The Juggler (1953)
Kirk Douglas: Hans Muller
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Quotes
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Registration Official at Haifa : Name?
Hans Muller : [softly] Hans Muller
Registration Official at Haifa : You have to speak louder
Hans Muller : HANS MULLER's my name
Registration Official at Haifa : A little softer please. Place of birth?
Hans Muller : Germany... Munich... Beautiful city
Registration Official at Haifa : Occupation before the war?
Hans Muller : You wouldn't believe me
Registration Official at Haifa : I'll believe anything
Hans Muller : I was a juggler.
Registration Official at Haifa : What?
Hans Muller : A juggler
[pantomimes juggling balls in the air]
Registration Official at Haifa : We need a juggler like a hole in the head. What can you do besides throwing things up in the air and catching them?
Hans Muller : My dear sir, to say I throw things up in the air and catch them is like saying Shakespeare just wrote words. Would you care to see my scrapbook?
Registration Official at Haifa : No. Show it when you look for a job... if there are any for jugglers
Hans Muller : I'm retired. I havent thrown up anything but bad food in ten years
Registration Official at Haifa : So what else can you do?
Hans Muller : I can wash dishes, sweep barracks, clean toilets. I can also smile while being beaten by fists, feet, straps and long rubber hoses. I can be used as a guinea pig for new drugs and old poisons. All of which we learned as guests of the Nazis.