Marathon Man (1976)

Marc Lawrence: Erhard

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Quotes 

• [Szell begins to torture Babe by using a dental probe and a mouth mirror to check for cavities] 

  Babe : [the probe hits a cavity]  Ow.

  Christian Szell : That hurt?

  Babe : Uh-huh.

  Christian Szell : I know. I should think it would. You should take better care of your teeth. You have a...

  [hits the cavity again] 

  Christian Szell : quite a cavity here. Is it safe?

  Babe : Look, I told you I can't...

  [Szell stabs the probe into the nerve; screaming in pain] 

  Babe : AAH-HA! AAH! Aah!

  [Babe's painful screams and moans continues] 

  Karl : You thinks he knows?

  Erhard : Of course he knows! He's being very stubborn.

  Babe : [Moaning in pain]  Ohh, wait. Please. Please, don't. No. No.

  Christian Szell : It's okay.

  Babe : Huh?

  [Szell then opens a small bottle of oil of cloves, in which he applies it in Babe's badly aggravated cavity to kill the pain] 

  Christian Szell : Isn't that remarkable? Simple oil of cloves, and how amazing the results. Life can be that simple:

  [holds up the oil] 

  Christian Szell : Relief...

  [and the probe tool] 

  Christian Szell : Discomfort. Now which of these I next apply? That decision is in your hands. So... take your time... and tell me... is it safe?

  Babe : Please, stop. Please, stop. Please.