1 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:02,920 Procedure number 54. 2 00:01:03,408 --> 00:01:06,147 Execution of the death penalty imposed by the Court Martial. 3 00:01:07,342 --> 00:01:09,161 The place of execution will be prepared 4 00:01:09,261 --> 00:01:12,152 to accommodate a black wall made of absorbent material, 5 00:01:12,252 --> 00:01:14,184 in front of which the prisoner will be placed. 6 00:01:15,847 --> 00:01:18,232 A vertical post will be placed in front of the black wall, 7 00:01:18,332 --> 00:01:21,152 and will be used to support the prisoner if necessary. 8 00:01:22,122 --> 00:01:23,813 Man, they don't miss a comma, do they? 9 00:01:24,906 --> 00:01:27,451 If, while the prisoner is being prepared, 10 00:01:27,551 --> 00:01:29,269 or marching to the place of execution, 11 00:01:29,369 --> 00:01:31,094 there is a collapse or it is imminent, 12 00:01:31,194 --> 00:01:33,540 the prisoner must be tied to a plank 13 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,085 of collapse with the straps. - Oh! Stop it! 14 00:01:52,153 --> 00:01:54,052 What did they do here before the war? 15 00:01:54,152 --> 00:01:56,014 A coal mining town. 16 00:01:56,114 --> 00:01:57,369 Slovik is from a coal mining town, isn't he? 17 00:01:57,469 --> 00:02:00,198 I don't know. Oh yeah! Someone told me in Detroit. 18 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,326 Poor devil. 19 00:02:26,692 --> 00:02:27,651 Message from army headquarters. 20 00:02:27,940 --> 00:02:29,368 I have a delivery for Major Fellman. 21 00:02:29,468 --> 00:02:31,235 You had to follow along. 22 00:02:41,958 --> 00:02:43,049 The messenger is here, sir. 23 00:02:43,670 --> 00:02:44,673 Let him in. 24 00:02:48,221 --> 00:02:49,307 Sergeant Bowen, sir. 25 00:02:49,407 --> 00:02:50,538 At ease, sergeant. 26 00:02:50,976 --> 00:02:52,174 These are the procedures? 27 00:02:52,274 --> 00:02:53,036 Yes sir. 28 00:03:03,422 --> 00:03:05,956 I had to call the barracks to get some 29 00:03:06,056 --> 00:03:08,949 advanced instructions. But I need these too. 30 00:03:11,806 --> 00:03:12,820 That will be all, Sergeant. 31 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:13,891 Yes sir. 32 00:03:22,232 --> 00:03:23,741 - Sergeant. - Yes, sir? 33 00:03:25,207 --> 00:03:27,262 Is there much talk about this among men? 34 00:03:27,362 --> 00:03:28,198 Yes sir. 35 00:03:31,633 --> 00:03:32,994 How do they feel about it? 36 00:03:35,611 --> 00:03:37,309 Well, I guess they think he deserved it, sir. 37 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:40,840 Thank you, Sergeant. 38 00:04:13,162 --> 00:04:15,152 You serve, soldier. Come here. 39 00:04:18,948 --> 00:04:20,421 This man is more or less 40 00:04:20,521 --> 00:04:22,621 the same size and height as the prisoner. 41 00:04:23,847 --> 00:04:26,788 It might help if you think of the heart as a circle. 42 00:04:26,888 --> 00:04:29,893 It is a semi-circular organ and is located in the area 43 00:04:29,993 --> 00:04:32,082 of the lower third of the breast bone. 44 00:04:32,182 --> 00:04:33,467 In other words, here, 45 00:04:33,567 --> 00:04:36,075 not up here, as some people think, but here. 46 00:04:36,861 --> 00:04:38,697 Sir, it would help if you posted a piece of paper, 47 00:04:38,797 --> 00:04:40,924 over the prisoner's heart. 48 00:04:41,024 --> 00:04:43,349 It would give us a target to aim at. 49 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:45,600 It's a bit theatrical, don't you think? 50 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:48,082 You are all excellent marksmen, 51 00:04:48,182 --> 00:04:49,878 then you should not have any difficulty. 52 00:04:49,978 --> 00:04:53,982 Simply target everyone in this specific area. 53 00:04:54,731 --> 00:04:55,868 Any questions? 54 00:04:57,416 --> 00:04:58,675 Then the medical guidance is over. 55 00:04:58,775 --> 00:05:00,054 Thank you, soldier. 56 00:05:03,177 --> 00:05:07,664 I believe the chaplain wants to say a few words. 57 00:05:10,243 --> 00:05:12,554 This is not necessary under the circumstances. 58 00:05:14,663 --> 00:05:16,190 Excuse me, son. 59 00:05:17,747 --> 00:05:19,791 I think some of you may know me. 60 00:05:20,542 --> 00:05:21,644 They are about Father Stafford. 61 00:05:22,808 --> 00:05:26,463 At this time I have been appointed for this, just like you. 62 00:05:27,259 --> 00:05:29,949 My main job is to stay with the prisoner, but... 63 00:05:30,049 --> 00:05:32,030 I thought that until he arrives, 64 00:05:32,130 --> 00:05:34,082 some of you may... 65 00:05:36,353 --> 00:05:38,644 may want to talk to me. 66 00:05:42,115 --> 00:05:43,512 Hum? 67 00:05:46,127 --> 00:05:48,211 It's funny, I don't think I've ever met twelve soldiers before 68 00:05:48,311 --> 00:05:50,007 who had nothing to say. 69 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,255 Well, sir, I think 70 00:05:54,167 --> 00:05:55,590 if you want to know the truth, 71 00:05:56,265 --> 00:05:58,721 we all feel pretty bad about it. 72 00:05:59,312 --> 00:06:02,268 Yes, it is completely natural. 73 00:06:02,368 --> 00:06:08,118 Sir... I mean I tried to get out of this. 74 00:06:08,218 --> 00:06:10,049 I went to talk to my commander and asked him 75 00:06:10,149 --> 00:06:11,268 if there was a way I could be dismissed. 76 00:06:11,368 --> 00:06:13,892 He said, "Not unless you want to take his place." 77 00:06:13,992 --> 00:06:15,819 Well, you've seen combat. 78 00:06:18,101 --> 00:06:20,804 So, it can't be the idea of killing a man, can it? 79 00:06:20,904 --> 00:06:22,221 No, sir. 80 00:06:23,037 --> 00:06:25,588 But I don't have much stomach to kill one of us. 81 00:06:26,551 --> 00:06:27,902 He is a deserter. 82 00:06:28,002 --> 00:06:31,568 There are many deserters, no one has ever killed one before. 83 00:06:31,768 --> 00:06:33,871 At least not in this war. 84 00:06:35,342 --> 00:06:36,823 Are there Catholics here? 85 00:06:37,566 --> 00:06:38,944 Are any of the boys Catholic? 86 00:06:43,438 --> 00:06:45,445 And you, soldier, any problem? 87 00:06:46,317 --> 00:06:49,080 Well, I was kind of tempted to aim a little higher. 88 00:06:49,180 --> 00:06:52,900 You understand, maybe I'll make a mistake. But I don't think I'll do that. 89 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,657 I will do what I am ordered to do. 90 00:06:54,757 --> 00:06:56,212 But I won't like that. 91 00:06:57,552 --> 00:06:59,211 That's the point, isn't it? 92 00:07:00,013 --> 00:07:02,703 No one is asking you to like this, are they? 93 00:07:03,385 --> 00:07:05,105 But they will have to do it. 94 00:07:05,763 --> 00:07:07,826 They will perform the task to the best of their abilities. 95 00:07:07,926 --> 00:07:09,276 I know you can do it. 96 00:07:09,999 --> 00:07:12,290 Guys, none of us made that decision. 97 00:07:12,991 --> 00:07:17,014 But we are the men who have been ordered to carry out this task. 98 00:07:17,114 --> 00:07:19,550 Because a higher authority 99 00:07:19,650 --> 00:07:22,138 accepted moral responsibility. 100 00:07:23,111 --> 00:07:24,997 Well, I will say a mass for the prisoner. 101 00:07:25,097 --> 00:07:26,642 I will grant you acquittal. 102 00:07:28,831 --> 00:07:30,793 And then you will execute him. 103 00:07:32,525 --> 00:07:36,046 When you're out there, when you shoot, 104 00:07:37,705 --> 00:07:39,807 remember that he will already be in God's hands, 105 00:07:39,907 --> 00:07:42,066 and that you have nothing to be ashamed of. 106 00:07:44,016 --> 00:07:45,533 Come here everyone. 107 00:07:47,190 --> 00:07:49,300 Come on, check the shotguns. Quick with this. 108 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:54,512 He didn't give a damn about how many of us got shot. 109 00:07:54,612 --> 00:07:56,519 So why should we care about him? 110 00:08:19,152 --> 00:08:20,852 - Good morning. - Good morning, madam. 111 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:23,237 I've been here before, remember? 112 00:08:24,227 --> 00:08:26,308 Did you get the fabric? 113 00:08:28,562 --> 00:08:34,060 Oh, yes. I received it this morning from Paris in the mail. 114 00:08:43,503 --> 00:08:44,573 Very beautiful. 115 00:08:44,673 --> 00:08:46,661 Good... good. 116 00:08:47,368 --> 00:08:51,914 I want you to do... I want... 117 00:08:52,014 --> 00:08:59,173 a hood... hood For the face for the face. 118 00:08:59,273 --> 00:09:00,798 For the face? 119 00:09:07,852 --> 00:09:11,182 - Oh! A hood. - Yes, a hood. 120 00:09:12,028 --> 00:09:16,457 It has to be ready tonight... tonight. 121 00:09:22,545 --> 00:09:24,075 For the eyes... 122 00:09:26,730 --> 00:09:28,116 For the eyes... 123 00:09:28,216 --> 00:09:34,264 No, no eye holes. For tonight. 124 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,390 Once the hood is on... 125 00:09:39,490 --> 00:09:42,479 and the signal is given indicating that the prisoner is ready... 126 00:09:42,579 --> 00:09:46,084 the firing squad will be formed facing the prisoner... 127 00:09:46,184 --> 00:09:48,309 and no less than twenty paces from him. 128 00:09:48,409 --> 00:09:50,694 The members of the firing squad 129 00:09:50,794 --> 00:09:52,159 will be armed with regulated shotguns, 130 00:09:52,352 --> 00:09:55,231 each of which will be loaded and locked. 131 00:09:56,574 --> 00:09:58,819 One of the shotguns will contain a blank round. 132 00:09:58,919 --> 00:10:02,114 and the identity of this shotgun will not be revealed. 133 00:10:02,214 --> 00:10:04,319 Each of the remaining shotguns 134 00:10:04,419 --> 00:10:07,704 will contain a bullet with service ammunition. 135 00:10:08,473 --> 00:10:10,778 The officer in charge of executing the sentence... 136 00:10:10,878 --> 00:10:13,853 will assume command of the firing squad. 137 00:10:13,953 --> 00:10:18,835 One: Platoon, Two: Ready, Three: Aim, Four: Fire 138 00:10:18,935 --> 00:10:20,956 On my command: Fire! 139 00:10:21,056 --> 00:10:23,322 Each member of the firing squad 140 00:10:23,422 --> 00:10:27,081 will discharge his weapon directly into the prisoner's heart. 141 00:10:27,181 --> 00:10:29,740 If in the opinion of medical officers, 142 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,573 the prisoner does not have a mortal wound, 143 00:10:32,673 --> 00:10:36,150 the shotguns will be reloaded and the procedure 144 00:10:36,250 --> 00:10:40,189 will be repeated until a fatal wound is found, 145 00:10:40,289 --> 00:10:43,659 from which the extinction of life is immediately imminent. 146 00:10:43,759 --> 00:10:46,361 By order of General Eisenhower. 147 00:10:48,279 --> 00:10:50,686 Very well. We will have a simulation exercise. 148 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:52,603 Are the shotguns unloaded, Lieutenant? 149 00:10:52,703 --> 00:10:53,658 Yes sir. 150 00:10:54,906 --> 00:10:55,786 Alright, here we go. 151 00:10:55,886 --> 00:11:02,037 Platoon. Attention! Present... Weapons! 152 00:11:03,777 --> 00:11:11,623 Platoon... Prepare Aim! Fire! 153 00:11:14,952 --> 00:11:21,389 Ordered Weapons! Rest. 154 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:26,762 Any questions? 155 00:11:32,898 --> 00:11:33,377 Very good. 156 00:11:35,009 --> 00:11:36,737 Now you know what is expected of you. 157 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:40,790 Make sure your aim is good. 158 00:11:40,890 --> 00:11:44,025 Make one shot do the job. 159 00:11:44,125 --> 00:11:46,144 And don't fail. 160 00:11:48,138 --> 00:11:50,279 Lieutenant, take over. 161 00:11:50,379 --> 00:11:51,888 Platoon, attention! 162 00:11:56,226 --> 00:11:58,629 Right back! 163 00:12:00,188 --> 00:12:02,024 Right shoulder, weapons! 164 00:12:04,939 --> 00:12:07,452 Left turn back! March! 165 00:12:09,918 --> 00:12:11,947 Left turn, march! 166 00:12:22,513 --> 00:12:24,595 Half turn to the right. March! 167 00:12:24,695 --> 00:12:26,018 Did you have a conversation with them? 168 00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:28,224 They'll be fine. They're good guys. 169 00:12:28,324 --> 00:12:30,080 Any news on when he will get here? 170 00:12:30,740 --> 00:12:33,940 Well, it's expected tonight. They've already left Paris. 171 00:12:34,513 --> 00:12:36,571 Knowing the mountains, they might get stuck. 172 00:12:37,558 --> 00:12:39,004 I have a lot of letters from his wife, 173 00:12:39,104 --> 00:12:40,591 I hope he has time to read them. 174 00:12:42,832 --> 00:12:45,050 What is this thing? 175 00:12:46,411 --> 00:12:48,416 It's a collapse board. 176 00:12:49,194 --> 00:12:50,599 Collapse board? 177 00:12:53,018 --> 00:12:55,424 Well, the man is a damned coward, Father. 178 00:12:55,524 --> 00:12:58,171 You may not be able to get out and walk here of your own volition. 179 00:12:58,271 --> 00:12:59,518 Would they have to carry it? 180 00:13:00,096 --> 00:13:01,431 If necessary. 181 00:13:01,928 --> 00:13:05,007 Look, Father, I don't like it either. But it has to be done. 182 00:13:10,045 --> 00:13:11,477 Well, how about some coffee? 183 00:13:12,587 --> 00:13:14,780 They told me we'll all sleep together in bunk beds tonight. 184 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,680 We probably won't get much sleep. 185 00:13:16,780 --> 00:13:19,384 But we will be able to get to know each other quite well. 186 00:13:20,644 --> 00:13:22,180 Like Herod and Pilate. 187 00:13:53,842 --> 00:13:56,153 Two coffees and some sandwiches. 188 00:13:56,434 --> 00:13:59,179 - And you, Eddie, do you want anything? - No, thanks. 189 00:13:59,279 --> 00:14:02,023 Are you sure? Maybe we can get some hot soup inside. 190 00:14:02,123 --> 00:14:03,406 No, it's okay, I'm not hungry. 191 00:14:03,506 --> 00:14:05,130 - Thanks anyway. - OK! 192 00:14:11,764 --> 00:14:13,021 Damn snow! 193 00:14:13,121 --> 00:14:15,343 We probably won't get there until tomorrow morning. 194 00:14:15,443 --> 00:14:17,429 Yes, if we're lucky. 195 00:14:18,392 --> 00:14:19,942 Do you guys mind if I go stretch my legs? 196 00:14:20,873 --> 00:14:23,232 I don't think it's a problem. But handcuffed. 197 00:14:23,332 --> 00:14:24,598 Yes of course. 198 00:14:29,998 --> 00:14:30,970 Eddie! 199 00:14:32,695 --> 00:14:35,615 - Stay where we can see you, OK? - Yes, I will. 200 00:14:40,163 --> 00:14:42,290 Man, why does he want to go for a walk and freeze? 201 00:14:43,184 --> 00:14:44,691 And then he'll catch a cold. 202 00:14:44,982 --> 00:14:46,133 That doesn't really matter, does it? 203 00:14:56,464 --> 00:15:01,460 Come here, boy. Come here, mate. 204 00:15:02,419 --> 00:15:05,864 Good boy, that's it! 205 00:15:10,703 --> 00:15:14,268 Cold, aren't you? Good boy! 206 00:15:17,348 --> 00:15:19,049 OK, mate... 207 00:15:35,530 --> 00:15:36,901 Could you do me a favor? 