50 years after the fact, I finally get one of the jokes. "Tell him he will be master of all he surveys." Then he says, "from the highest place in the valley". Gold
Bollocks off. Something infinitely worse. FYI in primitive cultures around the world prisoners are turned over to the tribal Ladies Tea and Knitting circle. When it comes to the worst in cruelty women take it to a level that would make Satan blanche. Why I'm on at least decent terms with all of my ex paramours. I'm all man but don't hesitate to add "God save me from a vengeful woman." Patience of a lizard and the memory of an elephant. 😎
I'm sorry, but the soldiers wouldn't be operating the ramp and door, or the parachute doors. The aircrew would handle both. The soldiers are passengers only.
I remember this episode. Stone was prosecuting police officers that didn't come to their fellow police officer's aid and let him die in a shootout because he was gay.