The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 TV Movie)
Ralph Richardson: Colbert
Quotes
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D'Artagnan : I only have a handful of men. Brave musketeers, true, but not enough of them to take a fortress. But - we can always try.
Colbert de Voliere : Not by force, my friend. By cunning.
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D'Artagnan : He's haunted by the mystery, it would be an act of mercy to let him know.
Colbert de Voliere : We must say nothing yet.
D'Artagnan : We should tell him his true identity.
Colbert de Voliere : You and I are flirting with high treason, my friend. Let Phillipe remain ignorant for his own sake, as well as our own. The rack can loosen any man's tongue - even that of a Prince.
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Phillipe : As the first born, am I not the rightful heir?
Colbert de Voliere : Right or wrong has little to do with this; it's a matter of political necessity.
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Colbert de Voliere : We must not act
[looks meaningfully at D'Artagnan]
Colbert de Voliere : impetuously.
D'Artagnan : Impetuously!
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Colbert de Voliere : The King, Fouquet, is dead. Long live the King.