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Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel:
This is what keeps you in those flea-ridden caves? Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
It's part of it. Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel:
And the rest? Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
Well, the rest is that if by holding Tobruk we prevent you from taking the Suez. And if you don't take the Suez, I suggest you start planning for the next war. Cognac for the Field Marshall. German Major:
You British pig! [slaps Capt. MacRoberts]
This is what keeps you in those flea-ridden caves? Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
It's part of it. Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel:
And the rest? Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
Well, the rest is that if by holding Tobruk we prevent you from taking the Suez. And if you don't take the Suez, I suggest you start planning for the next war. Cognac for the Field Marshall. German Major:
You British pig! [slaps Capt. MacRoberts]
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This is what keeps you in those flea ridden caves
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That's part of it And the rest
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The rest is that by holding Tobruk we prevent you from taking the Suez
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And if you don't take the Suez
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I suggest you start planning for the next war
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Cognac for the field marshal You British pig
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Movie Summary
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.

