Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Anthony Quayle: Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax
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Quotes
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : In we go, Woody. To hell with battle instructions. We've got to draw his fire off Exeter. At this range we might as well bombard the beast with snowballs.
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Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax : Well, today's the day.
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Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax : To quote Shakespeare freely: the ides of December are come.
Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : Aye, Caesar, but not gone!
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : Be ready to close in and finish her when the light fails. Keep her between us and the afterglow. She'll be silhouetted against the western sky. We'll be in the cover of the dark.
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : It's a miracle!
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax : Miracle or not, sir, we can do with her.
Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : How the blazes did she manage to steam 1,000 miles in 35 hours?
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : And talking of golf, look at my clubs.
Captain McCall - R.N., British Naval Attache for Buenos Aires : Are those clubs?
Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : Toothpicks. That's all they are now. One shell took all their heads off. Good shooting, eh? On a fairground, it would have won a teddy bear.
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Captain McCall - R.N., British Naval Attache for Buenos Aires : Suppose the Graf Spee does make a break for Buenos Aires. Will you try stop her?
Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : McCall, I was never much good on a horse, but I know the drill. Don't take your fences until you have to.
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : Don't let the Captain of the Port arrest you for smuggling. Tell him I'll bring him some gin in a few weeks' time.
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : If we open fire within the River Plate, we'll be accused of violating neutral territory. Think what little Goebbels will make of it.
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Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax : And it's an outsize in bowler hats if this goes wrong.
