We Can't Accept Your Surrender - A Bridge Too Far

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Screenplay by William Goldman
From the book by Cornelius Ryan
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Kruger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann
Rated PG
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[@Bloomcycle]

This play's like a Monty Python skit 🤣

[@thedrunkengreybeareddwarf8431]

Beat me to it

[@Grant740]

Yeah it’s like the holy grail the French guy on top of the castle

[@davidrosler5413]

Oh bullsh*t. Stop fishing for attention with smarmy wise cracks. The scene is terrific, as is the movie.

[@MU-rx1tc]

Except it really happened, though the British later surrendered, they couldn’t hold out any longer without reinforcements.

[@davidrosler5413]

@@MU-rx1tc yes and thank you.

[@GDBROWN]

“Was there anything else?” The most British question during a surrender ever.

[@carloscarrillo5107]

It would be even funnier if the German responded with " Yes! We want ... a shrubbery! Ni! Ni! Ni!"

[@Jonesvvv]

The Germans were the ones asking the British to surrender. The British didn’t and went on fighting.

[@GDBROWN]

@@Jonesvvv right but I’m referring to the British Chap’s question back to the German soldier at the end of the interaction

[@IM-lr6vz]

Carrying an umbrella in combat is very british too 😂

[@howardhoman8233]

"Could you surrender your tea though?" Would be the only logical additional British line! 😂

[@Singularitysoulful]

The german soldier's face is like:well, this is embarassing.

[@KoopatheQuick]

😂

[@Jaquavious_the_3rd]

The British general was having nun of it 😂

[@nextube_owner]

@@Jaquavious_the_3rdcolonel *

[@user-ko5ul7yi1x]

Shitshitshitshitshit... I hope they don't shoot me with my back turned.

[@aiden_playz8071]

Nah more like welp guess I fail my team

[@josephrichards1763]

As a Brit this has to be one of the finest examples of our humour. Just perfect

[@blondespitfire]

It's perfection! So very British!

[@stephens.3483]

i guess? i mean you did end up losing this battle.... badly. humor aside

[@saultube44]

As a non-British, I concur

[@saultube44]

​@@stephens.3483That's what honor/bravery is

[@AF-vm6xx]

I’m from the south of the Netherlands (Brabant) and i have to say, our humour is very much alike. 😂

[@dpunch5192]

Him holding an umbrella makes it so much more British.

[@eddyp483]

In case of the old falling shrapnel 🌂

[@JonGoddard86]

He actually did that in real life and also said this during the battle.

[@CrackedCandy]

It was so he could pose as a local townsfolk and do recon, but also so his own soldiers wouldnt shoot him since it IS such a british thing to do.

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

@@JonGoddard86 According to some unconfirmed accounts, he even used it as a weapon a few times. IIRC, there is an account where he stabbed it through the broken view slot of a Panzer and injured the driver. Dunno if that's true or not (cool story though) but regardless the man was an absolute unit.

[@Zyoung1236]

@@SoulSoundMuisc He reportedly also used the umbrella as a shield against bullets as he escorted a civilian out of harms way. Another fun fact: he trained his subordinates to know bugle calls because he didn't trust radio to work reliability. He was right, and the bugle calls were very handy.

[@onik6512]

“Was there anything else?” “Well, since you asked, we’re seeking the holy grail!”

[@puppude]

Nope

[@frei8519]

😂😂😂 wäre nicht mal gelogen 🤣🤣🤣

[@thewhaleofthenorth4143]

Maybe they have a holy handgrenade laying around

[@kellyalger2394]

Beware the beast in the cave, no panzer can stand up to it.

[@AmusedWalrus]

Now that's the cup of a carpenter

[@EmperorShiba23]

That poor German soldier probably thought: “does this Brit not know about his current situation, bro must have a death wish”

[@chrisholland7367]

By this time during the battle for bridge at Arnhem, the British 1st airborne division were well aware of their grave situation.

[@brettmuir5679]

​@@chrisholland7367about 3 months later the 101st airborne in Bastongne said nearly the same thing during the battle of the Bulge when they told the Germans "nuts"

[@miked5539]

Thank goodness the word Bro wasn't known back then.

[@Soints]

"understandable have a good day"

[@marybarry2230]

The German soldier should’ve received an Academy award for just the scene alone! His expressions are priceless!

[@vettudayakaali2686]

Agree

[@drivesafely12]

Yes, they're great! 😂

[@Dime_time333]

Hyperbole

[@randyneilson7465]

Who is that actor? I know I've seen him before. Or was it the kid next door?

