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THE NEW CLUB
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a military training film
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This is the story of five men...
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...that were once part
of 'the new club'.
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All letters and photos
had to be handed in.
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All of them, was the order.
- Sorry, corporal. Forget.
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Let's see.
Oh, it's that one.
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I thought it was the one from Alexandria.
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Look at me.
- You've changed, haven't you?
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Makes you think, doesn't it? Is it now
18 months, or more? October?
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No, we were all still citizens
in October.
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Young Keith, Burny.
- Remember his typewriter?
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Old Ted, you and me.
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I don't know what to do.
I was given no further reprieve.
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What good are they to me?
I don't know what to do.
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I wish it was the RAF. Two years
conscription and then it becomes the army.
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If this training is a formality,
and I get an appointment...
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...then I will have to serve.
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But if it's a mistake
from the ministry...
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...then I'll be back here very soon.
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Please. The army.
They will regret that.
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Goodbye, Keith. Be careful.
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I won't wait.
I'm going, just get in.
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Summoned? In the front.
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It's criminal. It's all right
back to Baldwin, all the way to him.
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I'm more interested
where it's going. The army...
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Is there room?
- Come on.
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Interested in the military?
- I've been called up.
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My name is Fife.
But my first name is Harry.
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Bracken. Keith Bracken.
- This is Ted Loman.
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At least you're still young.
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Heavens, the mayor has been summoned.
Look.
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But I have a first class ticket.
- There isn't one.
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I get it.
- Enough space. Come on.
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Thank you.
- I put them under the couch.
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Called up, buddy?
- Yes.
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Idiot.
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Well, someone at the ministry
will have trouble with this.
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Come on, those ministries won't help you.
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Not via the usual route, no.
- Oh, cronyism.
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Yes, of course.
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That's us. Let's go.
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This is a shame.
I made beautiful brickwork.
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If that doesn't contribute to the war...
Ten pounds a week.
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Oh, it'll be over by the time we get there.
- It's been going on for years.
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You have to use your brain
to stay out of the front line.
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I'll give it six months.
What do you think?
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Hard to say.
Inflation, of course, is the real danger.
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The war is being opposed
by the ministry.
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Why can't they first?
call up the bachelors?
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I've been married for eleven years and never
been away from home for more than a week.
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I expect that
will cause problems.
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You bet.
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I haven't been married that long
but this is very inconvenient.
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For whom not?
But someone has to do it.
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My mother has just recovered
of a major operation.
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When she heard of my call,
she almost had a relapse.
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Mark my words:
Problems are coming.
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Czechoslovakia, huh?
- Yes, Czechoslovakia.
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Czechoslovakia.
Things are probably going bad there.
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Yes, very bad.
- Yeah, sure. Are you single?
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No. A woman and two children.
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Where?
- No idea.
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You know where they are, right?
- What do you mean?
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Do you never hear from them?
- Who should I hear from?
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Do you think the Nazis will pass on
where is my family?
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When was the last time you saw them?
- After the betrayal of Czechoslovakia.
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You see, my wife and children
were deported to Poland.
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There they worked for a living,
but it wasn't easy.
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When war in Poland,
my wife and children disappeared...
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Maybe they were shot
or starved.
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Then I went to France. After the
collapse I came to England.
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This is my last chance. Like England
is collapsing, is all of Europe...
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...the bobbin. That's it.
Then all is lost.
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Good heavens.
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I understand how you feel. Real.
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I remember the mobilization of 1938.
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Panic, annoyance, discomfort...
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And now it all seems...
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Shameful. Am I saying that right?
- Ridiculous.
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You see, we must always remember...
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We all stand together.
Thousands, millions of us.
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So strong that it's not quite
can be contained.
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We have great hope.
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When you talk like that
after what you've been through...
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There is no thanks when you conform.
Not in the army.
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And it becomes the army for us,
no think tank or anything.
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Stop it.
That's not how you win the war.
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I don't want to win the war,
I want to lay bricks.
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We slow down.
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Doomsted.
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Doomsted.
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Doomsted, nice name too.
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Did you have a good trip, guys?
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Pack your bags and get ready.
We'll go when you're ready.
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Line up in three rows, quickly.
- Come on, stand over there.
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Three rows. Make a straight line there.
And a little backwards.
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Do you have a suitcase?
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Quick, there on the left.
Stop pushing.
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That soft stuff didn't last long.
- Stop talking.
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See?
- Pack your bags.
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Turn right.
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The other way.
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Forward march.
