1 00:00:55,665 --> 00:00:57,257 (WIND HOWLING) 2 00:00:59,705 --> 00:01:01,821 (GUARD ORDERING IN GERMAN) 3 00:01:04,745 --> 00:01:06,622 All right, all right, all right. 4 00:01:08,345 --> 00:01:10,142 (MEN GROANING) 5 00:01:14,265 --> 00:01:15,857 -Hey, Pat. -Yeah. 6 00:01:16,425 --> 00:01:17,460 I had a dream. 7 00:01:17,545 --> 00:01:20,343 Oh, not again. What's the matter with you? 8 00:01:25,425 --> 00:01:27,177 A marvellous dream. 9 00:01:28,785 --> 00:01:30,582 (GROANS) 10 00:01:30,665 --> 00:01:32,895 PAT: Do you think I like it? 11 00:01:34,905 --> 00:01:37,499 (YAWNS) What time did you get in? 12 00:01:39,225 --> 00:01:40,943 About an hour ago. 13 00:01:41,025 --> 00:01:43,255 -How's it going? -Very slowly. 14 00:01:43,745 --> 00:01:45,701 Blisters. Thanks. 15 00:01:47,265 --> 00:01:50,018 -Who's doing orderly today? -Brent and I. 16 00:01:53,345 --> 00:01:55,415 -Oh! -(COUGHS) 17 00:01:57,585 --> 00:01:59,337 I need some more metal skewers, Dick. 18 00:01:59,425 --> 00:02:01,097 -What, the long ones? -Yeah. 19 00:02:06,465 --> 00:02:08,183 (MEN MURMURING) 20 00:02:45,825 --> 00:02:47,861 (CHEF SHOUTING IN GERMAN) 21 00:02:55,665 --> 00:02:57,974 Come and get your acorn juice! 22 00:03:00,505 --> 00:03:01,858 Here we go. 23 00:03:17,825 --> 00:03:19,497 Best I could do. 24 00:03:23,105 --> 00:03:25,824 Well, just a few more hours and I'll be off. 25 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:29,295 You'll need a drink, then. Brandy, good for the stomach. 26 00:03:29,385 --> 00:03:31,182 Hmm? No thank you. 27 00:03:31,745 --> 00:03:34,179 I'm returning straight to my unit. 28 00:03:34,265 --> 00:03:37,860 I hear we may be going to the North African front. 29 00:03:37,945 --> 00:03:39,697 My sympathies. 30 00:03:39,785 --> 00:03:42,982 (SCOFFS) Sympathies? But good God, it's an honour. 31 00:03:43,545 --> 00:03:44,978 To die? 32 00:03:46,785 --> 00:03:49,174 It's no honour, Anton. 33 00:03:50,065 --> 00:03:51,942 A relief, perhaps. 34 00:03:52,745 --> 00:03:55,976 (DOOR UNLOCKING) 35 00:04:02,585 --> 00:04:06,976 Good morning. My name is Preston. I'm the Senior British Officer. 36 00:04:08,985 --> 00:04:12,614 -Flight Lieutenant Carrington, sir. -How do you do? 37 00:04:12,705 --> 00:04:16,061 I was hoping somebody would come. I'm glad to see you. 38 00:04:16,145 --> 00:04:17,419 I'd have come sooner 39 00:04:17,505 --> 00:04:20,656 but it appears the Germans are being rather hard on you. 40 00:04:20,745 --> 00:04:22,542 How have they treating you? 41 00:04:22,625 --> 00:04:24,775 As little as possible. 42 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,425 They feed me, look at me. 43 00:04:29,305 --> 00:04:30,624 My zoo. 44 00:04:31,585 --> 00:04:32,984 Interesting. 45 00:04:33,465 --> 00:04:35,137 It has been to me. 46 00:04:38,985 --> 00:04:40,976 Where were you picked up? 47 00:04:46,985 --> 00:04:48,134 Hamburg. 48 00:04:48,225 --> 00:04:50,580 You must realise, Carrington, that any scrap of information 49 00:04:50,665 --> 00:04:53,304 about the Germans may be of help to us. 50 00:04:53,385 --> 00:04:55,103 Now, who picked you up? 51 00:04:55,185 --> 00:04:57,699 Who? The Germans. 52 00:04:58,425 --> 00:05:00,143 Police or military? 53 00:05:01,625 --> 00:05:02,978 The police. 54 00:05:03,865 --> 00:05:07,380 I was turned over to the Gestapo. Routine interrogation. 55 00:05:07,465 --> 00:05:10,104 Who helped me? How I lasted for nine weeks? 56 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:12,301 -That's a good question. -Which one? 57 00:05:12,385 --> 00:05:14,615 How did you last for nine weeks? 58 00:05:14,705 --> 00:05:15,854 Luck. 59 00:05:17,665 --> 00:05:19,656 You're Canadian, are you? 60 00:05:19,825 --> 00:05:21,861 No, I'm an American, from Michigan. 61 00:05:21,945 --> 00:05:24,459 Yeah, when did America join the war? 62 00:05:24,585 --> 00:05:27,099 They didn't. I volunteered. 63 00:05:27,945 --> 00:05:32,177 I was a foreign correspondent in Berlin. I watched the Nazis grow up. 64 00:05:33,025 --> 00:05:34,538 Your first war? 65 00:05:34,705 --> 00:05:37,856 No, sir, I was in the Spanish Civil War since '36. 66 00:05:37,945 --> 00:05:40,015 -I see. -Any more questions? 67 00:05:40,465 --> 00:05:43,263 -No, not at the moment. -Well, I have one. 68 00:05:43,985 --> 00:05:45,577 When am I getting out of here? 69 00:05:45,665 --> 00:05:47,542 In about a week, I'm told. 70 00:05:47,625 --> 00:05:49,695 I'm not talking about solitary, I'm talking about Colditz. 71 00:05:49,785 --> 00:05:50,774 When am I getting out? 72 00:05:50,865 --> 00:05:54,619 Well, it's not as direct as that, Carrington, nor as simple. 73 00:05:54,705 --> 00:05:55,740 What does that mean? 74 00:05:55,825 --> 00:05:59,135 Well, it means there are plans to be made. (SHIVERS) 75 00:05:59,705 --> 00:06:01,457 -I've got plans. -Oh, good. 76 00:06:01,545 --> 00:06:03,775 We'll need to hear them later. 77 00:06:06,385 --> 00:06:08,819 -Who are ''we''? -You'll meet them. 78 00:06:09,425 --> 00:06:12,383 -Well, then I am getting out of here. -You might, 79 00:06:12,465 --> 00:06:14,933 -when your turn comes. -When's that? 80 00:06:15,025 --> 00:06:17,823 Well, that may not be for months. 