Alan Rickman - Revolutionary Witness: The Preacher (1989)

[@zvukoper]

English subtitles updated from the original script. Thanks libcom.org/article/revolutionary-witness-preacher

[@eri6219]

I came here for Alan Rickmans voice but was instead moved and inspired by what this extraordinary piece of monologue has to offer. The message still stands today.

[@horse4you]

Jan 2025... Yes the message still rings true. RIP Alan, you are missed.

[@janz1352]

A stunning, superb performance from a brilliant man. He was so unique and I miss him.

[@zvukoper]

Legend 😔💔❤

[@coldandabsurd]

A twenty-minute monologue is no easy feat...Alan is such a rare talent.

[@ladybirdbluejay6370]

Its 2024 and i still havent moved on 😞❤ he was absolutely brilliant

[@alexturner9841]

I haven’t either. I love him. He aged like fine wine ❤

[@JordanVanRyn]

19 minutes of alan rickman talking = HEAVEN!!

[@KamuiJJang]

I just watched this and found myself enlightened so much. I heard him giving advises to young actors once, to go outside, to live, to feel the world, to enlighten themselves, to have opinions about society, gather information and that's how they will have the ability to react whatever script they read. The thing I love bout Alan is because he's not just an actor, he is a political being, an intellectual being and he knows life. And he acted upon it. I admire it very, very much

[@JordanVanRyn]

This is why Alan Rickman is a brilliant person and a real talent.

[@Horus21jock]

One of the finest soliloquy I've seen and heard. Alan Rickman left us a gift.

[@nancyhalstead916]

All that brilliant talent He could have been a real diva But he was just as decent and kind as he was brilliant Rest in Peace, Alan

[@nspector]

Yes

[@layleighspencer6613]

Not only is Alan beautiful, his spirit and passion is as well. This was magnificent.

[@suzannescribbles]

He's sublime. How I wish this were possible in HD so every expression on his face were clear.

[@nspector]

Sublime indeed.

[@hannahmaria9021]

This is absolutely brilliant. Without a doubt, he was one of the most gifted actors this world has ever seen, and will ever see. A rarity that man was.

[@hannahmaria9021]

Also this, especially as of recent, is eerily topical and poignant.

[@JulianaBlewett]

Even two hundred plus years after this speech was meant to be, it's still true. Rich get richer, poor get poorer.

[@MsAdesio]

how could he do this scene? no one could have memorized all that, there couldn't have been cue cards, just mind boggling great acting skill, the great alan rickman, why did he have to be taken from us so soon ?

[@carolhafer4146]

I think there were cue cards he keeps looking to his left.....however he does it with style.

[@thorn262]

​@@carolhafer4146 Dear girl, I've seen Alan Rickman performing Shakespeare plays, and I can most assure you, there are no cue cards!

[@tptvox]

This is one of the most brilliant, soulful and heart moving performances I have ever seen and heard. There is so much truth and passion here.

[@Glas0101]

As far as I can recall this was the first performance I saw of Alan Rickman. At the time I thought it was memorable, and 25 + years later it so remains. May he be remembered as far more than Hans Gruber or Septimus Snape.

[@marlenemontooth9926]

+Glas0101 Severus.

[@INeedYouToBreathe]

Septimus XDDD I am deceased

[@AnastasiaCooper]

well... Septimus Stardust was an intersting character to be fair, but not played by Mr. Rickman

[@Glas0101]

@@AnastasiaCooper My apologies Anastasia, you are the third person in 4 years to point out that, essentially, I am not a die-hard Harry Potter fan. (....ouch the pun). I would rather watch Truly, Madly, Deeply and tear up.

[@AnastasiaCooper]

@@Glas0101 that wasn't even my intention, I wanted to give Septimus Stardust some credit ;) I'm positive you're a truer fan than I am.

[@joannamcdee9061]

What a gift he left us, in this and every moment of his performances. As he said, to know him you must see each performance. God bless him...RIP

[@linadjokic270]

What a magnificent performance!

[@beatrixroel2773]

It is actually a great sermon, it is oriented towards another era but that does not prevent it from developing a reflection on our time, a great interpretation of the great Alan Rickman, it inspires total silence, there is no way to object to his interpretation,and the puppy so sweet, thanks for sharing

[@evabean7005]

Breathtaking and beyond impressive, Alan Rickman is a marvel

[@zvukoper]

Phenomenal 😢

[@kathleengray4252]

My goodness, how beautiful. Talent beyond understanding, so accomplished! I am in tears, the passion of a life we all need to be enlightened too.

