Attack
1956 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,145 VOTES · DIR. Robert Aldrich
Overview
Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,213 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 Fragile Fox, Fragile Fox. First squad.
00:06:43 - Which forms, sir? - Which...?
00:10:27 Harry, meet Monsieur Bouisse.
00:13:39 Let's face it, this is for keeps.
00:16:50 Expose yourself, Lieutenant.
00:20:38 That your opinion, too?
00:24:14 Can you see me with a shave, haircut, some toilet water?
00:27:16 I want all platoon leaders outside the TP once their men are on the road.
00:31:07 What happens?
00:35:20 - It looks quiet. - So does a graveyard.
00:40:23 Cellar.
00:44:56 Maybe he's too far, Lieutenant.
00:48:23 Captain!
00:52:04 Got that?
00:56:05 Tot?
01:00:45 All right, now. 20-yard intervals. Don't bunch up.
01:07:05 One of the best platoon leaders I ever had.
01:10:30 - There's something you've gotta do. - We'll hold.
01:14:09 A man hasn't got the guts to live, he hasn't got 'em to die.
01:21:56 He yells nice and loud, don't he?
01:25:47 As officer in charge, I'm still the one giving the orders...
01:33:12 What's happened here... I mean, what's really happened
01:37:44 Maybe I'll put through a field promotion for you. I want a captain in command.
40:02:00 You sent in a platoon? What happened?
Cast & Characters
Jack Palance
Lt. Joe Costa - Fox Co.
Lee Marvin
Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett - CO, White Battalion
Eddie Albert
Capt. Erskine Cooney
Robert Strauss
Pfc. Bernstein
Richard Jaeckel
Pvt. Snowden
Buddy Ebsen
Sfc. Tolliver - Fox Co.
Jon Shepodd
Cpl. John Jackson - Fox Co. Communications
Peter van Eyck
SS Captain
Jim Goodwin
Pfc. Ricks
Steven Geray
Otto - German NCO
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,213
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line40:02:00
Production Record
DirectorRobert Aldrich
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,145