81 00:06:17,905 --> 00:06:19,258 Months? 82 00:06:20,065 --> 00:06:21,942 Months? I'm not waiting in here for months! 83 00:06:22,025 --> 00:06:24,255 -Carrington! -I'm gonna make... 84 00:06:24,385 --> 00:06:26,421 Now, look, you have no choice. 85 00:06:26,505 --> 00:06:29,065 To escape from a place like this requires careful planning 86 00:06:29,145 --> 00:06:31,340 and good discipline. 87 00:06:31,425 --> 00:06:35,213 So you will, therefore, as everyone else, wait your turn. 88 00:06:38,985 --> 00:06:40,418 (KNOCKS ON DOOR) 89 00:06:40,505 --> 00:06:43,815 (DOOR UNLOCKING) 90 00:07:39,625 --> 00:07:42,378 (MAN ANNOUNCING IN GERMAN ON RADIO) 91 00:08:05,025 --> 00:08:06,504 (DOOR CLOSING) 92 00:08:09,185 --> 00:08:12,063 -Morning. -Good morning, Herr Major. 93 00:08:12,585 --> 00:08:15,383 The Adjutant is busy with the Kommandant for a moment. 94 00:08:15,465 --> 00:08:18,059 -I'm Schaeffer, second in command. -Franz Ulmann. 95 00:08:18,145 --> 00:08:20,056 -I've been posted... -I know. 96 00:08:20,145 --> 00:08:23,296 To replace our Anton, poor fellow. 97 00:08:23,385 --> 00:08:26,661 -They're pushing him off to fight. -Oh, it happens. 98 00:08:27,865 --> 00:08:30,174 As you say, it happens. 99 00:08:32,425 --> 00:08:35,337 -Drink? -Not just now, thank you, Herr Major. 100 00:08:35,425 --> 00:08:37,302 Oh, please relax. 101 00:08:38,345 --> 00:08:40,700 We're quite informal here. 102 00:08:42,745 --> 00:08:44,656 Sure you won't have one? 103 00:08:44,745 --> 00:08:47,737 I mean, new surroundings, a bit nerve-wracking? 104 00:08:47,825 --> 00:08:49,577 Thank you, but no. 105 00:08:51,105 --> 00:08:52,538 -You don't drink? -Oh, yes. 106 00:08:52,625 --> 00:08:54,820 A little wine at meal times. 107 00:09:00,825 --> 00:09:02,417 To your new job. 108 00:09:05,105 --> 00:09:07,778 Perhaps I should see if the Adjutant is free now. 109 00:09:07,865 --> 00:09:09,856 Not yet. One moment. 110 00:09:10,705 --> 00:09:13,583 A little morning ritual they have, he and the Kommandant. 111 00:09:13,665 --> 00:09:16,975 -The morning news, marking the map. -Oh. 112 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:22,503 -Are you regular Wehrmacht? -Army reserve. 113 00:09:23,225 --> 00:09:25,216 In peacetime? What for? 114 00:09:26,145 --> 00:09:28,454 It may sound a little old-fashioned, but I thought it my duty. 115 00:09:28,545 --> 00:09:32,299 A man's duty surely is to support the peace, make it work, 116 00:09:32,385 --> 00:09:33,898 not play at soldiers. 117 00:09:33,985 --> 00:09:36,499 My civilian job was in insurance, Herr Major. 118 00:09:36,585 --> 00:09:38,018 Ah! I see. 119 00:09:38,905 --> 00:09:42,056 Against the day that we should overrun Europe. 120 00:09:45,065 --> 00:09:47,818 The minute is up. If you'll excuse me. 121 00:09:52,745 --> 00:09:54,258 (DOOR CLOSING) 122 00:09:55,825 --> 00:09:59,659 Find Oberleutnant Lehr. Tell him his replacement has arrived. 123 00:10:04,185 --> 00:10:06,779 I have read your record. 124 00:10:06,865 --> 00:10:09,857 It all seems rather remarkable. 125 00:10:09,945 --> 00:10:12,698 Remarkable, Herr Kommandant? In what way? 126 00:10:13,905 --> 00:10:16,419 Look on the map. No, don't move. 127 00:10:17,425 --> 00:10:19,336 -Poland. -Yes? 128 00:10:19,425 --> 00:10:22,622 The German flag. Which town is it sticking out of? 129 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:26,504 Posen. 130 00:10:28,145 --> 00:10:29,737 Touch your toes. 131 00:10:36,345 --> 00:10:39,860 As I say, remarkable. Sit down, Ulmann. 132 00:10:46,345 --> 00:10:49,337 You see, most of us here are unfit for active duty. 133 00:10:49,425 --> 00:10:51,780 But you? A1 . 134 00:10:53,025 --> 00:10:57,382 And General Schaetzel spared you from his own intelligence staff. 135 00:10:59,465 --> 00:11:03,458 Have you any idea why he should relegate you to this backwater? 136 00:11:03,545 --> 00:11:06,855 -No, Herr Kommandant. -Aren't you curious? 137 00:11:07,145 --> 00:11:10,262 General Schaetzel is to hold a security conference here 138 00:11:10,345 --> 00:11:12,381 in 1 0 days' time, I believe. 139 00:11:12,465 --> 00:11:15,616 The date of my posting is to allow me to learn the job 140 00:11:15,705 --> 00:11:18,697 before the conference. That's all I know, sir. 141 00:11:18,865 --> 00:11:20,457 Very well. 142 00:11:27,305 --> 00:11:30,456 You were Branch Manager of an insurance company before the war. 143 00:11:30,545 --> 00:11:34,424 Yes, sir. Also army reservist. Eighteen years. 144 00:11:34,505 --> 00:11:38,020 -A man of perseverance. -I'm glad someone here approves. 145 00:11:38,305 --> 00:11:41,661 -Who doesn't? -I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. 146 00:11:41,905 --> 00:11:44,465 Ah! I can guess. 147 00:11:46,505 --> 00:11:50,100 Now, Ulmann, I tolerate no friction between my officers. 148 00:11:50,185 --> 00:11:52,745 It takes two rubbing surfaces to create friction. 149 00:11:52,825 --> 00:11:55,293 -Do I make myself clear? -Quite clear, Herr Kommandant. 150 00:11:55,385 --> 00:11:57,376 -(KNOCKING ON DOOR) -Come. 151 00:12:00,665 --> 00:12:02,462 Lehr, this is Ulmann. 152 00:12:02,985 --> 00:12:04,737 Ah! A pleasure. 153 00:12:07,545 --> 00:12:09,536 Delighted to meet you. Delighted. 