And a lot earlier than most
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Peter Handcock:
Go on, read it to us, Harry. Harry Morant:
Oh, Peter, Come on. Come on. You know you loathe poetry. George Wittow:
Well, there's not much else to bloody do here. Come on, read it. Harry Morant:
"Oh, those rides across the river, Where the shallow stream runs wide, And the sunset's beams were glossing strips of sand on either side, They would cross the sparkling river on the brown horse and the bay, Watch the willows sway and shiver and the trembling shadows play, 'Tis a memory to be hoarded, Of a foolish tale and fond, Till another stream be forded, And we reach the great beyond" George Wittow:
I don't want to die. Harry Morant:
Well, every life ends in a dreadful execution, George. Yours will be much quicker and less painful than most. George Wittow:
And a lot earlier than most
Go on, read it to us, Harry. Harry Morant:
Oh, Peter, Come on. Come on. You know you loathe poetry. George Wittow:
Well, there's not much else to bloody do here. Come on, read it. Harry Morant:
"Oh, those rides across the river, Where the shallow stream runs wide, And the sunset's beams were glossing strips of sand on either side, They would cross the sparkling river on the brown horse and the bay, Watch the willows sway and shiver and the trembling shadows play, 'Tis a memory to be hoarded, Of a foolish tale and fond, Till another stream be forded, And we reach the great beyond" George Wittow:
I don't want to die. Harry Morant:
Well, every life ends in a dreadful execution, George. Yours will be much quicker and less painful than most. George Wittow:
And a lot earlier than most
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Come on Read it to us Harry
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Oh Peter come on come on You know you loathe poetry
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Well there's not much else to bloody do around here is there Come on read it
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Oh those rides across the river
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where the shallow stream runs wide
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when the sunset's beams were glossing
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strips of sand on either side
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we would cross the sparkling river
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on the brown horse and the bay
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watch the willows sway and shiver
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Movie Summary
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