In step.
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Left, right, left, right.
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Do I get a ride, Corporal?
- Get in.
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Cigarette?
- Thank you.
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Have you been in the military long?
- Three years.
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Were you there in France?
- No.
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I had a lousy job:
make training films.
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How could that be?
- I used to be an usher in a cinema.
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What's it like in the army?
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You must have been on leave?
- Detention.
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Then what were you there for?
- Beaten a sergeant.
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Do you know what my brother said?
He is professional.
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Only do something like that at midnight.
Because that doesn't exist in the army:
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It's one minute ahead
or one minute after.
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You need to know things like that.
You should have hit it at midnight.
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I did that too.
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Next.
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My name is Barrington...
- Arms up.
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Is something wrong with you?
- No, but I probably won't be here long.
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I shouldn't be here.
A mistake has been made.
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I was doing very important work...
-Pants down.
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So you see, I...
- Next.
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...don't expect me to...
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Arms up.
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This is ridiculous for a guy like me.
This is incredible.
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This is unbelievable.
- What do you mean, did they find something?
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What do you mean?
- Here we go.
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I feel it here,
every time I pick something up.
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Only there?
- Everywhere, actually.
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I get it. Even more?
- No, that's all.
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Good. Next.
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You are all approved
and slept well.
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Now we'll see what you can do.
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Platoon in front,
turns right.
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Fine, never mind.
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Platoon in front,
turns right.
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Okay, pick it up.
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What's your name?
-Wallace, sir.
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It's 'corporal', not sir.
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You behave as if you were a citizen.
Like you have no pride.
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You stand straight at attention.
Like you're on standby.
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Understood?
- Yes, sir.
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Hold it in, man.
Hold it in or we'll take it off.
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What's your name?
-Loman.
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"Corporal."
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You're doing the same thing as Wallace.
Tighten it up. Like this:
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Understood?
- Yes.
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Okay, we'll do it again.
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Platoon, take a rest.
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Pay attention.
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You'll still learn.
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Take that grin off your face.
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Out, in, up, down, up down.
Arms next to your shoulders.
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And claps above your head.
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Idiot.
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To remove the latch:
safety catch forward...
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...grab the latch and pull it
up and back.
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I never get used to these boots.
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That inspection, Ted...
How do I lay it all out?
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I know a lot.
I don't put anything down.
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If they want that,
they can do it themselves.
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Are we allowed to wear our own underwear?
- It sands nicely. That keeps you warm.
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Okay, pay attention. Here is paper and string
to pack your civilian clothes.
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It has to be at 11 o'clock
are in the warehouse.
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Pack it neatly
and write your address on it. Understood?
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Please and don't waste it.
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Make sure it's ready.
There will be no second chances.
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What are you doing?
- Don't interfere.
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You're going home, aren't you?
- No. Go away.
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Quiet, you'll wake everyone up.
I want to help.
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We are already becoming a real club...
- Leave me alone.
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Be reasonable.
Nobody wants to be here.
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I want to go home too
but they would get us back.
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We better stay.
We do it together.
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What do you know about it?
What are you meddling with?
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I'm going to take care of my children.
- Wait a minute.
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Why doesn't your wife take care of them?
- She died in the Blitz.
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Heaven. And your family?
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I have to take care of them.
That's why I worked in the nightclub.
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They are with the landlady.
She only does it for the money.
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I don't trust her
and the children don't like her.
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I have to go
while I still have my civilian clothes.
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Someone's coming.
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He will wait for us.
We have to go back soon.
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Here, put this on.
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Quick. Come on.
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Where do you come from?
- You know. Good night, Sergeant.
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Knees up.
Right in front of you, right.
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Stand still.
We're going to play a team game.
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The inside row runs around the outside
and sits down.
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First group: pay attention.
Ready, start.
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Come on Wallace, what's wrong?
Good. Stand still.
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Back to your place.
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All together now.
Everyone starts at the same time, understand?
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Again. Go.
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Come on, Wallace.
Join your team.
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You're still too slow, Wallace.
Otherwise you would have been first.
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What do you want?
- Can I talk to you, Corporal?
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You already do that, right?
What is?
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It's like this... You know everything
of the rules in the army?
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You will not receive a leave pass.
- It's not.
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It concerns family allowances.
- Go to the paymaster.
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It's not about the money...
- Hurry up, I'm busy.
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Well, corporal,
Suppose you lost your wife...
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...and you have children.
What about when you are called up?
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Then a family member takes care of them.
What do you mean?