[@NotDaJayC]

​@@Dime_time333lol

[@stxejn]

That "What?!" came from the heart.

[@user-yg8ec5dj9s]

😂😂 he was like oh noo we gon die ??? 😂😂

[@margariini3038]

For some odd reason the "What" gave me Sheldon Cooper ptsd

[@matthewtylergee]

Then that defeated walk of shame back across the bridge.😂

[@perryroberts8800]

Jesus loves you, turn to Him

[@michealcastor4775]

Why was the chicken crossing the road HE WAS FOLLOWING ORDERS not my joke 😂

[@hullster9970]

My dad took me to the cinema to see A Bridge Too Far. I was born in 1970. I remember being amazed at all the parachutes in the sky on the huge cinema screen when they were flying and gliding into the area.

[@ajasilikonreffkmimmon]

What is your warmest memory on that time?

[@walterbackgammon8436]

That German soldier is the best character in the entire movie

[@alapaicalahate2152]

the politeness to add on “Sorry” and “Was there anything else” 😂😂

[@michaelbread5906]

Typical British arrogance.

[@Goochiesharkanimation]

Such an English thing to say lol 😂

[@extremely.hung.individual2693]

probably Canadian blood in his lineage, I'd say.

[@PMC_Wanker_Group]

Bruh, that "was there anything else?" was NOT politeness, it was savage 🤣

[@epgamer1145]

The British language. Despite me having the alternate version of it, I still will never understand it

[@DavidPerez-lo4dn]

"Go away, or I'll taunt you a second time!"

[@Chezeborger]

Those silly english kiniggets

[@lowfiman2764]

Русский солдат пытается сдаться ВСУ

[@just_a_croat3711]

​@@lowfiman2764 hahah

[@user-bs3qg5wt4n]

​@@lowfiman2764 всу сдаются массово Вагнерам

[@iamnotpaulavery]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@simonmillard8931]

This is a very Pythonesque response.

[@user-sz3rd5qk9l]

Such a good knowledge of English in Wehrmacht always surprises me in cinema.

[@PapaPipo.]

Wehrmacht was the most multicultural army, ironically enough

[@user-sz3rd5qk9l]

@@PapaPipo. , I guess I know what you mean. Customized uniform is a special amusement to look at.

[@adutton6]

The actor playing the German soldier’s surprised look is priceless.

[@Velthur]

Less than the look that the arrogant English paratroopers defeated and captured by the SS had to make

[@spackretired]

​@@krasbauerSie haben den Film nicht gesehen. Deshalb verstehen Sie den Witz nicht: Es ist der englische Stoßtrupp, der auf verlorenem Posten eingekesselt ist. Entsatz ist so bald nicht zu erwarten, da die Panzer der Briten irgendwo bei Nijmwegen stecken geblieben sind. Der deutsche Parlamentär versucht, die Briten zur Aufgabe zu bewegen! Der tapfere britische Offizier mit dem Regenschirm dreht aber den Spieß einfach um, indem er bewußt mißversteht: er tut so, als wollte der Scharführer mit der weißen Fahne die Kapitulation Deutschlands anbieten...Aber er muss dankend ablehnen: die ganze Deutsche Wehrmacht kann die kleine britische Einheit nun wirklich nicht als Gefangene aufnehmen 😉....

[@spackretired]

@@krasbauer Nein. Das ist einfach meine Sprache. Warum soll ich nicht in ihr sprechen bzw. schreiben? Du schreibst doch auch in Deiner Sprache.

[@Madchemist002]

​@@spackretired Was meinen Sie? Er hat nicht über die Sprache gesprochen. Stattdessen, er hat gesagt, dass der Soldat zu vornehm ausgesehen hat.

[@marshalljulie3676]

​@@spackretiredcalm down comrade

[@dot2562]

Imagine being that German soldier reporting back

[@JerichoVR]

German soldier: General.. they're not accepting our surrender.. are we dead?

[@brianingudijuma9616]

@@JerichoVR ze brits are saying ve shud surrender in ze afterlife

[@yeng1855]

​@@brianingudijuma9616 Oh mein gott.

[@AveSicarius]

Well he's just dandy, they were demanding the English surrender (who were trapped without supplies or reinforcements) because they were in a terrible position and the German general didn't want to waste resources getting them out of there. The German general might have even had a laugh at their bravado.

[@fs.pureblood]

​@@AveSicariusare you saying the Germans have a sense of humour?

[@shanecle]

"Was there anything else?? A cup of sugar, perhaps?"

