A field of glory is never a pretty sight.
3 seconds sound clip from the Waterloo (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:57.815 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- If Marshal Blucher stays in Belgium, I stay too.
- On that promise, Blucher would tie his men to trees if necessary.
- Quatre Bras. He's bound to go for them, sir.
- If we can't hold him there, I will stop him here.
- By God, that man does war honor.
- A field of glory is never a pretty sight.
- Nevertheless, 16,000 Prussian dead. That's good news to slap on the walls of Paris.
- Wellington's on the run. I caught him at Quatre Bras. He is retreating.
- If he's retreating, what are you doing here?
- Where are the reinforcements you promised me?
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