Guns at Batasi

1964 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,029 VOTES · DIR. John Guillermin

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Overview

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,275 lines

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00:02:15 Can't you sing in tune?
00:06:54 - Some of them tried to stop us. - Probably celebrating something.
00:09:58 Our RSM's getting carried away out there. He's three and a half minutes late.
00:13:14 Come along, Charlie.
00:16:44 Recall A and B Companies.
00:20:23 What the hell is going on? If I'd had the colonel with me, I'd have bit you.
00:23:16 That's right. Mr. Wilkes was kind enough to look after me.
00:25:56 Got stranded at the airport.
00:29:22 I don't have to remind you of the penalty for armed mutiny, Mr. Boniface.
00:33:21 - Charged with what, Mr. Boniface? - Treason!
00:39:00 - How are we off for spud bags, Ben? - Plenty.
00:43:52 Get these guns cleaned, lads. Dodger, I want that one first.
00:46:22 Stay with her, Muscles, till she quietens down. See she doesn't leave the mess.
00:49:06 The thing to do is to hang on. And above all, keep our noses clean.
00:52:47 To corrupt lackeys your government left to lead us...
00:56:11 - Now look here-- - Will you please listen to me?
00:58:58 - Don't be impertinent, ma'am. - That's all you know!
01:05:29 All right, all right. All right, Wilkes, I'm relieving you.
01:10:15 My God, how you talked.
01:13:26 ...I will destroy the Sergeants' Mess, and everyone in it!
01:17:30 Now, sir...
01:21:27 Muscles?
01:27:59 - Now then, through the trench. - The danger flag, sir.
01:33:51 The new president has given him safe conduct out of the country.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,275
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:02:15
Final line01:33:51

Production Record

DirectorJohn Guillermin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,029