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Yes, but suppose there is no family,
what then?
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What is this? A game?
- No, seriously.
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Why do you want to know that?
Is this about you?
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No, my wife is fine.
It's about someone else.
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Who?
For the day with it.
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Someone from the platoon?
- No, it's no one...
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Can you just tell me
what's happening?
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You can stop wasting my time.
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Understood?
- Yes, corporal.
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I said I had already been vaccinated.
By Lord Dawson, that is.
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I think it's Harry's name
Dawson.
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Hello, buddy.
- Hello. Already done yours?
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Not yet.
Would you like to come to the canteen?
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Good.
- Hey, you're not going to...
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Over here.
- Listen...
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I wish he wouldn't scream like that.
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Loman's money goes to his wife.
Wait a minute.
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Wallace: Grant goes
to a Mrs Spink.
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Is that what you were looking for?
Wallace, Arthur. Yes, it will be.
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Is the sergeant major available?
- I think so.
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You had the weekend off.
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Wallace, you're ruining it for everyone else.
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Teamwork, that's what it's all about.
You must work together.
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Yes, what is it?
- The commander wants to speak to Wallace.
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Wallace, the commander wants to see you.
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And don't forget to salute perfectly.
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Okay, pressed.
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He's screwed.
- Shut your mouth, there.
238
00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:16,011
What about Art?
- My arm hurts.
239
00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,130
Art doesn't know how things are going here.
I need to talk to him.
240
00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,200
Leave him alone.
- He's going to get into a lot of trouble.
241
00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,928
They put him in the infantry,
with the suicide units.
242
00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,765
Well, what did you get? 28 days?
- No...
243
00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:35,445
48 hours.
244
00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,400
Hello, are we having a nice chat?
245
00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,810
Why that leave?
- It's about the kids.
246
00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,486
Someone saw that my money
goes to Mrs Spink.
247
00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,929
They wanted to know if everything was okay.
So I explained.
248
00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,243
They check it
and looking for a foster home.
249
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,846
I have 48 hours to take care of that.
250
00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,209
Andy, that officer is a good guy.
Believe me:
251
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:03,330
If there is anything, you should go to him.
252
00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,529
Who would have arranged this?
- No idea.
253
00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:10,207
Maybe the corporal.
- What? Don't make me laugh.
254
00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:13,204
Come on, you're 5 minutes late.
255
00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:15,169
You're too late. Hurry up.
256
00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:22,924
Why haven't you changed?
- I'm on leave, corporal. 48 hours.
257
00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,162
Oh, did you make an excuse?
258
00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,802
48 hours... Practice those turns
while you enjoy yourself.
259
00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,883
Yes, corporal.
260
00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,645
Hurry up.
You look like old women.
261
00:19:59,960 --> 00:20:04,124
Psychological test. If they me
want to treat you like a child...
262
00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:10,162
...then they will look up. Nosing around,
that's it. Feet off the table.
263
00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,971
Making us guinea pigs...
264
00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:17,250
Well, there really is a test coming up.
265
00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,564
Yes, this is the beginning, I think.
They are going to make selections.
266
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:26,931
Well, I'm a bricklayer and I don't have to
to be told that I am the best at laying bricks.
267
00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,208
Hello...
- Art. How did it go?
268
00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:31,681
I went to Ailsbury with the children.
269
00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,969
Nice people, childless.
They're great.
270
00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:38,329
I told that Spink the truth.
- Nice.
271
00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,562
Everything's fine.
- Well, not here.
272
00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,121
Dubbin, ever heard of it?
- For the boots?
273
00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,363
Yes, morning and evening.
Start quickly.
274
00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,808
And tomorrow comes
a bunch of head doctors.
275
00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:55,569
To help us with our careers
the army. I'll show them something.
276
00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,803
I am a bricklayer
and that's what I want to do.
277
00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,964
What school did you go to?
- Beard Street Council School.
278
00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:04,600
When did you get off?
- When I was 14.
279
00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,967
And after that?
- Laying bricks, sir.
280
00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:10,727
At 14?
- I helped my father.
281
00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,565
So you have always been a mason.
- Yes.
282
00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:15,802
Hobbies?
- No.
283
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,726
So... Well, I can't give up on you
as a mason, Loman.
284
00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:25,046
The army already has enough masons.
- I just want to lay bricks, sir.
285
00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:30,286
The army can use your skills,
but in a useful post.
286
00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:35,606
We might be able to use you
behind the Bren. Do you understand?