[@TheRealMiniIsHere]

Best British humour. They wanted the British to surrender and it was met with the best "You're having a laugh, we aint surrendering"

[@CoreyANeal2000]

The Commander understood what he meant. But the person under him didn't.

[@zerophantomyt433]

​@@CoreyANeal2000they both did. The guy under him who was talking was just being a Brit about it

[@felipepicon2284]

¡😂 que grandiosos los Alemanes

[@brifariyah7099]

The "Was there anything else" is the kind of customer service we deserve

[@bertmathricks2024]

We, you say? You mean you're a Wehrmacht soldier?

[@WallNutBreaker524]

"Wait a moment sir."

[@RuLaKeLP]

​@@bertmathricks2024 yes

[@bertmathricks2024]

@@RuLaKeLP Understandable have a nice day

[@MariaIvanildesMarquesdeMoraes]

​@@bertmathricks2024 Hello, the Holy Spirit today says to you: Only in Christ Jesus is there salvation, accept him as Lord and Savior of your life and your story transformed forever

[@mikejones7036]

“Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!” 😂

[@VersinKettorix]

NIgh!

[@mikejones7036]

@@VersinKettorix I have brought you a shrubbery!

[@scp-2348]

Of course I'm French! Why do you think I have this outrageous accent!?

[@andyrock8883]

it's nothing but a flesh wound 😜🤣

[@nostradamus7648]

Tell them we already got one.

[@alteregos3891]

"Was there anything else?"😂😂😂😂 If that's not the most British thing ever, I don't know what is!!

[@annabreg3479]

It looks like a nice service for a client. " Was there anything else?"🤣🤣

[@Handleitlol]

“Was there anything else”??? In such a caring I hope you’re ok sorta way

[@ThyFilthyCasual]

Before we pump you fulla lead kinda way😂

[@nostalgic_nickname3935]

Sound like he won’t come back

[@psycholist4170]

😂

[@ironclad452]

That's the polite british accent that gave you that impression lol

[@jokestermasteroflaughter7754]

I like that little side glance the German gives 😂

[@takaetono6773]

"...Well. Can you accept my personal surrender then? ...Your facilities sure will be enough for one person?!"

[@gxlestrada]

I would have said that.

[@THIS---GUY]

Are you interested in a spy?

[@houssamchehadiofficial]

They should've accepted, because in the end they themselves surrendered to the other side 🤦

[@johneneojowilliams5081]

​@@houssamchehadiofficialare you serious?😂 Wow

[@johneneojowilliams5081]

​@@houssamchehadiofficialare you serious?😂 Wow

[@everettgaspar3482]

This plays exactly like a Monty Python skit

[@Clusters3rdStrikeArc]

Fuccn parakeet.

[@tom4208]

nice stolen comment

[@goodie7082]

Anything else?

[@thomasmcloney1437]

Priceless. Bloody Priceless. So British. Cheers

[@Murray9452]

That kid playing the German soldier was brilliant. The look of utter befuddlement was perfect.

[@greggstrasser5791]

That was the director, Shecky Goldberg, telling the actor to make the Germans look like buffoons.

[@TheBlackfall234]

@@greggstrasser5791 yeah, "brilliant" depiction of germans.

[@stevensilver2880]

@@TheBlackfall234 2 time losers lol pretty fitting

[@cadian122]

​@@greggstrasser5791every... Single.. Time..

[@markmorris7123]

​@@stevensilver2880 it's the Germanic peoples that ended the Roman empire,

[@MrxD-cg5xs]

Since a lot of people seem to lack the context of this scene: The germans are not the ones surrendering here. They are offering the british soldiers a chance to surrender, as they were heavily outnumbered and deep in enemy territory. The white flag held by the german soldier is not a sign of defeat, but a sign of coming in peace to deliver a message. The British would end up losing this battle. This also makes the British response so much funnier and explains the surprised look on the german soldiers face, considering these men had just signed their own deaths.

[@danw918]

Apart from the fact they didn't die.

[@matthewplayspc3197]

​@@danw918 not sure about in the movie, but the real life event it's baised on they definitely do lol

[@rocha2219]

Thanks

[@patriciacave4450]

I well understand what was happening

[@danw918]

@@patriciacave4450 that's nice

[@jeffreywebb4029]

As A American this is the most British thing I have ever seen. I love it! May we always be friends! 😂

[@bethfujita]

This movie was A Bridge too Far

[@bobhawke7373]

The most British thing about this is that he's in the middle of the battlefield armed with an umbrella.

[@saw6386]

Could have panned out to a table with scones and tea layed out.

[@Master_Yoda1990]

I thought it was the utmost politeness in the refusal.

[@fehmeh6292]

That is exactly why he brought it.

[@Makoto417]

Don't you watch Chinese movies? Umbrella can stop bullets

[@Son-Of-David1990]

Most British thing is talking with his enemy like he's just another average Joe passing by lol

[@cabpenguin.]

Dude is more confident while surrendering than me asking money from dad

[@generaldissaray4109]

the german soldier isn't trying to surrender, he's offering to let the british surrender.

[@stormsumo155]

​@generaldissaray4109 no, the Germans were trying to surrender "we haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner"

[@generaldissaray4109]

@@stormsumo155 the brits are being sarcastic. i would recommend you watch the whole movie before you try to tell me whats happening in it.

[@bluntslt8023]

​@@generaldissaray4109 ahh that makes this more interesting I did not know that lol

[@bluntslt8023]

​@@generaldissaray4109 now I see why his "What" was a bit shocking

[@BattlefieldStarringActor]

"How many men do you have?!" "Bout' tree fiddy!"

[@user-fl4vo8ff9v]

小学生の頃遠すぎた橋を何百回も観ましたよ😚

[@zenmastermtl]

"Is there someone else we can talk to?"

[@BitestheStuff]

"The general would like to speak to your regional manager!"

[@sengerandu]

'I would like to talk to your supervisor. What's your badge number."

[@OhioSucks1997]

"Ahh...NO. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second timè 🗿"

[@arzaykarzay5884]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zerowarner7800]

🤣

[@_itsAJ16]

“Go away or we shall taunt you a second time”

[@mountainguyed67]

Lol!

[@darkfire4617]

hehehe

[@percapita1239]

😅👍🎉🇸🇪 your father smell like elder berries. - what? Another way to say ”sod off”.

[@msnbcsmallhat9672]

Germany wouldve won ww1 if the chews didnt get US involved

[@lieutenantpliskin]

Haha!

[@sigamAmerica]

Bro was like So what do I tell him?

[@KiwiYT.]

Bro the German made faces like young sheldon and after he just couldn’t think what to do so just walked off to battle again 😂

[@moose2577]

He's like "wait, CAN I speak English? That's not what I meant was it?"

[@jervismones5602]

Iki

[@andrespaz8661]

Jojojojijood

[@germanempire34]

It’s American movie what do you expect?

[@edwardsaucedo9223]

​@@germanempire34victors write history

[@mytreeditz426]

Uc

[@stupidchatpodcast4599]

Always pays to have a friend translate your words to "nice speak"

[@allrequiredfields]

Lol, my life would have gone much smoother, had I my own 'translator'.

[@jackryan4313]

@@allrequiredfieldsFACTS

[@r2gelfand]

In the top 10 movie segments of all time!

[@Albanus35]

This Movie is a Masterpiece, yes this scene is funny, but it's also dramatic when you think about.

[@kevinalay7595]

Name of movie to in advance

[@Albanus35]

@@kevinalay7595 "A Bridge too far", as on the title. =)

[@socom54321]

And this actually happened.

[@sabertooth207]

This movie is all about logistics

[@Pazuzu4219]

you tool

[@GD0nly]

"Terribly sorry, old chap, no surrender today, thank you very much. No, no, that's quite alright, we don't want any, thank you."

[@leburrito8678]

😂

[@noonookinz4560]

Basically quoted bilbo lol

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

@@noonookinz4560knew I liked this comment for some reason, that’s why!

[@noonookinz4560]

@@Catherine.Dorian. haha glad I could help you remember.

[@stephengrigg5988]

THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST

[@TheOfficialFeathersMcGraw]

Bro just gave up after that 😂

[@user-zp1tw1gt2s]

Great movie i remember my brother & myself getting a day Off school to watch it with our parents 🇦🇺👍

[@scottydu81]

“Could I perhaps join your side, then?”

[@OtaBengaBabalanga]

Israel?

[@ElonMasks]

"Ok come"

[@VictorLarsen-fy9ls]

Press M to switch team

[@leonardo8461]

Italians be like

[@Ka_hi]

"we still haven't had a proper degree of trust to accept your alliance" "..."

[@soundwavegamer2321]

The Paratrooper with the umbrella is like all the other characters of *A Bridge To Far* based off of a real paratrooper I forget his name, but he really did carry an umbrella with him into combat. The reason he did is quite funny, he was terrible at remembering the codes they used and got so tired of trying to remember them he gave up doing so. Instead he started carrying an umbrella and when asked why he did it his response was (and I’m trying to remember this correctly) “Because anyone carrying an umbrella on to the battlefield can’t be mistaken for anyone who isn’t British.”

[@CarlosTehJackal]

The officer with the umbrella is Major Digby Tatham-Warter (or at least based on him). After being captured at Arnhem he escaped from the POW hospital and with the help of the Dutch resistance made it back to Britain with 150 other British soldiers.

[@Shadooe]

Apparently he took out a German armoured car by jamming the umbrella into the view slot and poked the driver in the eye. Quite a few stories about him.

[@maxschaffels2164]

I should like to add that Major Digby Tatham-Warter was also a deeply honourable man. For instance, he is responsible for making sure one of his KIA fellow soldiers received a Victoria Cross (highest recognition for bravery and gallantry in the British forces). While he enjoyed his blood sports, like tiger hunting and boar sticking, this did not make him stand out among his peers at the time. What did make him stand out was that even though he raised a police force at his own expense during the 1946 Mau Mau Uprising (and fought the Kenyan Kikuyu independence fighters on several occasions) he outspokenly supported racial reconciliation and believed Africans had the right to self-government. After Kenyan independence he would devote much of his time to the development of the community around his two estates in Kenya and was quite the concern for British Intelligence because of it. Frankly speaking this was entirely extraordinary for the time. And by the way, about that hunting hobby? He would be instrumental in developing the modern concept of safari which is recognisable to us in the current day, where we rather prefer to photograph animals rather than shoot them. The thought cannot escape me that he had enough of the killing. A truly great, albeit deeply eccentric individual!

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

@@maxschaffels2164 eccentric is pretty much a standard British characteristic

[@genejeffries2888]

​@@dionjaywoollaston1349 yeah, when you say English the rest of the world just assumes eccentric.... or starched martinet.... who is also eccentric.

[@user-jy2cn3cn4t]

"A bridge to far". Great movie based on a true story.

[@heavyaccept]

Ultimate scene from an ultimate movie!

[@MrMoorkey]

The look of terrified confusion on the boy soldier's face is classic. "Are these guys serious? Are they going to shoot me? Will my general shoot me? WHAT DO I DO!!??"

[@ShinFahima]

I can just hear the, "C'mon, dude, please?" Under his helmet.

[@olajong2315]

Can I join your side then?

[@vitcher3507]

nah, he was shocked thet they implied that German side has surrender.

[@Spartan-Of-Truth]

This is exactly what I was thinking!! 🤣😂😂🤌🏼

[@christopherhernandez3909]

😂😂😂

[@loganpe427]

_"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of Elderberries!"_ 😂

[@Brada988]

"You are mother was a hamster" means nothing.

[@77Phoenix]

oh sir the insult simulator?

[@PandaMationsCC]

Elderberry are straight bussin tho

[@michel137]

@@Brada988 True...

[@DominoDaddy]

​@@michel137 - She is obviously not a native English speaker.

[@virtus5721]

Всем ветеранам огромное уважение

[@cody967]

This gets better everytime I see it 😂 1st time i thought it was a monty python skit or something

[@emmettmckenna4565]

“I say, you’re not going to shoot me in the back as I turn and walk away, are you?” “We may just do that! Was there anything else?” 😂

[@richardhoward1295]

😂

[@mepipe7705]

"we don't have the facilities not to shoot"

[@huzaifausman4346]

Yeah can you avoid fatal shots then?

[@saumyatyagi6763]

​@@huzaifausman4346 alright! Only on the ball sac then! Gotta make sure there's no future enemy atleast! Was there something else!?

[@DSHalfDemon]

Rofl I was thinking this too when they asked if there was anything else I'd be like "yeah could you at least not shoot me as I walk away please?"

[@kalebbruwer]

"Was there anything else?" Yeah I'd also walk away speechless. Can't blame him

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, I, DO, THINK, THE, "HUN," !!, WAS, A, BIT, - "BRAVE," !!,

[@occamsrazor1285]

You should look up the American response to an offer for surrender during the Battle of the Bulge: "Nuts!"

[@krel7160]

@@occamsrazor1285 Specifically an offer of surrender that tried to appeal to american morality "You see, if you continue this senseless fighting, the people in this region will suffer under the yoke of destruction and turmoil, surely you would wish to cede this conflict on their behalf and be the better men you claim to be?" 'Nuts!'

[@moritztabor1678]

​@@krel7160Was this the real, historic request by the Germans?

[@moritztabor1678]

​@@krel7160because it kind lf sounds like what a villain would say😂

[@joetaylor9109]

Happy Birthday, Uncle Adie.

[@JohnSmith-wx8ex]

Love this movie, got the DVD. Worth the watch at least once a year.

[@Pinball_Wizard]

I like how the German soldier basically said, “ok then”

[@clothar23]

What else can you do in the face of that answer ? Bet he wasn't popular when got back.

[@radziwill7193]

He is French.

[@cr4zyj4ck]

​@@radziwill7193He is wearing the uniform of a German soldier, therefore is a German soldier. His country of origin has no bearing on the matter - you are a soldier of the nation who's uniform you're wearing.

[@Niiiiith]

It looked almost as if he were questioning if he did understand english as well as he thought.

[@BringDHouseDown]

@@radziwill7193 same thing, Germans, French, English, they're all Germanic tribes, people tend to forget that one

[@BBeowulf]

To the people who need a little context… the allied forces were completely outmatched and had no chance of victory, the Germans were offering a kindness by being willing to accept the allies surrender. This is why the German is so confused when they say “we can’t accept your surrender”… he’s like “wait wut… we want you to surrender or you’re about to be annihilated”. It portrays the classic “stiff upper lip”, bravery and wit of the British soldiers. This movie is based on a true story too.

[@ForgotStyle]

What movie is this

[@alan9911]

@@ForgotStyle the film name is in the title of the video "a bridge too far"

[@Firan25]

...oh. I see now. The brit was saying that they didn't have the facilities to hold german POWs due to surrender, when the german meant for THEM to surrender. Classy.

[@bozzskaggs112]

That is obvious. What's the name of the film? "A Bridge Too Far"?

[@TheKaz911]

We clearly know that if it weren't for the Ivan's, the allies wouldn't have been able to make ground.

[@HablaCarnage63]

My favorite part of the movie right next to “It’s better by daylight.”

[@rebeccapaul418]

This might be my favorite scene in a movie with tons of great scenes! Well Played!

[@brickmaster200]

“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

My favorite insult from eu4

[@shadowgamercil]

🤣🤣🤣💀

[@ZennQuwisp]

i still dont get it cuz elderberries jam is good

[@HeyPadukaWali]

Aggqqhah

[@johnnylonggame]

☠️🤪🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carsonm7292]

Everything about this scene is spectacular. A quintessential depiction of the "stiff upper lip" with overwhelming politeness, and the stunned confusion from the actor playing the German soldier is priceless.

[@Reggae-Gandalf]

​@@Gecko88That's just east Germany

[@CF_-vz2kn]

A quintessentially British, backs to the wall attitude that we are sadly lacking now. I’ll never get bored if this film

[@robashton8606]

This is one of my favourite movie scenes ever. It's depressing the number of people who don't seem to understand what's going on here though.

[@Jack-sk4mp]

British humor and delivery really shines here lol, love it.

[@bigbrowntau]

Major A. Digby Tatham-Warter really did carry that umbrella into battle. He carried the umbrella because he had a bad habit of forgetting passwords, and he figured any sentry that saw him would reason that "only a blood fool of an Englishman" would arm himself with an umbrella. He used the umbrella in combat, managing to jam it into a German vehicle's vision slit, poking the driver in the eye. In the film, he's given a different name, and is killed, but in reality, was wounded, captured (and treated for his wounds) by the Germans, escaped and managed to make it British lines.

[@thestupidcupcake8334]

Thanks for sharing

[@boatrat]

"He used the umbrella in combat, managing to jam it into a German vehicle's vision slit, poking the driver in the eye." Are you sh*****g me with this... LOL That's even more hilarious than the screwball who jumped ashore from a landing craft playing bagpipes and carrying a claymore. Now I gotta go look these people up (again).

[@thomasbrodie-sangsteredits5971]

Very cool!

[@GatorGreenGladiator]

I didn't believe it, but i wanted to. More than that i wanted it to be true. It is... it is true... I am done with the internet today, i can rest easy now.

[@kevvoo1967]

@@boatrat Mad Jack!

[@bryanjames7528]

When talking trash to your enemies, be polite - Sun Tzu probably

[@Mario-yp4cl]

😂

[@swatinmates8828]

"Stop quoting things I didn't say" sun tzu

[@jasminepina9058]

​@@swatinmates8828🤣

[@ryzekiv7147]

@@swatinmates8828 “Try and stop me!” -Smokey the Bear

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

...above all else: - "Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!... ...(and remember, always be polite... ... good manners cost you nothing)"... (Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada, before sending troops into battle, sometime in the future of "2000 A.D.")...

