Stratwitch Quotes in The Great Escape (1963)

Stratwitch: I will not take action against you, now. This is the first day here and there has been much stupidity and carelessness... on both sides!

Stratwitch: What are you doing over here by the wire?

Hilts: Well, like I told Max here, I was trying to get my...

German Soldier: [Voice] Achtung!

[Von Luger enters]

Von Luger: What were you doing by the wire?

Hilts: Well, like I told Max... I was trying to cut my way through your wire because I want to get out.

Stratwitch: Your name?

Ives: Ives.

[Strachwitz looks through his prisoner profiles]

Stratwitch: Ives... Ives... Oh, yes. Archibald Ives. Scot. The photograph doesn't do justice.

Ives: I'd like to see one of you under similar circumstances.

Stratwitch: [Danny and Sedgewick are trying to sneak out with a group of Russian prisoners] Halt!

[walks over to Sedgewick]

Stratwitch: Out!

[pause]

Stratwitch: OUT!

Danny: [No, No! Comrade!] Nyet, nyet! Tovarich!

Stratwitch: Oh, he's your friend.

Danny: [Comrade!] Tovarich!

Stratwitch: And who vouches for you, Lieutenant Willenski? Come on out, Sedgewick.

Danny: [hands coat back to Russian prisoner and steps out of line] Spasiba.

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