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Maj. William Sherman Foster:
El Krim, I cannot be intimidated. I came to reason with you. Let the French have what they want - Let them build you roads and schools. Let them give you medicine and food. El Krim:
Roads with French signs? Schools that teach French? French food and medicine from French doctors? That is a much more subtle rape of our heritage, Foster. The friendship of France has too high a price. Maj. William Sherman Foster:
Is the price too high to take your people into the 20th Century? El Krim:
The French 20th Century? What is so glorious about that? Your 20th Century is not even twenty years old and look what that civilization has brought to your world - DEVASTATION!
El Krim, I cannot be intimidated. I came to reason with you. Let the French have what they want - Let them build you roads and schools. Let them give you medicine and food. El Krim:
Roads with French signs? Schools that teach French? French food and medicine from French doctors? That is a much more subtle rape of our heritage, Foster. The friendship of France has too high a price. Maj. William Sherman Foster:
Is the price too high to take your people into the 20th Century? El Krim:
The French 20th Century? What is so glorious about that? Your 20th Century is not even twenty years old and look what that civilization has brought to your world - DEVASTATION!
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El Krim I can not intimidated
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I came to reason with you
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Let the French have what they want Let them build their roads and their schools
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Let them give you medicines and food
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Roads with French signs
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schools that teach French
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French food medicines from French doctors That
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is a much more subtle rape of our heritage Foster
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The friendship of France has too high price
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Is the price too high to take your people until the twentieth century
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The French twentieth century What is so glorious about that Your
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Your twentieth century is not even 20 years old
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and look what civilization has brought into your world
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Movie Summary
During the 1920s, French Foreign Legion Major William Foster's (Gene Hackman's) unit is protecting an archaeological dig, but the discovery of an Arab sacred burial site prompts the angry Arab tribes to attack Foster's small garri...
Actors
Maj. William Sherman Foster
El Krim