208 00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:38,902 What do you want, Eddie? 209 00:15:39,456 --> 00:15:41,025 Let me start running. 210 00:15:41,397 --> 00:15:42,437 What do you mean? 211 00:15:42,885 --> 00:15:44,330 I'm just going to run away, you know? 212 00:15:45,794 --> 00:15:48,009 - We'd have to shoot you. - I know. 213 00:15:49,736 --> 00:15:51,181 At least this would be over once and for all. 214 00:15:51,904 --> 00:15:54,025 We can't, they have a big show 215 00:15:54,125 --> 00:15:55,018 for you tomorrow. 216 00:15:56,343 --> 00:15:58,507 What difference does it make if it's now or tomorrow? 217 00:15:59,212 --> 00:16:01,637 Sorry, Eddie, you know we can't. 218 00:16:05,230 --> 00:16:06,303 What's going on? 219 00:16:06,403 --> 00:16:08,186 It's okay, he's just getting some air. 220 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,663 Come on, we have to go. 221 00:16:12,811 --> 00:16:14,138 Let's go, Eddie. 222 00:16:47,203 --> 00:16:48,366 Oh, he was pretty weak. 223 00:16:49,568 --> 00:16:52,276 But he was a friendly and kind-hearted boy. 224 00:16:53,272 --> 00:16:56,630 We were in the Michigan State Reformatory for three years... 225 00:16:56,730 --> 00:16:58,975 until he was granted parole in 1942. 226 00:16:59,601 --> 00:17:01,529 I never had a boy I liked more. 227 00:17:01,752 --> 00:17:04,197 He had some trouble with the law. 228 00:17:04,297 --> 00:17:07,545 Little things, essentially. But he wasn't resentful. 229 00:17:07,645 --> 00:17:09,461 I mean, he didn't hate anybody. 230 00:17:09,561 --> 00:17:12,168 And with regard to the army there was no problem. 231 00:17:12,268 --> 00:17:15,355 He was automatically 4 - F, like all our boys. 232 00:17:18,292 --> 00:17:20,881 - Take care of yourself, Eddie. - Yes, sir, I will. 233 00:17:21,609 --> 00:17:24,252 There are so many opportunities out there these days. 234 00:17:24,918 --> 00:17:26,396 Half the men went to war. 235 00:17:26,496 --> 00:17:29,377 - There shouldn't be any problem. - I'll be fine, sir. 236 00:17:29,477 --> 00:17:31,946 Report to the Parole Board. 237 00:17:32,046 --> 00:17:33,790 Find a good woman for yourself. 238 00:17:35,205 --> 00:17:36,811 Stay away from bad company. 239 00:17:36,911 --> 00:17:38,382 Don't worry, sir, I will do it. 240 00:17:38,482 --> 00:17:40,925 Only one in four of our boys make it. 241 00:17:41,025 --> 00:17:42,808 It's not an encouraging statistic, 242 00:17:44,032 --> 00:17:46,028 but I think you have a good chance. 243 00:17:46,128 --> 00:17:47,377 I think so, sir. 244 00:17:50,771 --> 00:17:51,607 Is there any way to go home? 245 00:17:51,707 --> 00:17:53,458 Yes sir. My sister came to get me. She's over there. 246 00:17:53,558 --> 00:17:55,532 - Well, goodbye, sir. - Goodbye. 247 00:17:55,790 --> 00:17:58,900 Mr. Ernhardt, do you mind if I write to you, 248 00:17:59,000 --> 00:17:59,971 letting you know how I'm doing? 249 00:18:00,071 --> 00:18:01,190 I would like that. 250 00:18:01,290 --> 00:18:02,778 OK, I'll write. 251 00:18:03,006 --> 00:18:05,134 - Do me a favor. - Yes sir. 252 00:18:05,234 --> 00:18:06,806 No times. 253 00:18:08,884 --> 00:18:11,593 I won't be back, goodbye. 254 00:18:14,701 --> 00:18:16,057 After he died, 255 00:18:16,157 --> 00:18:19,031 They told me they found my name with him, in a notebook. 256 00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:20,872 It's strange, in a way. 257 00:18:20,972 --> 00:18:24,408 I'm not going to criticize the United States for killing him. 258 00:18:24,508 --> 00:18:26,527 When you have a big war to win... 259 00:18:26,627 --> 00:18:28,867 you don't have time to pay much attention to... 260 00:18:28,967 --> 00:18:30,306 a poor weak man. 261 00:18:30,406 --> 00:18:32,208 But I could have told them that. 262 00:18:32,308 --> 00:18:35,127 I could have said: You can get Eddie Slovik 263 00:18:35,227 --> 00:18:37,120 and then he walked slowly. 264 00:18:37,220 --> 00:18:38,909 And you can give him a gun, 265 00:18:39,009 --> 00:18:41,040 and you can take it to the battlefield, 266 00:18:41,140 --> 00:18:42,172 and make him dig a hole. 267 00:18:42,439 --> 00:18:44,115 But when it gets dark... 268 00:18:44,215 --> 00:18:46,697 and those first projectiles pass over your head, 269 00:18:46,797 --> 00:18:50,285 he will either freeze right there at the bottom of that hole... 270 00:18:50,385 --> 00:18:52,504 or will jump out and run. 271 00:18:52,604 --> 00:18:55,490 And there is nothing you can do to prevent it. 272 00:19:05,949 --> 00:19:09,667 The first time I saw him, he was wearing a new gray suit. 273 00:19:10,676 --> 00:19:12,106 He was with his sister. 274 00:19:13,142 --> 00:19:15,140 - Good morning. - Good morning, Margaret. 275 00:19:15,637 --> 00:19:17,234 Well, this must be Eddie. 276 00:19:19,238 --> 00:19:22,538 Eddie, this is Antoinette Wisniewski. 277 00:19:23,047 --> 00:19:25,124 - Nice to meet you. - How are you? 278 00:19:25,904 --> 00:19:28,187 Your sister talks about you all the time. 279 00:19:30,929 --> 00:19:32,567 Mr. Sorelli? 280 00:19:33,769 --> 00:19:36,236 Won't you sit down, Margaret? 281 00:19:39,150 --> 00:19:40,416 Did you have any problems with your car? 282 00:19:40,516 --> 00:19:43,026 - It worked perfectly! - It's wonderful! 283 00:19:47,336 --> 00:19:50,598 I think I should tell you how grateful I am... 284 00:19:50,698 --> 00:19:52,458 for writing to the Commission and getting me this job. 285 00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:54,063 It was nothing! 286 00:19:54,163 --> 00:19:57,397 You didn't even know me. You really took a risk. 287 00:19:57,568 --> 00:20:00,114 Well, if anyone has to regret it, I'm afraid it's going to be you. 288 00:20:00,214 --> 00:20:02,900 Fifty cents an hour is not a big deal. 289 00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:05,647 And you will earn every penny. 290 00:20:10,308 --> 00:20:11,271 Joe Sorelli. 291 00:20:11,371 --> 00:20:13,057 How are you, sir? Eddie Slovik. 292 00:20:13,871 --> 00:20:16,813 Antoinette thinks I'm a man who's very attached to money. 293 00:20:16,913 --> 00:20:19,088 But if you work hard, I can give you a raise. 294 00:20:19,876 --> 00:20:21,376 Do you have any objection to digging ditches? 295 00:20:21,476 --> 00:20:22,706 No sir. I'll do anything. 296 00:20:22,806 --> 00:20:23,572 Good! 297 00:20:23,672 --> 00:20:26,071 Plumbing is a job that gets you all dirty, but you earn well. 298 00:20:26,856 --> 00:20:28,319 So when can you start? 299 00:20:28,990 --> 00:20:30,736 Whenever you want. 300 00:20:30,836 --> 00:20:33,261 Well, now is as good a time as any. 301 00:20:33,361 --> 00:20:35,090 Let's go upstairs, I'll get you some overalls. 302 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,972 You're the accountant, we can give this 303 00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:41,641 young man an advance on his salary? 304 00:20:41,748 --> 00:20:43,418 I'll do some calculations. 305 00:20:43,518 --> 00:20:45,001 She thinks she runs this place. 306 00:20:45,101 --> 00:20:47,126 The problem is that she actually drives. 307 00:20:47,937 --> 00:20:49,157 Let's go! 308 00:20:51,325 --> 00:20:53,268 Oh, sorry. Thank you. 309 00:20:53,368 --> 00:20:54,269 Bye sis. 310 00:20:55,517 --> 00:20:58,025 He told me he fell in love the first time he saw me. 311 00:20:58,125 --> 00:21:00,741 You know, it's funny but I think I already knew. 312 00:21:07,412 --> 00:21:10,673 Eddie became so useful that he got a raise every two or three weeks. 313 00:21:10,962 --> 00:21:15,421 He went from 0.50 to 1.50 an hour, earning 50% more for overtime. 314 00:21:15,952 --> 00:21:17,899 But he wasn't much of a late-worker. 315 00:21:18,063 --> 00:21:21,451 He told me it interfered with flirting. 316 00:21:24,659 --> 00:21:25,396 Excuse me. 317 00:21:32,259 --> 00:21:33,654 I will add it to your account. 318 00:21:33,754 --> 00:21:35,008 OK thanks. 319 00:21:38,210 --> 00:21:38,785 Here it is. 320 00:21:44,254 --> 00:21:45,021 Thanks. 321 00:21:52,502 --> 00:21:54,537 How did you get into trouble? 322 00:22:02,144 --> 00:22:05,158 Well, I was a helper at a drugstore in Detroit 323 00:22:10,065 --> 00:22:13,718 I got some gum, candy and other stuff. 324 00:22:14,304 --> 00:22:19,777 and, well I used to pick up some change every now and then. 325 00:22:23,018 --> 00:22:24,507 I was arrested for embezzlement. 326 00:22:25,448 --> 00:22:26,651 Cheers! 327 00:22:28,196 --> 00:22:29,489 Very? 328 00:22:32,312 --> 00:22:34,171 From 6 months to 10 years. 329 00:22:34,271 --> 00:22:37,093 - No, I meant cash. - Well, um... 330 00:22:37,193 --> 00:22:40,556 The amount in the complaint was $59.60. 331 00:22:44,412 --> 00:22:48,264 - How old were you? - Seventeen. 332 00:22:49,306 --> 00:22:51,993 Bullets, gum, and cigarettes. I was a big outlaw. 333 00:22:52,757 --> 00:22:57,105 - And he was imprisoned for a year? - No, nine months. 334 00:22:58,418 --> 00:23:00,063 But I was really smart... 335 00:23:00,163 --> 00:23:03,217 As soon as I left I started hanging out with the guys, and... 336 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,070 well, one night we all got drunk... 337 00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:15,643 and we stole a car. Just to drive around. 338 00:23:17,898 --> 00:23:22,736 Well, we skidded on the ice and hit a building. 339 00:23:25,577 --> 00:23:29,242 I wasn't driving or anything, but I gave in. 340 00:23:31,732 --> 00:23:33,350 And this time I got three years. 341 00:23:34,110 --> 00:23:36,764 But it's over, I swear, it's over. 342 00:23:37,086 --> 00:23:39,626 Now I only drink two of these at most. 343 00:23:40,516 --> 00:23:41,697 Why? 344 00:23:42,458 --> 00:23:48,058 Well, where I lived you did what your friends did. 345 00:23:48,983 --> 00:23:51,597 Everyone was dropping out of school, so I dropped out of school. 346 00:23:52,817 --> 00:23:54,743 Everyone's parents were unemployed. 347 00:23:55,505 --> 00:24:02,318 You know, the Depression and all that. And there was never enough money. 348 00:24:08,074 --> 00:24:09,322 And now? 349 00:24:13,832 --> 00:24:17,035 Do you know what Mr. Ernhardt from the reformatory told me? 350 00:24:17,477 --> 00:24:18,053 No. 351 00:24:18,341 --> 00:24:24,330 He told me to find a job and a good woman. 352 00:24:30,335 --> 00:24:31,867 For now I've found work... 353 00:24:39,542 --> 00:24:41,107 I'm really having a great time with you. 354 00:24:41,207 --> 00:24:42,112 Me too. 355 00:24:50,385 --> 00:24:52,503 When I was 3 years old 356 00:24:52,603 --> 00:24:54,867 I had to have surgery because I was born with crooked legs. 357 00:24:54,992 --> 00:24:57,081 Oh. 358 00:24:57,486 --> 00:25:00,107 The way they do it is to break their legs in 359 00:25:00,207 --> 00:25:02,814 four different places, and then they straighten them. 360 00:25:02,914 --> 00:25:04,544 It must have been horrible. 361 00:25:05,092 --> 00:25:07,437 I was only 3 years old and I don't remember. 362 00:25:07,537 --> 00:25:09,432 But I still feel pain, even now, you know. 363 00:25:09,532 --> 00:25:11,608 - Here. - Oh, thank you. 364 00:25:11,708 --> 00:25:14,252 When I was in jail I used to work at the furniture store... 365 00:25:14,352 --> 00:25:19,444 and I used to take alcohol and rub it on my legs to ease the pain, 366 00:25:19,544 --> 00:25:21,822 and everyone thought he used it to get drunk. 367 00:25:26,271 --> 00:25:27,775 How did you hurt your leg? 368 00:25:28,477 --> 00:25:30,804 Oh, I was born with one leg shorter than the other. 369 00:25:31,502 --> 00:25:32,820 I don't care. 370 00:25:34,642 --> 00:25:36,879 And when I was twelve, I had polio. 371 00:25:36,979 --> 00:25:39,172 - Well - Is it here? 372 00:25:39,272 --> 00:25:40,223 Try. 373 00:25:42,963 --> 00:25:44,374 Have your parents already paid off the loan? 374 00:25:47,447 --> 00:25:48,852 You won't believe it, I've never been in a house 375 00:25:48,952 --> 00:25:50,786 that belonged to the people who lived there. 376 00:25:52,555 --> 00:25:53,323 Do you want to come in? 377 00:25:56,778 --> 00:25:59,080 No, maybe next time. 378 00:26:04,550 --> 00:26:07,045 It was really great, thank you. 379 00:26:07,909 --> 00:26:09,512 - Good evening. - Good evening. 380 00:26:10,691 --> 00:26:11,311 No! 381 00:26:12,763 --> 00:26:13,814 Oh, thank you! 382 00:26:14,147 --> 00:26:16,373 Do you want to go to the movies again tomorrow night? The movie will change. 383 00:26:16,473 --> 00:26:18,546 - Oh! I already have an appointment. - I'm going to marry you. 384 00:26:18,646 --> 00:26:20,554 - What? - I'm going to marry you! 385 00:26:23,930 --> 00:26:28,147 - Did she agree to this? - No sir, not yet. But she will. 386 00:26:29,209 --> 00:26:33,177 Eddie, look at the facts. She's older than you. 387 00:26:33,814 --> 00:26:36,073 She has a better education, she earns more money. 388 00:26:36,501 --> 00:26:38,333 I know, I'm just getting started. 389 00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:39,898 You have nothing in common. 390 00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:42,625 Is this the basis for a good marriage? 391 00:26:44,262 --> 00:26:45,609 I don't know, sir. 392 00:26:46,342 --> 00:26:49,542 But... I really love her. 393 00:26:53,004 --> 00:26:54,494 Eddie, I'm your parole officer. 394 00:26:54,594 --> 00:26:56,571 It's my job to keep you out of trouble. 395 00:26:57,030 --> 00:26:59,206 I'm sure she's an excellent woman. 396 00:26:59,428 --> 00:27:00,696 Maybe too good. 397 00:27:01,541 --> 00:27:03,360 You two live different lives. 398 00:27:03,460 --> 00:27:04,757 That's what I mean, Mr. 399 00:27:04,857 --> 00:27:06,643 I want to live her life from now on, 400 00:27:06,743 --> 00:27:08,214 she is really good to me. 401 00:27:08,314 --> 00:27:09,926 Why don't you let a little time pass? 402 00:27:10,026 --> 00:27:11,142 Think about it. 403 00:27:12,265 --> 00:27:16,763 I'm sorry, sir. I've already made up my mind. 404 00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:23,107 Okay. 405 00:27:25,218 --> 00:27:26,675 - But I have to meet her. - OK. 406 00:27:26,775 --> 00:27:29,473 And she has to agree to us investigating her background. 407 00:27:29,573 --> 00:27:30,068 Right. 408 00:27:30,168 --> 00:27:32,471 And then you two will hear from us in the mail. 409 00:27:33,330 --> 00:27:34,286 Thank you very much, sir. 410 00:27:35,983 --> 00:27:37,527 Eddie, no! 411 00:27:38,684 --> 00:27:40,583 Aren't you putting the cart before the horse? 