287
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,162
Yes, sir.
- Good. Impressed.
288
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,080
Grumbling doesn't help.
- What is it for you? The Navy?
289
00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,608
They didn't say that.
- You become a general's driver.
290
00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,569
I don't care.
291
00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,566
I expected an important task
as paymaster.
292
00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:59,601
I don't understand that whole interview.
- It's a big pile of nonsense.
293
00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,842
Come on.
Get up from those love nests.
294
00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,722
Shoulder gun.
295
00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,526
Wake up, number five.
Too slow.
296
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,362
Pay attention there.
297
00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,530
Come on, pace.
298
00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,801
First you clean them and then you get them dirty.
- And then clean again.
299
00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,849
We've been here for weeks.
- Two weeks, four days.
300
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:37,245
Will you never stop doing that?
- I'm writing to the ministry again.
301
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,051
When are we going to shoot?
- They have no ammunition.
302
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,727
We still have hand-to-hand training.
That will be fun.
303
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,089
Well, that grab from this morning
wasn't bad.
304
00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,244
You'll get there in no time.
I'll show you.
305
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,085
Just do it to me.
Go ahead.
306
00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,003
Now pay attention.
307
00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:11,160
Everything okay?
- Yes, fine. It was nothing.
308
00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,608
Are you sure?
- That's an old thing. Never mind.
309
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:19,527
It was quite scary, you know.
- Nothing's wrong. Look.
310
00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:23,122
I'm very sorry.
- Stop it.
311
00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,009
I didn't want...
- Never mind.
312
00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,085
But that grip is worthless.
- You just proved the opposite.
313
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:33,962
He wasn't done yet. I wanted...
314
00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:39,809
Doesn't matter. Nothing to worry about.
- I think it's terrible.
315
00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:44,761
Attention. Parade tomorrow morning
at 7:30 am. Understood?
316
00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,400
You're going to the shooting range.
317
00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,485
You don't call in sick,
just like with rifle shooting.
318
00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:55,247
Then you fall behind on your training.
319
00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,486
Good. Those last two
were in the bull's eye.
320
00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:27,206
Is everyone ready?
- Not yet, Sergeant.
321
00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,362
Hurry, Bracken.
322
00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,211
What is? He doesn't bite.
323
00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:55,006
Okay, stand at the back
so you get used to the noise.
324
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,562
That's not...
- Relax, you'll get used to it.
325
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,129
Fine, never mind. Discharge.
326
00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,644
She works in a munitions factory.
She makes detonators.
327
00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:17,011
Come, I'll take him with me at once.
- Okay, Corp. Just a little while longer.
328
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,525
See? That's all it is.
329
00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,241
I'm not afraid...
- I know, it's the idea.
330
00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:30,371
You get used to it.
Look: piston group, breech.
331
00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,409
See?
332
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,087
Nicely done, huh?
- Truly a work of art.
333
00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:40,409
So then.
Now I'll show you how it goes.
334
00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,281
Here, take it.
Come on, he won't bite.
335
00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,250
Put it there.
336
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,166
I'll try your number two tomorrow
to be. And this is you.
337
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,362
Loading. Place rest.
Loading.
338
00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,686
Look. Simple.
Now take up my time.
339
00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,330
Okay then.
340
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,327
Weapon fires...
Weapon refuses.
341
00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,928
How did that go?
- 7 seconds.
342
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,890
What's the best time?
- 8 seconds.
343
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,130
Please.
344
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,882
Tim, what have you suddenly got?
- Disappoint the team?
345
00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:41,409
Are you becoming fanatic?
- Stop it, I was just explaining.
346
00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,961
Withdraw...
347
00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,048
Warehouse off...
348
00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,129
Pull the trigger.
349
00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:56,488
On target: five bursts.
350
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,803
Lever forward, fire.
351
00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,726
Come on, you can do it.
352
00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,243
Keep going, keep going.
353
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,210
New warehouse.
354
00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,448
Okay, take a rest.
355
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:56,322
Now as a side note: I have
a great offer for you.
356
00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:00,201
The Home Guard has an exercise,
Sunday morning.
357
00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:05,287
The commander promised that he would
would provide 'German paratroopers'.
358
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,081
I was given the order
to provide two sections.
359
00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,323
And since the commander
volunteers asked...
360
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,450
...the first volunteers are lucky.
361
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,888
Volunteers can raise their hands.
362
00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:27,081
I know you all want to.
It's valuable training.
363
00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,926
You've only been here two weeks,
pick up what you can.
