Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Claus Biederstaedt: Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

Quotes 

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : We reached the last pass of the Andes and for the first time looked down at the legendary jungle. In the morning I read Mass, then we descended through the clouds.

• Don Fernando de Guzman : It won't be much longer. El Dorado could be only a few days away. No more rust on the cannon. We shall shoot our enemies with golden bullets. And you, Okello, will serve food on golden platters.

  Okello : All of us will get something out of this. Governorships, provinces, women. And perhaps I'll even be free.

  Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : Let us not forget the most important part of our mission. To spread the Word of God to these savages.

  Don Fernando de Guzman : I'm sure you'd like a golden cross encrusted with jewels instead of the silver one you lost.

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : Things are not turning out as we expected. We see nothing but hunger and death. We lose men, but, never see the enemy. Until now, El Dorado has only been an illusion.

  Don Lope de Aguirre : The conquest of Mexico was no illusion. If we turn back now, others will come, and they'll succeed. And we'll remain nobodies. Even if this land is only trees and water we'll conquer it.

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : 'Thou lettest man flow on like a river, and Thy years know no end. As for man, his days are like grass as a flower on the field, so he blossoms. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.' You know, my child, for the good of our Lord, the Church was always on the side of the strong.

• Okello : What's the matter with him?

  Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : He's dead.

  Okello : Look how short the arrow is.

  Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : Poisoned?

  Okello : Perhaps they're dwarfs?

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : Has this heathen heard of our Savior, Jesus Christ and of our mission and the True Word of God? This is a Bible. It contains the Word of God that we are bringing to lighten the darkness of their world. Has he understood that this Book contains the Word of God? Take it in your hand, my son.

  [gives the Bible to the Amazon native who puts it up to his ear] 

  Balthasar : He says it doesn't speak.

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : [shot with an arrow]  This arrow cannot hurt me.

  [touches blood drawn by the arrow] 

  Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : This is not rain.

  Don Lope de Aguirre : Don't forget to pray, otherwise God - could come to a bad end.

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : Our Indian slaves are useless.

• Brother Gaspar de Carvajal : When will there be an end to our misfortunes?