Otto Heidemann
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[suspecting his subordinate, Bruno Stachel, of lying about shooting down two planes] Two three-second bursts. Is your marksmanship that good?
General Count von Klugermann
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[on being informed Stachel has been wounded in the arm] Good, the people like soldiers to be shot in the right places.
Dialogue
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Otto Heidemann: What does your father do?
[Pause]
Bruno Stachel: He works in a small hotel, Herr Hauptmann...five bedrooms!"
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Willi von Klugermann: A pretty medal, the Blue Max.
Bruno Stachel: It's the only one worth having. People respect it.
Willi von Klugermann: The medal or the man?
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Willi von Klugermann: By the way, Stachel. There's an impression around that you care more about your unconfirmed kill than you do about Fabian's death.
[Pause]
Bruno Stachel: Perhaps it's force of habit. In the trenches, we couldn't even bury the dead; there were too many of them. I've never had the time to discuss them over a glass of champagne.
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[Willi von Klugermann informs Stachel that their commander has ordered him to attend a ceremony honoring the men he killed]
Willi von Klugermann: He believes in chivalry, Stachel.
Bruno Stachel: Chivalry? To kill a man, then make a ritual out of saluting him. It's hypocrisy. When they kill me, I don't want anyone to salute.
Willi von Klugermann:They probably won't.
Cast