Daily Dialogue — March 20, 2019

Col. Robinson and Major Barton communicating by telephone.

Col. Robinson: Those men of the third wave should have gone, Barton. Marker flags were seen.
Major Barton: Not by me, sir. I’ve asked for confirmation from General Gardner.
Col. Robinson: Your orders are to attack and you’ll do so immediately! The British at Suvla must be allowed to get ashore! Is that clear? You are to push on!
Major Barton: It’s cold blooded murder!
Col. Robinson: I said push on!

— Gallipoli (1981), screenplay by David Williamson, story by Peter Weir

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: World War I.

Trivia: Due to the popularity of the Gallipoli battlefields as a tourist destination, this film is shown nightly in several hostels and hotels in several towns on the peninsula.

Dialogue On Dialogue: War is hell. This scene and the exchange between the two officers proves it.