364
00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:37,366
Those who don't participate
take part in the church parade...
365
00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:42,651
...which takes place at Doomsted Church,
not here in the camp.
366
00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,481
I knew I could count on you.
367
00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,211
Great that you are so enthusiastic.
368
00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,169
Platoon...
369
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,329
Halt. Listen, everyone.
370
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:11,566
Do you see that big fir tree there?
There, in that hole...
371
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,769
There is a Home Guard post there
nearby.
372
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,571
And you have to take it, understand?
373
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,327
Okay, who's going to be in charge?
Wallace, try it.
374
00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:22,925
I?
- Yes, you.
375
00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:27,244
And wave a handkerchief
to indicate that you are firing.
376
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:32,281
I'm going to my section on the road.
Okay, let's go. Wake up.
377
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,402
Come Art, give an order.
We also want to go back.
378
00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,528
Move forward quietly.
379
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,724
Do you see anything, sergeant?
- No, sir.
380
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,929
But they are ultimately
but recruits.
381
00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:08,724
Stop, or they'll see you.
What's the plan?
382
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,360
No idea.
- You're in command, you know.
383
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,684
If they capture us,
we never return for dinner.
384
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:20,641
We can go around the lake
and rush up the hill.
385
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,327
At the same time? They laugh at us.
- I don't know either.
386
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:28,280
Listen, what are the Home Guard thinking?
that we will do?
387
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:32,729
Why don't we attack from behind?
- Hey, give him a chance.
388
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,645
Yes, why not?
Maybe they don't expect that.
389
00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:41,807
That's starting to look like it.
- Wait, I have an idea. Follow me.
390
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,843
What do you think they do?
391
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,368
Coming up the hill,
covered by those ferns.
392
00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,841
I don't see any other options.
393
00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,204
Okay, come on.
394
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,251
Ted and Keith there, with the Bren.
395
00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:29,406
If you can provide covering fire,
then give a signal. Come on.
396
00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,611
That's fine, right?
397
00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,240
Can you see everything clearly?
- Yes.
398
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:57,407
There they are, sir.
Behind those ferns, on the right.
399
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,881
Not bad. Open the fire.
400
00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:06,763
They saw us.
401
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,848
Hopefully the rest will come through.
- Sure.
402
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,802
General Montgomery probably never had to
through this stuff.
403
00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,442
If only we had real ammunition.
404
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:30,684
They wouldn't stand a chance
if we had real ammunition.
405
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,447
Remember, they have a Bren.
- Yes, but still...
406
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,602
Now I know why folks
hate the heath.
407
00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,642
Does your weapon work properly?
- No.
408
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,610
Everything is fine again.
409
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,287
Keep going.
- I know what I'm doing.
410
00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,050
Are you promoting yourself?
411
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,168
Come on, Bernie. Hurry up.
412
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,203
Just a bunch of old ladies.
413
00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:18,601
Of course they have good coverage.
- Yes, but you have your field of fire.
414
00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:23,607
Look at that static defense.
- Just wait until Arthur gets there.
415
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,806
Turn left, crawl forward.
416
00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:40,446
How many would there be?
- Oh, we make mincemeat out of them.
417
00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:51,563
When I say so, we attack.
Come on.
418
00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,243
Captured.
- Where are you from?
419
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:04,122
Fine, I'll take over.
It was because of our teamwork.
420
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:08,080
You did your best, but...
you're just part-time soldiers...
421
00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:13,041
You need teamwork
and what you need for that is...
422
00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:17,524
...experience.
423
00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:21,564
I heard it's worthless.
- No, it's a good movie.
424
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,802
Then come. Otherwise we will be too late.
425
00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,691
Calm down, guys.
Just move on.
426
00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,640
I wanted to talk to you some more.
I'm going on leave tomorrow...
427
00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:35,727
...and you're leaving too, so I wish
say: Greetings and good work.
428
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:40,488
Yes, you are a team. Hang in there
and you will do well.
429
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,246
You said last week...
- Oh, stop it.
430
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,722
Shouldn't there be a roar?
Otherwise nothing happens.
431
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,965
No, I wouldn't mind with you
want to serve in a platoon.
432
00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:55,205
With you as a sergeant, huh?
- I wouldn't turn that down.
433
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,886
Well, the best. Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
434
00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,726
Oh, your classification will be announced tomorrow.
I've already seen something:
435
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,407
Barrington, you go to the fusiliers.
You know, The Old and Bold.
436
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:10,043
But I would become a signaller.
