The Edge of the World
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to get off to a quick start,
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and cram as much action
into a short period as possible.

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(Dialogue) Some of us,
at certain times

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have been inclined
to limit the power of the gospel

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by supposing
that only certain sinners...

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...by supposing that only certain
sinners obtain the grace of God.

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Grand sermon, John.
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One hour and 15 minutes. Let them
beat that in Edinburgh if they can.

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And mind ye,
every sentence sound theology.

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We'll check the lists and load
the boats after the Sabbath's over.

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Aye. It's high tide
an hour after midnight.

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Aye, that's, er, very convenient.
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(Christie) Michael Powell found
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casting the three young principals
for the film quite difficult.

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It was crucially important that
they did have the sort of presence

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that he needed
for this very simple story.

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They had to breathe humanity
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and give it
a kind of emotional credibility.

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He chose, for the character
of Ruth Manson, Belle Chrystall,

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and for Robbie Manson,
her brother, Eric Berry.

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And for the figure of Andrew Gray,
Niall MacGinnis.

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In the book he published
after the film, he explained

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the kind of reasoning
that went into these choices

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and how, in a sense,
one choice influenced the others.

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(Day-Lewis) When I saw Belle,
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I could have kicked myself
for having wasted so much time.


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