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Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

Harry Andrews: 2nd Elder

Superman

Harry Andrews credited as playing...

2nd Elder

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  • Military Officer: The energy input to Jor-El's quarters is now in excess. Our data indicates the loss is due to a mis-use of power.
  • First Elder: Investigate.
  • 2nd Elder: And if our suspicions prove correct?
  • First Elder: He knew the penalty he faced, even as a member of this Council. The law will be upheld.
  • First Elder: [following the trial and sentencing of General Zod and Company] An unpleasant duty has been masterly performed, Jor-El. They have received the fate they deserve: isolation in the Phantom Zone, an eternal living death.
  • Jor-El: A chance for survival, nonetheless... as opposed to us, if we continue to ignore these facts. It's suicide! No, it's worse. It's GENOCIDE!
  • First Elder: Be warned, Jor-El. The Council has already evaluated this outlandish theory of yours.
  • Jor-El: My friends, you know me to be neither rash nor impulsive. I'm not given to wild, unsupported statements. And I tell you that we must evacuate this planet immediately!
  • First Elder: Jor-El, you are one of Krypton's greatest scientists.
  • 2nd Elder: Ah, yes, but so is Vond-Ah.
  • Vond-Ah: It isn't that we question your data. The facts are undeniable. It's your conclusions we find unsupportable.
  • Jor-El: This planet, along with its red sun, will destabilize and burst within thirty days... likely within seven.
  • Vond-Ah: I tell you Krypton is simply shifting its orbit.
  • 2nd Elder: Jor-El, be REASONABLE.
  • Jor-El: My friend, I've never been otherwise. This madness is yours.

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