How is “take by surprise” used?

In The Untouchables (1987), one line is: “Thus taking them by surprise from the rear.”

Which movie is “take by surprise” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Untouchables (1987).

to attack or capture sb / sth unexpectedly or without warning; to happen unexpectedly so that sb is slightly shocked; to surprise sb

Heard in 4 moviesPlay Idioms

Oxford80% of films
to attack or capture sb / sth unexpectedly or without warning
We'll take them by surprise.
...take them by surprise, the way they took us.
Oxford20% of films
to happen unexpectedly so that sb is slightly shocked; to surprise sb

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

Thus taking them by surprise from the rear.

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