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The Lord gave me that woman
and told me to chastise her.
Then he told you to beat her
to death, huh?
I only do what I'm called on to do.
I was in a state of grace.
And that woman. . .
. . .she tried to soil my spirit.
Well, I'm sure you were, Maggott.
But it seems to me I remember
a quotation that goes like:
Vengeance is mine.
Vengeance is mine.
I will repay, sayeth the Lord.
Paul to the Romans, Chapter 12.
Exactly. Now, isn't that
supposed to mean. . .
. . .that we leave punishment
of the transgressors to his hands?
That's right, major.
That's exactly what it means.
But it doesn't restrict him to the kind
of tools he would use, now does it?
And like I told you, major,
I only do what I'm called on to do.
You know, Maggott, I don't think
you're going to hang after all.
I think a man like you is destined
for higher things. Guard.
Besides, us Southern boys have
to stick together now, don't we?
I sure didn't mean to kill that fella.
But you do like I say,
and maybe they won't hang you.
Fixing to kill me some other way?
It might not come to that.
I reckon the folks would be a sight
happier if I died like a soldier.
Can't say I would.
Who does this hotshot major
think he is?
Making us play wet nurses
to a bunch of scum.
Corporal Morgan.
If you can't find something to do,
I'll find something for you.
Now, move it.
Don't sweet-talk me, whitey.
You know why I'm here.
Or maybe you think I should've let
those cracker bastards. . .
. . .go right ahead and castrate me?
Seeing what those guys
tried to do to you. . .
. . .I'd say that you had
considerable justification.
Thank you, Mr. Major, sir.
I really do thank you for that.
But the court didn't agree, right?
I'm offering you an alternative,
which means you can keep fighting.
-Who for, major?
-For yourself, if you want.
But the Krauts,
they're the real master-race merchants.
That's your war, man, not mine.
You don't like the Krauts,
major, you fight them.
Me, I'll pick my own enemies.
That's your privilege. But you won't
be able to exercise it much longer.
Guard.
Because on March 25th,
you have a date with the hangman.
That's just six days from now.
Buenos das, major.
You know, sergeant, going over
the transcript of that man's trial. . .
. . .there are a couple of things
I don't get.
Did he ever claim
that he didn't do it?
I beg your pardon, but you haven't been
around prisons very much, have you?
You see, the first thing one learns
in prison, everybody is innocent.
This one, he doesn't say too much
about that one way or another.
He's only disturbed because we don't
allow him to have strings for his guitar.
Sergeant, did you ever lose a man. . .
. . .because he hung himself
with a guitar string?
No, sir, I haven't,
and I'm not about to.
Well, if he makes the trip,
see he gets the strings.
Yes, sir.
Attention!
-Tell the men to be seated.
-Yes, sir. Take seats!
-Guards out.
-Sir, l--
-Guards out.
-Yes, sir.
You heard him. Guards, out!
My name, for those of you
who may have forgotten, is Reisman.
You've all volunteered for a mission
which gives you just three ways to go:
You can foul up in training and be sent
back here for execution of sentence. . .
. . .or you can foul up in combat. . .
. . .in which case
I'll blow your brains out. . .
. . .or you can do as you're told,
in which case you might just get by.
You must not attempt to escape.
There will be no excuses,
there will be no appeal.
Any breach of either of these conditions
by any one of you. . .
. . .means you'll all be shipped back
for immediate execution of sentence.
You are therefore dependent
upon each other.
Any one of you try anything smart. . .
. . .and the 12 of you get it
right in the head, all right?
So try to remember that.
Now, are there any questions?
Sir?
Do we have to eat with n*ggers?
It's all right.
The gentleman from the South. . .
. . .made some kind of inquiries
about the dining arrangements.
He and his colleagues are discussing
the place-card settings. All right?
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.
Look, corporal, fellas,
let's get with it, right? Remember?
Baseball, pitching?
Chicago's always had the pitching.
But now, as far as--
As far as hitting goes. . .
. . .well, my sister, she can hit
better than half them fellas.
Let's move it out!
-Well, what do you think, sergeant?
-I think you'll do just fine, sir.
Don't give me that.
I said, what do you think?
one of them lovers gets. . .
. . .he's gonna shoot the major
right in the head, sir.
-Thank you, sergeant.
-Sir.
Okay, Franko. Let's go.
All right, move it out.
Come on.
Over there.
Sergeant, have the men fall in,
facing me.
Sir. All right, on your feet. Fall in
over here, double-quick! Come on now!
Come on, snap it up.
Snap it up!
Jiminez, get in there!
Ten-hut!
All right, Franko, get rid
of that cigarette.
Thank you.
This will be your new home
until further notice.
What there is of it will be built
by you, but the construction. . .
. . .will in no way interfere
with your training.
So the sooner you get it up, the sooner
you'll be sleeping in out of the rain.
-Sergeant.
-Sir?
You're in charge. I want this compound
up and completed within the month.
Thank you.
If this place was on fire,
it'd burn to the ground.
Come on, what are you doing?
All right, come on. Let's move.
Come on.
Hey, Maggott, what are you? German?
Hey, what are you trying to do,
break the window?
All right, sergeant, fall them in.
Fall in, in front of the hut.
On the double!
Round it up!
At ease.
All right, that'll be all for today.
How come they got
all the comforts of home?
Why can't we put our floor in?
Why can't we put our windows in?
-Franko's right.
Mr. Franko, with his keen eye
for detail. . .
. . .has noted that the prisoners'
quarters are not yet ready.
The answer to that is simple:
You are not yet ready
to occupy that hut. . .
. . .with the degree of comfort
that you would like.
When I think that you've earned
that privilege, I'll let you know.
Reveille is at 0530.
That is all. Sergeant.
Sir. You heard the man, chow time!
Dismissed!
That's it, fellas. Speak up, boys.
Speak up.
Wind it up, strike one!
Hey, Joseph, is that the way
they did it in the Polish navy?
You won't win any cigars that way.
Hey, Franko, number please.
Ask the operator for my nickel back.
Why don't you guys
just dry up and blow away?
Meanwhile, on the Atlantic wall...
... the German forces
have been preparing...
...a few nice surprises for you,
gentlemen...
...just in case Mr. Churchill...
to attempt an invasion.
He may not be
...but then, of course, he will not
...in such an--
Hey, what's this guy's name again?
You ought to know.
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