[@Frip36]

"Talent beyond understanding." That's funny. Did you make that up or is it a fairly common phrase?

[@danialjavadi7009]

Alan rickman the god of acting..... RIP😢😢😢😢😢

[@MsAppassionata]

One of my all time favorite performances of his. Absolutely brilliant.

[@daniellevergne_luciani5958]

So brillant. This is a theater actor

[@ΕΛΕΝΗΚΟΥΤΡΗ-β6λ]

A spiritual gifted beautiful man..

[@zvukoper]

Next year we celebrate the 5th anniversary of this video upload. :) And people are still coming and watching. Thanks everyone. Didn't expect it may be useful.

[@clockwork9827]

zvukoper oh, it's useful, alright. Peter Barnes and Rickman were , if not collaborators early on, certainly political marchers side-by-side. there are a dozen points in this speech where the two have put their case, eloquently

[@mimminalurani3658]

Thank YOU. Great artists are always useful. They have us remember that we are humans.

[@a.n.6131]

@@mimminalurani3658 Aw this is beautiful

[@annelemeur8832]

Just a masterpiece. Heart and soul No word could describe how moved l am. No one but Alan Rickman could have delivererd that " preach "in such a stunning way . Why cannot l find it ? How could l ? If someone knows l would be most grateful . In France we have great actors, but no one like him " l ' m here to sting ".. " Fame always costs too much "... He 's wounded Love against selfiness. . Don't seat back, act. .. He always standed by the weaks, the poors, the raped, the tortured people Just a word : Bravo 💖 From France

[@judithschafer8099]

This is absolutely wonderful, I am in awe. What a wonderful actor and man we've lost - gone too soon. God bless.

[@neilburton2803]

So powerful So true and relevant today If this was shown today on TV there would be an outcry from the fundamentalist, from the right , from the bourgeoisie left I stand with every word he speaks with such integrity....would that the vision this soliloquy speaks of be made real !!

[@Charles-x4n]

Amazing performance! Thanks for uploading this.

[@zvukoper]

You're welcome. Credits go to the source britbitsandclips.com

[@kaylajones7558]

Woah, what a brilliant actor Alan was. Being able to memorize all of this is nothing but pure genius.

[@Himaryous]

My favorite performance of Alan Rickman's and I've seen him in 30 things.

[@Frip36]

30 Things. Yeah he was great in that.

[@ТатьянаГубина-и1и]

Such a beautiful and truthful monologue! Everything to the point!

[@litanja8307]

Well..we already celebrated 5 years of this video and we are still here:-)..In this video Alan is absolutely brilliant! Not all things,which he has done,I like. But this one is my favorite!

[@maritakorneliusson2145]

Such an actor, he will be missed Always😥❤❤❤

[@Helen-ge5ng]

This mesmerising… but then, he always was, in every role he undertook. A great actor, a beautiful man.💜

[@mariaw.4780]

Alan Rickman, rest in peace, forever, be with God forever, my dear; I will pray for you, I will always pray for you, and, please, please pray for me.

[@alexandrasalazar1188]

As an actress, I marvel at his talent! A 20-minute monologue, goodness! Just when I thought I couldn’t love him more. ❤ Hmmm, I feel compelled to learn this.

[@Shindai]

How the fuck do people remember this much monologue? It's a bit awe inspiring to me how people can remember entire passages of text to perform plays and stuff, no editing to check your lines or catch your breath or take a minute to remember what's next. Just phenomenal

[@thorn262]

Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare! Entire passages? Entire PLAYS!

[@tia904]

Some have a gift like Alan R. but memory like other skills need a lot of training and practice.

[@Frip36]

There might be a few que cards for guideposts. Not the whole speech. Actually I've no idea.

[@mickigoe]

This is beyond superb. Never saw it before. Indebted to you, zvukoper. This is an example of why YT is the supreme medium of our age ; high minds uploading high art.

[@zvukoper]

mickigoe thank you. I must credit the source. I've found it there britbitsandclips.com/AR_TV.htm I feared this website will go down one day and we lose this video. YT seems more reliable.

[@mickigoe]

Regardless of the source, great credit must always be given to the uploader. So, once again, thank you.

[@carmineistael]

Gorgeous - man and message both

[@claredeniz6075]

Magnificent. The brilliance and of course the level of work to produce this magnificent gift here.What an amazing actor. His breadth of expression and control in his voice and face are truly masterful .RIP

[@brasschick4214]

Such a powerful monologue. It is so aligned with his own political views too.

