“I knew the Germans would hire you, Sallah. You're the best digger in...” – Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark ... Movie Quotes Database

Jones

I knew the Germans would hire you, Sallah. You're the best digger in Egypt.

Sallah

My services are entirely inconsequential to them. They hire only strong backs and they pay only pennies. They have hired or shanghaied every... in Egypt. It is as if the Pharaohs have returned.

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