"[last words] Labiche! Here's your prize, Labiche. Some of the greatest paintings in the world. Does it please you, Labiche? You feel a sense of excitement at just being near them? A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape. You won by sheer luck. You stopped me without knowing what you were doing or why. You are nothing, Labiche. A lump of flesh. The paintings are mine. They always will be. Beauty belongs to the man who can appreciate it. They will always belong to me, or a man like me. Now, this minute, you couldn't tell me why you did what you did."

"Those paintings are part of France. The Germans want to take them away. They've taken our land, our food, they live in our houses, and now they're trying to take our art. This beauty, this vision of life, born out of France, our special vision, our trust. We hold it in trust, don't you see, for everyone? This is our pride, what we create and hold for the world. There are worse things to risk your life for than that."

"Carmen Phillips - Saloon girl"

"Jack Kenny - Miner"

"Michael T. Mikler - Hank"

"Warren Oates - Henry Hammond"

"Byron Foulger - Abner Sampson"

"John Davis Chandler - Jimmy Hammond"

"Frank Hagney - Miner"

"James Drury - Billy Hammond"

"L.Q. Jones - Sylvus Hammond"

"Percy Helton - Luther Sampson"

"John Anderson - Elder Hammond"

"Ron Starr - Heck Longtree"

"Edgar Buchanan - Judge Tolliver"

"Mariette Hartley - Elsa Knudsen"

"R.G. Armstrong - Joshua Knudsen"

"Jenie Jackson - Kate"

"Don Kennedy - Policemen on street"

"Sometimes I get to thinking there's nobody left in the world but my father and me."

"Yep, a sweet little thing like you oughta have the pick of the litter. No rush about making up your mind."

"Ever hear of Folsom Prison? Well, it's solid rock. And during the years we spend there, we're going to discuss the events of these past few minutes at great length. And by the time you get out, you won't like them any better than I do now – which isn't one hell of a lot."

"Haw, haw, haw! You better cut yourself a switch, Mr. Longtree. I don't think you could handle me bare-handed. But you all are gonna get yerself a chance to try, directly."

"All I want is to enter my house justified."

"[Making a concerted and touching effort to focus, despite the tawdry surroundings and his own inebriation] We're gathered here in the high mountains, in the presence of this august company, to join this man and this woman in matrimony. Now, I'm not a man of the cloth, and this is not a religious ceremony. It's a civil marriage. But it's not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently and soberly. A good marriage has a kind of simple glory about it. A good marriage is like a rare animal – it's hard to find, almost impossible to keep. You see, people change. That's important for you to know at the beginning; people change. The glory of a good marriage don't come at the beginning; it comes later on, and it's hard work."

"(to Heck Longtree) Pick that up, These mountains don't need your trash!"

"Showdown in the High Sierra!"

"Randolph Scott - Gil Westrum"

"Joel McCrea - Steve Judd"

"When this movie was released in 1965, the U. S. war in Vietnam had just begun, and antiwar sentiments had not yet began to swell in America. Libertarians, of course, had opposed the war from the start, but at this time, the public sentiment in these united states was generally in favour of deployment. Thus, the average moviegoer did not draw any connection between this film and the war when it was released. A few years later, however, antiwar activists looked back on this libertarian western fondly. The antiwar and propertarian message in this film, however, should be looked upon in a broader context. The message, after all, is timeless. All wars really do resemble the description given by Mr. Anderson. Whether it be the War Between the States, the Vietnam War, or our present wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, governments wage them for the perceived benefit of the political class, and they get us to fight for them. Let us, therefore, dream of a brighter future, a future where property rights are respected and where governments, insofar as they continue to exist, are so weak and powerless that they cannot compel even one man to fight on their behalf."

"Kelly Thordsen as Federal Purchasing Agent Carroll"

"Set in a Virginia farm during the Civil War, this popular family film offers all-American star Jimmy Stewart a classic role, a widower with six sons who initially refuses to takes sides or get involved in the conflict—only to learn otherwise."

"Strother Martin as Train Engineer"

"Stewart uses his vast experience and established screen image as the all-American hero to an advantage in a role, which was made to order as he reached the later phases of his glorious career. Beginning with his protag's name, Charlie is a classic American hero, played by Cooper, Stewart, and even Bogart, a man initially cherishing isolation and lack of involvement only to be forced into a divisive conflict through circumstances, both personal and political."

"Kevin Hagen as Mule (deserter)"

"A successful film not just because of the marriage of the right actor in the appropriate genre, but also the timely infusion of challenging questions about a nation at war."

"Dabbs Greer as Abernathy"

"George Kennedy as Col. Fairchild"

"James Best as Carter, Rebel Soldier"

"Denver Pyle as Pastor Bjoerling"

"Tom Simcox as Lt. Johnson"

"Tim McIntire as Henry Anderson"

"Eugene Jackson Jnr. as Gabriel"

"Berkeley Harris as Capt. Richards"

"Paul Fix as Dr. Tom Witherspoon"