Le choc des Titans (1981)
Harry Hamlin: Perseus
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Quotes
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Princess Andromeda : [upon recognizing Perseus] You!
Cassiopeia : You know him?
Princess Andromeda : Only... from a dream.
[whispers in the crowd]
Princess Andromeda : I beg you, abandon me.
Perseus : Ask your riddle.
Princess Andromeda : In my mind's eyes I see... three circles joined in priceless, graceful harmony. Two full as the moon. One hollow as a crown. Two from the sea, five fathoms down. One from the earth, deep under the ground. The whole, a mark of high renown. Tell me, what can it be?
Perseus : Have courage, princess. What can it be? Three circles joined. Two moons and a crown.
Princess Andromeda : Tell me!
Perseus : The answer is a ring! Two pearls in a circle of gold! The ring of the Lord of the Marsh. The pearl ring of Calibos. Here, on the claw hand of Calibos himself!
[gasps from the crowd as he pulls from his cloak the severed hand of Calibos, the ring still attached]
Perseus : The ring. A gift from his mother... the goddess Thetis. Is that the answer?
[Andromeda hesitates in disbelief]
Perseus : Is that the answer? Tell me!
Princess Andromeda : [overcome with joy] Yes!
[cheers from the crowd]
Perseus : We fought in the swamp!
[the crowd silences]
Perseus : I spared his life on one condition. That he renounce his curse. There will be no more bonfires. No more nightmares. Light has conquered darkness. You're free.
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Perseus : How may a mortal man face and defeat the Kraken?
Stygian Witch : The Kraken is invulnerable. 100 men could not fight him.
Stygian Witch : An army could not kill him.
Perseus : Nothing is invulnerable. There must be a way.
Stygian Witch : Perhaps, one way.
Stygian Witch : But a way even more dangerous than the Kraken itself.
Perseus : Tell me.
Stygian Witch : Give me the eye and l'll tell you.
Perseus : First, tell me.
Stygian Witch : The head of Medusa, the Gorgon!
Stygian Witch : One look from the head of Medusa can turn all creatures into stone. No matter how huge and powerful. And her blood is a deadly venom.
Stygian Witch : A Titan against a Titan!
Stygian Witch : You must win Medusa's head. She's not going to give it to you. As a present. As difficult and dangerous as to vanquish a thousand Krakens. Your only chance against the Kraken. Give us the eye. We have answered your question.
Perseus : One more question. lf the eyes of Medusa, even after her death, can turn all living creatures into stone, what about the blood?
Stygian Witch : Deadly and poisonous.
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Perseus : There must be a way to kill the Kraken.
Ammon : No. No way known to man.
Perseus : You claim to be an optimist.
Ammon : Yes, I am. I believe that man can overcome most obstacles.
Perseus : I've had enough of your philosophy. It's time for action, not words!
Ammon : Now wait one moment. I said there was no way known to man. There might be a way known to woman.