Eagle in a Cage (1972)

John Gielgud: Lord Sissal

Quotes 

• Sir Hudson Lowe : Could I say although this is the first time I've had the honor of meeting you in person, I've long regarded you with the utmost admiration; well aware that you make a point of keeping out of the public eye, and that many of your countrymen are unaware of the historic services that you have rendered to...

  Lord Sissal : [interrupting]  Do you always talk so much, or is it a disease one catches out here?

• Lord Sissal : Either accept our terms, or you hang. It's what's known in the law books as blackmail, and in the history books as statesmanship.

• Lord Sissal : Ah, Thomas.

  Barry O'Meara : Yes sir?

  Lord Sissal : Saw your father before I left. Asked me to inquire how you were getting on.

  Barry O'Meara : [who thinks his father is a political sell-out]  Tell him I'm working on a plot to burn Parliament.

  Lord Sissal : [laughing]  I'll tell him! Never liked your father. Puritanical bastard! Stupid as a flatiron!

• Lord Sissal : [laughing]  Set fire to Parliament! That's it! Incinerate the bastards!

• [last lines] 

  Lord Sissal : It appears the gentleman will be staying. Carry on as before.