The Lion in Winter (1968)
John Castle: Geoffrey
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Quotes
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Geoffrey : I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows, and Henry knows we know it. We're a knowledgeable family.
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Geoffrey : [to John] If you're a prince, there's hope for every ape in Africa.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine : And that's to be the king.
Geoffrey : And I'm to be his Chancellor. Has he told you? John will rule the country, while I run it. That is to say he gets to spend the taxes that I raise.
Eleanor of Aquitaine : How nice for you.
Geoffrey : It's not as nice as being king.
Henry II : We've made you Duke of Brittany, is that so little?
Geoffrey : No one ever thinks of crown and mentions Geoff, why is that?
Henry II : Isn't being chancellor power enough?
Geoffrey : It's not the power I feel deprived of; it's the mention I miss. There's no affection for me here; you wouldn't think I'd want that, would you?
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Geoffrey : Warn him, it's the end of us. You warn him not, it's the end of him. It's that clear.