Yes.

- The Romanian?

- Yes.

- And?

[...]

The Third Man (1949) Sound Clip

The Third Man (1949) Poster

Revisit the memorable dialogues from the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, featuring famous quotes and audio snippets of the best lines.

Actors: Joseph Cotten (Holly Martins), Orson Welles (Harry Lime), Alida Valli (Anna Schmidt), Trevor Howard (Major Calloway)

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