The Kremlin Letter (1970)

Orson Welles: Bresnavitch

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• Colonel Kosnov : [During drinks after a dinner party, with the wives present]  It was a long time ago. I'm not sure of the details any longer.

  Bresnavitch : The Colonel is too modest. Imagine. All he actually knew was that three of Sturdevant's men were in a small Polish village. Correct?

  Colonel Kosnov : I think so.

  Bresnavitch : He had to determine which of the 2,300 people in the village were the three he wanted, so he rounded up the entire population. He began to interrogate and execute each of them one by one. Then it seems that when your husband started killing the children one of Sturdevant's men tried to make a run for it. He was caught of course and your husband was able to make him talk, as only he can.

• Bresnavitch : [Colonel Kosnov's wife has fled the room]  Don't worry Colonel, she'll be all right. After all, a wife has a right to know exactly what her husband contributes to society.

• Captain Potkin : You-You-You put me in a very delicate position.

  Bresnavitch : I once did you a service when you were in an even more delicate position.

• Bresnavitch : Tell me one thing. Where is the Kremlin letter?