Call of Duty: World at War (2008 Video Game)

Gary Oldman: Sgt. Reznov

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• Sgt. Reznov : The rotten cancer of the fascist Reich ravages Europe like a plague. Their relentless drive into our motherland steals the lives of men, women, and children alike. The arrogance of their leaders is matched only by the brutality of their soldiers. These are the darkest days of the Nazi occupation of Stalingrad.

• Pvt. Chernov : Sergeant Reznov, you seem to relish in the slaughter.

  Sgt. Reznov : I've seen my friends die in front of me at the hands of this vermin! They deserve everything that get and more!

• Sgt. Reznov : Burn the wheat fields! There will be no escape! SHOOT!

  Pvt. Chernov : Are we to shoot them in the back?

  Sgt. Reznov : The back, the front, the head! Wherever you wish! Just so long as they are dead!

• [last lines] 

  Sgt. Reznov : As long as you live, the heart of this army can never be broken. Things will change my friend. As heroes, we will return to Russia's embrace.

• Sgt. Reznov : [reading Chernov's diary]  April 30th, 1945. When he first spoke of Dimitri, Reznov told tales of a hero, someone we should all aspire to be like. At times I have seen him show mercy, but at others I viewed complete brutality. I do not understand him. Perhaps heroes need not question their actions.

• Sgt. Reznov : Mark my words, comrade... one day, things will change.

• Sgt. Reznov : We will make sure that every sacrifice is repaid in blood!

• Sgt. Reznov : The Red Army's advance in to Germany is swift and brutal. In mere months, we have reached Seelow Heights - the last line of defense before the German capital. We outnumber the Germans ten to one! Wave upon wave of our infantry are unleashed upon them to clear the way for our armor. Once we have control of Seelow, we will begin the march to Berlin. There, we will ensure that every sacrifice is repaid in blood.

• Sgt. Reznov : The path towards our glorious victory has been a journey of blood and brutality. All of it has been necessary. When the flag of our motherland flies atop the Reichstag, all of Berlin know that the evil of the fascist Reich has been wiped from the face of the earth.

• Sgt. Reznov : Sniping your enemy is like hunting any other animal. Fire at the wrong moment and your chance will be forever lost.

• Sgt. Reznov : Fortune smiles on us. In Berlin, the Germans will truly see what they have unleashed. But in the midst of all the blood, the bullets, and the dead, I found that an old friend was still very much alive... Dimitri Petrenko. I saw this man cheat death time after time at the siege of Stalingrad. As long as he lives, the heart of this army cannot be broken. He makes us all proud.

• Sgt. Reznov : [to Chernov]  Which do you think is more important, writing about this war or fighting it?