154 00:12:09,625 --> 00:12:12,139 Explain to our friend his duties, familiarise him with the castle. 155 00:12:12,225 --> 00:12:13,658 Of course, Herr Kommandant, of course. 156 00:12:13,745 --> 00:12:16,464 Ulmann will relieve you officially tomorrow morning before you leave. 157 00:12:16,545 --> 00:12:19,696 Yes. Right. Right, sir, if you'll come this way? 158 00:12:22,425 --> 00:12:23,904 (CLICKS HEELS) 159 00:12:28,785 --> 00:12:31,822 A horse of a very different colour, hmm? 160 00:12:31,905 --> 00:12:33,702 He'll need to be. 161 00:12:34,305 --> 00:12:36,694 Does he know? Did they brief him? 162 00:12:37,385 --> 00:12:39,376 He's a hard man to read. 163 00:12:41,385 --> 00:12:44,218 Let's find out. Get me General Schaetzel. 164 00:12:49,865 --> 00:12:52,698 Ah! Unterfeldwebel Blatau, this is Hauptmann Ulmann, 165 00:12:52,785 --> 00:12:53,820 the new Security Officer. 166 00:12:53,905 --> 00:12:56,021 -Good morning, sir. -Good morning, Unterfeldwebel. 167 00:12:56,105 --> 00:12:58,380 -Oh, by the way, I'm Anton. -Franz. 168 00:12:58,465 --> 00:13:01,184 Well, my dear Franz, this is where it all happens. 169 00:13:01,265 --> 00:13:05,019 Uh, shall we start right away or would you like some refreshment first? 170 00:13:05,105 --> 00:13:07,061 We'll start now, please. 171 00:13:07,905 --> 00:13:09,941 Max? It's Karl. 172 00:13:11,025 --> 00:13:12,583 (CHUCKLES) 173 00:13:12,665 --> 00:13:15,099 Your new man has just arrived. 174 00:13:15,185 --> 00:13:19,224 Oh, it is too early to say yet but tell me... What? 175 00:13:20,385 --> 00:13:21,659 A signal? 176 00:13:22,785 --> 00:13:24,184 No, not yet. 177 00:13:26,225 --> 00:13:29,342 It's put forward? But why? On whose orders? 178 00:13:32,585 --> 00:13:35,657 Is this to catch us unprepared, do you suppose? 179 00:13:36,625 --> 00:13:40,413 Yes, yes, I'll tell him straightaway. Uh, what does he know? 180 00:13:43,345 --> 00:13:45,734 An indiscreet question, I'm sorry, sir, yes. 181 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:48,897 Yes, well, we'll have to, won't we? Right, sir. 182 00:13:52,465 --> 00:13:55,184 They've put the conference forward. To when? 183 00:13:55,265 --> 00:13:57,415 -Thursday. -Three days? 184 00:13:57,825 --> 00:14:00,783 -Orders from Reich Security. -Yes, but what are they up to? 185 00:14:00,865 --> 00:14:04,301 Tell Ulmann. Keep it casual. Don't panic him. 186 00:14:38,185 --> 00:14:40,016 Who the hell is that? 187 00:14:40,505 --> 00:14:42,575 That's our new Security Officer. 188 00:14:42,665 --> 00:14:46,294 -That can't be. That fellow's a captain. -So, they've upgraded the job. 189 00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:48,819 -Why would they do that? -You tell me. 190 00:14:49,385 --> 00:14:52,741 But I'll lay you a week's Lagergeld that that's our new Security Officer. 191 00:14:59,065 --> 00:15:02,774 -And this one here? -Bricked up, sir, more than a year ago. 192 00:15:04,185 --> 00:15:06,415 They've all been bricked up, sir. 193 00:15:07,065 --> 00:15:09,533 He went to that manhole cover like a horse to water. 194 00:15:09,625 --> 00:15:12,298 -Why a captain? -If he jumps to things like that 195 00:15:12,385 --> 00:15:15,980 in five minutes, what's he going to do at the end of a week? 196 00:15:16,065 --> 00:15:18,181 I'll have to step up my schedule. 197 00:15:36,625 --> 00:15:38,058 (CHATTERING) 198 00:15:42,985 --> 00:15:44,464 (WIND HOWLING) 199 00:15:59,665 --> 00:16:01,303 (SNORING) 200 00:16:29,345 --> 00:16:32,178 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 201 00:16:39,585 --> 00:16:42,019 Well, I think I'll turn in. 202 00:16:43,545 --> 00:16:45,217 I'll see you in my office first thing in the morning. 203 00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:46,624 Yes, sir. 204 00:16:48,425 --> 00:16:50,780 -Gentlemen. -(ALL CLICKING HEELS) 205 00:16:57,345 --> 00:16:59,097 Goodnight, William. 206 00:17:06,345 --> 00:17:08,097 (INCREASES VOLUME) 207 00:17:28,705 --> 00:17:30,980 (DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE) 208 00:17:59,145 --> 00:18:01,420 (PLANE DRONING OVERHEAD) 209 00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:52,700 (RECORD OF MALE SINGER PLAYING) 210 00:18:54,265 --> 00:18:56,699 The bar is now closing, gentlemen. 211 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:03,733 The bar is now closing, Herr Major. 212 00:19:04,225 --> 00:19:06,693 All right, Erhard. Leave the bottle here. 213 00:19:06,785 --> 00:19:08,218 I'm afraid I must lock the drinks away, Herr Major. 214 00:19:08,305 --> 00:19:12,184 I said leave the bottle here. Put it on my account and leave. 215 00:19:17,785 --> 00:19:20,094 -Last order, sir? -No thank you. 216 00:19:25,225 --> 00:19:27,534 How nice to be a militarist. 217 00:19:28,105 --> 00:19:31,415 Militarists have no need to dull their consciences. 218 00:19:35,145 --> 00:19:39,980 Why don't you ask me why, Erhard? Go on, man, ask me. 219 00:19:43,265 --> 00:19:44,778 I will ask you. 220 00:19:46,945 --> 00:19:51,621 Because they have no consciences. Any more than ants, locusts. 221 00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:56,976 They seek to gain by Blitzkrieg what in the temple they have lost outright. 