March or Die (1977)
Ian Holm: El Krim
Quotes
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El Krim : [showing Foster and his patrol the dead body of a legionnair] One of my men got restless.
Maj. William Sherman Foster : [an Arab walks over to the body and spits in his face. Suddenly Segrain shoots the Arab at point blank range. Everyone is pointing weapons at everyone] One of my men got restless.
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Maj. William Sherman Foster : [Handing over to El Krim and his men a significant piece of the archaeological treasure that Marneau has just recovered at Erfoud] From the French - a gift to your people.
El Krim : How can you make gift of something that is already ours?
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Maj. William Sherman Foster : [El Krim and some of his tribesmen have stopped the train on which Major Foster and his Legionnaires are traveling] I have orders to continue the excavation at Erfoud.
El Krim : And I have orders from higher authority to stop you... from Allah. I marvel at the audacity of the French. They think they have the right to divide up other lands, peoples. You can bring 10,000 trains of Legionnaires - you still will not take anything from our homeland.
El Krim : [Making a sweeping gesture, and continuing in an ominous tone] The desert welcomes you, Foster.
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El Krim : [Major Foster is mortally wounded; a few survivors of the disastrous siege stand nearby. El Krim approaches to pay his respects] I am sorry, old friend. But it was the only way. And now our tribes are together: Bedouin, Berber, Rif... We will resist ALL foreigners, until we prevail.
El Krim : [Now turning to address the surviving Legionnaires] I let you live so that what happened today could be known, to the entire world.
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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!
