“Murder by Decree” quotes
(1979)
Title Murder by Decree
Year 1979
Director Bob Clark
Genre Thriller, Mystery
Year 1979
Director Bob Clark
Genre Thriller, Mystery
All actors – Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Donald Sutherland, Geneviève Bujold, Chris Wiggins, Tedde Moore, Peter Jonfield
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“Don't play games with me, Holmes! You're running with the foxes, and you know their colors well!”
“- Dr. Watson: You squashed my pea.
- Sherlock Holmes: Now you've got it cornered.
- Dr. Watson: Yes, but squashing a fellow's pea.
- Sherlock Holmes: Just trying to help.
- Dr. Watson: I didn't want it squashed, I don't like it that way - I like it whole so that you can feel it pop when you bite down on it.”“When people are frightened, they turn to God, and when they have no help from him, they look to the Devil.”
“We've unmasked madmen, Watson, wielding scepters. Reason run riot. Justice howling at the moon.”
“- Prime Minister Lord Salisbury: You have us at a disadvantage, Mr. Holmes. I think it might be better if you tell us your story in your own way and permit me to be the judge of whether it is true or not.
- Sherlock Holmes: You may take it to be true, sir!”“You create allegiance above your sworn allegiance to protect humanity. You shall not care for them, or acknowledge their pain. There lies the madness.”
“The games afoot! No time to lose!”
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