222 00:20:01,265 --> 00:20:03,256 Good night, Herr Major. 223 00:20:07,785 --> 00:20:09,184 Good night. 224 00:20:10,985 --> 00:20:12,464 Sleep well. 225 00:20:14,105 --> 00:20:17,620 With your little clicking heels and your empty minds, 226 00:20:18,945 --> 00:20:22,938 Germany is marching, the wind is behind us. 227 00:20:24,945 --> 00:20:26,583 All is well. 228 00:20:59,665 --> 00:21:01,815 Why didn't you challenge me? 229 00:21:02,225 --> 00:21:04,580 (STUTTERING) You just came through the main gate, sir, 230 00:21:04,665 --> 00:21:06,781 -past the guard. -How do you know that I did? 231 00:21:06,865 --> 00:21:08,821 You're a German officer, sir. 232 00:21:08,905 --> 00:21:10,418 Do you know me? 233 00:21:10,905 --> 00:21:14,454 -No, but the uniform... -Never mind the uniform. 234 00:21:15,145 --> 00:21:17,898 You're to challenge everyone that comes through this yard, understood? 235 00:21:17,985 --> 00:21:19,338 Yes, sir. 236 00:21:24,545 --> 00:21:26,217 My identification. 237 00:21:27,785 --> 00:21:29,662 Pass, Herr Hauptman. 238 00:22:42,905 --> 00:22:46,181 (CONVERSING IN FRENCH) 239 00:23:00,705 --> 00:23:02,297 (CHATTERING) 240 00:23:10,945 --> 00:23:13,015 (SHOUTING ORDERS IN GERMAN) 241 00:23:38,945 --> 00:23:40,856 That's not a Schmeiser. 242 00:23:58,905 --> 00:24:02,818 -Who are you going to kill, Hans? -Those things are for soldiers. 243 00:24:06,825 --> 00:24:08,781 He does look rather smart, though, you must admit. 244 00:24:08,865 --> 00:24:12,221 Like the dog's dinner. What is it, Hitler's birthday? 245 00:24:13,425 --> 00:24:15,814 Seriously, Hans, what's going on? 246 00:24:18,225 --> 00:24:20,056 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 247 00:24:20,145 --> 00:24:21,737 (ALL SHIVERING) 248 00:24:23,225 --> 00:24:26,217 -MAN: There you go! -Nice and hot! Come and get it! 249 00:24:26,305 --> 00:24:28,421 -Hey, careful. -What? No marg? 250 00:24:28,505 --> 00:24:30,655 -No chief cook, either. -What happened? 251 00:24:30,745 --> 00:24:32,258 Maybe he sampled his own cooking. (CHUCKLES) 252 00:24:32,345 --> 00:24:34,495 The cook's been drafted to the Kommandantur for the day. 253 00:24:34,585 --> 00:24:37,736 -He's scrubbed out the kitchens as well. -What do you think they're up to? 254 00:24:37,825 --> 00:24:41,704 I reckon they're laying on some kind of a do for some German brass. 255 00:24:41,785 --> 00:24:43,423 PAT: Wehrmacht? 256 00:24:43,505 --> 00:24:45,541 I don't know. Something about a conference. 257 00:24:45,625 --> 00:24:47,661 Hey, your move. 258 00:24:48,465 --> 00:24:50,899 Hey, this coffee's not very hot. 259 00:24:50,985 --> 00:24:52,623 Get out of that. 260 00:24:55,585 --> 00:24:58,304 No, try it again. Try it again. 261 00:24:59,945 --> 00:25:01,139 Yes. 262 00:25:02,745 --> 00:25:06,704 Leave the liqueur glasses. Holtz, you follow, topping them up. 263 00:25:06,785 --> 00:25:08,377 ERHARD: There will be crumbs, Herr Ulmann. 264 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:10,774 Manfried, you follow with the brush and pan. 265 00:25:10,865 --> 00:25:13,140 -Excuse me, sir. -That's right. 266 00:25:26,905 --> 00:25:28,623 What are you doing? 267 00:25:29,425 --> 00:25:31,177 For an officer, sir. 268 00:25:34,865 --> 00:25:37,060 Thank you, Hans. 269 00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:44,020 I don't know whether I will ever see out this winter. 270 00:25:44,105 --> 00:25:45,697 (DOOR OPENING) 271 00:25:47,625 --> 00:25:49,820 Ulmann, what do you want? 272 00:25:50,625 --> 00:25:54,061 Herr Major, with respect, I would remind you that in less than three hours... 273 00:25:54,145 --> 00:25:57,217 For God's sake, man, don't you ever relax? 274 00:25:57,545 --> 00:25:59,854 Look, I have been on the go since dawn. 275 00:25:59,945 --> 00:26:02,334 If you have come here to respectfully suggest that I... 276 00:26:02,425 --> 00:26:05,462 I more than suggest it, for the sake of the whole unit. 277 00:26:05,545 --> 00:26:06,614 Out. 278 00:26:11,785 --> 00:26:13,980 That is an order! I said out! 279 00:26:16,705 --> 00:26:19,822 -A word please, Herr Kommandant. -What is it, Ulmann? 280 00:26:19,905 --> 00:26:20,894 Sir, I feel you should know 281 00:26:20,985 --> 00:26:23,340 the second-in-command is getting himself drunk. 282 00:26:23,425 --> 00:26:26,223 Oh! Thank you. I'll see to it. 283 00:26:26,385 --> 00:26:29,058 I suggest the doctor be warned to put him in sick bay until... 284 00:26:29,145 --> 00:26:31,454 Thank you, Ulmann, I said I'd deal with it. 285 00:26:31,545 --> 00:26:34,503 Your permission to notify the doctor, please, sir? 286 00:26:34,585 --> 00:26:35,984 Did you hear what I said? 287 00:26:36,065 --> 00:26:38,863 I'd like to tidy it up now, sir, if I may. 288 00:26:41,105 --> 00:26:43,175 Ulmann, I warned you when you first arrived here, didn't I, 289 00:26:43,265 --> 00:26:44,937 about personal friction between my officers? 