I would say - Glory (1989) Screenplay by Kevin Jarre, based on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kerstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard. The 54th regiment, the first formal unit comprised of African American soldiers, after being repeatedly denied the chance to serve in combat, volunteer for a mission to take Fort Wagner. Immediately, they are overwhelmed. Their commanding officer, Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick) is shot and killed. Trip (Denzel Washington), the soldier whom Gould had most clashed with, takes up the flag and exhorts his fellow men to "Come on." Aside from some grunts and screams, "Come on" is the only dialogue spoken from then on. "Come on, Come on" until the men breach the wall of Fort Wagner -- and see a mass of Confederates and cannons waiting for them. The takeaway - the best dialogue is often no dialogue. The heat of battle is no time for a speech, no matter how eloquent. And no words could have packed the emotional punch of those closing moments of Glory. The look of shock on the faces of the men who made it to the breach, the silent dumping of the bodies, black beside white, stripped of their shoes, equals in battle and in death. Okay - I got carried away. I love this movie! (Even though it makes me cry.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGPACVNk6ck

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) written by: Randall Wallace [the Four Musketeers and Phillipe are trapped by riflemen at the other end of the hallway] Aramis: D'Artagnan... They're young Musketeers. They've been weaned on our legends. They revere us. It is an advantage. Porthos: Yes. Why don't we charge them? D'Artagnan: I trained these men. They will fight to the death. But if we must die - if WE must die - let it be like this. [He draws his sword and points it at the floor. Aramis, Porthos, and Athos, join their swords with his] Athos: One for all. All for one. [Phillipe adds his sword as well. They stand back, then run into the open hall, towards the riflemen.] http://movieclips.com/XjTY-the-man-in-the-iron-mask-movie-all-for-one/ What makes this work is their honor and courage as Musketeers is so prevalent that they choose to go out fighting for what they still believe to be right. Even the captain of the riflemen is in awe of their "magnificent valor." A very powerful scene.

Well, seem to have missed a few of these due to the world moving so quickly the last few weeks, so time to pop back in with, in my opinion, a doozy! And taking a bit of a lead from Barbara, I have cheated slightly and gone with a scene with minimal dialogue, just because I love it and think it was written sublimely....and I can even hardly think about it without getting a lump in my throat.....the furnace scene from Toy Story 3. Here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNgNkAZqg4 And the text EXT. INCINERATOR HOPPER - NIGHT The Toys land in a giant vortex of trash being sucked down into the glowing eye of an incinerator. It’s chaos -- trash tumbles over itself as sparks and ashes fly through the air. The ROAR is overwhelming. Woody stands and starts trying to climb out. The Toys do the same, climbing desperately, fighting against the trash tumbling into the vortex of fire. They slip, fall, get up and slip again. It’s a nightmare -- no matter how fast they climb, they inexorably slide backwards. Rex slides past Woody, towards the incinerator. REX Ahhhhhh! WOODY Rex!!! Woody grabs Rex’s hand, slides further toward the inferno. They are all being pulled inescapably downward. There’s no way out. Jessie looks at Buzz. JESSIE Buzz...! What do we do? Buzz looks at her. He reaches out, takes her hand. Jessie grabs Bullseye’s hoof. Slinky takes Hamm’s hand. Hamm reaches out to Rex. The Potato Heads hold each other. Mr. Potato Head grabs Rex. Buzz reaches out to Woody... Woody takes Buzz’s hand, and the circle is complete. As they approach the vortex, heat waves blast their faces. The Toys close their eyes, turn away. Woody stares at the fire, shuts his eyes. This is the end. A LIGHT from above shines in Woody’s face. He opens his eyes. A giant mechanical Claw lowers towards them. The Claw plunges into the trash around them, closing them in its grip, then raises them up. They soar into the air, away from the ROARING incinerator. Woody looks around in disbelief. The Claw spins, passing in front of the crane booth. INT. CRANE OPERATOR’S BOOTH - NIGHT In the booth, the Aliens man the joysticks. ALIENS The Clawwwww!!! They lean into the joystick, steering the Claw to safety. As ever apologies for the formatting. So, minimal dialogue, but sometimes you don't need a lot of talking.....I went into Toy Story 3 having read as little about it and was genuinely on the edge of my seat at this part of the film.....convinced PIXAR wouldn't do it, but emotionally rung out enough to wonder if they actually would.....and then the pay off with "THE CLAW" set up in the first film and eliciting the desire to shout out in celebration when the little Alien fella's save the day.....writing and film-making at its best. Bit of Trivia from IMDB - Barbie's blue workout outfit is based on the 1984 "Great Shape" Barbie Doll. The Ken doll in the movie is modeled after "Animal Lovin" Ken from 1988 - now that is attention to detail! The perfect end to a perfect trilogy!

THE SHINING (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick, screenplay by Kubrick and Diane Johnson, based on the novel by Stephen King JACK: Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in. Not by the hair of your chiny-chin-chin? Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in. Heeeerrrre's Johnny! Dialogue takeaway: This is classic Kubrick - he makes an inherently terrifying scene even more unsettling by adding comic dialogue and denying the audience the usual bearings we'd have - are we supposed to be screaming or laughing? And are we seeing this from the POV of the hysterical wife or the gleeful psychotic husband? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDpipB4yehk