The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) Quotes

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) is a television show that first aired in 1970 . The Wind That Shakes the Barley ended in 1970.

It features Rebecca O'Brien as producer, George Fenton in charge of musical score, and Barry Ackroyd as head of cinematography.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) is recorded in English, Irish, and Latin and originally aired in United Kingdom, Ireland, and Italy. Each episode of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) is 126 minutes long. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) is distributed by Pathé Distribution, and IFC First Take.

The cast includes: Pádraic Delaney as Teddy, Roger Allam as Sir John Hamilton, Cillian Murphy as Damien, John Crean as Chris, Damien Kearney as Finbar, Kevin O'Brien as Tim, Pádraic Delaney as Ned, Myles Horgan as Rory, and Orla Fitzgerald as Sinead.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) Quotes

Cillian Murphy as Damien

• (Cillian Murphy) "And once again, with honourable exception, the Catholic Church sides with the rich."

• (Cillian Murphy) "Strange creatures we are, even to ourselves."

• (Cillian Murphy) "I studied anatomy for five years, Dan. And now i'm going to shoot this man in the head. I've known Chris Reilly since he was a child. I hope this Ireland we're fighting for is worth it."

• (Cillian Murphy) "The Treaty does not express the will of the people, but the fear of the people."

• (Cillian Murphy) "Give me your letters, Chris."
• (Cillian Murphy) "Give me your letters, Chris."
• (John Crean) "I didn't know what to write. And Mam can't read."
• (John Crean) "Just tell her I love her. And where I'm buried."

• (Cillian Murphy) "Micheail was killed because he wouldn't say his name in English. That what you call a martyr, is it, Teddy?"

• (Cillian Murphy) "How many British soldiers in the country, Tim?"
• (Kevin O'Brien) "Too many."
• (Cillian Murphy) "How many?"
• (Pádraic Delaney) "About ten thousand, Damien."
• (Cillian Murphy) "Ten Thousand. Tans, artillery units, machine-gun car, cavalry --"
• (Pádraic Delaney) "And many more besides. What's your point, Damien?"
• (Cillian Murphy) "It's young men like Micheail we're talkin' about, Teddy."
• (Pádraic Delaney) "Micheail was a real Irishman, Damien."
• (Pádraic Delaney) "You're a coward, Damien."
• (Cillian Murphy) "I'm a coward? And you're a hero, isn't it, Ned? You're gonna take down the British army with your hurley, is that it?"
• (Myles Horgan) "For Christ's sake, Damien. What about Micheail?"
• (Cillian Murphy) "Look, Micheail was killed because he wouldn't say his name in English. Is that what you call a martyr, Teddy, is it?"
• (Orla Fitzgerald) "So we should all buy a one-way ticket to London, is that it, Damien?"

• (Cillian Murphy) "It's easy to know what you are against, but quite another to know what you are for."

Pádraic Delaney as Ned

• (Pádraic Delaney) "It's not too late, Damien."
• (Cillian Murphy) "For me or for you?"

• (Pádraic Delaney) "Such a beautiful room, it's hard to imagine a man's scream from here. Ever seen fingernails ripped out with a rusty pliers, Sir John, hmm? All your learning, and you still don't understand."
• (Roger Allam) "Oh, I understand perfectly, Mr. O'Donovan. God preserve Ireland if ever your kind take control."
• (Cillian Murphy) "Well, you'd better start getting used to the idea."

Damien Kearney as Finbar

• (Damien Kearney) "Mercenaries. That were paid to come over here to make us crawl, and to wipe us out. We've just sent a message to the British cabinet that will echo and reverbarate around the world. If they bring their savagery over here, we will meet it with a savagery of our own."

John Crean as Chris

• (John Crean) "Promise me, Damien. Promise me you won't bury me next to him?"
• (Cillian Murphy) "The chapel. Do you remember, on the way up? Do you remember?"
• (John Crean) "Yeah."
• (Cillian Murphy) "In there."
• (John Crean) "Tell Teddy I'm sorry. I'm scared, Damien."
• (Cillian Murphy) "Have you said your prayers?"
• (John Crean) "Yeah."
• (Cillian Murphy) "God protect you."

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