Film
duologue
War Drama
2 Characters

The Last Words

from 1917

Written by Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns

After attempting to help a downed enemy pilot, Blake is fatally stabbed and bleeds out in a French farmyard. Schofield desperately tries to save him and comfort him in his final moments, eventually promising to complete their mission and write to Blake's mother.

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BLAKE: Get some water. I’ll hold his head up.

[Blake kneels beside the pilot, gently cradles his head on his knees]

BLAKE: It’s okay, you’re okay. Not long and it‘ll be over...

SCHOFIELD: No, no, no.

BLAKE: No, oh God.

BLAKE: You fucking bastard, the fucking bastard- Son of a bitch-

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CharactersSchofield, Blake
Duration00:08:00
Age RangeEarly 20s
GenderMale
GenreWar Drama
PeriodContemporary
Formatduologue
Source1917
ToneTragic, desperate, poignant
AccentBritish
Suitable Fordrama school audition, self tape, general practice
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