412 00:27:40,683 --> 00:27:41,486 Sir? 413 00:27:41,586 --> 00:27:43,994 We can say yes, but what about the girl? 414 00:27:44,094 --> 00:27:45,423 Oh, don't worry! She'll agree! 415 00:27:45,523 --> 00:27:46,763 She doesn't know yet. 416 00:27:58,241 --> 00:27:59,145 Edward Donald Slovik? 417 00:27:59,245 --> 00:28:00,349 Yes, ma'am. 418 00:28:05,687 --> 00:28:09,574 You served two sentences in the Michigan State Reformatory. 419 00:28:09,674 --> 00:28:10,673 Yes, ma'am. 420 00:28:10,773 --> 00:28:11,908 So why are you here? 421 00:28:12,008 --> 00:28:13,858 You know you were ranked 4-F. 422 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,396 We wanted to be sure. 423 00:28:18,496 --> 00:28:21,551 It's standard procedure when a man has a criminal record. 424 00:28:21,651 --> 00:28:25,330 Can this change? 425 00:28:25,430 --> 00:28:27,769 I would say it is very unlikely. 426 00:28:32,751 --> 00:28:35,227 - Thank you. - Yes, thank you for your time. 427 00:28:38,444 --> 00:28:39,549 Didn't I tell you? 428 00:28:40,151 --> 00:28:41,180 So, what do you say? 429 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,543 - Well. I guess it's official. - Of course it is. They don't want me. 430 00:28:44,643 --> 00:28:46,654 I have all the time in the world. I can take it, 431 00:28:46,754 --> 00:28:48,763 a better job, save some money. 432 00:28:48,863 --> 00:28:51,227 It doesn't mean anything if I do it just for myself. 433 00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:52,846 I want this to be for us. 434 00:28:52,946 --> 00:28:55,376 Look Eddie, we don't need to rush. 435 00:28:55,476 --> 00:28:59,023 - Oh, I'm sorry. - There are so many practical considerations. 436 00:28:59,123 --> 00:29:01,235 I need you. I really do. 437 00:29:01,568 --> 00:29:03,248 You can turn me into something special. 438 00:29:05,032 --> 00:29:06,524 You better marry me. Everyone else is leaving, 439 00:29:06,624 --> 00:29:08,856 to the outside. I'll be the only guy around here. 440 00:29:13,943 --> 00:29:15,718 OK, guys. Can I take one more picture? 441 00:29:24,091 --> 00:29:25,631 Smile a little more. 442 00:29:26,033 --> 00:29:27,535 We got married on a Saturday. 443 00:29:27,635 --> 00:29:31,282 The church was "Our Savior of Golgotha" in Detroit. 444 00:29:31,482 --> 00:29:34,543 And then they all came to my parents' house. 445 00:29:35,930 --> 00:29:39,804 I must have been crazy, but I paid $700 446 00:29:39,904 --> 00:29:41,832 by the wedding dress and the veil. 447 00:29:41,932 --> 00:29:45,799 Okay, smile everyone, let's go. 448 00:29:45,899 --> 00:29:47,392 Thanks. 449 00:29:55,381 --> 00:29:58,257 It was a Polish wedding and it lasted for days on end. 450 00:29:58,357 --> 00:30:01,790 We decided to hire helpers so that we could all be free. 451 00:30:01,890 --> 00:30:04,080 to dance and have fun with the guests. 452 00:30:07,443 --> 00:30:08,830 I wish this was the best moment 453 00:30:08,930 --> 00:30:10,174 that Eddie had had in his life. 454 00:30:10,274 --> 00:30:13,093 He could forget about prison and digging ditches, 455 00:30:13,193 --> 00:30:16,426 and begin to see himself as a married man 456 00:30:16,526 --> 00:30:18,885 with friends and responsibilities. 457 00:31:45,784 --> 00:31:47,268 Cheers, everyone. 458 00:31:48,895 --> 00:31:51,097 A toast to the bride and groom. 459 00:31:55,134 --> 00:31:56,909 May they live many years together. 460 00:32:19,874 --> 00:32:21,713 He promised to bring me roses 461 00:32:22,228 --> 00:32:24,722 and asked me to make it a success. 462 00:32:25,728 --> 00:32:27,304 I told you I would. 463 00:32:32,297 --> 00:32:34,542 In the newspapers it was written that the American army 464 00:32:34,642 --> 00:32:36,660 the invasion of North Africa was beginning. 465 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,518 But that was someone else's world. 466 00:32:55,380 --> 00:32:58,435 We went to the movies a lot that year. We had an apartment 467 00:32:58,535 --> 00:33:01,302 underground and watching movies was a way to get out of the house. 468 00:33:01,402 --> 00:33:03,804 And this was how we learned about the war. 469 00:33:03,904 --> 00:33:07,469 In the news before the movie. It wasn't a big deal to us, 470 00:33:07,569 --> 00:33:09,873 because we had other things to worry about. 471 00:33:35,391 --> 00:33:36,709 Eddie, what are you doing? 472 00:33:38,078 --> 00:33:39,335 Nothing, go back to sleep. 473 00:33:39,435 --> 00:33:42,148 I can't sleep. I haven't slept all night. 474 00:33:42,248 --> 00:33:44,396 I'm just going out for some air. Don't worry. 475 00:33:47,478 --> 00:33:49,120 It's 2:30 in the morning. 476 00:33:49,220 --> 00:33:50,716 Maybe I'll go have a beer. 477 00:33:52,031 --> 00:33:53,964 I had 5 dollars in my pocket. Did you see them? 478 00:33:54,064 --> 00:33:55,547 He didn't say a word all day. 479 00:33:55,647 --> 00:33:57,532 Why don't you tell me what's bothering you? 480 00:33:57,632 --> 00:33:59,564 - Nothing is worrying me. - It's not true. 481 00:33:59,664 --> 00:34:00,815 I said nothing is worrying me! 482 00:34:02,092 --> 00:34:05,364 You're pregnant, okay? You're due in 6 months, 483 00:34:05,464 --> 00:34:08,033 and I bring home 40 dollars a week, 40 dollars! 484 00:34:08,185 --> 00:34:11,597 Others have houses, they have money in the bank. I own nothing. 485 00:34:11,697 --> 00:34:13,898 All I want is 5 dollars for a beer. 486 00:34:13,998 --> 00:34:15,254 Where's my money? Did you get it? 487 00:34:15,354 --> 00:34:18,653 - What do you mean I caught him? - I bet you caught him, didn't you? 488 00:34:19,556 --> 00:34:22,727 We'll see, look at this! 489 00:34:23,072 --> 00:34:24,909 - Eddie! - Stop talking Eddie! 490 00:34:25,009 --> 00:34:27,808 Look at all this money! You have 30 dollars, 30 bucks here! 491 00:34:27,908 --> 00:34:29,548 You really take care of the money! 492 00:34:29,648 --> 00:34:31,999 You asked me to take care of you! What do you expect me to do? 493 00:34:32,099 --> 00:34:34,416 I don't know what you have to do, but I sure know what you do. 494 00:34:34,516 --> 00:34:35,997 What, what does that mean? What do I do? 495 00:34:36,097 --> 00:34:37,572 You always take the money, all the time! 496 00:34:37,672 --> 00:34:39,355 I never see a penny! 497 00:34:39,455 --> 00:34:42,126 I work hard to contribute my share but I never see anything! 498 00:34:42,226 --> 00:34:44,309 You don't give a damn about me! You don't give a damn about anything! 499 00:34:44,409 --> 00:34:45,886 You only care about having control of it! 500 00:34:46,773 --> 00:34:48,976 I don't give a damn about you? I only care about money? 501 00:34:49,076 --> 00:34:49,744 Is that right? 502 00:34:49,844 --> 00:34:51,851 Money, that's all I care about. That's how much I love money! 503 00:34:51,951 --> 00:34:54,059 Like this! Like this! 504 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:54,831 Go ahead! 505 00:34:55,696 --> 00:34:57,615 Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! Eddie! 506 00:35:12,283 --> 00:35:12,903 Sorry! 507 00:35:15,929 --> 00:35:17,327 I'm very sorry! 508 00:35:25,158 --> 00:35:28,103 - Are you okay? - Yes, I'm fine. 509 00:35:37,909 --> 00:35:39,886 Sometimes I feel so discouraged. 510 00:35:41,169 --> 00:35:44,592 All I want is a house and a car. Is that too much to ask? 511 00:35:46,833 --> 00:35:49,704 It takes time, Eddie. It takes time. 512 00:35:50,775 --> 00:35:52,774 We will have the things we want. 513 00:35:52,874 --> 00:35:55,705 It took my parents forever. 514 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,943 Sometimes I wish I was back in prison. 515 00:36:00,351 --> 00:36:01,459 Eddie. 516 00:36:01,799 --> 00:36:03,392 That way, I could find a guy 517 00:36:03,492 --> 00:36:05,298 that could give you the things you need. 518 00:36:06,981 --> 00:36:08,709 You give me everything I need. 519 00:36:34,502 --> 00:36:37,626 - Are you sure you're okay? - Yes, I'm fine. 520 00:36:40,362 --> 00:36:42,007 Let's go back to bed, okay? 521 00:36:48,611 --> 00:36:49,294 Oh! 522 00:36:50,462 --> 00:36:51,247 What's the problem? 523 00:36:52,074 --> 00:36:54,737 We have to find the serial numbers of these notes. 524 00:36:56,871 --> 00:36:57,514 For what? 525 00:36:58,248 --> 00:37:01,329 So I can send them back and get new notes. 526 00:37:01,429 --> 00:37:02,891 You mean they're still good? 527 00:37:02,991 --> 00:37:04,134 Hum... hum. 528 00:37:04,874 --> 00:37:08,303 - How do you know? - I'm an accountant. 529 00:37:09,988 --> 00:37:12,635 You knew this all along, didn't you? 530 00:37:13,508 --> 00:37:15,584 Do you want to paste these notes and go have a beer? 531 00:37:25,846 --> 00:37:28,865 He used to say that if we had money everything would be perfect. 532 00:37:29,439 --> 00:37:32,829 There was the rent, the car payments, the payment for the suite. 533 00:37:33,497 --> 00:37:38,070 But he always found a way to buy me things, little gifts. 534 00:37:38,170 --> 00:37:41,632 Sometimes jewelry or cosmetics. 535 00:37:44,093 --> 00:37:46,763 I lost the baby. A miscarriage. 536 00:37:47,051 --> 00:37:50,341 But we knew there was plenty of time to try again. 537 00:38:01,574 --> 00:38:04,258 Eddie! What? 538 00:38:04,358 --> 00:38:05,804 He has already gone home. 539 00:38:05,904 --> 00:38:06,909 What are you doing here? 540 00:38:07,009 --> 00:38:09,754 - How about $1.40 an hour? - What? 541 00:38:09,854 --> 00:38:11,505 $1.40 an hour! How does that sound to you? 542 00:38:11,605 --> 00:38:14,280 Well, what are you talking about? 543 00:38:14,380 --> 00:38:15,888 Signed, sealed and delivered! 544 00:38:15,988 --> 00:38:17,328 I went to the De Soto factory this morning. 545 00:38:17,428 --> 00:38:19,285 So that's why you're so well dressed! 546 00:38:19,385 --> 00:38:21,284 You thought I went out to see some girl, didn't you? 547 00:38:21,384 --> 00:38:22,269 I don't know. 548 00:38:22,369 --> 00:38:25,666 The last time I saw you in a suit and tie was the day we got married. 549 00:38:25,909 --> 00:38:26,773 What happened? 550 00:38:26,966 --> 00:38:28,475 Wow! That was amazing! You should have seen me! 551 00:38:28,575 --> 00:38:30,353 I went to the human resources manager and said: 552 00:38:30,453 --> 00:38:32,273 "Sir, I would like to have an ex-convict, 553 00:38:32,373 --> 00:38:33,769 working here on your payroll?" 554 00:38:33,869 --> 00:38:35,148 - You didn't say that! - I said yes! 555 00:38:35,248 --> 00:38:37,302 I said, "Sir, my wife makes the best pork ribs, 556 00:38:37,402 --> 00:38:39,236 and the best sauerkraut in all of Deaborn, Michigan." 557 00:38:39,336 --> 00:38:40,778 "And if you want to be invited to our house, 558 00:38:40,878 --> 00:38:42,494 at least two or three times a week... 559 00:38:42,594 --> 00:38:45,381 You better offer me a well-paying job." 560 00:38:45,675 --> 00:38:47,835 Oh, Eddie, you're crazy! 561 00:38:47,935 --> 00:38:50,388 My head was spinning. There was an opening for 562 00:38:50,488 --> 00:38:53,257 shipping department employee paying 1.40 per hour. 563 00:38:53,357 --> 00:38:54,782 And he actually gave me the job. 564 00:38:54,882 --> 00:38:55,952 Did he give you the job? 565 00:38:56,052 --> 00:38:57,793 He gave me the job paying 1.40 an hour! 566 00:38:57,893 --> 00:39:00,515 - He gave you the job? - He gave me the job! 567 00:39:00,615 --> 00:39:01,890 Eddie! 568 00:39:11,947 --> 00:39:14,006 Wake up, there's a lot of work to be done. Moving day! 569 00:39:14,914 --> 00:39:16,872 Happy wedding anniversary. 570 00:39:18,685 --> 00:39:20,037 For you too. 571 00:39:21,952 --> 00:39:24,172 Our first wedding anniversary was very special. 572 00:39:24,272 --> 00:39:27,059 We had just rented a new house, on the top floor of a two-story house. 573 00:39:27,159 --> 00:39:29,277 And that was the morning we were moving. 574 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:33,953 Honey, the truck is coming! 575 00:39:39,290 --> 00:39:42,107 Tell them to be careful! It's all new! 576 00:39:42,207 --> 00:39:44,150 Alright, OK! We're at the top. 577 00:39:46,779 --> 00:39:48,607 Be careful when taking everything upstairs, okay? 578 00:39:48,707 --> 00:39:50,329 This is not all ours yet. 579 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:53,947 It didn't break anything, did it? 580 00:39:58,581 --> 00:40:01,521 Don't worry, dear. I asked them not to scratch anything. 581 00:40:01,621 --> 00:40:04,216 You take care of everything up there. I'll keep an eye on things down here. 582 00:40:07,703 --> 00:40:12,048 - Welcome to the neighborhood! - Thank you! Do you live around here? 583 00:40:12,148 --> 00:40:14,235 Yes, right there across the street. 584 00:40:14,811 --> 00:40:16,097 George Rollins. 585 00:40:16,197 --> 00:40:19,742 Hi, Eddie Slovik. That's my wife, her name is Antoinette. 586 00:40:20,850 --> 00:40:22,552 Yes, I have you both on my list. 587 00:40:22,652 --> 00:40:23,199 What list? 588 00:40:23,299 --> 00:40:27,459 It's not as bad as it sounds. I'm in charge of civil defense in this sector. 589 00:40:27,559 --> 00:40:28,135 Oh yes. 590 00:40:28,235 --> 00:40:30,394 I'll have to bother you about the blackout curtains, 591 00:40:30,494 --> 00:40:32,316 once they are installed. 592 00:40:32,416 --> 00:40:33,778 We will place them. 593 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:38,061 I assume you guys listened to radio today? 594 00:40:38,161 --> 00:40:39,813 No, we were busy. 595 00:40:39,913 --> 00:40:42,186 They started bombing Germany with everything. 596 00:40:42,286 --> 00:40:43,880 - Yeah? - It's about time, don't you think? 597 00:40:43,980 --> 00:40:44,707 Yes of course. 598 00:40:44,807 --> 00:40:46,422 McArthur is on his way to the Philippines. 599 00:40:47,189 --> 00:40:49,709 Now it won't take long. I give it about six months. 600 00:40:49,809 --> 00:40:51,797 Yeah, I guess. Thanks, see you later. 601 00:40:51,897 --> 00:40:52,925 I hold the door. 602 00:41:14,567 --> 00:41:16,008 Nothing special for a celebratory dinner 603 00:41:16,108 --> 00:41:18,456 our first year of marriage. - Everything is fine. 604 00:41:20,223 --> 00:41:21,743 I'll take you out to dinner tomorrow night. 605 00:41:21,843 --> 00:41:23,063 We'll go to Nick's, OK? 606 00:41:25,230 --> 00:41:27,341 Oh! I can't move! 607 00:41:30,029 --> 00:41:32,619 Me neither. My legs are numb. 608 00:41:34,432 --> 00:41:36,653 At least we finished almost everything. 609 00:41:38,795 --> 00:41:42,984 - Isn't the furniture in the living room beautiful? - They are wonderful. 