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Lord Birkenhead:
My boy, as things stand, you must not run. But I want you to hold your fire for a while, Liddell. Leave everything to me. Say nothing. Wait until we get to Paris. I'll have a word with the French. I'm not without a certain pull. And we fought in the war together. They do owe us something. Eric Liddell:
I don't understand. Lord Birkenhead:
They're not a very principled lot, the Frogs. But when faced with a stand like yours, one never knows. I might get through. I just might possibly persuade them. Eric Liddell:
The French, sir? What could They do? Lord Birkenhead:
Shift that bloody heat of yours, of course
My boy, as things stand, you must not run. But I want you to hold your fire for a while, Liddell. Leave everything to me. Say nothing. Wait until we get to Paris. I'll have a word with the French. I'm not without a certain pull. And we fought in the war together. They do owe us something. Eric Liddell:
I don't understand. Lord Birkenhead:
They're not a very principled lot, the Frogs. But when faced with a stand like yours, one never knows. I might get through. I just might possibly persuade them. Eric Liddell:
The French, sir? What could They do? Lord Birkenhead:
Shift that bloody heat of yours, of course
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My boy as things stand you must not run
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But I want you to hold your fire for a while Liddell
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Leave everything to me
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Say nothing Wait until we get to Paris
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I'll have a word with the French
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I'm not without a certain pull
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and we fought in the war together
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They do owe us something
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I don't understand
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They're not a very principled lot the Frogs
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But when faced with a stand like yours
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one never knows
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I might get through
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I just might possibly persuade them
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The French sir
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What can they do
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Shift that bloody heat of yours of course
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Movie Summary
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

