The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

Gideon Patch: I have to ask you to trust me just for a few days until the inquiry.
John Sands: Give me one reason. Why should I, Captain?
Gideon Patch: You've trusted me already. When you were dangling on the end of a rope over the side of the Mary Deare, you trusted me!
John Sands: I haven't forgotten.
Gideon Patch: Well, now I'm on the end of a rope. You can haul me in or let me drown!
Gideon Patch: [after a long silence] Do I have to beg, Mr. Sands?

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Gideon Patch: You listen! I didn't ask you to come on board, and I'm in command here! Now, if you don't like it, you can go over the side and swim!

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Gideon Patch: I'm asking you to do something for me as one man to another!

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Richard Harris hated making the film so much that he refused to return to Hollywood for five years.
Average Shot Length = ~7 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.3 seconds.
Production had to be closed down several times due to Gary Cooper's frequent illnesses.
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