610 00:41:44,299 --> 00:41:48,640 I simply loved this furniture. All bright and new. 611 00:41:49,352 --> 00:41:50,892 That's what we wanted, isn't it, Mom? 612 00:41:56,458 --> 00:41:57,765 The eggs are really great. 613 00:41:58,412 --> 00:42:01,487 Your tongue isn't working. I think I burned the eggs. 614 00:42:02,361 --> 00:42:04,697 - Hello! - Here, Margret. 615 00:42:04,797 --> 00:42:05,715 Hi, sis. 616 00:42:05,993 --> 00:42:07,820 The door was open, I brought the mail. 617 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:11,963 - Did you like the house? - I loved it! 618 00:42:13,094 --> 00:42:14,354 And they've already unpacked everything! 619 00:42:14,835 --> 00:42:16,923 - Let me show you the house. - No, stay seated! 620 00:42:17,023 --> 00:42:18,688 You both look like you're going to fall over from exhaustion. 621 00:42:20,016 --> 00:42:21,880 - Do you want some coffee? - I accept. 622 00:42:22,769 --> 00:42:25,766 You must inform the post office of your new address. 623 00:42:25,866 --> 00:42:26,801 OK! 624 00:42:27,464 --> 00:42:30,271 I can't believe what you guys have done to this place! 625 00:42:30,371 --> 00:42:33,118 - You only put sugar, right? - Just cream, thanks. 626 00:42:33,688 --> 00:42:35,069 And there's a sunny porch in the front, 627 00:42:35,169 --> 00:42:36,849 where Eddie can feed his pigeons. 628 00:42:37,703 --> 00:42:41,009 And during the day you should see the light that floods this place. 629 00:42:43,675 --> 00:42:45,053 Eddie, what's the problem? 630 00:42:53,267 --> 00:42:55,221 But this is impossible! 631 00:42:55,734 --> 00:42:57,981 - They told us... - What is it? 632 00:42:58,259 --> 00:43:00,488 from the recruitment board. 633 00:43:00,588 --> 00:43:03,992 They changed its rating to 1 A. It has 634 00:43:04,092 --> 00:43:05,956 who presents himself for the medical examination. 635 00:43:06,056 --> 00:43:07,536 But he is 4 F! 636 00:43:08,560 --> 00:43:09,678 Eddie? 637 00:43:09,778 --> 00:43:10,983 You couldn't imagine? 638 00:43:11,672 --> 00:43:12,482 You couldn't imagine that they, 639 00:43:12,582 --> 00:43:13,784 would choose this particular moment? 640 00:43:14,944 --> 00:43:16,701 A year and a half ago when I got out of prison, I... 641 00:43:16,801 --> 00:43:18,655 I had nothing and they wouldn't have touched me. 642 00:43:19,246 --> 00:43:21,095 Now that I'm married, I have all this and they 643 00:43:21,195 --> 00:43:23,266 They want me in the army. You couldn't imagine? 644 00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:26,323 It has to be a mistake... 645 00:43:26,423 --> 00:43:29,062 I'll call the draft board tomorrow. I'll go there. 646 00:43:34,597 --> 00:43:39,901 "Mommy, I feel lost without you. I think I'll have a lot of problems. 647 00:43:40,496 --> 00:43:42,424 Army life is not for me. 648 00:43:43,559 --> 00:43:45,856 I just arrived at Camp Walters. 649 00:43:46,452 --> 00:43:50,961 The name of the nearest town is Mineral Weels, Texas. 650 00:43:51,455 --> 00:43:56,396 You will be able to locate it on the map. And you will see how far I am from you. 651 00:43:57,174 --> 00:44:01,670 Everyone must have 17 weeks of infantry. 652 00:44:01,770 --> 00:44:04,701 This is what we call basic training. 653 00:44:04,801 --> 00:44:09,193 People are making fun of me because I write to you so much. 654 00:44:09,293 --> 00:44:13,054 This is the third letter I have written to you today. 655 00:44:13,154 --> 00:44:16,653 It's the only way I can feel close to you. 656 00:44:17,251 --> 00:44:21,470 I don't have anyone to warm my feet when I go to bed. 657 00:44:22,107 --> 00:44:25,792 Do you remember, dear, how close we used to sleep? 658 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,759 If anything happens to you, I will leave here without permission. 659 00:44:29,859 --> 00:44:32,652 And this is what I feel I am doing now. 660 00:44:34,253 --> 00:44:38,152 This army life doesn't give you time to do anything for yourself. 661 00:44:38,982 --> 00:44:41,479 You have to be busy all the time. 662 00:44:41,914 --> 00:44:44,327 You know what I feel like doing, don't you? 663 00:44:45,107 --> 00:44:49,050 I don't have to tell you. But I'll try to do my best. 664 00:44:50,244 --> 00:44:55,100 Today we went out to the reveille. The band was outside too. 665 00:44:55,300 --> 00:44:59,165 We had to salute the flags. It was great. 666 00:44:59,860 --> 00:45:02,237 I wish you were here to see this. 667 00:45:02,337 --> 00:45:05,561 When I think of all the times we had together, Mom, 668 00:45:05,661 --> 00:45:07,859 this makes me furious. 669 00:45:08,554 --> 00:45:11,706 I can't understand why they did this to us. 670 00:45:12,345 --> 00:45:15,783 I miss your homemade cakes and pies. 671 00:45:15,883 --> 00:45:19,126 And I miss the fruit you always put on my plate. 672 00:45:19,452 --> 00:45:21,263 I miss the good coffee you make. 673 00:45:21,363 --> 00:45:24,905 And most of all, I miss sleeping with you." 674 00:45:29,970 --> 00:45:33,014 You gentlemen are at the lowest level. 675 00:45:34,268 --> 00:45:35,466 You will be substitutes. 676 00:45:38,157 --> 00:45:39,919 You will be trained with a group. 677 00:45:40,531 --> 00:45:41,949 Sent with another. 678 00:45:42,663 --> 00:45:45,293 Designated for a replacement depot. 679 00:45:45,777 --> 00:45:49,229 You will go to the battlefield and be ordered to dig trenches. 680 00:45:49,673 --> 00:45:52,703 You won't even know the names of the men who will be by your side. 681 00:45:52,803 --> 00:45:55,014 Most of you think you shouldn't be here. 682 00:45:56,623 --> 00:45:58,652 Imagine that you are the bottom of the pan. 683 00:45:59,841 --> 00:46:02,526 Well, the situation is boiling. 684 00:46:02,981 --> 00:46:05,374 The army needs warm bodies now. 685 00:46:06,072 --> 00:46:08,164 Even the bottom of the pan looks good. 686 00:46:09,767 --> 00:46:11,733 And I'll tell you something. 687 00:46:12,691 --> 00:46:14,789 You'll be some damn good soldiers. 688 00:46:15,407 --> 00:46:16,781 And do you know why? 689 00:46:19,477 --> 00:46:21,654 Because I'm going to tear them apart. 690 00:46:22,324 --> 00:46:26,057 From dawn to curfew, from daylight to dark. Day after day. 691 00:46:31,150 --> 00:46:32,719 Are we understood? 692 00:46:33,656 --> 00:46:35,904 Good old sergeant, make us sit in the 693 00:46:36,004 --> 00:46:37,884 rain and tells us we are a pile of trash. 694 00:46:38,198 --> 00:46:39,459 Listen, they've gone so far as to recruit dwarves 695 00:46:39,559 --> 00:46:40,690 three years old now. 696 00:46:40,790 --> 00:46:43,118 They're no longer examining the eyes, just counting them. 697 00:46:43,218 --> 00:46:45,469 What does it feel like to be the bottom of the barrel? 698 00:46:45,713 --> 00:46:47,100 You know what? I could have escaped! 699 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:48,871 Oh, right! You could have kissed the doctor. 700 00:46:48,971 --> 00:46:51,457 No, I'm not kidding. I still had six months of probation left. 701 00:46:51,557 --> 00:46:52,241 So what? 702 00:46:52,341 --> 00:46:54,873 Hence a parole violation would be all that would need to happen. 703 00:46:54,973 --> 00:46:56,828 I could have been caught for driving without a license 704 00:46:56,928 --> 00:46:59,187 driver, being drunk, disturbing the peace, anything. 705 00:46:59,287 --> 00:47:01,092 They would have sent me back to reformatory for 6 months. 706 00:47:01,192 --> 00:47:03,250 Geez, you could have gotten away with it. 707 00:47:04,150 --> 00:47:05,286 Yeah, I know. 708 00:47:34,273 --> 00:47:36,237 "Every time I fire my shotgun, 709 00:47:36,701 --> 00:47:38,738 she jumps and hits my cheek. 710 00:47:41,130 --> 00:47:44,976 My score is pretty bad. I don't think I'll make it. 711 00:47:46,320 --> 00:47:48,815 You don't care that my score is bad, do you? 712 00:47:49,959 --> 00:47:51,310 You'll still love me, won't you?" 713 00:47:58,390 --> 00:48:01,323 - Another fiasco, Slovik. - Well, I'm really trying. 714 00:48:01,423 --> 00:48:03,890 - Keep the gun down, son! - Yes, sir. 715 00:48:03,990 --> 00:48:05,975 - Sergeant! - Yes, sergeant. 716 00:48:07,912 --> 00:48:10,502 I think it's this damned projectile deflection. 717 00:48:10,602 --> 00:48:12,111 I can't seem to get the hang of it. 718 00:48:16,328 --> 00:48:19,164 Well, you'll have to go back and practice target shooting again on Sunday. 719 00:48:20,462 --> 00:48:22,663 One way or another, you'll be a shooter. 720 00:48:23,204 --> 00:48:24,499 Yes, Sergeant. 721 00:48:57,398 --> 00:48:58,886 "I finally did it, my dear. 722 00:48:59,456 --> 00:49:00,708 Do you know how? 723 00:49:01,831 --> 00:49:03,069 I cheated. 724 00:49:07,272 --> 00:49:11,568 I went to see the commander this morning to ask for a dispensation. 725 00:49:12,150 --> 00:49:13,908 He's a really nice guy. 726 00:49:14,008 --> 00:49:18,022 But he said he couldn't do anything until he had 727 00:49:18,122 --> 00:49:22,440 three affidavits and a red cross report. 728 00:49:27,342 --> 00:49:29,096 Now it's up to you, Mom. 729 00:49:29,670 --> 00:49:32,960 Go see them. Maybe you can get me out of here." 730 00:49:33,060 --> 00:49:35,627 I'm so sorry, Mrs. Slovik. There's nothing I can do. 731 00:49:35,727 --> 00:49:38,342 But he is entitled to a dependency exemption. 732 00:49:38,442 --> 00:49:41,539 His commanding officer told him that if he could get the proper papers... 733 00:49:41,639 --> 00:49:43,543 I'm afraid it's not that simple. 734 00:49:45,243 --> 00:49:47,934 Do you need more? I can get more. 735 00:49:48,641 --> 00:49:51,252 How many more letters from doctors do you need? 736 00:49:52,200 --> 00:49:55,135 I've been sick. I haven't been able to work. 737 00:49:56,235 --> 00:49:59,105 I've been having trouble with my eyesight and... 738 00:50:01,435 --> 00:50:03,085 It's all there. 739 00:50:04,412 --> 00:50:06,279 Should I ask them to call you? 740 00:50:07,764 --> 00:50:11,095 - Mrs. Slovik - Excuse me, I have a... 741 00:50:11,850 --> 00:50:13,998 I have a history of epileptic seizures. 742 00:50:14,098 --> 00:50:17,790 If I could go back to work, I would. 743 00:50:18,266 --> 00:50:21,829 But how can I live on Eddie's $55 a month? 744 00:50:21,929 --> 00:50:23,820 I'm sure it's difficult for you. 745 00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:26,892 But we are at war and we all have to make sacrifices. 746 00:50:27,499 --> 00:50:29,733 I suggest that you cut back on your rent payments. 747 00:50:29,833 --> 00:50:32,223 You will have more money for food. 748 00:50:32,323 --> 00:50:36,662 - But then I'd have to move. - Maybe that's not a bad idea. 749 00:50:37,328 --> 00:50:41,429 You could sell some of your furniture and get a single room... 750 00:50:41,529 --> 00:50:45,548 or move into your family's home, or that of other relatives. 751 00:50:46,037 --> 00:50:48,749 But what house would my husband have to live in when he returned? 752 00:50:48,849 --> 00:50:51,665 You can't imagine what this apartment means to him. 753 00:50:51,765 --> 00:50:54,817 He was in prison for five years. He had never had a home before. 754 00:50:54,917 --> 00:50:59,107 I'm sorry, Mrs. Slovik, but there's nothing I can do. 755 00:51:12,932 --> 00:51:14,190 Mrs. Slovik. 756 00:51:16,224 --> 00:51:17,510 Are you feeling well? 757 00:51:20,659 --> 00:51:22,383 Are you sure you're okay? 758 00:51:23,156 --> 00:51:26,747 I get so mad sometimes because I know you don't tell me everything. 759 00:51:28,523 --> 00:51:33,320 Hmm... hmm... OK! 760 00:51:34,569 --> 00:51:35,720 And how was it at the recruitment board? 761 00:51:35,911 --> 00:51:38,699 I tried there, and in social security, 762 00:51:38,799 --> 00:51:40,943 and I even returned to the red cross. 763 00:51:42,330 --> 00:51:44,266 I don't think it's going to work, Eddie. 764 00:51:44,366 --> 00:51:46,613 There must be someone you can go and talk to. 765 00:51:47,944 --> 00:51:51,277 If I don't get out of here soon, they'll send me abroad. 766 00:51:51,377 --> 00:51:53,919 I will be killed and you will marry another. 767 00:51:54,019 --> 00:51:56,829 - Eddie, don't say that. - I wish I was back in prison. 768 00:51:56,929 --> 00:51:59,230 I said: I wish I was back in prison. 769 00:52:00,545 --> 00:52:02,691 You'll be home on leave soon. 770 00:52:03,431 --> 00:52:05,617 I will make you feel better. 771 00:52:07,772 --> 00:52:09,107 I promise. 772 00:52:10,665 --> 00:52:12,702 I really miss you. You know that. 773 00:52:15,389 --> 00:52:16,965 I love you so much. 774 00:52:22,539 --> 00:52:25,630 "All the other guys went home on leave. 775 00:52:26,570 --> 00:52:29,201 I don't know why they're holding me here. 776 00:52:30,216 --> 00:52:34,900 Maybe they're processing my dismissal. I really hope so. 777 00:52:35,590 --> 00:52:41,369 All I know, Mom, is that since I was born I've had bad luck. 778 00:52:41,469 --> 00:52:45,668 Then I lived fifteen months with my dear wife, 779 00:52:45,768 --> 00:52:48,149 and was very happy with her. 780 00:52:49,499 --> 00:52:51,667 Now they broke my happiness 781 00:52:51,767 --> 00:52:56,490 and they try to kill us and take everything we have. 782 00:52:57,374 --> 00:53:03,028 Why don't you leave us alone? We haven't done anything to anyone. 783 00:53:03,606 --> 00:53:04,757 Did we do it?" 784 00:53:06,772 --> 00:53:10,898 Eddie came home in July. We spent 12 days together. 785 00:53:13,102 --> 00:53:16,172 - Eddie. - Come on. 786 00:53:19,052 --> 00:53:21,247 That's it, kid. That's it, kid. 787 00:53:23,568 --> 00:53:24,485 Come here. 788 00:53:27,725 --> 00:53:28,598 Come here. 789 00:53:41,491 --> 00:53:43,409 This is a whole new generation of birds. 790 00:53:44,784 --> 00:53:46,218 How do you know that? 791 00:53:47,380 --> 00:53:48,423 I just know. 792 00:53:49,853 --> 00:53:51,792 I haven't seen any of the old ones all morning. 793 00:53:52,444 --> 00:53:53,211 Come here. 794 00:53:57,316 --> 00:53:59,421 After I'm gone, keep feeding them, okay? 795 00:54:08,785 --> 00:54:11,306 I hadn't worked since February, so I pawned some rings. 796 00:54:11,406 --> 00:54:13,652 to be able to buy movie tickets and pay for some dinners. 797 00:54:14,412 --> 00:54:17,476 And Eddie worked a little at the plumbing supply store... 798 00:54:17,576 --> 00:54:18,779 to earn some money. 799 00:54:19,308 --> 00:54:22,693 And the rest of the time we stayed together. 800 00:54:23,902 --> 00:54:25,749 We didn't even talk much. 801 00:54:39,457 --> 00:54:40,462 Do you want to dance? 