That I despise you for the professional coward that you are!
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Major Brand:
War is not murder. Capt. Leith:
[chuckling condescendingly]
Brand, you're wonderful! You have the Christian decency that forbids killing a dying man but ignores the work of a sharpshooter. Major Brand:
[defensively]
Well, war is killing. Capt. Leith:
[laughing]
Better and better. So, the fine line between war and murder is distance... Anybody can kill at a distance with the same sort of courage that a man shoots rabbits, but when it cokes to the dirty work. you have to call on a civilian. Major Brand:
What is it that you're trying to say? Capt. Leith:
That I despise you for the professional coward that you are!
War is not murder. Capt. Leith:
[chuckling condescendingly]
Brand, you're wonderful! You have the Christian decency that forbids killing a dying man but ignores the work of a sharpshooter. Major Brand:
[defensively]
Well, war is killing. Capt. Leith:
[laughing]
Better and better. So, the fine line between war and murder is distance... Anybody can kill at a distance with the same sort of courage that a man shoots rabbits, but when it cokes to the dirty work. you have to call on a civilian. Major Brand:
What is it that you're trying to say? Capt. Leith:
That I despise you for the professional coward that you are!
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War is not murder
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Brand you're wonderful
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You have the Christian decency that forbids killing a dying man
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but approves the work of the sharpshooter
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Well war is killing
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Better and better
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So the fine line between war and murder is distance
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Anybody can kill at a distance
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with the same sort of courage that a man shoots rabbits
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When it comes to the dirty work you have to call in the civilian
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What are you trying to say
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That I despise you for the professional coward that you are
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Movie Summary
A Commander receives a citation for an attack on General Erwin Rommel's headquarters, which is actually undeserved, as the Commander is unfit for his job. On top of that, unbeknownst to him, his wife is having an affair with one of h
Actors
Major Brand
Capt. Leith
Captain Leith
Sergeant Barney
