Morituri (1965)

Martin Benrath: Kruse

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• Captain Mueller : [Angrily storming into Adm. Wendel's office]  Admiral Wendel, in the Merchant Navy the captain chooses his own crew.

  Captain Mueller : [Glaring at Kruse]  What are you doing here?

  Captain Mueller : [Pulls a list of names out of his pocket]  I'll be damned if I'll ship with these! Two murderers. Two more, "Assault with deadly weapons." This one... "Theft of government property."

  Admiral : Another, an outright political enemy. It's also a good way to send these bastards to Germany, for the punishment they deserve.

  Captain Mueller : I'm sorry, I cannot accept them.

  Kruse : But they are only a handful, Captain...

  Captain Mueller : l don't want a handful of maggots in my soup!

• Kruse : Captain! Captain, there's a destroyer. Heading straight for us.

  Captain Mueller : [Both men peer at it through their binoculars]  American. Benson class.

  Kruse : Four guns, 10 torpedo tubes... Makes 36 knots.

  Captain Mueller : [slight sarcasm]  Good. Send them a citation.