802 00:54:42,543 --> 00:54:43,951 - Aqui? - Hum hum. 803 00:54:44,051 --> 00:54:46,495 - No! - Let's go. 804 00:55:41,619 --> 00:55:44,026 The next morning he left for Fort Mead, Maryland. 805 00:55:45,849 --> 00:55:47,508 I never saw him again. 806 00:55:49,237 --> 00:55:53,594 They told me he died under dishonorable circumstances. 807 00:55:55,061 --> 00:55:58,106 But I didn't know until 8 years later that they had killed him. 808 00:56:04,369 --> 00:56:06,645 I met Eddie Slovik at Camp Kilmer. 809 00:56:07,293 --> 00:56:10,402 We were Polish, so it was natural that we would be partners. 810 00:56:14,824 --> 00:56:16,588 What the hell is going on? 811 00:56:20,442 --> 00:56:23,200 Slovik, they're going to blow us up and you're writing a letter. 812 00:56:23,300 --> 00:56:25,639 They won't hit us, we're walking in a zigzag pattern. Don't you feel it? 813 00:56:25,739 --> 00:56:28,634 We can feel it, Slovik, and so can the asshole that�s shooting at us. 814 00:56:28,734 --> 00:56:30,533 Well, there's not much we can do about it. 815 00:56:37,274 --> 00:56:38,766 I thought he was a nice guy. 816 00:56:38,866 --> 00:56:40,590 He never talked about defecting. 817 00:56:41,171 --> 00:56:44,033 He certainly never seemed like someone who would chicken out. 818 00:56:44,133 --> 00:56:46,418 Eddie was like all of us. 819 00:56:46,968 --> 00:56:50,015 He complained about being recruited, like a lot of guys. 820 00:56:51,382 --> 00:56:54,416 The only thing that worried me was something he said one day. 821 00:56:54,928 --> 00:56:56,195 You know what, Jim? 822 00:56:56,559 --> 00:56:59,956 I don't know why I clean it, I'll never shoot this shotgun. 823 00:57:01,033 --> 00:57:02,590 You don't know what you're going to do. 824 00:57:03,182 --> 00:57:05,450 Be careful, you can get yourself into trouble this way. 825 00:57:06,760 --> 00:57:08,185 Can I borrow this cloth? 826 00:57:16,231 --> 00:57:19,337 We had come from Scotland and England to Omaha Beach. 827 00:57:20,065 --> 00:57:21,829 And now we were on our way to join 828 00:57:21,929 --> 00:57:24,341 to company G in a small French town called Elbeuf. 829 00:57:25,151 --> 00:57:27,053 And finally we had arrived at it. 830 00:57:27,153 --> 00:57:29,638 - Any of ours? - No, Germans. 831 00:57:29,758 --> 00:57:32,074 The American 7th Army bombed this area heavily. 832 00:57:34,365 --> 00:57:37,573 - Hey, why the horses? - Maybe they ran out of gas. 833 00:57:37,673 --> 00:57:40,460 Has anyone heard anything about company G? 834 00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:42,359 - Don't ask! - Why not? 835 00:57:42,459 --> 00:57:43,756 Part of the 28th division. 836 00:57:43,856 --> 00:57:44,976 The training support division. 837 00:57:45,076 --> 00:57:46,296 Did they lose many men? 838 00:57:46,396 --> 00:57:47,992 Someone told me they had three 839 00:57:48,092 --> 00:57:50,095 different generals in command within 12 hours. 840 00:57:50,195 --> 00:57:54,398 - We're actually lucky, aren't we? - Luckier than those guys! 841 00:57:54,605 --> 00:57:56,406 Yes, so far! 842 00:58:13,411 --> 00:58:16,685 Get under the truck! Take cover! Get under the truck! 843 00:58:19,552 --> 00:58:20,991 What the hell do we do now, Sergeant? 844 00:58:21,091 --> 00:58:22,668 Stay together, now! Stay together! 845 00:58:22,935 --> 00:58:24,631 We have to find our unity! 846 00:58:24,731 --> 00:58:27,977 Come on, Eddie, come on! Come on! 847 00:58:30,080 --> 00:58:31,959 V o nos matar, Jimmy! 848 00:58:32,059 --> 00:58:34,507 Let's get down, let's protect ourselves! 849 00:58:34,809 --> 00:58:38,254 Come on! Let's get out of here! 850 00:58:52,618 --> 00:58:54,773 Let's go up the hill! Up here! Come on! 851 00:58:57,189 --> 00:58:58,303 I am fine! 852 00:59:02,419 --> 00:59:05,718 There are some caves. Come! Come. Get up. 853 00:59:26,137 --> 00:59:28,057 Eddie and I couldn't find G company. 854 00:59:28,249 --> 00:59:30,822 Around midnight we ended up staying inside some caves. 855 00:59:30,922 --> 00:59:33,161 It was the worst night of my life. 856 00:59:33,261 --> 00:59:35,026 Hearing these projectiles passing by and lying there, 857 00:59:35,126 --> 00:59:36,632 hoping one of these would hit us. 858 00:59:41,450 --> 00:59:42,972 I think that really affected Eddie. 859 00:59:43,072 --> 00:59:45,566 Maybe he made up his mind that night, I don't know. 860 00:59:45,666 --> 00:59:47,545 But after that first time, I think he really 861 00:59:47,645 --> 00:59:49,457 decided that once under heavy fire was enough. 862 00:59:59,141 --> 01:00:01,318 Somehow, while it was still dark, 863 01:00:01,418 --> 01:00:03,456 most of the other guys moved on and found G company. 864 01:00:03,556 --> 01:00:06,055 Slovik and I were the only ones left behind. 865 01:00:07,587 --> 01:00:11,241 I think according to the rules, we were deserters. 866 01:00:25,333 --> 01:00:29,410 Hey! It's okay! We're Americans. 867 01:00:32,048 --> 01:00:32,997 Slovik! 868 01:00:34,212 --> 01:00:36,050 Eddie, Eddie, Eddie. 869 01:00:36,150 --> 01:00:39,929 Hey, come on! There are Canadians out there! Come on! 870 01:00:41,558 --> 01:00:45,204 Hi, guys! Good to see you! Good to see you! 871 01:00:45,304 --> 01:00:48,523 We are with the 109th Infantry, 20th Division, 872 01:00:48,623 --> 01:00:50,953 we are looking for company G. 873 01:00:52,706 --> 01:00:54,483 - Come have some coffee. - OK! 874 01:00:54,583 --> 01:00:56,492 Slovik, do you want a cup of coffee? 875 01:00:57,763 --> 01:00:58,763 Try. 876 01:01:01,313 --> 01:01:04,687 I'm Eddie Slovik, 109a, how are you? 877 01:01:04,787 --> 01:01:05,852 No! Feedek! 878 01:01:07,964 --> 01:01:11,692 The Canadians kind of adopted us. We stayed with them for 45 days. 879 01:01:11,792 --> 01:01:13,943 Their job was to follow combat troops 880 01:01:14,043 --> 01:01:16,293 and provide information explaining the provisions of martial law. 881 01:01:18,487 --> 01:01:20,858 We helped them by cooking and finding food for them. 882 01:01:20,958 --> 01:01:23,290 I think we were their mascots for a while. 883 01:01:31,590 --> 01:01:34,339 Come on, you can do it. I know you can, it's like a triplet. 884 01:01:34,439 --> 01:01:38,004 It's like da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da. Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da. 885 01:01:38,104 --> 01:01:39,435 You just take a break. 886 01:01:41,005 --> 01:01:42,665 Willie, Joe, come on, let's go. 887 01:01:42,765 --> 01:01:44,688 - Put up these posters. - Okay. 888 01:01:45,831 --> 01:01:49,498 We've been to a lot of places, Calais, Boulogne and then we went to Belgium. 889 01:01:50,297 --> 01:01:51,863 But as far as we were concerned, we were, 890 01:01:51,963 --> 01:01:53,361 "absent without official permission". 891 01:01:53,461 --> 01:01:56,507 We continued sending letters and radiograms on the 19th. 892 01:02:01,756 --> 01:02:02,331 OK. 893 01:02:04,059 --> 01:02:05,778 We will ask the Sergeant Major to place his 894 01:02:05,878 --> 01:02:07,595 signature on the letter and we will send it right away. 895 01:02:07,695 --> 01:02:09,004 Did you write my name right? 896 01:02:10,202 --> 01:02:12,686 How many times do I have to tell you that I spell your name right? 897 01:02:12,786 --> 01:02:14,906 Many people write it "AK" instead of "IK". 898 01:02:15,006 --> 01:02:16,356 - I put "IK". - Let me see. 899 01:02:22,001 --> 01:02:24,728 Sometimes I think they are not getting these letters. 900 01:02:25,585 --> 01:02:26,951 We are not going to get in touch with them. 901 01:02:27,951 --> 01:02:30,259 A lot of guys are separated from their units. 902 01:02:30,359 --> 01:02:32,206 Besides, we're helping, aren't we? 903 01:02:34,310 --> 01:02:36,181 We should be killing Germans, my old friend. 904 01:02:36,281 --> 01:02:38,695 No one assigned us to be cooking permanently. 905 01:02:40,136 --> 01:02:42,401 Hey, Jimmy! Do you have any extra stationery? 906 01:02:42,501 --> 01:02:43,538 Try. 907 01:02:44,970 --> 01:02:47,964 - Here. - Thank you. 908 01:02:50,690 --> 01:02:52,284 With all the letters he writes to his wife, 909 01:02:52,384 --> 01:02:53,938 needs all the paper he can get. 910 01:02:59,326 --> 01:03:02,339 What are you doing? What happened to your ammunition? 911 01:03:02,582 --> 01:03:03,971 I got rid of her. 912 01:03:06,932 --> 01:03:08,213 You what? 913 01:03:08,822 --> 01:03:10,028 I just got rid of it. 914 01:03:11,587 --> 01:03:13,027 Did you just get rid of her? 915 01:03:15,538 --> 01:03:16,864 Suppose we are cornered, 916 01:03:16,964 --> 01:03:18,350 are you going to throw paper balls at them? 917 01:03:20,433 --> 01:03:21,488 I'm not going to shoot at all. 918 01:03:28,014 --> 01:03:29,533 Lots of eggs. 919 01:03:31,467 --> 01:03:34,249 I can already taste these potato pancakes! 920 01:03:37,124 --> 01:03:40,962 That's it, eggs! Lots of eggs. 921 01:03:41,539 --> 01:03:45,689 Everything was fine except for the food. It was corned beef all the time. 922 01:03:45,789 --> 01:03:48,558 So Eddie and I, like good Poles, decided we would 923 01:03:48,658 --> 01:03:51,243 make the Canadians some potato pancakes. 924 01:03:51,518 --> 01:03:53,199 The problem was that no one in France 925 01:03:53,299 --> 01:03:55,036 had heard about a potato grater. 926 01:04:00,058 --> 01:04:01,399 He thinks we want to shave. 927 01:04:02,934 --> 01:04:04,769 They probably don't have a grater anyway. 928 01:04:04,869 --> 01:04:06,301 Back to corned beef, damn it! 929 01:04:06,401 --> 01:04:07,716 Wait a minute! They might not have a grater, 930 01:04:07,816 --> 01:04:09,400 but they definitely have a can of coffee. 931 01:04:09,500 --> 01:04:11,955 Sir, see you soon, thank you. 932 01:04:12,055 --> 01:04:14,255 Grab a hammer and a nail and meet me in the kitchen. 933 01:04:14,355 --> 01:04:16,470 Hammer and nail and meet me in the kitchen. 934 01:04:16,570 --> 01:04:17,466 Hammer and nail. 935 01:04:29,705 --> 01:04:30,920 Give me that potato. 936 01:04:42,335 --> 01:04:43,076 Ready! 937 01:04:43,176 --> 01:04:45,598 The potato grater. 938 01:04:47,346 --> 01:04:49,437 When the war is over, we'll have enough for dinner. 939 01:04:55,321 --> 01:04:57,193 Look busy. I am busy. 940 01:05:00,250 --> 01:05:01,810 Can a man have tea at this time? 941 01:05:01,910 --> 01:05:04,958 - Well, no, sir. - But we have coffee. 942 01:05:05,107 --> 01:05:05,778 Okay. 943 01:05:08,193 --> 01:05:09,318 What is that? 944 01:05:11,057 --> 01:05:13,342 Something new for the meal, you'll love it. 945 01:05:15,850 --> 01:05:17,353 We're going to miss you Yankees. 946 01:05:17,578 --> 01:05:19,173 Why, are we going somewhere? 947 01:05:19,273 --> 01:05:21,438 We finally received a message from your unit. 948 01:05:21,538 --> 01:05:23,970 They want you to report to regimental headquarters. 949 01:05:29,644 --> 01:05:32,013 - When, sir? - As soon as possible. 950 01:05:32,113 --> 01:05:35,248 The report says "around October 7th." 951 01:05:35,711 --> 01:05:37,782 We are already arranging your transportation to Rocherath. 952 01:05:41,182 --> 01:05:43,086 We like having them with us, but I'm sure 953 01:05:43,186 --> 01:05:45,229 that you want to get back to your people, don't you? 954 01:05:48,379 --> 01:05:50,752 It's about time, isn't it? 955 01:05:59,070 --> 01:06:01,001 We better get started soon if we want these potatoes 956 01:06:01,101 --> 01:06:02,287 be ready for dinner. 957 01:06:06,989 --> 01:06:10,828 Eddie was going back to war, the thing he feared most. 958 01:06:10,928 --> 01:06:12,570 But he was still concerned about doing 959 01:06:12,670 --> 01:06:14,367 those potato pancakes for your friends. 960 01:06:15,049 --> 01:06:16,968 How can you kill a guy like that? 961 01:06:26,506 --> 01:06:28,280 We reported to the regimental barracks. 962 01:06:28,380 --> 01:06:30,313 We had been considered missing 963 01:06:30,413 --> 01:06:32,134 or absent without authorization from the unit's records. 964 01:06:32,234 --> 01:06:34,052 But no charges had been filed. 965 01:06:34,152 --> 01:06:36,200 They sent us directly to G company. 966 01:06:40,305 --> 01:06:42,532 Privates Feedek and Slovik reporting for duty. 967 01:06:48,633 --> 01:06:50,577 You boys were lost for a while, weren't you? 968 01:06:50,677 --> 01:06:51,290 Yes sir. 969 01:06:51,390 --> 01:06:54,165 Don't call me sir. Call me sergeant. Haven't you learned that yet? 970 01:06:54,265 --> 01:06:54,999 Yes, Sergeant. 971 01:06:55,099 --> 01:06:56,123 Come this way. 972 01:07:01,590 --> 01:07:03,664 Let me tell you something before you see the captain. 973 01:07:03,764 --> 01:07:06,129 A lot of guys think the war is over. 974 01:07:06,229 --> 01:07:08,838 It's not over. For this unit, it's just beginning. 975 01:07:08,938 --> 01:07:10,088 You boys are inexperienced. 976 01:07:10,188 --> 01:07:12,331 If you listen to your colleagues you might stay alive for a while. 977 01:07:12,431 --> 01:07:14,090 But as long as you are breathing, 978 01:07:14,190 --> 01:07:15,761 We expect you to serve as soldiers, is that clear? 979 01:07:15,861 --> 01:07:16,764 Yes, Sergeant. 980 01:07:19,945 --> 01:07:20,858 Try? 981 01:07:22,975 --> 01:07:24,432 Those two substitutes are here, sir. 982 01:07:24,917 --> 01:07:25,914 Bring them in. 983 01:07:31,337 --> 01:07:33,596 Privates Feedek and Slovik have reported for duty, sir. 984 01:07:33,696 --> 01:07:34,390 At will. 985 01:07:36,474 --> 01:07:38,475 - Have you eaten yet? - Yes, sir. 986 01:07:42,567 --> 01:07:44,821 I... will not give a pep talk. 987 01:07:44,921 --> 01:07:46,698 I will simply say that this is good company. 988 01:07:47,123 --> 01:07:49,113 All we hope is that you will go to the battlefield, 989 01:07:49,213 --> 01:07:51,558 and drive out the damn enemies, so we can all go home. 990 01:07:51,857 --> 01:07:54,166 I'm assigning you two to 4th platoon. Sergeant, 991 01:07:54,266 --> 01:07:56,590 will lead you to your platoon later. Dismissed. 992 01:08:01,998 --> 01:08:04,543 - Excuse me, sir. - Yes. 993 01:08:06,496 --> 01:08:08,191 I have something to tell you. 994 01:08:11,505 --> 01:08:12,295 I'm very nervous 995 01:08:12,395 --> 01:08:14,463 and I'm very afraid to serve in a rifle company, sir. 996 01:08:14,563 --> 01:08:15,255 What? 997 01:08:15,355 --> 01:08:18,248 I would really appreciate it if I could be kept in the rear. 998 01:08:31,939 --> 01:08:34,512 - What's your name, soldier? - Slovik, sir. Eddie Slovik. 999 01:08:34,612 --> 01:08:36,881 Private Slovik, you will report to the 4th platoon 1000 01:08:36,981 --> 01:08:39,069 and I'll forget we ever had this conversation. 1001 01:08:39,169 --> 01:08:43,164 I wouldn't do a good job there, sir. I'm too nervous. 