290 00:26:45,025 --> 00:26:46,424 -Sir... -I am quite aware 291 00:26:46,505 --> 00:26:49,065 that my second-in-command puts backs up. 292 00:26:49,145 --> 00:26:51,978 But we must make allowances. He's not well. 293 00:26:52,265 --> 00:26:54,699 Contrary to what you may think, he's a good German, 294 00:26:54,785 --> 00:26:56,377 simply his ideals are not ours. 295 00:26:56,465 --> 00:26:58,296 -Sir, I am simply concerned... -Now, let me finish! 296 00:26:58,385 --> 00:27:00,615 ...that he'll be a risk today. 297 00:27:01,945 --> 00:27:03,822 Talk out of turn, you mean? 298 00:27:03,905 --> 00:27:06,180 Discredit himself before our guests? 299 00:27:06,265 --> 00:27:07,983 Discredit me as head of security. 300 00:27:08,065 --> 00:27:09,737 You? In what way? 301 00:27:10,185 --> 00:27:13,621 Sir, this new job is like a blowtorch turned in my direction. 302 00:27:13,705 --> 00:27:16,344 I am not going to get myself pushed into it by a liberal 303 00:27:16,425 --> 00:27:18,700 with too much drink inside him. 304 00:27:18,785 --> 00:27:20,503 Are you always so direct? 305 00:27:20,585 --> 00:27:23,053 To fail would go against my record. 306 00:27:23,225 --> 00:27:25,375 The SS are sending two representatives today. 307 00:27:25,465 --> 00:27:27,183 I know them, sir. 308 00:27:27,265 --> 00:27:30,098 And I know that if any of us betrays in any way 309 00:27:30,185 --> 00:27:32,858 that we are not a highly efficient, cohesive unit, 310 00:27:32,945 --> 00:27:35,539 politically secure to the last man, they'll be in here. 311 00:27:35,625 --> 00:27:36,694 Ah. 312 00:27:36,785 --> 00:27:40,937 They'll post their own security officer to the camp and I'll be out. 313 00:27:41,145 --> 00:27:43,579 That'll be only the thin end of the wedge. 314 00:27:43,665 --> 00:27:46,304 Gradually, they'll take over the whole command. 315 00:27:46,385 --> 00:27:48,341 I'm quite aware of all this, Ulmann. 316 00:27:48,425 --> 00:27:50,461 I simply misunderstood your motives. 317 00:27:50,545 --> 00:27:52,263 I have nothing against the SS, of course. 318 00:27:52,345 --> 00:27:53,664 Of course. 319 00:27:54,305 --> 00:27:55,658 But as a Wehrmacht officer... 320 00:27:55,745 --> 00:27:58,384 You take pride in doing your job well. 321 00:28:03,145 --> 00:28:05,613 You are quite right in sticking to your guns. 322 00:28:05,705 --> 00:28:07,536 The point you make is absolutely valid. 323 00:28:07,625 --> 00:28:09,775 So, may I speak to the doctor now, sir? 324 00:28:09,865 --> 00:28:12,584 No. No, I'll see to it. 325 00:28:13,865 --> 00:28:15,776 (ULMANN CLICKING HEELS) 326 00:28:18,065 --> 00:28:21,102 -How's it going? -I am on page 38, sir. 327 00:28:21,505 --> 00:28:23,496 -Well, hurry it up. -Yes, sir. 328 00:28:29,385 --> 00:28:30,534 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 329 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:31,774 Come. 330 00:28:33,825 --> 00:28:35,895 You wanted to see me, Karl? 331 00:28:37,225 --> 00:28:39,898 I was about to inspect the latrines. 332 00:28:39,985 --> 00:28:42,624 Yes, yes, come in, Willie. 333 00:28:44,145 --> 00:28:46,420 Um... Sit down. 334 00:28:49,585 --> 00:28:51,655 Willie, we have a problem. 335 00:28:51,745 --> 00:28:55,101 Ulmann! I thought he would run straight to you. 336 00:28:55,305 --> 00:28:57,580 Oh, you're going to have trouble with that man. 337 00:28:57,665 --> 00:28:59,542 Well, he's concerned for his job. 338 00:28:59,625 --> 00:29:02,822 So you put him in his place. Good, Karl, good. 339 00:29:03,105 --> 00:29:06,381 No, Willie, it's you I'm concerned about. 340 00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:08,060 Me? 341 00:29:08,345 --> 00:29:10,461 Now, we've known each other for a long time, haven't we? 342 00:29:10,545 --> 00:29:12,820 Perhaps I was a bit short with him. 343 00:29:12,905 --> 00:29:14,623 Now, don't slide away, Willie. 344 00:29:14,705 --> 00:29:16,502 As your second-in-command, 345 00:29:16,585 --> 00:29:20,100 -I couldn't allow him to presume... -Willie! Look at me. 346 00:29:22,345 --> 00:29:24,176 How many drinks have you had this morning? 347 00:29:24,265 --> 00:29:28,178 (SLURRING) Well, just... Nothing. 348 00:29:28,265 --> 00:29:29,983 Two? Three? 349 00:29:30,825 --> 00:29:33,464 When you know the SS are coming today? 350 00:29:33,585 --> 00:29:37,373 And how you're inclined to talk when you've had a few drinks? 351 00:29:37,465 --> 00:29:39,695 If you go to that conference, you will deliberately... 352 00:29:39,785 --> 00:29:42,618 No, Karl, don't say it. 353 00:29:43,025 --> 00:29:45,175 I thought I could trust you. 354 00:29:46,545 --> 00:29:48,183 You can. 355 00:29:49,745 --> 00:29:52,703 There are too many important issues at stake. 356 00:29:53,065 --> 00:29:55,420 Think what you're doing to me. 357 00:29:57,905 --> 00:30:00,703 I have been a burden to you. I know that. 358 00:30:01,425 --> 00:30:05,498 It's a hell of a way to repay you, after all you have done for me. 359 00:30:06,585 --> 00:30:08,098 You got me posted to this unit 360 00:30:08,185 --> 00:30:11,814 because you knew that I wouldn't last five minutes with any other unit. 361 00:30:11,905 --> 00:30:14,897 I applied for you because I thought you were the man for the job. 362 00:30:14,985 --> 00:30:16,816 I know where I stand. 363 00:30:18,745 --> 00:30:20,383 But I have tried. 364 00:30:21,145 --> 00:30:22,624 For your sake. 365 00:30:23,225 --> 00:30:25,614 -Oh, please... -No, let me finish. 