Patton

Perfectly clear. 563 01:05:22,800 --> 01:05:26,850 Old Monty is as stuck as a bug on flypaper. 564 01:05:27,680 --> 01:05:29,810 But this order from General Alexander... 565 01:05:30,060 --> 01:05:33,900 directing you to turn over the Vizzini-Caltagirone road to Montgomery. 566 01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:37,650 Well, then, old Bradley will have to slug... slug, mind you... 567 01:05:37,860 --> 01:05:42,660 his way up center of the island over those tough mountain roads, won't he? 568 01:05:42,910 --> 01:05:44,120 Yes, sir. 569 01:05:44,530 --> 01:05:46,410 Messina, Bell. 570 01:05:46,950 --> 01:05:48,080 Messina... 571 01:05:49,120 --> 01:05:52,160 is the heart of it. If they'd followed my plan, I'd be there by now. 572 01:05:52,370 --> 01:05:55,790 I'd cut off the retreat of every German on this island! 573 01:05:56,840 --> 01:05:58,800 Now, you know what I'm gonna do? 574 01:05:59,050 --> 01:06:00,380 I'm gonna go to Palermo. 575 01:06:00,630 --> 01:06:04,640 I'm gonna beat that limey at Messina if it's the last thing I ever do! 576 01:06:04,840 --> 01:06:09,350 Hey, what's all this talk about taking the Vizzini road away from 2nd Corps? 577 01:06:12,730 --> 01:06:15,600 General Alexander's orders. Road goes to Montgomery. 578 01:06:15,860 --> 01:06:18,520 Now, that road was assigned to me. 579 01:06:19,280 --> 01:06:22,070 How can I get north without it? You know the terrain there. 580 01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:26,450 I'm sorry, Brad. But Monty's run into tough opposition. Very tough. 581 01:06:28,950 --> 01:06:32,620 You wouldn't be taking advantage of this situation, would you? 582 01:06:32,870 --> 01:06:34,370 I don't know what you're talking about. 583 01:06:34,620 --> 01:06:37,790 Without that road, your army, except for my 2nd Corps... 584 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:39,380 would be out of a job. 585 01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:42,010 Free for you to go into Palermo. 586 01:06:42,260 --> 01:06:44,380 Who said anything about Palermo? 587 01:06:45,840 --> 01:06:47,720 I can read a map. 588 01:06:48,760 --> 01:06:51,270 Does Alexander know you've pushed out this far? 589 01:06:51,520 --> 01:06:54,190 That's a reconnaissance in force. 590 01:06:57,150 --> 01:06:58,360 George... 591 01:07:00,270 --> 01:07:02,610 are you saying I've got to slug it out in those mountains... 592 01:07:02,860 --> 01:07:05,030 with heavy resistance? 593 01:07:05,570 --> 01:07:08,570 Just so you can make a bigger splash than Monty? 594 01:07:09,160 --> 01:07:10,450 General... 595 01:07:11,370 --> 01:07:13,500 I just follow my orders. 596 01:07:13,750 --> 01:07:16,290 Like the simple old soldier I am. 597 01:07:17,250 --> 01:07:18,790 General Bradley. 598 01:07:19,880 --> 01:07:22,960 Sir, General Alexander has heard we're moving west. 599 01:07:23,210 --> 01:07:27,550 He says here, "Stop immediately. Go no farther than Agrigento. 600 01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:30,680 Repeat. Stop, immediately." 601 01:07:31,430 --> 01:07:33,600 That's what you think it says. 602 01:07:33,970 --> 01:07:36,940 I think it was garbled in transmission. 603 01:07:37,190 --> 01:07:39,730 Ask them to re-transmit the message. 604 01:07:39,980 --> 01:07:42,150 That'll take half a day at least. 605 01:07:42,360 --> 01:07:43,440 Yes, sir. 606 01:07:47,700 --> 01:07:49,240 Now, Brad. 607 01:07:51,950 --> 01:07:53,410 Where were we? 608 01:07:55,290 --> 01:07:58,000 We were talking about a simple... 609 01:07:58,210 --> 01:07:59,880 old soldier. 610 01:08:30,320 --> 01:08:31,780 Look at that, gentlemen. 611 01:08:34,120 --> 01:08:35,950 Compared to war... 612 01:08:36,410 --> 01:08:39,710 all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. 613 01:08:40,540 --> 01:08:42,840 Let's go, sergeant. Move out! 614 01:09:32,510 --> 01:09:34,550 Give me that helmet. 615 01:09:37,140 --> 01:09:38,930 Come on, let's get out of here! 616 01:09:51,240 --> 01:09:53,530 What silly son of a bitch is in charge of this operation? 617 01:09:53,780 --> 01:09:56,450 I don't know, but they ought to hang him. 618 01:10:08,550 --> 01:10:09,960 Afternoon, Padre. 619 01:10:10,170 --> 01:10:12,800 These men are here from the States, looking over our program... 620 01:10:13,050 --> 01:10:14,840 for the spiritual welfare of the men. 621 01:10:15,050 --> 01:10:16,760 We'll take you right into Palermo. 622 01:10:17,010 --> 01:10:19,180 Col. David toured us around your quarters... 623 01:10:19,430 --> 01:10:24,150 and I saw a Bible by your bed. Do you actually find time to read it? 624 01:10:24,850 --> 01:10:26,190 I sure do. 625 01:10:26,440 --> 01:10:28,360 Every goddamn day. 626 01:10:31,150 --> 01:10:32,770 Sir, the Americans have taken Palermo! 627 01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:34,480 Damn! 628 01:10:51,300 --> 01:10:53,800 Sir, Patton's taken Palermo! 629 01:10:54,970 --> 01:10: