“Once I was a prince, and men were forbidden to look on me. Now I am...” – Balthasar, Aguirre, the Wrath of God ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972

Balthasar Voice: Christian Brückner

Once I was a prince, and men were forbidden to look on me. Now I am in chains.

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Balthasar German dub: I was a prince in this country. Everyone else had to cast down their gaze before me, and no one dared look me in the eye. But now I am in chains, like my people. Now I must look at the ground. Okello That is no ship. That is no forest. [Arrow hits him] That is no arrow. We just imagine the arrows because we fear them. Don Lope de Aguirre What else is a throne but a plank and some velvet, Your Majesty?