366 00:30:28,585 --> 00:30:32,021 If you bar me from the conference today, 367 00:30:32,745 --> 00:30:37,023 it will be because you made a bad choice of second-in-command. 368 00:30:38,785 --> 00:30:40,696 It will reflect on you. 369 00:30:42,025 --> 00:30:43,458 I don't want that. 370 00:30:43,545 --> 00:30:44,898 No, no, no. 371 00:30:45,545 --> 00:30:48,343 It will just mean that you have a touch of flu. 372 00:30:48,425 --> 00:30:49,460 No one will notice anything. 373 00:30:49,545 --> 00:30:53,936 The SS are anxious to purge the army of you and your like. 374 00:30:54,025 --> 00:30:55,936 Their knives are drawn. 375 00:30:58,345 --> 00:31:02,258 You are handing them the opportunity they are waiting for. 376 00:31:04,545 --> 00:31:06,581 I couldn't live with that. 377 00:31:09,305 --> 00:31:11,944 Do you understand what I am saying? 378 00:31:12,825 --> 00:31:15,293 Willie, you need a rest. I'll bring your leave forward. 379 00:31:15,385 --> 00:31:16,977 No, no. 380 00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:22,537 I have been thinking about this for some time. 381 00:31:26,345 --> 00:31:30,497 Your faith in me is the only thing that has kept me going. 382 00:31:30,745 --> 00:31:34,738 Without it, there is nothing left for me in this godforsaken war. 383 00:31:37,985 --> 00:31:41,694 So, will you trust me, Karl? 384 00:31:46,665 --> 00:31:49,623 Please, I am begging you. 385 00:31:51,825 --> 00:31:54,658 Do not write off your old friend. 386 00:31:57,065 --> 00:31:58,339 (SIGHING) 387 00:32:04,265 --> 00:32:07,541 Will you swear to me, on your oath, 388 00:32:07,625 --> 00:32:10,742 that you will not touch one more drop of liquor until after they have gone? 389 00:32:10,825 --> 00:32:12,304 I can't. 390 00:32:12,385 --> 00:32:14,057 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 391 00:32:14,265 --> 00:32:16,460 You can. Swear it. 392 00:32:18,985 --> 00:32:21,180 On my oath, I swear it. 393 00:32:22,145 --> 00:32:23,783 All right, Willie. 394 00:32:24,425 --> 00:32:25,540 Come. 395 00:32:26,065 --> 00:32:28,818 Herr Komm... Oh, excuse me, sir. 396 00:32:28,905 --> 00:32:31,544 -What is it, Lehr? -I'm going now, sir. 397 00:32:31,705 --> 00:32:33,855 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 398 00:32:35,105 --> 00:32:39,656 Well, good luck, Lehr, and thank you for all the good work you have done here. 399 00:32:39,745 --> 00:32:41,258 Thank you, sir. 400 00:32:41,345 --> 00:32:43,540 Goodbye, Herr Major, look after yourself. 401 00:32:43,625 --> 00:32:47,982 Goodbye, Anton, brave soldier, defender of the Fatherland. 402 00:32:49,265 --> 00:32:50,778 Thank you, sir. 403 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:54,620 Heil Hitler! 404 00:32:54,705 --> 00:32:56,423 Oh, God! 405 00:33:00,065 --> 00:33:02,625 There will be schnapps, wine at luncheon, 406 00:33:02,705 --> 00:33:05,173 brandy, Nazi tongues yapping... 407 00:33:06,185 --> 00:33:08,779 Already I feel a sick thirst in my throat. 408 00:33:08,865 --> 00:33:10,981 You gave me your word. 409 00:33:11,625 --> 00:33:13,263 (GRUNTING) 410 00:33:15,465 --> 00:33:18,059 Never trust an alcoholic, Karl. 411 00:33:18,785 --> 00:33:20,980 They lie like stormtroopers. 412 00:33:25,585 --> 00:33:28,702 But thank you anyway for not making it an order. 413 00:33:32,985 --> 00:33:34,259 Willie... 414 00:33:35,905 --> 00:33:37,657 Where are you going? 415 00:33:42,425 --> 00:33:44,495 To report a case of flu. 416 00:33:55,785 --> 00:33:58,504 Of course, any conference the Germans have must concern us 417 00:33:58,585 --> 00:34:00,223 but I don't see what we can do about it. 418 00:34:00,305 --> 00:34:01,943 Well, suppose we could eavesdrop, sir? 419 00:34:02,025 --> 00:34:03,902 (SIGHING) Through nine feet of brick wall? 420 00:34:03,985 --> 00:34:06,021 If the priority is high enough, it could be worked. 421 00:34:06,105 --> 00:34:07,936 It could be vital to our future here. 422 00:34:08,025 --> 00:34:10,334 I agree with that but I still don't see what we could do about it. 423 00:34:10,425 --> 00:34:11,938 -Pat, you ready? -Yeah. 424 00:34:12,025 --> 00:34:14,334 -Watch the door, jim. -All right. 425 00:34:14,505 --> 00:34:15,824 (COUGHING) 426 00:34:22,545 --> 00:34:24,456 Map of the castle, sir. 427 00:34:25,825 --> 00:34:27,224 Here we are. 428 00:34:28,185 --> 00:34:31,143 Now, the Kommandantur mess is somewhere here. 429 00:34:32,065 --> 00:34:33,214 The drain system is here. 430 00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:35,694 The one I've been working on runs this way under the hospital. 431 00:34:35,785 --> 00:34:38,618 But on this side, it angles this way. 432 00:34:38,705 --> 00:34:40,218 PRESTON: How's that going to help you? 433 00:34:40,305 --> 00:34:42,455 Well, there must be an access point to the system 434 00:34:42,545 --> 00:34:44,137 somewhere in the Kommandantur building. 435 00:34:44,225 --> 00:34:45,658 Yes, but won't the system be blocked up? 436 00:34:45,745 --> 00:34:47,656 Yes, I'll have to break through it with a crowbar. 437 00:34:47,745 --> 00:34:49,701 The Poles have got them. 438 00:34:51,865 --> 00:34:54,095 How are you going to get down that manhole there in daylight? 