Z (1969)

Julien Guiomar: Le colonel de gendarmerie

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• The General : That one's a mad dog. He'll make the most of it. No shame. A Jew, naturally.

  Le colonel de gendarmerie : A half-Jew.

  The General : Worst kind. They feel superior even to other Jews.

• Le colonel de gendarmerie : I'll read it. "I, Bertrand... aka the Chinaman, bar owner, etc., do hereby declare that on May 22 of this year, Yago and Vago entered my bar at 7:00 pm and remained until 10:00 pm. I saw them start with several glasses of anisette..."

• Le colonel de gendarmerie : Thirteenth witness, a dockhand, "I saw Vago an Yago drinking all evening. By the time they left at 10:00 pm, they were drunk. The Chinaman said, 'Leave the kamikaze.'"

  Examining Magistrate : Kamikaze?

  Le colonel de gendarmerie : A three-wheel hauler. Japanese model.

  Le procureur : This is like the Far East.

• Le colonel de gendarmerie : It seems they'd been out drinking at the Chinaman's bar.

  Le procureur : There are Chinese merchants in our city?

  Le colonel de gendarmerie : The owner fought in Korea in a volunteer battalion, so he's called the Chinaman.