[@robwilsn3219]

Well that took a left turn on a one way street. 😂😂😂😂. Never saw that comin! 🤣🤣😭🤣🤣

[@koolaid33]

"Was there anything else?" "Well, our archeological division is currently looking for the Ark of the Covenant. By the way, you haven't seen a funny American with a brown fedora, have you?"

[@1.1797]

"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries"

[@Sukhoi_Aviation]

Lol

[@kanebrolin3333]

Lol

[@Shjankee]

Lol

[@Beckwourth]

Haha

[@tonylangford6922]

😂😂

[@jivepsilocybe993]

I literally thought this was Monty python for a brief second

[@brmbkl]

please don't say the L word

[@birdick1307]

@@brmbkl liberal

[@JonesNate]

Are you saying it isn't?

[@paperstormz2232]

The British guy holding an umbrella for a gun

[@robchit1653]

and now for something completely different

[@thomasstephan5736]

Thomas Tuchel's actingskills are amazing.

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

This DID ACTUALLY HAPPEN..unfortunately due to low ammunition and no support in sight the British did have to eventually surrender..

[@VicinalElk44104]

"Is there someone else up there we can talk to?" "No. Now go away, before I taunt you a second timeh."

[@stevealexander8010]

A good reply but it doesn't beat McCauliife's "nuts"

[@Jai_Offical1]

Man, this is the best conversation i've witnessed.

[@Sailoredive]

This is not Remagen bridge it had towers on the end, this is from the movie a bridge too far, the battle at Arnheim 1944(filmed at the Deventer bridge in 1976).

[@tugayculha4606]

Leave always a way for retreat to the enemy, otherwise they fight like cornered animals - Sun Tzu

[@Audentior_Ito]

Decidedly worse advice with the advent of gunpowder, aircraft, & artillery... but he got a good few centuries out of it!

[@paulhaldeman1658]

@@Audentior_Ito but the quote is still accurate, especially when there’s an idea that there will be no prisoners taken or they are defending home

[@mickimicki5576]

Yes a retreat without weapons is a viable option in this circumstance.

[@midweekcentaur1050]

​@@Audentior_ItoIn what manner does modern weaponry change the fact that an enemy with no where to retreat would fight much more feircley than one that see's a path to run away?

[@domoniquesimmons6347]

​@@midweekcentaur1050 😂😂😂 he lost and retreated from his obvious racist comment people still follow this man's strategies to this day

[@jamesgaddis6189]

"We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner, sorry!" The Germans response gets me every time. "What?" 😄😆🤣🤣

[@roykliffen9674]

Follow up in my head: "pining for the fjords???"

[@waynefiddler3609]

Its like "I surrender" "No" "Wait... what? You can do that?"

[@Keptaro]

​@SCATXXIV just because that German is the best English speaker of his squad, doesn't mean he's particularly good. Because oh boi, English class in school here is horrible. Most of us learn through other media

[@MG-bs5mr]

He's just lucky that the Brits didn't unleash the most dangerous joke on the world.

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

​@M G The world is lucky they haven't heard the most deadly joke in the world.

[@ScoundrelSFB]

Nobody is talking about my man sporting an umbrella like it's an M1 Garand. Peak British.

[@BeckieSmith-je1ye]

This is a very good movie,the british fought very valiantly.I recommend watching this.

[@Otacatapetl]

The film was made from the book. When Ryan wrote it, most of those who were there were still alive and were interviewed at length. That's British, American, Polish, German, Dutch, everyone. Plenty of photos in the book, too. The dialogue quoted in the book was used in the film so it's all accurate. Also, actors in the film were chosen who looked like the people they were portraying. So it's all spot on.

[@adriannarobeson4758]

What's the name of the movie?

[@Otacatapetl]

@@adriannarobeson4758 It's in the title for goodness' sake. A Bridge Too Far.

[@adriannarobeson4758]

@@Otacatapetl thanks 👍🏻

[@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644]

​@@adriannarobeson4758 its a good movie Adrianna Robinson....check it out. I'm going to rent it for this weekend. Perfect weather for it really.

[@TitusFFM]

What is the title of the book would like to read it.

[@williamherring4207]

This scene is amazing. British humor at its finest.

[@turtleturt3261]

Im canadian and i dont find British people funny, they are really mean.