439 00:34:54,185 --> 00:34:57,382 The rest of us will create some kind of diversion. 440 00:34:57,585 --> 00:34:59,382 What do you say, sir? 441 00:35:00,505 --> 00:35:02,382 Well, I'm sorry. I think it's too dangerous. 442 00:35:02,465 --> 00:35:05,218 Well, we simply can't afford not to try. 443 00:35:05,825 --> 00:35:08,498 Right, supposing, just supposing you do get into that area 444 00:35:08,585 --> 00:35:10,541 and you manage to overhear, 445 00:35:10,625 --> 00:35:12,217 what good is that? You don't speak German. 446 00:35:12,305 --> 00:35:13,624 I do, sir. 447 00:35:14,105 --> 00:35:15,458 Two of you? 448 00:35:18,265 --> 00:35:19,744 I think it's a bit mad, 449 00:35:19,825 --> 00:35:21,497 but if the pair of you are willing to take the risk 450 00:35:21,585 --> 00:35:22,574 I won't stop you. 451 00:35:22,665 --> 00:35:24,337 But it is going to need a damn good diversion 452 00:35:24,425 --> 00:35:26,541 to get you down that manhole. 453 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:27,740 Any suggestions, anybody? 454 00:35:27,825 --> 00:35:30,020 Well, how about a rugger match and a scrum over the manhole? 455 00:35:30,105 --> 00:35:32,858 -(ALL DISAGREEING) No. -We could stage a fight. 456 00:35:32,945 --> 00:35:35,015 Why go to all that trouble? 457 00:35:35,905 --> 00:35:38,465 All you need is cockroaches. 458 00:35:39,585 --> 00:35:40,734 Here we are at Colditz Park, 459 00:35:40,825 --> 00:35:42,543 ready for the first race of the afternoon. 460 00:35:42,625 --> 00:35:45,093 It's the 3:00, the Nasty Person's Handicap. 461 00:35:45,185 --> 00:35:46,698 And we all know what that is. 462 00:35:46,785 --> 00:35:48,662 Two runners, they're both at the starting line. 463 00:35:48,745 --> 00:35:50,861 Almost under orders. Gather round now. 464 00:35:50,945 --> 00:35:52,139 (ALL CHATTERING) 465 00:35:52,225 --> 00:35:55,376 1 0-to-1 on Goering. 6-to-4, Himmler. 466 00:35:55,465 --> 00:35:56,864 (ALL CHATTERING) 467 00:35:56,945 --> 00:35:59,061 Coming up to the tapes now, on the left is Goering 468 00:35:59,145 --> 00:36:00,260 ridden by Hitler. 469 00:36:00,345 --> 00:36:02,939 On the right is Himmler ridden by Mussolini. 470 00:36:03,025 --> 00:36:05,300 Now Goering won't get into line. 471 00:36:05,385 --> 00:36:08,263 Coming up towards the tapes, the flag is up. 472 00:36:08,465 --> 00:36:10,296 And...they're off! 473 00:36:10,385 --> 00:36:12,296 (ALL CHATTERING LOUDLY) 474 00:36:15,585 --> 00:36:18,019 (ANNOUNCING PLAY-BY-PLAY) 475 00:36:18,105 --> 00:36:20,699 Himmler carrying Mussolini going fast on the outside. 476 00:36:20,785 --> 00:36:21,900 Going very fast indeed. 477 00:36:21,985 --> 00:36:24,897 He's going over. He's over the line! 478 00:36:30,905 --> 00:36:31,974 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 479 00:36:32,065 --> 00:36:34,021 (INDISTINCT SHOUTING) 480 00:36:36,065 --> 00:36:39,660 It's another win! Another win for Mussolini! 481 00:36:39,745 --> 00:36:42,020 (ALL MUTTERING) 482 00:36:43,145 --> 00:36:45,295 -Here we are. -Hey, that cockroach has been nobbled. 483 00:36:45,385 --> 00:36:47,580 (ALL MUTTERING ANGRILY) 484 00:36:47,665 --> 00:36:50,099 -Bumping and boarding on the bend. -Are you questioning... 485 00:36:50,185 --> 00:36:51,823 Are you questioning the integrity of the course? 486 00:36:51,905 --> 00:36:53,463 (ALL AGREEING LOUDLY) 487 00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:54,580 Quite right, too, we're all villains. 488 00:36:54,665 --> 00:36:56,656 Yeah, what about my money? I had 4-to-8 against. 489 00:36:56,745 --> 00:36:59,384 (MUFFLED MUTTERING CONTINUES OVERHEAD) 490 00:37:04,065 --> 00:37:05,817 (ALL MUTTERING) 491 00:37:18,065 --> 00:37:21,216 The SPO. The brass have arrived. 492 00:37:21,905 --> 00:37:23,702 How are we going to know when to get them out? 493 00:37:23,785 --> 00:37:25,264 Oh, they'll bang on the cover. 494 00:37:25,345 --> 00:37:27,654 We'll take it in turns to stand by. 495 00:37:37,305 --> 00:37:38,977 (ALL CHATTERING) 496 00:37:44,745 --> 00:37:47,305 I always said that man had the luck of the devil. 497 00:37:47,385 --> 00:37:49,023 Remember him in the Somme in the old days? 498 00:37:49,105 --> 00:37:51,778 Wearing those red pyjamas? 499 00:37:51,865 --> 00:37:53,935 Excuse me, Herr Kommandant. 500 00:37:54,025 --> 00:37:56,459 Where's your second-in-command, Schaeffer, today? 501 00:37:56,545 --> 00:37:59,264 Oh, he's not well. Touch of the flu. 502 00:37:59,345 --> 00:38:02,701 Sorry to hear that. I was hoping for a talk. 503 00:38:02,785 --> 00:38:05,174 Oh, it's nothing serious. It's only a mild bout, 504 00:38:05,265 --> 00:38:07,699 so my staff surgeon says. 505 00:38:07,905 --> 00:38:10,055 GENERAL (LAUGHING): He was a great ladies man, Hoffner. 506 00:38:28,465 --> 00:38:30,820 A toast, gentlemen. A toast between friends. 507 00:38:30,905 --> 00:38:32,736 ALL: Toast! 508 00:38:32,825 --> 00:38:35,134 -To the Party! -ALL: To the Party! 509 00:38:35,265 --> 00:38:37,574 (INSTRUMENTAL RECORD PLAYING) 510 00:38:37,905 --> 00:38:39,304 (CLEARING THROAT) 511 00:38:39,385 --> 00:38:40,943 GENERAL: When did you become such a hunter, Hessler? 