The Night of the Generals (1967)

Omar Sharif: Major Grau

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• Major Grau : One of them is a... a murderer.

  Inspector Morand : Only one? But murder is the occupation of Generals.

  Major Grau : Then let us say what is admirable on the large scale is monstrous on the small. Since we must give medals to mass murderers, why not give justice to the small... entrepreneurs.

• Liesowski : But what happens if the murderer really is a general?

  Major Grau : What happens? Well, justice is blind, my dear Inspector. Justice cannot see the red stripe or the gold braid, but justice can sometimes hear the cry of a murdered woman.

• Inspector Morand : Welcome, Colonel Grau, to the spider's web.

  Major Grau : How did you know it was me?

  Inspector Morand : What other German Colonel would enter unannounced?

  Major Grau : Any SS Colonel would.

• Liesowski : Her name was Kupiecka. Maria Kupiecka.

  Captain Engel : Kupiecka? Oh, yes, she was a prostitute. And a good friend to us!

  Liesowski : She was also a German agent.

  Major Grau : Killed by a Polish patriot?

  Liesowski : Providing the Polish patriot was also a sexual degenerate.

  Major Grau : Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side.

• Major Grau : That maniac is blowing up half the city!

• Major Grau : I have a zealous nature, Sir, I can't help it.

• Major Grau : Preliminary investigation has established that each of you was... well... unaccounted for last night.

  General Tanz : To whom should we be accountable, Major?

• Colonel Mannheim : Above all, Major Grau - not too much zeal.

  Major Grau : I have a zealous nature, sir. I can't help it.