The Battle of San Pietro Quotes
1945 films, 1940s American films, Documentary films, Films directed by John Huston, United States National Film Registry films
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“Mark W. Clark - Himself”
“John Huston - Narrator”
“The lives lost were precious lives- to their county, to their loved ones, and to the men themselves.”
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“Children are able to forget quickly. Yesterday, they wept. Today there are smiles and even laughter. Tomorrow it will be as though the bad things have never happened.”
“All scenes in this picture were photographed within range of enemy small arms or artillery fire. For purposes of continuity, a few of these scenes were shot before and after the actual battle of San Pietro.”
“The new-won Earth at San Pietro was plowed and sown. It should yield a good harvest this year." (Pause) "And the people pray to their patron saint to intercede with God for those who came to deliver them, and moved on to the north with the passing battle.”
“Our prime military aim being to engage and defeat the enemy, the capture of the town itself and the liberation of its people is of an incidental nature. But the people, in their military innocence, look upon us solely as their deliverers. (Beat) It was to free them and their farmlands that we came.”