“I know you loved this man.” – King Louis XVIII, Waterloo (1970) ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Waterloo (1970)

King Louis XVIII

I know you loved this man.

Michel Ney

I did, once. But I promise you, that I will bring him back to Paris in an iron cage. [exits]

King Louis XVIII

How they exaggerate, these soldiers, "In an iron cage"? Nobody asked for that.

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