1002 01:08:43,264 --> 01:08:45,337 After we were cornered in Elbeuf, 1003 01:08:45,437 --> 01:08:47,897 I don't think I'll ever be able to shoot again, sir. 1004 01:08:53,025 --> 01:08:54,494 Soldier, this is not easy for anyone, 1005 01:08:54,594 --> 01:08:56,543 especially for those on the front line, 1006 01:08:56,643 --> 01:08:58,040 but I can't make exceptions, 1007 01:08:58,140 --> 01:08:59,746 or give special treatment. You know that. 1008 01:08:59,846 --> 01:09:03,092 Well then, I'll run away, sir. 1009 01:09:03,192 --> 01:09:05,372 Soldier, I am giving you an order for your arrest. 1010 01:09:05,472 --> 01:09:06,890 Report to your platoon! 1011 01:09:06,990 --> 01:09:09,086 Eddie, Eddie. Come on! Let's go! 1012 01:09:09,186 --> 01:09:14,324 Sir, we have been with the Canadians for a while, 1013 01:09:14,424 --> 01:09:16,372 in the 13th Military Police Corps. 1014 01:09:16,472 --> 01:09:19,846 And the way I see it, I had to be here. 1015 01:09:19,946 --> 01:09:23,056 So I can be judged for being "absent without permission"? 1016 01:09:23,156 --> 01:09:24,964 I don't know, I would have to check. 1017 01:09:25,064 --> 01:09:29,488 Well, if I leave now, would that be desertion? 1018 01:09:29,588 --> 01:09:30,816 Without a doubt! 1019 01:09:32,545 --> 01:09:35,613 Well, I guess that's what I'll have to do, sir. 1020 01:09:37,421 --> 01:09:39,448 Soldier, report to your platoon! This is an order! 1021 01:09:39,548 --> 01:09:41,439 I'm sorry sir, I can't! 1022 01:09:43,377 --> 01:09:45,089 Soldier, you better stop your friend. 1023 01:09:45,189 --> 01:09:46,961 He's getting himself into some very serious trouble. 1024 01:09:47,061 --> 01:09:47,881 Yes, captain. 1025 01:09:49,603 --> 01:09:52,784 Eddie, Eddie, come back! You don't want to do this. 1026 01:09:52,884 --> 01:09:53,880 I know what I'm doing, Jimmy. 1027 01:09:53,980 --> 01:09:54,695 Eddie. 1028 01:09:57,288 --> 01:09:58,578 Eddie, times. 1029 01:10:02,625 --> 01:10:04,421 That was the last time I saw him. 1030 01:10:05,828 --> 01:10:08,081 A month later I was hit by shrapnel in the Hurtgen Forest, 1031 01:10:08,181 --> 01:10:11,699 and they kept me in a hospital for almost a year. 1032 01:10:13,474 --> 01:10:16,726 It was only in 1953 that I learned what had happened to him. 1033 01:10:17,910 --> 01:10:19,271 I couldn't believe it. 1034 01:10:20,389 --> 01:10:21,822 Even after all that time, 1035 01:10:21,922 --> 01:10:23,197 that made me feel really bad for two days. 1036 01:10:31,900 --> 01:10:33,906 I was recruited as a cook that day, 1037 01:10:34,006 --> 01:10:36,301 for the detachment of military authorities, 112th infantry. 1038 01:10:36,401 --> 01:10:38,345 It was around 8:30 in the morning. 1039 01:10:39,212 --> 01:10:41,432 This guy came close to where the food was. 1040 01:10:41,532 --> 01:10:44,435 He looked at me as if he had spent the night sleeping outside in nature. 1041 01:10:45,105 --> 01:10:45,944 Good morning! 1042 01:10:52,213 --> 01:10:53,285 Can I have some of these eggs? 1043 01:10:53,385 --> 01:10:55,083 That's what they're there for. 1044 01:10:55,183 --> 01:10:56,266 Thanks. 1045 01:11:07,378 --> 01:11:09,304 I'll give you a hand with the cleaning if you want. 1046 01:11:10,336 --> 01:11:11,441 For what? 1047 01:11:12,069 --> 01:11:14,229 I don't know, it looks like you might need some help, doesn't it? 1048 01:11:15,064 --> 01:11:16,813 Yes, I think so. 1049 01:11:18,645 --> 01:11:19,827 What is your name? 1050 01:11:19,961 --> 01:11:22,624 - Brockmeyer. - I'm Slovik. 1051 01:11:22,724 --> 01:11:24,296 Nice to meet you. 1052 01:11:25,118 --> 01:11:26,935 - Can you do me a favor? - Yes. 1053 01:11:27,532 --> 01:11:29,167 Can you deliver this to someone on my behalf? 1054 01:11:40,672 --> 01:11:42,183 What did you give me this for? 1055 01:11:43,566 --> 01:11:45,711 Give it to an officer. He will know what to do with it. 1056 01:11:47,433 --> 01:11:49,520 Look, Slovik. 1057 01:11:49,620 --> 01:11:52,407 Why don't you tear this up and go back to your unit? 1058 01:11:53,709 --> 01:11:55,621 I think you'd better hand it over to someone. 1059 01:12:00,987 --> 01:12:03,708 You must be crazy. They're going to arrest you. 1060 01:12:03,808 --> 01:12:04,806 I know. 1061 01:12:11,192 --> 01:12:14,197 You, go call the lieutenant! 1062 01:12:14,297 --> 01:12:16,094 He must be signing the morning report. 1063 01:12:17,563 --> 01:12:18,592 Or hurry! 1064 01:12:21,950 --> 01:12:24,187 I, Private Eddie D. Slovik, 1065 01:12:24,287 --> 01:12:26,802 I confess to desertion from the United States Army. 1066 01:12:28,366 --> 01:12:30,870 At the time of my desertion we were in Elbeuf, France. 1067 01:12:30,970 --> 01:12:32,670 I came to Elbeuf as a replacement. 1068 01:12:32,770 --> 01:12:34,284 They were bombing the city, 1069 01:12:34,384 --> 01:12:36,316 and we were told to dig trenches at night. 1070 01:12:37,630 --> 01:12:39,770 The next morning they we�re bombing us again. 1071 01:12:39,870 --> 01:12:42,101 I was so scared, nervous and shaking 1072 01:12:42,201 --> 01:12:46,949 that when the other substitutes started leaving I couldn't move. 1073 01:12:48,664 --> 01:12:50,975 I stayed there in that hole until everything 1074 01:12:51,075 --> 01:12:53,703 was calm and I was able to move. 1075 01:12:54,596 --> 01:12:58,141 The next morning I turned myself in to the Canadian Military Police. 1076 01:12:59,105 --> 01:13:02,303 After that I told my story to my commander. 1077 01:13:03,347 --> 01:13:05,745 I said that if I had to go to the battlefield again I would run away. 1078 01:13:05,845 --> 01:13:09,410 He said there was nothing he could do. So I ran away again. 1079 01:13:09,510 --> 01:13:12,562 and I will run away again if I have to go back there. 1080 01:13:13,518 --> 01:13:18,657 Signed: Private Eddie D. Slovik, ASN 36896415". 1081 01:13:19,088 --> 01:13:20,934 - Are you Slovik? - Yes, sir. 1082 01:13:21,034 --> 01:13:22,700 Are you sure you want us to keep this? 1083 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:23,809 Yes sir. 1084 01:13:24,992 --> 01:13:28,396 Do you have any idea how damaging a written confession can be? 1085 01:13:28,496 --> 01:13:29,632 Yes sir. 1086 01:13:31,478 --> 01:13:33,140 I'll tell you something. 1087 01:13:34,015 --> 01:13:35,708 Why don't you take this statement and destroy it? 1088 01:13:37,249 --> 01:13:38,768 No, sir, I can't 1089 01:13:42,376 --> 01:13:43,128 That's right. 1090 01:13:59,627 --> 01:14:01,144 Can you read this, soldier? 1091 01:14:01,244 --> 01:14:01,997 Yes sir. 1092 01:14:05,367 --> 01:14:06,581 Out loud. 1093 01:14:07,463 --> 01:14:08,529 Yes sir. 1094 01:14:08,629 --> 01:14:12,254 "I have been informed that this statement may be used against me and that I 1095 01:14:12,354 --> 01:14:16,177 I do it of my own free will, and I am not obliged to do it." 1096 01:14:18,623 --> 01:14:20,425 If you agree, please sign. 1097 01:14:20,525 --> 01:14:21,410 Yes sir. 1098 01:14:24,699 --> 01:14:26,679 Lieutenant, we should both sign this statement as witnesses. 1099 01:14:26,779 --> 01:14:27,702 Yes sir. 1100 01:14:33,377 --> 01:14:35,741 Sergeant, take this man into custody. 1101 01:14:37,125 --> 01:14:39,331 He will be imprisoned in the confinement division. 1102 01:14:39,431 --> 01:14:40,481 Thank you, sir. 1103 01:14:44,640 --> 01:14:48,405 Slovik was transferred to the confinement division in Rott, Germany. 1104 01:14:48,505 --> 01:14:49,523 That's where I met him. 1105 01:14:49,623 --> 01:14:52,399 It wasn't really a prison, just an old barn. 1106 01:14:52,499 --> 01:14:54,394 But it was an easy task and I didn't mind. 1107 01:14:56,587 --> 01:14:59,919 Slovik was just one of those boys aiming for Court Martial, 1108 01:15:00,019 --> 01:15:01,409 so he could stay away from the front lines. 1109 01:15:01,509 --> 01:15:02,766 We've had our share of them 1110 01:15:02,866 --> 01:15:06,045 He was a kind-hearted boy. He would do anything I asked him. 1111 01:15:06,714 --> 01:15:08,027 What are you doing, Sergeant? 1112 01:15:10,520 --> 01:15:11,812 A military walking stick. 1113 01:15:13,839 --> 01:15:15,677 I wish I had one of those. 1114 01:15:17,559 --> 01:15:19,515 Okay! I'll give you this one. 1115 01:15:20,107 --> 01:15:22,098 But I don't think you'll be here that long. 1116 01:15:22,198 --> 01:15:24,946 You mean I won't come back here after my trial? 1117 01:15:25,046 --> 01:15:26,757 It depends on the sentence. 1118 01:15:28,399 --> 01:15:31,130 They can send you to a confinement place in Paris. 1119 01:15:31,230 --> 01:15:32,399 Paris? 1120 01:15:36,673 --> 01:15:38,371 Are you kidding, Sergeant? 1121 01:15:41,673 --> 01:15:43,445 I bet it's Ronnie coming back! 1122 01:15:46,659 --> 01:15:48,695 Come on Mannie, Ronnie is back! 1123 01:15:53,750 --> 01:15:55,521 Hey Ronnie, what happened? 1124 01:15:55,621 --> 01:15:58,966 What was the sentence? How much did you get? How much did you get? 1125 01:15:59,066 --> 01:16:02,165 - Ronnie, how much time did they give you? - 20 years! 1126 01:16:03,947 --> 01:16:06,875 20? Man, for 20 years I would agree already. 1127 01:16:07,919 --> 01:16:09,304 I bet you would agree, Slovik. 1128 01:16:11,061 --> 01:16:13,211 How long will you have to stay in prison after the war ends? 1129 01:16:13,870 --> 01:16:14,956 Maybe six months. 1130 01:16:15,056 --> 01:16:18,294 Six months? You lucky bastard! 1131 01:16:18,394 --> 01:16:21,437 I remember the day Slovik came back after his Court Martial. 1132 01:16:21,537 --> 01:16:24,361 He wasn't so happy. He and those boys 1133 01:16:24,461 --> 01:16:27,323 they thought he would be imprisoned for 2 or 3 years. 1134 01:16:27,946 --> 01:16:30,053 Of course it never occurred to him, even after his sentence had been handed down, 1135 01:16:30,153 --> 01:16:32,270 that he would actually be shot. 1136 01:16:34,323 --> 01:16:38,828 "Honey, I'm in a little trouble. 1137 01:16:39,042 --> 01:16:44,978 Please don't worry about me because I'm fine. 1138 01:16:46,183 --> 01:16:50,121 Please, Mommy, I beg you to wait for me. 1139 01:16:50,937 --> 01:16:55,912 I'll let you know as soon as I know how long I'll get. 1140 01:16:56,626 --> 01:17:04,135 If it's too long, then I'll ask you to get a divorce." 1141 01:17:13,699 --> 01:17:15,327 I had him brought to see me. 1142 01:17:15,427 --> 01:17:18,404 It was an unusual case and I felt I should talk to him. 1143 01:17:30,590 --> 01:17:32,398 - Are you Private Slovik? - Yes, sir. 1144 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:41,327 - Do you know who I am? - No, sir. Excuse me. 1145 01:17:41,427 --> 01:17:44,607 I'm Colonel Leacock, Division Judge Advocate. 1146 01:17:44,707 --> 01:17:45,953 Yes sir. 1147 01:17:47,211 --> 01:17:50,734 - Do you like birds? - Yes. 1148 01:17:57,640 --> 01:17:59,940 I'm sure you realize you have a huge problem. 1149 01:18:00,040 --> 01:18:01,135 Yes sir, I know. 1150 01:18:02,463 --> 01:18:06,527 Well, part of my job is to help you if I can. 1151 01:18:06,627 --> 01:18:09,336 We don't like to send anyone to Court Martial. 1152 01:18:09,436 --> 01:18:11,520 We only do this as a last resort. 1153 01:18:11,620 --> 01:18:13,192 I understand, sir. 1154 01:18:14,464 --> 01:18:16,686 Maybe we can settle this without a trial, huh? 1155 01:18:17,435 --> 01:18:19,518 That would be great, sir. How? 1156 01:18:25,159 --> 01:18:26,960 If you return to your unit, 1157 01:18:27,060 --> 01:18:28,791 I will ask the general if he will suspend the process. 1158 01:18:29,835 --> 01:18:31,530 I'll even try to get you a transfer to 1159 01:18:31,630 --> 01:18:33,468 another regiment, in which you can start from scratch. 1160 01:18:33,568 --> 01:18:36,887 No, sir. I simply cannot serve in a rifle company. 1161 01:18:39,512 --> 01:18:41,687 Why don't you at least try? 1162 01:18:54,032 --> 01:18:56,667 You haven't been with your unit long enough to know what it's like. 1163 01:18:56,767 --> 01:18:58,408 I know how it is, sir. 1164 01:18:59,372 --> 01:19:01,886 I had already said that I wanted to have a job away from the front line. 1165 01:19:01,986 --> 01:19:03,537 Quartermaster service or something. 1166 01:19:03,637 --> 01:19:05,888 But if I can't, then take me to Court Martial. 1167 01:19:05,988 --> 01:19:07,772 We can't transfer everyone from the sniper company 1168 01:19:07,872 --> 01:19:10,808 to a supply depot, just because they won't fight. 1169 01:19:11,548 --> 01:19:12,731 I know that, sir. 1170 01:19:15,564 --> 01:19:17,848 You realize that you will get at least 1171 01:19:17,948 --> 01:19:20,700 a heavy prison sentence if you go to trial? 1172 01:19:21,405 --> 01:19:22,236 Yes sir. 1173 01:19:22,851 --> 01:19:26,246 You could even get the death penalty. 1174 01:19:26,346 --> 01:19:29,330 Desertion in time of war is a capital offense. 1175 01:19:34,503 --> 01:19:36,318 I fear you will make a serious mistake. 1176 01:19:36,418 --> 01:19:38,566 if you don't go back there and try again. 1177 01:19:38,666 --> 01:19:40,325 I'm sorry, sir, I've already made my decision. 1178 01:19:40,425 --> 01:19:42,599 I want to be court-martialed. 1179 01:19:46,383 --> 01:19:49,039 OK, take him back. 1180 01:19:50,327 --> 01:19:52,034 Anyway, thank you, sir. 1181 01:19:57,625 --> 01:20:00,217 I wasn't particularly surprised by his attitude. 1182 01:20:00,317 --> 01:20:03,908 I had heard many like him say, "I want to be court-martialed." 1183 01:20:04,008 --> 01:20:05,376 And why shouldn't they? 1184 01:20:05,476 --> 01:20:09,383 No American soldier had been executed since the Civil War. 1185 01:20:15,291 --> 01:20:17,153 The question is: why did he do it? 1186 01:20:17,909 --> 01:20:20,464 I was one of the doctors who examined him. 1187 01:20:21,262 --> 01:20:23,699 It wasn't my job to determine his motives, 1188 01:20:23,799 --> 01:20:26,840 but when you examine a man's body, 1189 01:20:26,940 --> 01:20:28,865 Sometimes you wish you could get inside your mind. 1190 01:20:28,965 --> 01:20:30,785 I couldn't help but speculate. 1191 01:20:30,885 --> 01:20:35,022 I think he desperately wanted to go back to prison. 1192 01:20:35,858 --> 01:20:39,343 It was the place that had been a safe haven for him, 1193 01:20:39,443 --> 01:20:42,369 a refuge. It was almost like a womb. 1194 01:20:42,469 --> 01:20:46,137 Naturally, there was a strategy involved for self-benefit. 1195 01:20:46,237 --> 01:20:50,061 But ultimately, he must have been telling the truth. 1196 01:20:50,161 --> 01:20:53,395 The truth, which the military for their own necessary reasons, 1197 01:20:53,495 --> 01:20:54,940 were compelled to ignore. 