“The Man in the Iron Mask” quotes
(1939)
Title The Man in the Iron Mask
Year 1939
Director James Whale
Genre History, Romance, Adventure
Year 1939
Director James Whale
Genre History, Romance, Adventure
All actors – Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Walter Kingsford, Miles Mander, Bert Roach, Marion Martin, Montagu Love, Doris Kenyon, Albert Dekker
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“Always remember to lick your wounds after the battle.”
“You've suffered enough. You can be King, or you can be free. Which is it?”
“So they don't like the salt tax? Double it!”
“A king fears tradition more than he does assassination. There is a chance for me to escape assassination but not tradition. It's one of the unfortunate things connected with being King.”
“I became King on my fifth birthday. By my sixth I learned not to offer encouragement. Sooner or later everyone comes to me.”
“As a fellow playwright you understand how narrow the line dividing comedy and tragedy.”
“Bravery is only great when there is no chance.”
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