The Juggler (1953)

Kirk Douglas: Hans Muller

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Quotes 

• Registration Official at Haifa : Name?

  Hans Muller : [softly]  Hans Muller

  Registration Official at Haifa : You have to speak louder

  Hans Muller : HANS MULLER's my name

  Registration Official at Haifa : A little softer please. Place of birth?

  Hans Muller : Germany... Munich... Beautiful city

  Registration Official at Haifa : Occupation before the war?

  Hans Muller : You wouldn't believe me

  Registration Official at Haifa : I'll believe anything

  Hans Muller : I was a juggler.

  Registration Official at Haifa : What?

  Hans Muller : A juggler

  [pantomimes juggling balls in the air] 

  Registration Official at Haifa : We need a juggler like a hole in the head. What can you do besides throwing things up in the air and catching them?

  Hans Muller : My dear sir, to say I throw things up in the air and catch them is like saying Shakespeare just wrote words. Would you care to see my scrapbook?

  Registration Official at Haifa : No. Show it when you look for a job... if there are any for jugglers

  Hans Muller : I'm retired. I havent thrown up anything but bad food in ten years

  Registration Official at Haifa : So what else can you do?

  Hans Muller : I can wash dishes, sweep barracks, clean toilets. I can also smile while being beaten by fists, feet, straps and long rubber hoses. I can be used as a guinea pig for new drugs and old poisons. All of which we learned as guests of the Nazis.