Dr. Christian Szell

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Is it safe?

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By: Laurence Olivier
Characters: Dr. Christian Szell
From: Marathon Man
Genres: Action | Cult Cinema

Context:
Laurence Olivier (who played Dr. Christian Szell) repeats the phrase to Dustin Hoffman's character, Thomas 'Babe' Levy, in the John Schlesinger thriller. Szell - a trained dentist - proceeds to pull Levy's teach out of his head, without anesthetic, in order to find the answer he seeks.