- Church Choir: [singing] What was next? What was next? And then what came next? Humans walked through history, Stepping together proudly, They met with war which angered them, And then they said: Enough! The said: Enough! They said: Enough! And then what came next? The Red Army from the east, Came in their tanks to our land, Thanks for peace and thanks for freedom, A thousand times we thank you! For Benet', For Stalin, For Benet', For Stalin, Forward on and on, And on and on...
- Jorka, Franta Lampa, Frantisek, Joza Trna, Bertin, Merry Widow, Zásinek, Ocenás, Zejvala: [singing] Solo dancing on the floor, Some of us stand by the river, All of us would like to have, Our jug of beer all foaming white, We are happy at one table, Singing all together nicely, Clarinet, accordion, Playing all night long...
- Ocenás wife: You work so hard for nothing. People hate you and you work hard for them. They avoid you and you keep going on somewhere and you don't even know where. You're forcing them into something they don't want.
- Ocenás: One day, they'll understand that we meant well for them and that we did what's best for them, or at least for their children.
- Ocenás wife: The children will want something else.
- Plécmera: Do you know what we're preparing?
- Franta Lampa: How should I know?
- Plécmera: You know what you are now? You have an employee. Two apprentices, your wife sews. You're exploiting her, too. You know, we could teach you a good lesson.
- Franta Lampa: What lesson?
- Plécmera: Damn, one that could turn your hair gray.
- Franta Lampa: Why me? Aren't there others?
- Plécmera's wife: You'll be promoted to the district, then the region and then the government. You could even be a minister, you are not stupid. We must get Juchta's apartment, three big rooms.
- Plécmera: And what if they kill me like Bertin?
- Plécmera's wife: Now? They would be scared to to that.
- Priest: Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.
- Zásinek: Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. Because they took away my Jewish wife and I'll never see her again. I don't believe in Him. But when I'm carousing in the bar to drown my sorrows, I believe that He is watching me.
- Zásinek: [singing] The aspen leaves, The quaking aspen leaves are fading, The quaking aspen leaves are fading, After they fade they will drop down, Will I also? Will I also fade like this? Will I also fade like this? After I fade, I will drop down.
- Narrator: Times are never so bad that they can't be worse; but, times are never so good that they can't be better.
- Narrator: What do you think Rurek? Who can take more? A human or a horse? Oh, no. A human can take more than a horse, Rurek. They must.
- Marie: When he felt sad, he would say, "Go listen to see if you hear singing in the fields."
- [last lines]
- Narrator: Here is your piece of land and here you must dance. And whatever we have baked, we better eat it too. But, what, in fact, have we baked? What were we allowed to and what not? Farewell all my good countrymen. Farewell. And if we don't see each other again, may fate fulfill itself.
- Frantisek's wife: You'll be left standing alone again. You think you'll change anything?
- Frantisek: Maybe. Maybe they'll pull it together, now that they have no choice.
- Frantisek's wife: They've caused you so much harm. They throw stones at you and you throw bread back at them.
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By what name was All My Good Countrymen (1969) officially released in India in English?
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