[@captainhindsight8779]

@@turtleturt3261 broad generalisation there, without sounding “mean”, you might want to perhaps visit the UK first before making that statement. And I don’t mean visiting London (which is indeed full of mean people), go up north to Yorkshire and you’ll see that we aren’t as bad as you are making out.

[@pihlajafox]

It's wierd how British people are stereotypically very well mannered but still have one of the best senses of humor I have seen.

[@Dilley_G45]

The on ly way to top this would be Blackadder in the scene

[@totalorganfailure]

Funny how I didn’t laugh

[@gussybobbler3676]

I wish we were all speaking German right now 😢

[@stevienellor9120]

One can speak German without surrendering to the enemy.

[@Quackinator69]

I don’t feel like giving showers to the poor

[@elsunshine9976]

Wdym?

[@RicardoFinnigan]

Thank God, praying for her and her husband. Hope she can use her testimony to help other women and prevent them from making bad choices

[@phaasch]

"Was there anything else?" "Ve vant... a shrubbery!'

[@guzo116]

Imagine declining a chance for surrender while holding an umbrella like a rifle. That soldier was flabbergasted.

[@BushcraftingBogan]

"I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen. You see, we've already got one!" "I told them we already got one" 😆

[@minty_1fighter498]

Hahaha brilliant 😂

[@Courtesyflush52]

Are you sure he's got one?

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

“Your mother was a hamster, and father smelt of elderberries.”

[@BushcraftingBogan]

@@Courtesyflush52 Ah yes, its very nice.

[@thewanderer4336]

@@attackpatterndelta8949 "I wave my private parts at your aunties!"

[@StephanChase-yq5dp]

This was at Arnhem. The battle at Remagen Bridge was an American operation.

[@user-us2in3nh3v]

The clip is from "A Bridge to Far"

[@glenkeating7333]

"Well if you won't accept our surrender could we all just sit down for tea"?

[@SunlightGwyn]

Captain Kyoraku in a nutshell.

[@louthinator]

@@SunlightGwyn replace Tea with Sake and yeah it's pretty on point.

[@baronbrummbar8691]

the germans totaly outnumbered the allys in that battle - the germans where asking them to surrender

[@brianreed5839]

I’ve always wanted to know who the actor is playing the German soldier. He does a lot with this bit part.

[@rcslyman8929]

Jeez, these "community standards" are nuts. Anyway, there's a named credit for John Peel as "German Lieutenant". Which it appears to be accurate, even though the rank is for a Sergeant.

[@AJ-yv2cr]

​@@rcslyman8929 john peel is the LT in the car being killed

[@vvvvvvthfddrfc]

Lex van Delden was a Dutch actor

[@patriciacave4450]

Yes he did

[@ankitmahajan4036]

Don't know why that actor looks like he's had lipstick on

[@JoeB-np3xl]

What a comeback

[@tomwilson4395]

Wow 😢 that film was made in the great old days never aging 😢

[@chaiwallah69]

British Airborne trolling was on another level

[@harveycotton5185]

Still is .

[@trygullx]

@@harveycotton5185 gimme a recent example I wanna hear how good we are at trolling still XD

[@zanderzephyrlistens]

​@@trygullx no

[@immahFIRINmahlazah]

@@zanderzephyrlistenslol

[@that1electrician]

​@@trygullx Well an entire division of British Airborne troops were busted gangbanging some local British broad in the barracks...over the course of a few weeks... She had more "trooper" in her than the rest combined.

[@briancooper4959]

Whoever that kid actor was, he deserved at least an honorary Academy Award nomination for 'Best Supporting Actor'. His facial expressions were perfect.

[@Spanner249]

He really is the definition making the best of a bit part.

[@lukess.s]

Kid? Dude's like 30

[@bigblockjalopy]

This facial expression is very un-german but it is very British.

[@vvvvvvthfddrfc]

​@@bigblockjalopy this actor was Dutch

[@gachaali1111]

you can see the pain in his face when they didn't accept the surrender

[@Anthony_South_52]

Never heard of this movie But I'm gonna watch it now

[@oliverstaunton10]

They really hit him with the "is there anything else I can help you with today?" After not helping him with the one thing he wanted today

[@Quinefan]

Classic

[@rogerringold616]

All positions of power dealing w the public do these things.

[@dr8215]

“Yeah just tell my kids that it’s your generals fault they don’t have a father anymore or something, that might help.”

[@glennoc8585]

Being very polite

[@marv5078]

😂😂😂😂😂