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In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

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

You can hear this line at 01:21:06.783 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- I would like to cut you in, old man. There's nobody left in Vienna I can really trust, and we have always done everything together.

- When you make up your mind, send me a message. I'll meet you any place, any time.

- And when we do meet, old man, it is you I want to see, not the police. Remember that, won't you?

- And don't be so gloomy. After all, it's not that awful. Remember what the fellow said.

- In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.

- In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

- So long, Holly.

- But, look here. You can always arrange to meet him at some little cafe here in the international zone.

- It wouldn't work.

- We'll never get him in the Russian zone.

- Calloway, you expect too much.

- Oh, I know he deserves to hang, you proved your stuff. But 20 years is a long time. Don't ask me to tie the rope.

[...]

The Third Man (1949) Sound Clip

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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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