The Keep (1983)
William Morgan Sheppard: Alexandru
Quotes
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Alexandru : There's a 108 such crosses made of nickel imbedded in the walls of the Keep.
Captain Klaus Woermann : You counted them? Or is it something you tell your tour customers...
Alexandru : I am Alexandru. My sons and I work here. No one tours this place.
Captain Klaus Woermann : I thought the Keep wasn't occupied.
Alexandru : We go home at night. We live in the village.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Where is the owner?
Alexandru : I have no idea.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Who is he?
Alexandru : I don't know.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Who tells you what to do?
Alexandru : We do what needs doing. My father spent his life doing it. His father before him and so on. My sons will continue after me.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Very well. You may continue your maintenance after we settle in.
Alexandru : You cannot stay here.
Captain Klaus Woermann : And why not?
Alexandru : No one stays here.
Captain Klaus Woermann : And who forbids it?
Alexandru : No one forbids. Some travellers have stayed. We don't stop them. But no one stays the night.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Ghosts? Demons?
Alexandru : No. No ghosts here.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Deaths then? Suicides?
Alexandru : No one's ever died here.
Captain Klaus Woermann : Then what drives people out, in the middle of a rainy night?
Alexandru : Dreams...
Captain Klaus Woermann : Nightmares? Look, man, the real nightmares man has made upon other men in this war. The bad dreams of your Keep are nursery rhymes by comparison.
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Captain Klaus Woermann : Who built the Keep?
Alexandru : Some say Turks. Some say the warlords of ancient Wallachia.
Captain Klaus Woermann : No, no, this is not a fortress. A soldier could walk up the outside wall. Why are the small stones on the outside and the large stones here in the interior? It's constructed... backwards. This place was not designed to keep something... out. What is this pleace?
Alexandru : Who knows for sure...
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Alexandru : Never touch the crosses! Never!
Captain Klaus Woermann : And why not?
Alexandru : You must not stay here...