The Longest Day (1962)

Sean Connery: Pvt. Flanagan

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Quotes 

• Capt. Colin Maud : [walking up to a stalled vehicle]  My old grandmother used to say anything mechanical, give it a good bash.

  [Hits hood with his swagger stick] 

  Capt. Colin Maud : Try it now.

  [vehicle cranks] 

  Private Flanagan : [to Clough]  Sure, now; that did it.

  [notices Maud looks at him] 

  Private Flanagan : Ah, now that's what I call a hell of a man!

  Pvt. Clough : Aye, I like his dog too.

  Capt. Colin Maud : Move inland. The war's that way.

• [Millen plays the bagpipes as British troops march toward the Germans] 

  Pvt. Clough : There it is, he's at it again! Have you ever heard such a racket in all your life?

  Private Flanagan : Yeah, it takes an Irishman to play the pipes.

• [upon landing on beach] 

  Private Flanagan : Come on out, you dirty slobs! Flanagan's back!