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But my remedies cannot help this man found on the beach. This stranger has no memory of his past. I have cured his body, but his mind... I am not a god.

9 seconds sound clip from the Ulysses (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:14:26.860 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Who are you? What is your name?

- I don't know. There's no name in my head.

- You don't even know the name of your country?

- I remember nothing.

- Hurry, girls. Hurry, please. Send for Calops. We must take him to the palace at once.

- Take care, Nausicaa. He might be a god. Sometimes the gods take human form.

- I hope he is not. I want him to be a man.

- As you know, I'm skilled at mixing herbs and preparing potions.

- But my remedies cannot help this man found on the beach. This stranger has no memory of his past. I have cured his body, but his mind... I am not a god.

- But did you bleed him?

- Aesculapius says that bleeding is not a cure. It is only a way of proving that you are a physician at the expense of your patient.

- How could a man lose all recollection of his past?

- There are two alternatives. Either the gods have granted him oblivion, or he wishes to escape the memory of some great sin or misdeed of his past.

- I would agree with the second possibility.

- Father! Father. Father, he is here.

- May your kingdom grow in power and its king in wisdom.

[...]

Ulysses (1954) Sound Clip

Ulysses (1954) Poster

Voice quotes from the 1954 movie Ulysses, based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey, in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Kirk Douglas (Ulysses), Silvana Mangano (Penelope / Circe), Anthony Quinn (Antinous)

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