To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
I enjoy a joke as much as the next man, gentlemen, but if I may
Please log in to add to collections.
The War Below

I enjoy a joke as much as the next man,gentlemen, but if I may

I enjoy a joke as much as the next man,
gentlemen, but if I may

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.067
I enjoy a joke as much as the next man, gentlemen, but if I may...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:00
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
drama, history, war
Production
Vital Pictures

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
These markers here, are the Allied lines. This, the German front. - The War Below 00:06
These markers here, are the Allied lines. This, the German f...
Now, the Germans have built bunkers, 30 feet below ground level, - The War Below 00:14
Now, the Germans have built bunkers, 30 feet below ground le...
And of course when the bombardment ends, - The War Below 00:07
And of course when the bombardment ends,
Morale in France is at rock bottom, and with our new campaign in Flanders, - The War Below 00:11
Morale in France is at rock bottom, and with our new campaig...
With these deep hidey holes, Fritz is a tough nut to crack from above. - The War Below 00:05
With these deep hidey holes, Fritz is a tough nut to crack f...
We're going to tunnel, under no man's land. - The War Below 00:04
We're going to tunnel, under no man's land.
Our initial target, is this forward bunker here, - The War Below 00:09
Our initial target, is this forward bunker here,
But you men do, there's a platoon, waiting in Salisbury. - The War Below 00:05
But you men do, there's a platoon, waiting in Salisbury...
Your job is to teach them how to tunnel the clay, - The War Below 00:05
Your job is to teach them how to tunnel the clay,
So, um... how long we got, sir? - The War Below 00:05
So, um... how long we got, sir?
And then the platoon has, another three to get the job done in France. - The War Below 00:05
And then the platoon has, another three to get the job done ...
- No. - Well I'm sorry but that's all the time we have. - The War Below 00:05
- No. - Well I'm sorry but that's all the time we ...
- What's your name? - William Hawkin, sir. - The War Below 00:04
- What's your name? - William Hawkin, sir.
Well I've not met that many clerks or bank managers in me time, - The War Below 00:07
Well I've not met that many clerks or bank managers in ...
With the constant risk of collapse, and come out the other end, - The War Below 00:08
With the constant risk of collapse, and come out the other e...
No. You want your big explosions sir, - The War Below 00:05
No. You want your big explosions sir,
I didn't realize that meant putting our war effort into the hands - The War Below 00:06
I didn't realize that meant putting our war effort into...
I grant you that sir, - The War Below 00:06
I grant you that sir,
This is a military operation, Jack, not some... some social experiment. - The War Below 00:06
This is a military operation, Jack, not some... some social ...
- Do you understand that? - I must confess, I too had my reservation. - The War Below 00:05
- Do you understand that? - I must confess, I too had my res...