- At the fusiliers, then. Goodbye.
437
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:14,723
Never thought about...
The Old and Bold.
438
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:20,323
Where would I go?
- To the movies. Come on, guys.
439
00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:24,849
That enemy position
must be taken.
440
00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,205
But sir...
441
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,010
That's impossible.
442
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,765
I knew Sir Roderick.
He would have wanted that too.
443
00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:41,571
Sir Roderick? Do you mean...
That he was my father?
444
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,408
Good old dad.
445
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,369
That will teach him.
446
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,683
Quiet.
- Okay, lady. I'm quiet.
447
00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:03,963
Come on, get over it.
- On your back, dude. Lie down.
448
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,729
Great.
449
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,007
If his father could see him now...
450
00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,004
Fortunately, our corporal can
don't see him now.
451
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,007
Wake up, Fryer.
- So, yes.
452
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,208
Wake up.
453
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,804
Are there any others?
- No, sir.
454
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,523
Look, we have to capture that bunker.
455
00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:45,002
That one, sir?
- You're not afraid, are you, Lorrimer?
456
00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,527
No, sir.
- Good. There is no choice:
457
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:50,763
We have to attack him.
Come on. Good luck.
458
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,251
Careful, careful.
459
00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,210
Careful, careful.
460
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:03,929
Hand grenade, Lorrimer.
461
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,123
He succeeded.
462
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,567
Heavens, they got him.
463
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,731
It's about time. He deserved it.
464
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,371
He died a hero.
465
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,090
He died a fool.
466
00:38:25,240 --> 00:38:28,483
He's not dead.
Next week he will be Mr Pitt.
467
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,120
Now I give you the Victoria Cross
have given...
468
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:36,207
...I would like to congratulate you on your engagement
with this brave girl.
469
00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,921
Be good to her.
She reminds me of your mother.
470
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:41,764
If only she were my mother.
471
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,561
Crazy... When I saw it in London,
I thought it was a good movie.
472
00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:47,961
Come on, get out of here.
473
00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:56,127
Right, gentlemen. Heads a little higher.
That's nice.
474
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:57,805
Keep it that way.
475
00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,681
Oh, the lamp is broken.
I'll just get another one.
476
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,650
Give him a shove.
- Then he forgets the photos.
477
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,407
Six weeks. What a difference, huh?
Then and now.
478
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,450
And we're far from done.
Even more training.
479
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,365
But I feel much better now.
- Me, too.
480
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,444
You look better too.
- But what now?
481
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:19,921
After this? Just wait
until we use the Bren.
482
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:21,969
But the little boy does say something there.
483
00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,771
We train for victory, all right.
484
00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:29,642
But after that? How about
with good jobs, fair wages?
485
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:34,601
A country fit for heroes. That
they promised last time. What was it?
486
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,206
That's where you say something.
- There will be reconstruction.
487
00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,089
That's what they said last time too.
488
00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:44,280
Do you remember that Czech?
He hoped for the best.
489
00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:48,411
Yeah, I could have hit him
but if you think about it:
490
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,688
Millions of us,
all together...
491
00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:54,686
Because we know we won't win
if we don't work together.
492
00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:58,890
Well, it makes sense that
must continue after the war.
493
00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:02,044
I want to be able to lay bricks in peace...
494
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,488
...and it will happen.
Whoever I have to fight:
495
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:09,531
Nazis, Japs, the fifth column,
the whole bunch.
496
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,251
It's up to us now,
and soon too.
497
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:17,361
No one can stop us
except ourselves.
498
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,045
Keep still.
499
00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:21,525
Thank you.
500
00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:31,371
Ted, young Keith and Bernie.
They were good guys.
501
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:35,761
What would they do now?
- Same as us, I guess.
502
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,083
Do you really want this, Harry?
You know it's not allowed.
503
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:41,242
Actually not, no.
504
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:45,805
I don't need a picture of us.
505
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,802
This is the news
with your newsreader Alvar Liddell.
506
00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:59,806
The Prime Minister spoke today
about the events at the front.
507
00:40:59,960 --> 00:41:03,169
He spoke with appreciation
about the British soldier.
508
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:08,167
During his speech, Mr Churchill said:
If we hadn't concentrated...
509
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:12,848
...on cooperation between all arms,
teamwork...
510
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,971
...and if our men don't behave
had trained so excellently...
511
00:41:17,120 --> 00:41:21,011
...then we had this one
great victory not achieved.
512
00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:23,686
The advance continues.