The best line in this whole movie is at the end. When the Color Sgt. is taking roll call and one soldier doesn't answer he doesn't skip a beat and says speak up son you're not dead.. I saw you..Classic!
shareAll great lines mentioned here. But my fav has to be:
LT. BROMHERD
Independent...Fire at will!
SOLDIER
Well, that's very nice of him.
Makes me laugh every time.
While Colour-Sergeant Bourne quotes from the Psalms the soldiers stop and listen. He spots them: "Nobody told you to stop working! You lead-backsided..." (stops himself, remembers there is a man of God present) "Get sweatin'!"
shareDon't think it's been mentioned but one of my favourite lines is at the end where Bromhead says "it's a mircale!" and Chard goes:
"Well if it's a miracle it's a short round Martini boxer .455 calibre miracle" (or something like that!)
Surgeon Maj. Reynolds: This is going to hurt you a lot more then it will me, I'm happy to say.
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Look on the world and tell me the pleasures of sanity....
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And the ground, there's no moisture in it. Nothing to hold a man in his grave.
shareOkay here are 10 exchanges that nobody mentioned in full in this thread all of them gold (this movie is a quote machine)
Reynolds: You've got a fine handsome boil, my friend. There's one glistening boil for every soldier in Africa. You may not win any medals on this campaign, but you'll certainly get more boils. For every gunshot wound I probe, I expect to lance three boils.
Hook: Uh, a spot of medicinal brandy would set me up, sir.
Reynolds: Brandy's for heroes, Mr. Hook. The rest of you will make do with boils in your skin, flies in your meat, and dysentery in your bellies. Now - this will hurt you a lot more than it will me, I'm happy to say.
Adendorff: Damn you... God damn you!
Lt. Chard: Adendorff, what are they doing? Answer me!
Adendorff: Haven't you had enough? Can't you see your damned egos don't matter anymore? We're dead.
Lt. Bromhead: [shouting at Zulus] Well, what are you waiting for? Come on! Come on!
[The Zulus begin another musical war-chant.]
Bromhead: Those bastards! They're taunting us!
Adendorff: [Realizing what the Zulus are really doing, he begins to laugh] No, you couldn't be more wrong! They're saluting you. They're saluting fellow braves!
"Bromhead: If 1200 men couldn't hold a defensive position this morning, what chance have we with 100?"
"Hughes: Hey, Hooky... who's doing all that shooting? Who do you think?
Private Henry Hook: Who do you think? Mister flamin' Bromhead, shooting flamin' defenseless animals for the flamin' officers' flamin' dinner.
"Cpl. William Allen: [both men are wounded but the soldier distributing ammunition has fallen] Can you move your leg?
Pte. Fred Hitch: [flippantly] If you want me to dance...
Cpl. William Allen: I want you to *crawl*. Come on you slovenly soldier, we've got work to do.
"Color Sgt. Bourne: [doing roll call] Hughes!
Hughes: Excused duty!
[the soldiers begin to laugh]
Color Sgt. Bourne: No comedians, please. Hughes.
Hughes: Yes, Colour Sergeant.
"Private Henry Hook: [Throws Sergeant Maxfield across his shoulder] Twenty eight days field punishment! No pay! You know what he did? Sent my money to my Missus.
[Slaps Sereant Maxfield's buttocks]
Private Henry Hook: What did you do that for?"
"Pvt. William Jones: What's he up to, 593?
Pte. Robert Jones: Oh, I think he wants to be hero, 716.
Cpl. Frederic Schiess, NNC: Haven't you rednecks got names instead of numbers?
Pte. Robert Jones: 'Tis a Welsh regiment, man! I am Jones from Builth Wait, he is Jones from Builth Wells, and there are four more Joneses in C Company! Confusing, isn't it, Dutchy?
To hold our ground? Which military genius thought that one up? Somebody's son and heir? Got a commission before he learned to shave? (Chard to Bromhead)
I rather fancy that he's nobody's son and heir now! (Bromhead)
Never mind 'im boy. You get along to the ramparts with your mates. (then to Witt) Mr. Witt sir... be quiet now will you, there's a good gentleman, you'll upset the lads. (CS Bourne)
Myself and mutual friends have always loved the line and retort:
"Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Sixty! We dropped at least 60, wouldn't you say?
Adendorff: That leaves only 3,940."
We use as code when someone is getting overly enthusiastic about a partial success.
"Cowardly blacks, and who do you thinks coming to wipe out your little command?"
shareMy best lines are:
"I am jones from Builth Quinn, he is jones from Builth wells, and there are seven more jones in d company, confusing isn't it duchy"
Chard "think the welsh can do better than that " about the singing and then the song, makes me cry and yes I'm welsh. welsh men WILL NOT YIELD.
Michael Caine to Stanley, "oh about me needing u, don't worry old boy it's true!"
Seargent Bourne to young boy "never mind him lad, now get back to ramparts with your mates" very good caring officer.
bromhead "6O we got all least 60.
My personal favourite right at the end with the amazing strategy with the three lines of soldiers:
Chard "front rank, fire
Bromhead "middle rank fire
Chard "rear rank fire
Bromhead " front rank fire
Chard " middle rank fire
Bromhead "rear rank fire
Then in turn;
Chard "fire
Bromhead "fire
Chard "fire..........cease firing! Fantastic strategy.
Chard " I told you I came up here to build a bridge"
Seargent borne "hitch do your tunic up"
Chard "how old are you boy, stay by me" to the young lad.
Chard to people getting out of hospital "on the wall, go to surgeon, on the wall etc......"
Love this film and Stanley baker is fantastic.
Huge fan of his.
"I am jones from Builth Quinn, he is jones from Builth wells, and there are seven more jones in d company, confusing isn't it duchy"