Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Robert Newton: Ferrovius
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Quotes
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Lentulus : You, uh, turn the other cheek when struck, I'm told?
Ferrovius : Yes! By the grace of God, I do now.
Lentulus : Not that you're a coward, of course, but out of pure piety?
Ferrovius : I fear God more than man. At least, I try to.
Lentulus : Let's see.
[He slaps Ferrovius hard on his right cheek. Androcles quickly moves to separate them but Ferrovius pushes him aside and turns his head to offer his right check, which Lentulus taps lightly with his hand]
Lentulus : You know, I should feel ashamed if I let myself be struck like that and took it lying down. But then, I'm not a Christian. I'm a man.
Androcles : Bravely done, brother. Let him alone, sir, now that you've proved your point.
Ferrovius : [Holding Lentulus by the arm] Hmmm, 'tis not proved yet. I have not always been faithful. The first man who struck me, as you have just struck me, was a stronger man than you. He hit me harder than I expected. I was tempted and fell. It was then that I first tasted bitter shame. I never had a happy moment after that until I knelt and asked his forgiveness by his bedside in the hospital. Now I have learned to resist with a strength that is not my own. I'm not ashamed now.
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Ferrovius : I will not fight. I will die. Better to stand with the archangels than with the Praetorian Guard.
Emperor Antoninus (Caesar) : I cannot believe that the archangels, whoever they may be, would not prefer to be recruited from the Praetorian Guard.
