As I was saying, fortunately, those two men did not get very far. They had the good sense to rejoin us again, so my record would stand unblemished.
10 seconds sound clip from the Stalag 17 movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:55.788 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I understand we are minus two men this morning.
- Now you wouldn't want that to happen to me, would you?
- Fortunately, those two men...
- Nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 17. Not alive, anyway.
- Sergeant Hoffman of Barracks 4.
- As duly elected compound chief, I protest the way these bodies are left lying in the mud.
- Yes. According to the Geneva Convention, dead prisoners are to be given a decent burial.
- Of course. I'm aware of the Geneva Convention. They'll be given the burial they deserve.
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