A Call to Spy (2019)
Andrew Richardson: Alfonse
Quotes
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Paul : Well, they now have our wireless.
Alfonse : No, the most pressing concern right is... is George. I mean, he hasn't been trained. God knows what he might divulge under challenging circumstances.
Paul : Christ.
Virginia Hall : George is the mechanic. Can he pick the lock?
Paul : With what?
Virginia Hall : A wrench?
Paul : [sarcastic] Yes, because they do hand out wrenches in prisons.
Virginia Hall : What if we could hide the wrench in a package? The Geneva Convention allows for humanitarian groups to deliver care packages to prisoners.
Paul : They check care packages.
Virginia Hall : Including games. I mean, if it's an innocent game, what's there to check?
Paul : This is bloody insane.
Alfonse : I could ask Isabella to do it. She's a resistance member who looks... charitable.
Paul : I don't know. We... we need more time to think.
Virginia Hall : We don't have time, Paul.
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Alfonse : [looking for a landing zone to evacuate an injured agent] I mean, the landing strip's too short.
Virginia Hall : It's just shy of 400 yards. It can be done. Technically.
Alfonse : It's pretty stupid to try.
Virginia Hall : If we don't try, he dies here.
Alfonse : I know.
[thinking it over]
Alfonse : All right, the plane can't be on the ground longer than ten minutes.
Virginia Hall : We'll do it in five.
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Alfonse : This is Philomene, head of the hectare circuit, and SOE agents Paul and George, local mechanic. He'll be assisting us with explosives.
Virginia Hall : Thank you.
George : But we will not have much time. The, uh, ammunition shipment, it passes with 30 minutes after dark. Perhaps we could get more hands.
Virginia Hall : I can join.
Paul : No. Women shouldn't be in the field.
Virginia Hall : Yes, they should. Paul...
Paul : And certainly not you. There's a lot of running involved.
Virginia Hall : We were all trained in explosives.
Paul : Who the hell are you to give orders?
Virginia Hall : My orders come from London.
Alfonse : All right, all right. Look, we're all on the same side, right? So...
Virginia Hall : Paul, stopping this ammunition shipment will save thousands of lives.