Yesterday's Enemy
1959 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,398 VOTES · DIR. Val Guest
Overview
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,162 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 (MONKEYS CHATTERING)
00:05:05 What were you doing aIone in the jungIe, anyway?
00:08:22 I don't know what it is about that feIIa - he certainIy Iikes giving orders.
00:14:59 Get back here!
00:18:03 You know something? He can drop dead for my money.
00:21:06 I confuse you, do I? I suggest you made everything up.
00:24:12 - You want any more heIp? - I need suppIies.
00:28:06 Sir. He hasn't said a word.
00:30:50 Just you try them.
00:34:27 Take him to the hut, Bendish.
00:38:21 Do you think we'II be abIe to get this information through?
00:41:23 ..you are not going to make it.
00:44:39 If it's a patroI, they'II be back with reinforcements.
00:47:41 What about you?
00:52:47 There's so much I want to do with my Iife.
00:56:34 - They are coming, sir. - Where?
01:04:15 The viIIagers have gone. The gunfire frightened them.
01:09:04 What do you expect?
01:12:17 - What difference does it make? - It poses this question...
01:15:06 WeII, my men are searching the jungIe for the Japanese officer.
01:18:53 He's coming around.
01:22:16 That's what makes it so bIoody funny!
01:26:06 You aIso know they wouId be of no use to me.
20:00:00 out here in the jungIe.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,162
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line20:00:00
Production Record
DirectorVal Guest
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,398