1198 01:20:55,992 --> 01:21:00,076 Maybe he just was, physically and mentally, 1199 01:21:00,176 --> 01:21:02,017 unable to return to a situation under heavy fire. 1200 01:21:02,117 --> 01:21:05,070 In my report I said he was in good health. 1201 01:21:05,170 --> 01:21:08,211 The neuropsychiatric division also submitted a report. 1202 01:21:08,311 --> 01:21:10,266 A much more important report. 1203 01:21:10,366 --> 01:21:15,244 He claimed that the prisoner was sane and responsible for his actions. 1204 01:21:22,582 --> 01:21:24,796 The General Court-Martial, in the Slovik case, 1205 01:21:24,896 --> 01:21:27,477 It was one of the shortest procedures in our history. 1206 01:21:27,577 --> 01:21:29,724 The Court was convened for 10 a.m., 1207 01:21:29,824 --> 01:21:31,283 of November 11, 1944. 1208 01:21:31,383 --> 01:21:33,809 And at 11:40 am the verdict 1209 01:21:33,909 --> 01:21:36,693 had been given and the Court session closed. 1210 01:21:37,417 --> 01:21:41,222 I was presiding. We were all General Staff men. 1211 01:21:41,322 --> 01:21:43,682 There wasn't even one of us who was a combat officer. 1212 01:21:43,782 --> 01:21:45,415 There was a reason for that. 1213 01:21:45,515 --> 01:21:49,312 All combat officers of the 28th Division were on the battlefield. 1214 01:21:49,412 --> 01:21:52,543 Some felt that this would be advantageous to prayer. 1215 01:21:52,643 --> 01:21:55,876 General Staff officers are considered more lenient. 1216 01:21:56,912 --> 01:21:59,046 Lieutenant Kramer, as a law enforcement representative, 1217 01:21:59,146 --> 01:22:01,277 Could you inform the accused of his rights? 1218 01:22:01,377 --> 01:22:02,245 Yes sir. 1219 01:22:03,496 --> 01:22:05,130 Private Slovik, 1220 01:22:07,092 --> 01:22:08,838 the prisoner does not salute. 1221 01:22:10,099 --> 01:22:12,389 Private Slovik, you have the right to object 1222 01:22:12,489 --> 01:22:14,677 any member of this Court for good cause, 1223 01:22:14,777 --> 01:22:17,185 and also the right to a peremptory challenge 1224 01:22:17,285 --> 01:22:19,943 against any member except the law-enforcement member. 1225 01:22:20,043 --> 01:22:23,337 You are charged with violating the 58th article of war: 1226 01:22:23,437 --> 01:22:25,287 desertion to avoid dangerous duty. 1227 01:22:25,387 --> 01:22:27,896 The two specifications are Elbeuf and Rocherath. 1228 01:22:27,996 --> 01:22:29,975 How does the accused plead? 1229 01:22:30,075 --> 01:22:32,116 Not guilty for each of the specifications, 1230 01:22:32,216 --> 01:22:34,147 in the same way as for the general accusation. 1231 01:22:34,247 --> 01:22:36,837 The prosecution will call its first witness. 1232 01:22:38,345 --> 01:22:42,892 We heard from the commander of Company G, a non-commissioned officer who was 1233 01:22:42,992 --> 01:22:47,636 present in the Elbeuf episode, the cook and two other officers. 1234 01:22:49,081 --> 01:22:51,810 Slovik's confession was admitted into evidence without objection. 1235 01:22:53,019 --> 01:22:55,630 No, I won't do that. 1236 01:22:56,718 --> 01:23:00,080 The accused understands his rights as a witness, 1237 01:23:00,180 --> 01:23:02,240 but chose to remain silent. 1238 01:23:02,340 --> 01:23:05,389 However, the defense requests that the law enforcement representative 1239 01:23:05,489 --> 01:23:06,999 inform the accused of his rights. 1240 01:23:07,903 --> 01:23:08,851 Lieutenant. 1241 01:23:11,902 --> 01:23:15,442 Private Slovik, you have the legal right to: 1242 01:23:15,542 --> 01:23:18,244 1) be sworn in as a witness and testify on his own behalf, 1243 01:23:18,344 --> 01:23:21,045 and so you will be subject to interrogation. 1244 01:23:21,145 --> 01:23:23,560 2) make an unsworn statement, 1245 01:23:23,660 --> 01:23:26,073 in which you cannot be interrogated. 1246 01:23:26,173 --> 01:23:28,293 3) remain silent. In this case, 1247 01:23:28,393 --> 01:23:31,094 no inference of guilt or innocence will be drawn by the court. 1248 01:23:33,401 --> 01:23:35,068 Take your time, soldier. 1249 01:23:35,168 --> 01:23:38,819 Consult your lawyer. Decide what you want to do. 1250 01:23:41,847 --> 01:23:43,393 Did you understand everything, Eddie? 1251 01:23:45,413 --> 01:23:49,298 - What's up? - I'll remain silent. 1252 01:23:53,095 --> 01:23:54,979 The defense is over. 1253 01:24:00,329 --> 01:24:04,457 We found Private Slovik guilty of both specifications. 1254 01:24:04,557 --> 01:24:06,574 As well as the accusation. 1255 01:24:07,553 --> 01:24:10,279 Another secret vote was taken for the sentence. 1256 01:24:13,643 --> 01:24:16,801 Well, it's unanimous, gentlemen. Death. 1257 01:24:18,460 --> 01:24:23,233 I have no objections, I suggest we stretch our legs, 1258 01:24:23,333 --> 01:24:26,053 let's smoke a cigarette and take a second vote. 1259 01:24:31,481 --> 01:24:34,891 He had confessed. He fled his obligations as a sniper, 1260 01:24:34,991 --> 01:24:37,308 and declared that he would flee again. 1261 01:24:38,494 --> 01:24:38,933 Death. 1262 01:24:39,033 --> 01:24:41,001 Since the division was in the midst of a bloody battle, 1263 01:24:41,101 --> 01:24:42,676 and suffering many casualties, 1264 01:24:42,776 --> 01:24:46,335 We didn't think we had the right to let him get away with it. 1265 01:24:47,222 --> 01:24:48,394 Death. 1266 01:24:49,806 --> 01:24:50,548 Death. 1267 01:24:54,704 --> 01:25:00,357 Gentlemen, we will have to live with this for the rest of our lives. 1268 01:25:02,738 --> 01:25:04,327 Let's take a third vote. 1269 01:25:32,733 --> 01:25:35,014 Again the third vote was unanimous. 1270 01:25:35,958 --> 01:25:36,928 Death. 1271 01:25:42,674 --> 01:25:46,788 Private Eddie D. Slovik, these are the decisions of this court: 1272 01:25:46,888 --> 01:25:50,663 On specification one of the charge: guilty. 1273 01:25:51,417 --> 01:25:55,424 On item two of the charge: guilty. 1274 01:25:56,631 --> 01:25:59,744 On the charge: guilty. 1275 01:26:01,445 --> 01:26:04,207 You are hereby sentenced to be dishonorably discharged, 1276 01:26:04,307 --> 01:26:05,849 to lose the right to any payment 1277 01:26:05,949 --> 01:26:08,232 and travel expenses that have not yet been agreed upon, 1278 01:26:08,332 --> 01:26:11,042 and to be executed by shotgun fire. 1279 01:26:14,175 --> 01:26:16,158 This court now adjourns. 1280 01:26:25,944 --> 01:26:27,754 We will file an appeal. 1281 01:26:27,854 --> 01:26:29,622 Honestly, I don't think a single member of the court, 1282 01:26:29,722 --> 01:26:31,481 really believed that Slovik would be executed. 1283 01:26:32,199 --> 01:26:35,847 I know I didn't believe. I had no reason to believe. 1284 01:26:36,799 --> 01:26:38,128 I knew what the practice had been. 1285 01:26:38,228 --> 01:26:40,589 I thought the sentence would be reduced. 1286 01:26:40,689 --> 01:26:43,993 I'm not saying this is what I thought was supposed to happen. 1287 01:26:45,160 --> 01:26:48,059 I say this is what I felt was going to happen. 1288 01:26:49,247 --> 01:26:51,228 And I thought that after the war was over, 1289 01:26:51,328 --> 01:26:54,588 maybe two or three years, Slovik would be a free man. 1290 01:26:56,562 --> 01:26:58,944 December 9, 1944 1291 01:26:59,722 --> 01:27:03,653 "Caro Gal. Eisenhower: I, Eddie D. Slovik, 1292 01:27:03,753 --> 01:27:08,706 I was sentenced by the Court Martial to be executed for desertion. 1293 01:27:09,611 --> 01:27:12,264 I have nothing against the United States military. 1294 01:27:12,364 --> 01:27:15,631 I just wanted to be transferred from the front line. 1295 01:27:16,291 --> 01:27:20,504 I was afraid of dangerous tasks, and afraid because of my nerves. 1296 01:27:20,604 --> 01:27:23,302 I will admit that I am very nervous, 1297 01:27:23,402 --> 01:27:26,452 and without a doubt in my way of thinking we all are." 1298 01:27:27,590 --> 01:27:31,369 As a division judge attorney, I was the first law review authority. 1299 01:27:32,978 --> 01:27:36,405 The FBI provided me with Private Slovik's civilian criminal record. 1300 01:27:37,298 --> 01:27:40,361 It was one of the reasons I did not recommend clemency. 1301 01:27:41,108 --> 01:27:45,354 General Cota, commander of the 28th division, approved the sentence. 1302 01:27:48,052 --> 01:27:51,093 I suppose I was the first to believe he would be executed. 1303 01:27:51,193 --> 01:27:53,595 But if I hadn't signed, 1304 01:27:53,695 --> 01:27:56,042 if he had let Slovik accomplish his purpose, 1305 01:27:56,989 --> 01:28:01,970 So I don't know how I could go to the front line and face a good soldier. 1306 01:28:02,765 --> 01:28:07,894 "I assume you have my criminal record. 1307 01:28:08,573 --> 01:28:10,916 After being released from prison, 1308 01:28:11,016 --> 01:28:14,279 I was given probation for 2 years. 1309 01:28:15,183 --> 01:28:19,545 In that 2 year period I got a good job. 1310 01:28:19,645 --> 01:28:24,157 I have a great wife now and a good home too." 1311 01:28:26,313 --> 01:28:29,733 I was with the Military Justice Section in Paris, 1312 01:28:29,833 --> 01:28:31,736 directed by General Betts, 1313 01:28:31,836 --> 01:28:34,301 the closest legal authority to General Eisenhower. 1314 01:28:34,850 --> 01:28:37,358 My responsibility was to read and review cases 1315 01:28:37,458 --> 01:28:39,886 to analyze legal sufficiency. 1316 01:28:40,588 --> 01:28:42,925 "There was no recommendation for clemency in this case, 1317 01:28:43,025 --> 01:28:45,551 and therefore no clemency is here recommended." 1318 01:28:46,520 --> 01:28:47,952 I think that settles the matter, doesn't it? 1319 01:28:48,052 --> 01:28:50,160 Unless they reverse my decision. 1320 01:28:50,889 --> 01:28:53,605 Why? Do you think he deserves clemency? 1321 01:28:54,382 --> 01:28:55,902 I don't know, Frank. 1322 01:28:56,457 --> 01:28:58,132 But I bet the court that sentenced him 1323 01:28:58,232 --> 01:28:59,735 assumed he would not be executed. 1324 01:28:59,835 --> 01:29:01,199 Isn't that a dangerous assumption? 1325 01:29:01,299 --> 01:29:02,841 If able-bodied soldiers know 1326 01:29:02,941 --> 01:29:04,584 that they can avoid dangerous missions, 1327 01:29:04,684 --> 01:29:05,680 how do you make a war? 1328 01:29:05,780 --> 01:29:07,866 Don't give me that, Frank! Able-bodied men 1329 01:29:07,966 --> 01:29:10,008 have avoided dangerous missions over the years. 1330 01:29:10,108 --> 01:29:11,573 We do not execute any of them. 1331 01:29:11,673 --> 01:29:13,174 Maybe it's time to start. 1332 01:29:14,632 --> 01:29:16,155 Well, I suppose that makes things easier. 1333 01:29:16,255 --> 01:29:18,032 the fact that he is a confirmed criminal. 1334 01:29:18,132 --> 01:29:21,766 He is not. He was a petty delinquent. 1335 01:29:21,866 --> 01:29:24,399 The naughty, rebellious type. Many of them make good soldiers. 1336 01:29:25,196 --> 01:29:27,847 I thought his criminal record was against him. 1337 01:29:27,947 --> 01:29:31,468 How did you find that? It wasn't even mentioned at the Court Martial. 1338 01:29:31,568 --> 01:29:33,723 This has nothing to do with the topic. You know that. 1339 01:29:34,363 --> 01:29:36,182 All the other authorities who did the review know this. 1340 01:29:36,282 --> 01:29:36,992 I mean 1341 01:29:37,092 --> 01:29:38,723 Your criminal record didn't influence me. 1342 01:29:39,582 --> 01:29:43,309 - And the others? - They will have to speak for themselves. 1343 01:29:44,580 --> 01:29:48,414 "How can I tell you how humbly 1344 01:29:48,514 --> 01:29:51,601 I regret the sins I have committed? 1345 01:29:51,701 --> 01:29:56,197 I deeply and sincerely implore you, for the sake of my 1346 01:29:56,297 --> 01:30:01,398 dear wife and those who are at home, have mercy on me. 1347 01:30:02,460 --> 01:30:05,092 As far as I know, I have a clean record. 1348 01:30:05,192 --> 01:30:09,058 since my marriage, and as a soldier. 1349 01:30:09,668 --> 01:30:12,550 I would like to continue being a good soldier. 1350 01:30:13,170 --> 01:30:16,167 I look forward to your reply, 1351 01:30:16,267 --> 01:30:20,065 which I sincerely pray will be favorable. 1352 01:30:20,557 --> 01:30:24,509 God bless you and your work for victory. 1353 01:30:24,992 --> 01:30:27,575 In expressing my most sincere regards for the victory, 1354 01:30:27,675 --> 01:30:33,680 Private Eddie D. Slovik, ASN 36896415. 1355 01:31:13,116 --> 01:31:15,088 Private Slovik has just arrived. 1356 01:31:16,322 --> 01:31:18,189 Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. 1357 01:31:18,289 --> 01:31:20,966 I'll call you back in a few hours. Yes, sir. 1358 01:31:40,483 --> 01:31:41,548 Private Slovik? 1359 01:31:42,865 --> 01:31:44,119 Yes sir. 1360 01:31:44,710 --> 01:31:45,795 At will. 1361 01:31:46,896 --> 01:31:50,598 I'm Major Fellman. This is Chaplain Stafford. 1362 01:31:51,234 --> 01:31:53,709 - Did you get stuck in the snow? - Yes, sir. 1363 01:31:53,819 --> 01:31:55,834 - Go have some coffee. - Thank you, sir. 1364 01:31:55,934 --> 01:31:57,251 You have to sign for the prisoner. 1365 01:31:57,351 --> 01:31:58,088 Okay. 1366 01:31:58,619 --> 01:32:01,546 - In the meantime, take off the handcuffs. - Yes, sir. 1367 01:32:10,436 --> 01:32:12,485 - You?... - You had the keys. 1368 01:32:16,229 --> 01:32:17,894 Maybe he left it in the truck. 1369 01:32:17,994 --> 01:32:20,162 No, I must have left them at the confinement site. 1370 01:32:25,816 --> 01:32:27,658 I'm sorry, sir, I don't have the keys. 1371 01:32:28,304 --> 01:32:29,745 No copy? 1372 01:32:29,845 --> 01:32:32,429 I don't think so, sir. But they must be in Paris. 1373 01:32:35,780 --> 01:32:38,681 Okay. Somebody find a saw. 1374 01:32:40,256 --> 01:32:41,729 Move your arm to the right. 1375 01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:47,138 Are you okay, Slovik? Yes, sir. 1376 01:32:49,178 --> 01:32:50,316 How's it going? 1377 01:32:51,848 --> 01:32:53,293 It's almost over, sir. 1378 01:32:56,587 --> 01:32:58,119 I'm sorry about this, Slovik. 1379 01:32:58,219 --> 01:32:59,959 It's all right, sir. 1380 01:33:07,350 --> 01:33:09,649 There's no reason for you to stay here. Go get something to eat. 1381 01:33:09,749 --> 01:33:10,500 Yes sir. 1382 01:33:10,600 --> 01:33:13,426 Sir, I really want to apologize. 1383 01:33:13,526 --> 01:33:16,288 No, we're all pretty nervous this morning. 1384 01:33:26,498 --> 01:33:27,793 Excuse me, sir. 1385 01:33:28,891 --> 01:33:30,470 The major said you are a chaplain? 1386 01:33:30,570 --> 01:33:31,694 That's right. 