Favorite Quote From a war film

I'm pretty sure that this type of thread has been submitted before, but I'll start a new one.

What is/are your favorite quotes from a war film? (It doesn't have to be WWII)

Some of my favorites:

"We won't even get a hundred meters...but what's the difference?"
- Cpl. Fritz Reiser, "Stalingrad"

"You know how many men I've lost under my command? 94. But that means I've saved the lives of ten times than many, doesn't it?"
- Capt. Miller, "Saving Private Ryan"

"I love the stars...they're not on anybody's side...they're just there."
- Sgt. Elias, "Platoon"

 

I quiet like this: You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like ? victory .

- Apocolypes now .

 

My favourite ever war movie quote is not from from a WWII film, it is from Zulu.

Colour Sgt Bourne: It's a miracle!
Lieutenant Chard: If it's a miracle colour sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer-Henry .45 calibre miracle.
Colour Sgt Bourne: And a bayonet sir. With some guts behind it.

 

"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." Patton (1970)

 

Forty years I've been at sea. A war at sea. A war with no battles, no monuments... only casualties. - The Hunt for Red October

 

"You best watch out, them boys is shooters." Opening scene from "Dances With Wolves." The movie was lame, but I like that line....

 

i think ths qoute comes from "kelly's heroes" - you wanted to see germans,well you got you're germans! i can't remeber the exact words. does any one know if i worded it rightly?

 

It was 'Kojak' aka Telly Savalas playing Sgt Guffey in the Battle of the Bulge when the driver says, 'whats that?' when they are woken up after hearing the Konigstigers approaching.

 

"It is forbidden to speak with prisoners in solitary confinement." Not spoken but painted on a sign in four languages-this was in the Sir John Mills, Theodor Bikel, Anton Differing and Eric Portman classic: The Colditz Story.

For Jason and other Duke fans: "Saddle up!" John Wayne as Sgt. Stryker in Sands of Iwo Jima.

"Are you going to tell me that your just going to stop here...and drink TEA!!!?" A quote from Robert Redford as the American Major Julian? talking to a British Officer: in the movie: A Bridge Too Far.

"A man is only remembered when he is never forgotten. So long Happy." Richard Basehart as Lt. Rennick in: Decision Before Dawn.

"Murder, kill, it's the same thing." Pvt. Griff (Mark Hamill) to the Sergeant (Lee Marvin) in: The Big Red One.

" The hell it is Griff. We don't murder the enemy, we kill." The Sergeant back to Griff in The Big Red One.

"Murder, kill...it's the same thing. Schroeder used to be tough. In Libya, I saw him murder a German Officer."
Sgt Schroeder back to Soldat Gert: "We don't murder...we kill. I shot him when he ran from a fight with the British." "Your going to choke on panzer fumes. Divisions sending us to the Kasserine Pass."
Gert to Schroeder: "I want no more. I'm no damned Nazi fanatic like you. Germany is through singing for Adolf Hitler." At that, Sgt. Schroeder executes Gert with a few bursts of fire from his MP-40-and to the sounds of Die Fahn Noch (SP?) aka: The horst wessel lied.

 

Kelly Heros-Oddball Its a mark 5 and we gotter by the ass...lol

 

A Bridge Too Far -

German officer with white flag, "My General says there is no point continuing this fighting. His wishes to discuss terms for surrender."

Major Harry Carlyle: "We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner, sorry!"

(Confused look from German officer).

Major Carlyle: "We'd like to, but we can't accept your surrender! Was there anything else?"

 

"Capt. Otto Baumann: Farce! Where are the bombers? Our reinforcements? This is the most important place in Germany, and what do we have to fight with? Old men, riff-raff, the sweepings from the road." - The Bridge at Remagen. Good movie, lots of other good quotes.

Oh, and this is my 100th post. I think it's been 1 month since I joined. 100 posts in 1 month, wow.

 

"Earn this... earn it." - (Capt. Miller to Pvt. Ryan) SPR

It might very well apply to every single one of us...

 

The Duke of Wellington commenting about the soldiers of the British Army in the film "Waterloo"," I hope they scare the French because they certainly scare me".Classic British understatement and one wanders how many other Generals muttered that under their breath.

 

Band of Brothers:

Ronald Spiers: The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.

[Easy Compagny is patrolling through the Bavarian woods]
Frank Perconte: Hey, George.
George Luz: Yeah?
Frank Perconte: Kind of remind you of Bastogne?
George Luz: Yeah, now that you mention it. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't f***ing exploding from Kraut artillery, but yeah... Frank... other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne.
Frank Perconte: Right?
George Luz: Bull, smack him for me please?
[thump]
George Luz: Thank you.


The Longest Day

Mayor of Colleville: [meeting the British on the beach] Welcome; welcome, friends. I brought champagne, but I do know think it will be enough for all of you.

Lord Lovat: Quite alright. We have a pressing engagement; the war. Move inland.

Edited due to language.

 

Broadsword Calling Dannyboy

 

"Fill your hands, you sonofab***h!"

A salute for the particulars of this quote to include....

1. movie title
2. actor and character' name
3. who the line was directed to (actor and character's name)
4. scene description

Edited due to language.

 

A Bridge Too Far - General Roy Urquhart
"Hancock. I've got lunatics laughing at me from the woods. My original plan has been scuppered now that the jeeps haven't arrived. My communications are completely broken down. Do you really believe any of that can be helped by a cup of tea?"

 

true grit
john wayne,rooster cogburn
robert duvall,ned pepper
rooster on horseback confronts the 4 outlaws and speaks the line...

 

Not a quote, but still entertaining.

[SIZE=+2]The Night of the
Bayonet[/SIZE] Direct from the film I quote:

"The night was filled with dark and cold,
When Sergeant Talbot the story is told,
Pulled out his poncho and headed out,
To check the lines dressed like a Krout,

Upon a trooper our hero came,
Fast asleep he called his name,
Smith! O Smith! get up its time
To take your turn on the line,

And Private Smith so very weary
Craked upon a eyelid red and bleary,
grabbed his rifle he did not tarry,
Hearing Floyd but seing Jerry,

DONT cried Tab, Its me and yet
Smith charged to sweet, with his bayonet
He lunged and thrust both hight and low,
And skewered the boy from Kokomo

And as they carried him away
Our punctured hero was heard to say,
When in this war you venture out,
Best never do it dressed as a Krout!

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