[@Frip36]

One can easily imagine this speech being given by either Stalin, Castro, Bono, Hitler, or Martin Luther King.

[@Frip36]

@nukKkinfigGgeR Bono. I'm with you. Cheers.

[@Frip36]

@nukKkinfigGgeR What about David Lee Roth?

[@Reddebrek46]

"Does it follow that I reject all authority? No. But I always keep my hat on in its presence."(edited) "In the matter of bread, I consult a baker; in the matter of boots, a bootmaker; a house, a builder; for special knowledge, I apply to a specialist. But I don't allow the baker, the builder, or the bootmaker to impose their authority over me. I listen to them with the respect they merit--if any--but I keep the right to judge, criticize, and censure. Why should we treat politicians of any stripe, royal or revolutionary, any different?"

[@TheRadicalOneNG]

When I clicked that link, I didn't expect to find a badass on the other end.

[@turn2page394]

Such a gifted artist taken from us too soon.

[@Frip36]

I'm still here.

[@TheMoggFREE]

damn it, when he started singing.

[@syrkaros5815]

thank you for sharing. this is a sad day, it's been two years without him. God bless Alan

[@alexturner9841]

Writing this at the end of 2024: It has been 8 years since we lost you, almost 9. We miss you and love you ❤❤

[@nspector]

Oh my God he was incredible. I can hardly stand to watch him.

[@Frip36]

That's what everyone says about me. Location?

[@snowangel3223]

Thank-you. Amazing! Listen closely from about 16:15 onwards. The character Alan is playing becomes Alan, in many ways. These are some of the things Alan Rickman really believed in!

[@InchonDM]

This is like the dozenth time I've watched this and only now do I realize. When he talks about feeling like a dead man walking, the only music in the entire piece cuts in. And it's the sound of harps.

[@annagracegraham6392]

“Those in power condemn me for it, so I know it was right.”

[@kamisatori]

“Do not forgive me, Father, for I have NOT sin”

[@hansgruber7640]

Kami Satori I love when he says that : )

[@sajjandeshmukh6327]

I think its acting and expressions on its peak👍😍

[@firefall5748]

This is bloody marvellous - it captures the enrages, so accurately, and the modern left in many ways.

[@marnistone6153]

I'm drooling...

[@renekackline2377]

I feel faint......so beautiful and THAT VOICE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Frip36]

I sound just like him.

[@howl_pendragon]

I love him so much

[@devoutpinkgirl]

this is phenomenal

[@SnowbunyinIL]

His Methodist background had a role to play.. he had played a preacher more than one time and he was in Dogma.. there were some other things he did. He made a good preacher though I must say😇

[@jlc6701]

THANK YOU!

[@julierathbone9382]

My hero #Always

[@kabafit]

simply brilliant

[@nahbye666]

Алаан,как же я по тебе скучаю(((((((((

[@zvukoper]

Так жалко. Он был великолепный!

[@Kiraschwarze]

it is brilliant!

[@renekackline2377]

Damn, he is hot!!

[@Frip36]

I'm hot too. Location?

[@MariaMartinsson]

@MaryHelsing Then imagine him narrating Thomas Hardys book "The return of the Native". Over 14 HOURS of his voice.... *dies a little*

[@jankelley5335]

This is wonderful, such brilliant acting and a riveting depiction of Jacques Roux, the legendary leader of Les Enragés. Roux was without doubt the precursor of Karl Marx. My only criticism is of the script writer, who wrongly calls Marat's widow Catherine. Her name was Simone Évrard, and she and Marat were never officially married.

[@Frip36]

Marat called her Catherine as a nickname.

[@hansgruber7640]

I love how he talls to the dog xD lol

[@dgtabby]

he’s so hot omg 🤭

[@mareksicinski3726]

Revolutions have happened and can happen in many ways, in general

[@AutonomousVoice]

The ultimate sunday sermon

[@planetjanet3845]

the rich we'll gobble up! tra-tra-tra with truffles in the rump! long live the cannon's roar! boom!

[@69nisi]

Wow!

[@Frip36]

Not bad. Not bad.

[@vanessayaninasanchez8126]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mareksicinski3726]

There have been different things that it has done You don’t have to think you haven’t sinned at all

[@2serveand2protect27]

PS. ...that said... this guy is a GREAT Actor.