1387 01:33:31,794 --> 01:33:34,374 - Are you a priest? - Yes, I am. 1388 01:33:35,203 --> 01:33:37,036 The priest was sent here in case you wanted him. 1389 01:33:37,136 --> 01:33:39,052 Oh, yes sir. I think I do. 1390 01:33:42,814 --> 01:33:44,202 You will hear 1391 01:33:46,629 --> 01:33:48,710 Will you hear my confession, Father? 1392 01:33:49,494 --> 01:33:50,933 Of course. 1393 01:33:52,407 --> 01:33:55,663 Can I have a mass and communion too? 1394 01:33:55,763 --> 01:33:57,988 I'll be with you all the time if you want. 1395 01:33:58,865 --> 01:34:02,462 Yes, sir, that would be... great. Thank you. 1396 01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:10,216 How much time do I have, Father? 1397 01:34:12,271 --> 01:34:14,040 Around two o'clock. 1398 01:34:23,880 --> 01:34:25,051 Thank you, sir. 1399 01:34:32,964 --> 01:34:35,462 - Do you feel better? - Yes, sir. 1400 01:34:35,562 --> 01:34:37,299 I've almost gotten used to them. 1401 01:34:40,936 --> 01:34:42,499 Is there somewhere where soldier Slovik 1402 01:34:42,599 --> 01:34:44,117 and I can stay like this, sergeant? 1403 01:34:44,217 --> 01:34:46,367 Yes, sir. There is a room upstairs. 1404 01:34:46,814 --> 01:34:47,753 Good. Are we done? 1405 01:34:48,251 --> 01:34:50,105 I was to read him the orders of the General Court-Martial, 1406 01:34:50,205 --> 01:34:52,684 but I imagine you've heard them a dozen times. 1407 01:34:52,784 --> 01:34:54,180 Yes, sir, I heard. 1408 01:34:54,280 --> 01:34:56,787 Well, I'll forget about that for now. You can go with Father Stafford. 1409 01:34:56,887 --> 01:34:59,036 He has some letters for you. 1410 01:34:59,136 --> 01:35:00,178 From his wife. 1411 01:35:02,174 --> 01:35:04,974 - May I read them, Father? - Of course, we have plenty of time. 1412 01:35:19,139 --> 01:35:22,933 I was so happy that when I woke up 1413 01:35:40,819 --> 01:35:42,677 - Do you want to know, Father? - What? 1414 01:35:43,748 --> 01:35:45,041 What, Eddie? What is it? 1415 01:35:46,583 --> 01:35:49,054 This girl was the only break I ever got in my life. 1416 01:35:50,655 --> 01:35:52,509 But now I've lost her. 1417 01:35:53,628 --> 01:35:55,355 They just didn't let us be happy. 1418 01:35:56,139 --> 01:36:01,805 Eddie, I wish I could say something that would comfort you. 1419 01:36:05,138 --> 01:36:06,398 I can't. 1420 01:36:08,168 --> 01:36:09,740 I thought about these letters. 1421 01:36:11,026 --> 01:36:12,917 Think about your wife, huh? 1422 01:36:14,787 --> 01:36:17,813 - That will help. - Yes, sir. 1423 01:36:22,997 --> 01:36:25,173 I want you to do something for me today, hmm? 1424 01:36:25,273 --> 01:36:26,821 What would it be, father? 1425 01:36:31,389 --> 01:36:33,622 I want you to go outside... 1426 01:36:35,211 --> 01:36:37,289 ...and die with courage. 1427 01:36:40,228 --> 01:36:42,673 - Will you be with me, Father? - I will be by your side. 1428 01:36:42,773 --> 01:36:44,222 OK, then I'll be fine. 1429 01:36:47,096 --> 01:36:50,022 - I just thought of something. - What is it? 1430 01:36:52,179 --> 01:36:54,043 Well, I'm having a time that 1431 01:36:55,858 --> 01:36:57,201 many guys don't have it. 1432 01:36:58,011 --> 01:37:01,236 You understand, they are allowing me to sit here and talk to you. 1433 01:37:02,054 --> 01:37:03,580 I know what will happen to me. 1434 01:37:04,305 --> 01:37:06,520 I mean, I know I'm going to die in a few minutes. 1435 01:37:07,941 --> 01:37:10,304 But on the front line, we never know when it will happen. 1436 01:37:12,652 --> 01:37:14,191 But it is... 1437 01:37:14,865 --> 01:37:16,063 I don't know... 1438 01:37:16,780 --> 01:37:18,582 that moves us. 1439 01:37:20,607 --> 01:37:25,436 I think that's really... what I couldn't bear. 1440 01:37:25,536 --> 01:37:27,101 Not knowing. 1441 01:37:30,986 --> 01:37:32,853 How much time is left now, Father? 1442 01:37:34,380 --> 01:37:38,178 There's still a little bit left. There's still a little bit left. 1443 01:37:48,486 --> 01:37:50,147 My hands are numb, Father. 1444 01:38:00,746 --> 01:38:02,460 The Lord... 1445 01:38:03,116 --> 01:38:05,486 met with the boys from the firing squad? 1446 01:38:06,747 --> 01:38:07,795 Try. 1447 01:38:12,040 --> 01:38:13,246 What are they like? 1448 01:38:14,980 --> 01:38:18,453 I mean, how do they feel about it? 1449 01:38:18,553 --> 01:38:20,378 They're following orders, Eddie. 1450 01:38:23,453 --> 01:38:26,111 They would rather be somewhere else this morning. 1451 01:38:26,237 --> 01:38:29,403 They have a job to do. And they will do it to the best of their ability. 1452 01:38:32,064 --> 01:38:35,045 Tell them I have nothing against them. Will you, Father? 1453 01:38:35,145 --> 01:38:36,967 Oh, sure. Right. 1454 01:38:39,075 --> 01:38:41,023 And could you please ask them to shoot accurately, 1455 01:38:41,123 --> 01:38:42,772 so that I don't have to suffer? 1456 01:38:47,821 --> 01:38:48,577 And father... 1457 01:38:48,677 --> 01:38:49,602 What? 1458 01:38:51,514 --> 01:38:54,742 I want you to speak to the boys of the regiment 1459 01:38:54,842 --> 01:38:57,190 that Eddie Slovik was not a coward, 1460 01:38:57,904 --> 01:38:59,573 at least not today. 1461 01:39:00,969 --> 01:39:02,118 Will you tell them, Father? 1462 01:39:14,114 --> 01:39:16,320 Do you think I should shave, Father? 1463 01:39:25,148 --> 01:39:25,646 What is this? 1464 01:39:25,746 --> 01:39:27,987 What do you think it is? It's the firing squad. 1465 01:39:41,049 --> 01:39:43,385 For these and all the sins I cannot remember, 1466 01:39:43,485 --> 01:39:45,273 I ask for penance and absolution from you, Father. 1467 01:39:45,823 --> 01:39:49,226 - For your penance, pray a rosary. - Okay, Father, I will pray. 1468 01:39:49,515 --> 01:39:50,797 I'll help you, Eddie. 1469 01:39:51,400 --> 01:39:52,447 OK, father. 1470 01:39:53,124 --> 01:39:54,883 Pray a good act of contrition. 1471 01:39:55,486 --> 01:39:58,345 Oh my God, I am truly sorry for having offended You 1472 01:39:58,445 --> 01:40:01,597 and I detest all my sins because of Your just punishments 1473 01:40:01,697 --> 01:40:03,861 but above all because they offended Him, 1474 01:40:03,961 --> 01:40:06,317 God is supremely good and deserving of all my love. 1475 01:40:06,417 --> 01:40:08,134 I firmly resolve, with the help of your Grace, 1476 01:40:08,234 --> 01:40:10,806 to sin no more and to avoid the proximity of the occasion to sin. 1477 01:40:12,853 --> 01:40:14,423 Go in peace. God bless you. 1478 01:40:14,523 --> 01:40:15,574 Thank you, Father. 1479 01:40:38,819 --> 01:40:39,863 Sergeant! 1480 01:40:40,805 --> 01:40:42,748 The sergeant is going to say mass. 1481 01:40:51,836 --> 01:40:54,619 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 1482 01:40:54,719 --> 01:40:55,357 Am m. 1483 01:41:00,673 --> 01:41:01,989 The lieutenant and I will load your weapons 1484 01:41:02,089 --> 01:41:03,574 while you are out of the room. 1485 01:41:04,237 --> 01:41:06,427 We're going to use a blank bullet, 1486 01:41:06,527 --> 01:41:10,178 so that there is a reasonable doubt in the head of each of you... 1487 01:41:10,278 --> 01:41:13,820 whether or not they participated in the actual execution of the prisoner. 1488 01:41:14,905 --> 01:41:17,783 Any questions? Wait upstairs. 1489 01:42:09,536 --> 01:42:10,639 What are you thinking? 1490 01:42:11,144 --> 01:42:12,060 I don't know. 1491 01:42:12,762 --> 01:42:15,045 Wondering if I'll get the blank, I guess. 1492 01:42:15,943 --> 01:42:17,525 There is nothing to worry about. 1493 01:42:18,192 --> 01:42:19,261 What do you mean? 1494 01:42:19,361 --> 01:42:21,036 Just wait for the gun to recoil. 1495 01:42:21,136 --> 01:42:23,688 If it's a blank, there won't be any recoil. 1496 01:42:24,018 --> 01:42:24,752 Try. 1497 01:42:25,137 --> 01:42:28,025 Whoever shoots a blank today will know. 1498 01:42:33,485 --> 01:42:36,422 Men, you can get your weapons now. 1499 01:42:36,522 --> 01:42:38,858 They were all locked, but check again. 1500 01:42:45,384 --> 01:42:48,400 B-14789. Mine, sir. 1501 01:42:48,500 --> 01:42:51,048 L - 60251. It's me. 1502 01:43:02,010 --> 01:43:03,534 Follow me to the front door, sir. 1503 01:43:03,634 --> 01:43:05,124 The officers are on the second floor. 1504 01:43:26,640 --> 01:43:27,420 Good morning, Colonel. 1505 01:43:27,520 --> 01:43:29,542 - Good morning. - Good morning. 1506 01:43:31,415 --> 01:43:33,178 - Would you like some coffee, Colonel? - No, thank you. 1507 01:43:34,762 --> 01:43:36,230 - Good morning. - Good morning. 1508 01:43:36,331 --> 01:43:38,087 Gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? 1509 01:43:38,187 --> 01:43:40,626 I'm Major Fellman, we'll begin in a few minutes. 1510 01:43:40,726 --> 01:43:42,851 Please everyone proceed to the courtyard. 1511 01:43:42,951 --> 01:43:44,323 Will you accompany me? 1512 01:44:10,570 --> 01:44:11,742 Stay calm, Eddie. 1513 01:44:13,933 --> 01:44:14,975 Can you hold the rosary for me? 1514 01:44:15,075 --> 01:44:15,593 Oh, sure. 1515 01:44:17,992 --> 01:44:20,665 Try to make things easier for yourself and for us. 1516 01:44:23,560 --> 01:44:24,421 I am fine. 1517 01:44:25,204 --> 01:44:26,376 I'm almost done. 1518 01:44:28,812 --> 01:44:29,811 Do you want to know? 1519 01:44:30,271 --> 01:44:32,166 They are not executing me for desertion. 1520 01:44:32,651 --> 01:44:35,668 A lot of guys have done it. They just need to lead by example. 1521 01:44:35,768 --> 01:44:37,366 And I am the example, because I am an ex-convict. 1522 01:44:39,652 --> 01:44:41,261 - How are your wrists? - Hmm? 1523 01:44:42,197 --> 01:44:44,855 - I didn't cut off the circulation, did I? - No, the wrists are fine. 1524 01:44:44,955 --> 01:44:46,999 I used to steal things when I was a kid. 1525 01:44:47,456 --> 01:44:48,873 This is why they are killing me. 1526 01:44:48,973 --> 01:44:50,848 They're killing me for bread and gum 1527 01:44:50,948 --> 01:44:52,742 who used to steal when he was 12 years old. 1528 01:44:56,777 --> 01:44:58,394 We have to go, Eddie. 1529 01:44:58,784 --> 01:45:00,026 Where is the priest? 1530 01:45:00,496 --> 01:45:01,220 Right here. 1531 01:45:03,740 --> 01:45:06,271 I'm afraid I'll have to read the order when we're outside. 1532 01:45:06,371 --> 01:45:08,091 And it's freezing cold. 1533 01:45:08,191 --> 01:45:09,476 Okay, major. 1534 01:45:09,576 --> 01:45:11,915 But could you read it quickly, please? 1535 01:45:13,242 --> 01:45:14,201 Let's go. 1536 01:45:15,817 --> 01:45:17,188 Can you give me my rosary? 1537 01:45:22,338 --> 01:45:23,536 Eddie, 1538 01:45:24,125 --> 01:45:25,478 this will keep you warm. 1539 01:45:27,615 --> 01:45:28,774 Thanks. 1540 01:45:28,874 --> 01:45:30,742 Hail Mary, full of grace 1541 01:46:53,888 --> 01:46:56,954 Private Eddie D. Slovik, it is my duty as chief officer, 1542 01:46:57,054 --> 01:46:59,102 read to you the order of the General Court-Martial. 1543 01:47:00,701 --> 01:47:03,845 "General Court-Martial Order No. 27. 1544 01:47:04,240 --> 01:47:09,205 The action of the summoned authority is the headquarters of the 28th Infantry Division 1545 01:47:09,305 --> 01:47:12,282 in the above-mentioned case of Private Eddie D. Slovik, 1546 01:47:12,382 --> 01:47:17,640 36896415 company G 109th infantry. 1547 01:47:18,163 --> 01:47:19,694 Never borrow a shotgun from a cook. 1548 01:47:19,794 --> 01:47:20,570 Hum? 1549 01:47:21,224 --> 01:47:23,368 They never clean the damn things. 1550 01:47:24,494 --> 01:47:28,712 General Command, European site of operation and article of war 50 and a half, 1551 01:47:28,812 --> 01:47:34,182 having been fulfilled, the execution will take place on January 31, 1945, 1552 01:47:34,282 --> 01:47:40,135 in the area of the 109th Infantry, France, by order of General Eisenhower. 1553 01:47:42,040 --> 01:47:44,447 Private Slovik, you have a statement to make, 1554 01:47:44,547 --> 01:47:46,753 before the order instructing its execution is carried out? 1555 01:47:49,056 --> 01:47:50,439 No, sir. 1556 01:47:52,826 --> 01:47:53,932 Private Slovik, 1557 01:47:55,659 --> 01:47:56,868 you have one last statement 1558 01:47:56,968 --> 01:47:59,189 to do for me as chaplain, before his death? 1559 01:47:59,826 --> 01:48:00,980 No, sir. 1560 01:48:04,285 --> 01:48:07,191 Pre... Prepare the condemned for execution. 1561 01:49:07,730 --> 01:49:12,077 When you're up there, say a prayer for me. 1562 01:49:13,713 --> 01:49:14,803 I will, father. 1563 01:49:15,576 --> 01:49:18,204 I will pray that you do not leave too soon. 1564 01:50:09,135 --> 01:50:10,831 Forward, march! 1565 01:50:34,657 --> 01:50:36,526 Half turn, left! March! 1566 01:50:43,942 --> 01:50:45,565 Platoon, halt! 1567 01:50:47,753 --> 01:50:50,068 Left, turn! 1568 01:50:51,813 --> 01:50:53,792 Present arms! 1569 01:51:09,201 --> 01:51:11,418 Platoon, get ready! 1570 01:51:15,814 --> 01:51:17,282 Fire! 1571 01:51:19,838 --> 01:51:22,282 Order... Weapons! 1572 01:52:08,489 --> 01:52:10,354 Is he still alive? 1573 01:52:11,330 --> 01:52:12,257 Just. 1574 01:52:12,679 --> 01:52:15,160 They must have been nervous, they did a terrible job. 1575 01:52:15,260 --> 01:52:16,673 Not a single wound in the heart. 1576 01:52:18,713 --> 01:52:20,133 Should they shoot again? 1577 01:52:21,647 --> 01:52:22,766 I don't know. 1578 01:52:22,866 --> 01:52:24,648 By then he will probably be dead. 1579 01:52:41,017 --> 01:52:42,062 Recharge! 1580 01:52:42,162 --> 01:52:45,291 Give it another volley of shots, since you liked it so much! 1581 01:52:46,219 --> 01:52:48,310 Take it easy, Father! None of us are enjoying this. 1582 01:53:05,101 --> 01:53:06,133 Watch out, lieutenant! 1583 01:53:06,233 --> 01:53:08,799 Let's not accidentally kill one of our own this morning. 1584 01:53:09,227 --> 01:53:09,932 Yes sir. 1585 01:53:10,599 --> 01:53:11,748 Excuse me, sir. 1586 01:53:16,137 --> 01:53:18,727 Declare him dead or stand back for the second volley of gunfire. 1587 01:53:38,300 --> 01:53:39,738 A second volley of gunfire will not be necessary, Major. 1588 01:53:40,412 --> 01:53:42,331 Private Slovik is dead. 1589 01:54:00,073 --> 01:54:01,621 The sentence was carried out. 1590 01:54:05,455 --> 01:54:06,510 Dismissed! 1591 01:54:13,515 --> 01:54:15,333 Right back! 1592 01:54:16,862 --> 01:54:18,859 Right shoulder, weapons! 1593 01:54:21,642 --> 01:54:23,586 Forward, march! 1594 01:54:26,745 --> 01:54:28,912 Column on the left, march! 1595 01:54:32,903 --> 01:54:35,157 Column half turn to the right, march! 1596 01:54:55,817 --> 01:54:57,840 Could you take off his shoe so I can anoint his foot? 1597 01:55:00,295 --> 01:55:01,844 I can't understand him. 1598 01:55:03,114 --> 01:55:05,992 If he was a coward, he didn't show it. 1599 01:55:08,200 --> 01:55:10,215 Eddie Slovik was the bravest man here today.