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- 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.

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

You can hear this line at 00:14:46.380 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

- My physicians tell me that your memory has left you completely.

- The past is gone.

[...]

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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