Jack Hawkins credited as playing...
Hyde
- Major Race: Is that your wife?
- Lt. Col. Hyde: Yes.
- Major Race: Is she dead?
- Lt. Col. Hyde: No, no. I regret to say the bitch is still going strong.
- Hyde: [during the planning of the theft of guns from the army] When we leave our card, we shall have to provide the authorities with a scapegoat. In this case, I'm relying on the British character. We British will always give the Germans, the Russians, the Japanese, or even the Egyptians the benefit of the doubt, but *never* the Irish. So, throughout this exercise, if we use our accents judiciously, the IRA will get the credit, and the blame.
- Major Race: [after Hyde has explained his plan]
- Major Race: Alright, I'm sold. I'll sign on, for the duration.
- Lt. Col. Hyde: On my terms? Equal shares for all?
- Major Race: Well, if you insist on this socialistic nonsense, yes. You're losing a friend, but gaining a second-in-command.
- Lt. Col. Hyde: I'll settle for that.
- [they drink a toast]
- Hyde: We can't afford to waste all the work we're doing just because one man wants to be a hero. I've nothing against heroes, except they usually crook it for other people.
- Lt. Col. Hyde: And you said you weren't nasty.
- Major Race: Oh, I'm not. It's just the way my mind works sometimes. You know - in vicious circles.
- Lt. Col. Hyde: Enjoy your meal, gentlemen. You know the old saying, "If a Rich man eat when you will, if a Poor man... when you can."