Morituri (1965)

Marlon Brando: Robert Crain

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• Robert Crain : Statter, you're a cold bastard.

  Colonel Statter : I was born on a chilly island.

• Robert Crain : I was blackmailed to the strains of Mozart.

• Captain Mueller : You're not very subtle, Mr Keil. But I must admire your courage.

  Robert Crain : You're the one with courage, Mueller. It takes real courage to see your son turn into a merciless fanatic and still believe in your mildewed concepts of the Fatherland. I envy you. I wish I had so much to believe in.

• Colonel Statter : Schroeder, if we capture 7,000 tons of rubber, it's going to save thousands of lives and shorten the war against Hitler.

  Robert Crain : Colonel Statter, besides from the obvious suicidal aspects of your scheme, I personally don't believe that war is ever a solution to political conflict. What do wars ever prove? Men, women, and children are slaughtered, and a generation later, friends are enemies, and enemies are friends and the whole stupid cycle starts over again. Certainly, I have great appreciation for your noble effort, and your interest to save thousands of lives. But excuse me if I seem to be concerned for my own life.

• Robert Crain : [in the officer's mess: Crain, Capt. Mueller and Kruse are dining]  It's a long voyage, and I hope that we could find some common interest.

  Robert Crain : [motions to a nearby chess board]  Do you play the chess, sir?

  Captain Mueller : [curtly]  I do.

  Robert Crain : Well, then, we perhaps could have a game?

  Captain Mueller : [curtly]  Mr Keil, I have neither the time, nor the desire to play chess with you.

  Robert Crain : [slightly taken aback]  Captain Mueller... I'm not accustomed to unfriendliness, hmm? And, I quite frankly... I was really not prepared for it. Do you have some particular quarrel with SS, Captain?

  Captain Mueller : I'm sure that you SS gentlemen are very valuable on dry land. But on this ship I have a job to do.

  Robert Crain : But how does my being on board this ship affect your job?

  Captain Mueller : My crew. Word's gotten around that you're aboard, and they're scared to death.

  Robert Crain : [chuckles]  This is ridiculous.

  Captain Mueller : Ridiculous or not, I shall have to ask you to confine yourself to your cabin, the deck, and the salon. I don't want you to interfere with their work or mine.

  Robert Crain : Do you mean... am I to understand that I will not be free to, to walk around the ship?

  Captain Mueller : Yes, just that. The Admiralty described you as a passenger. So you will have all the privileges and the restrictions of a passenger.

  Robert Crain : They failed to describe the captain as not only foolish but ill-mannered.

  Captain Mueller : Well, that's their blunder.

  Robert Crain : Captain Mueller, I don't have to put up with this sort of rudeness and I would like to suggest that you show a little more respect for me, for my authority, and for the organization that I represent.

  Captain Mueller : I am the master of this ship. You're under MY authority here.

  Robert Crain : [stands up, pulls a notepad out of his pocket]  Mr. Kruse, you will attest that the captain is not only insulting, but uncooperative. I will make a full report of this when we reach Bordeaux, hmm?

  Captain Mueller : Bordeaux? The only report I care about - IF we reach Bordeaux - is that Captain Mueller brought the "Ingo" on a 15,000 mile journey through enemy waters with a precious cargo, successfully. Even if he didn't play chess on the way.

  Robert Crain : I hoped that our relations would be pleasant but I see that they won't. Good night.

  [turns and leaves] 

• Robert Crain : What does war ever prove? Men and women and children are slaughtered and a generation later friends are enemies and enemies are friends and the whole stupid cycle starts over again.