“I won't be a cripple. I won't live, I tell you...I'll kill myself the...” – Albert Kropp, All Quiet on the Western Front ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from All Quiet on the Western Front 1930

Albert Kropp William Bakewell

[after discovering that his leg was amputated]

I won't be a cripple. I won't live, I tell you...I'll kill myself the first chance I get! I won't live! I won't live!

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