The Vagabond King (1956)

Walter Hampden: King Louis XI

Quotes 

• King Louis XI : Once more the shadows darken Paris, and now Charles proposes to hang me from one of my own apple trees - no doubt from the very one I was saving for him.

• King's Aid : Salmon do not swim back once they have slipped through your fingers.

  King Louis XI : Alas, your bird has flown, Brother Short-Life, but don't fret. I'll clip his wings for him in my own time.

• King Louis XI : Your fine-feathered suitor has been revealed in his true plumage.

• King Louis XI : Master Villon, you can render your country a great service before you die. You notice that I said "the country" and not "king?"

  François Villon : Why the distinction, your majesty?

  King Louis XI : Because you seem to have the impression that the king is not as patriotic as you are.

  François Villon : The fault is not mine, sire.