[@weveneverbeenalone7054]

R.I.P.

[@zvukoper]

+WeveNever BeenAlone such a loss, awesome actor. :( Britain lost many good men in the last few months, all aged about 70 and all had cancer :( Kilmister, Bowie, Rickman. What's going on? :(

[@weveneverbeenalone7054]

zvukoper I know. A devastating loss indeed. I say we punch Cancer in the damn mouth!

[@Hannelle84]

We must protecting nature.

[@a.n.6131]

@@zvukoper it is said in psychology that if we control ourselves too much and set ourselves rules (with e.g. words such as 'should' 'shouldn't' 'must' 'have to' etc. you can see Nonviolent Communication - it has quite a great discussion about how these words harm ourselves and others) we oppress our aggressivity (which is our life force and what's alive in us really) and end up attacking ourselves, costing ourselves energy, and people who judge themselves too much very often end up with cancer - one of the worst attacks on oneself, probably just other than suicide :'( (just to be clear, aggressivity doesn't mean that we attack people all the time, it's just that if there is no control and just acceptance we eventually grow out of it and don't need to control ourselves to not attack people - it just naturally turns into passion and confidence when matured - I have actually read parents' records of their parenting about how they accepted their children's attacks and never tried to control them and the outcome is as said above. We do see a lot of those in Alan too. He did always mention the word 'release' when asked about how he felt about playing his villains.) So I thought this wouldn't happen to Alan since it looks like he lived it all out in his films and theatre performances - but maybe he did spend more time with his self-control than with giving himself freedom and acceptance :'(

[@thorn262]

​@@zvukoper On Bowie, you just gotta know what awaits you. Bowie was a chain-smoker, as was director, Stanley Kubrick, not that they could have done a whole lot about it. Such is the curse of drug addiction.

[@Coccinelf]

That's not 1986, that's 1989. At 19:25 it says MCMLXXXIX which is 1989. Thanks for sharing though!

[@zvukoper]

Thank you! I've updated the title.

[@hunkydory22]

9:27 💖

[@collahflowah]

do you have access to the other parts of this Revolutionary Witness? specifically The Butcher

[@zvukoper]

Found this kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWHKlaFtqtqMb68

[@booksoffthebeatenpath]

This is so topical now. May I share on my channel?

[@michaelnikhael]

Sure!

[@booksoffthebeatenpath]

@@michaelnikhael Thank you!

[@booksoffthebeatenpath]

If I can figure out how. No luck so far.

[@zvukoper]

Sure. Spread Alan for everyone! ❤

[@Balding710]

Unfortunately can not find this art-object with Russian subtitles.

[@zvukoper]

@@Balding710 I searched briefly and it seems to be never translated into Russian. If we find translation, I could make subs.

[@Frip36]

Russian only has like 48 words so it would be fruitless to translate.

[@FriedEggsWithChips]

Who is he preaching to in this scene? Not one glance at the audience thus far at 13:30, only the Preacher's dog. Surely the whole speech is not just for dog's benefit?

[@InchonDM]

I think the church is actually empty. The whole speech may just be for HIS benefit, a final venting of his spleen before his death. Though since this is the church he's been serving for decades, he may not need to look to the audience.

[@zvukoper]

@ALANRICKMAN42 no problem. Glad you liked it. Please visit britbitsandclips(dot)com for more rare content. And you can vizit my and my wife's fan site about Alan. We share a lot of good photos here and most recent videos - rickman(dot)ucoz(dot)ru

[@eubilla]

is this part of a movie?

[@zvukoper]

It is a part of the four monologues about the revolution.

[@adriwiltens8918]

I expect more views today.

[@clockwork9827]

A Freriks you gotta few views from me

[@alisilva9873]

Só queria entender tudo q ele Ta FALANDO. Não falo inglês

[@MermaidMoney]

0:33 beyond the gross stuff

[@AmberLu-m3z]

miss alan in 2025

[@2serveand2protect27]

Shouldn't have read too much of Rousseau. You wanted LIBERTY?? You wanted a population that THINKS CRITICALLY?? You HAD a Great Teacher! His name was VOLTAIRE! ...instead you wanted to go the other way!...

[@mariajesussardonestevez2533]

Perdoname, estaba sobrepasada de pastillas antideoresivos

[@zvukoper]

Te deseo buena salud amigo

[@missmary1015]

I so love this but cannot find it on dvd anywhere :( I do have him narrating the Return of the Native and love it so much. Thank you for uploading