512 00:38:41,025 --> 00:38:44,620 HESSLER: Oh, there's nothing to it once you've killed your first man. 513 00:38:44,705 --> 00:38:46,616 They're a fine collection, though, aren't they? 514 00:38:46,705 --> 00:38:48,457 Only Himmler could be so imaginative. 515 00:38:48,545 --> 00:38:51,184 What about this one? Most recent. 516 00:38:51,265 --> 00:38:52,459 Was easy to come by, 517 00:38:52,545 --> 00:38:55,776 was in coping with a large number of undesirables. 518 00:38:57,905 --> 00:38:59,497 (ALL LAUGHING) 519 00:39:00,945 --> 00:39:03,140 The Fuhrer said, ""Fraulein. "" 520 00:39:03,225 --> 00:39:05,693 As a matter of fact she was a lady from the highest circles 521 00:39:05,785 --> 00:39:08,219 with red hair and a superb bosom. 522 00:39:09,345 --> 00:39:11,905 He said, ''I am flattered by your suggestion 523 00:39:11,985 --> 00:39:13,976 ''but you have the wrong man. 524 00:39:14,065 --> 00:39:16,101 ''Take my advice and see Goering. 525 00:39:16,185 --> 00:39:17,857 ''He is my Minister for Affairs of the Heart.'' 526 00:39:17,945 --> 00:39:19,458 (ALL LAUGHING) 527 00:39:22,425 --> 00:39:25,303 The lady looked at Goering and said, 528 00:39:25,385 --> 00:39:28,138 ''Mein Fuhrer, though I might take your advice, 529 00:39:28,225 --> 00:39:29,863 ''I could never take the weight.'' 530 00:39:29,945 --> 00:39:31,936 (ALL LAUGHING) 531 00:39:32,025 --> 00:39:33,981 Oh. What have we here? 532 00:39:35,105 --> 00:39:37,778 So, it seems suddenly we're in conference, gentlemen. 533 00:39:37,865 --> 00:39:41,540 In here? In the mess? Is there no conference room? 534 00:39:41,625 --> 00:39:42,694 Well, yes, but... 535 00:39:42,785 --> 00:39:44,855 I thought it would save an upheaval, sir. 536 00:39:44,945 --> 00:39:46,583 It's warmer in here. 537 00:39:46,665 --> 00:39:50,578 Well, I have no objection. Is it all right with you gentlemen? 538 00:39:51,145 --> 00:39:55,423 A moment. Schmeling, the door. 539 00:39:57,185 --> 00:39:59,096 Excuse me. 540 00:40:12,465 --> 00:40:14,103 Happy, gentlemen? 541 00:40:15,625 --> 00:40:19,095 Good. Well, first I think we might dispense with these. 542 00:40:53,265 --> 00:40:56,018 Well, you all know why we're here. 543 00:40:56,945 --> 00:40:59,698 To reappraise the security administration 544 00:40:59,785 --> 00:41:01,264 of the castle. 545 00:41:02,105 --> 00:41:04,255 But what you may not all know 546 00:41:04,345 --> 00:41:07,303 is that the role of Colditz has been changed. 547 00:41:07,985 --> 00:41:09,543 So our task now 548 00:41:09,625 --> 00:41:13,174 is to update the security arrangements to cope with this change. 549 00:43:06,305 --> 00:43:07,704 (WHISPERING) 550 00:43:21,545 --> 00:43:22,819 (GASPING) 551 00:43:23,345 --> 00:43:26,781 ...and as the camp expands, so of course, we increase staff. 552 00:43:26,865 --> 00:43:30,175 It's laid down, you remember, that guards must always outnumber prisoners. 553 00:43:30,265 --> 00:43:32,176 Laid down in respect of what? 554 00:43:32,265 --> 00:43:34,017 Our establishment, of course. 555 00:43:34,105 --> 00:43:36,061 But that is invalid now, Herr Kommandant. 556 00:43:36,145 --> 00:43:39,694 You are continuing to think in terms of a prisoner-of-war camp. 557 00:43:39,785 --> 00:43:41,616 Colditz is Sonderlager now, remember? 558 00:43:41,705 --> 00:43:42,774 A special camp. 559 00:43:42,865 --> 00:43:44,617 -Yes, of course... -GENERAL: Out with it, Hessler. 560 00:43:44,705 --> 00:43:45,774 What's on your mind? 561 00:43:45,865 --> 00:43:48,015 New buttons never did make a new suit. 562 00:43:48,105 --> 00:43:50,255 Any attempt to expand an existing system 563 00:43:50,345 --> 00:43:52,700 is a waste of time, resources and manpower. 564 00:43:52,785 --> 00:43:55,822 A whole new security structure must be created. 565 00:44:01,025 --> 00:44:03,300 If not, we'll end up with a ponderous machine 566 00:44:03,385 --> 00:44:05,740 that is uneconomical in manpower and everything else. 567 00:44:05,825 --> 00:44:07,144 KOMMANDANT: And you think you are more competent 568 00:44:07,225 --> 00:44:09,944 to design this structure than we are here, despite our experience? 569 00:44:10,025 --> 00:44:11,697 HESSLER: Herr Kommandant, security is our business. 570 00:44:11,785 --> 00:44:15,141 Can you guarantee to make this Sonderlager 1 00 secure? 571 00:44:15,225 --> 00:44:16,624 Yes, I can. 572 00:44:17,705 --> 00:44:19,058 Impossible. 573 00:44:19,145 --> 00:44:22,979 The voice of your own security officer, he admits you can't do it. 574 00:44:23,065 --> 00:44:25,215 We can't do it, nor can you. 575 00:44:25,625 --> 00:44:29,300 The term ''1 00 secure'' is an ideal, gentlemen. 576 00:44:30,305 --> 00:44:31,704 An abstract. 577 00:44:31,985 --> 00:44:34,943 The assessment of security risk is a science. 578 00:44:35,385 --> 00:44:37,694 We don't speak in such inexactitudes. 579 00:44:37,785 --> 00:44:38,854 ''We''? 580 00:44:38,945 --> 00:44:41,584 Of the profession. I was in insurance. 581 00:44:42,305 --> 00:44:44,500 I think we can ignore the specialist view. 582 00:44:44,585 --> 00:44:46,143 (ALL CHUCKLING) 583 00:44:47,065 --> 00:44:50,375 I thought that was the view you were putting forward. 584 00:44:50,465 --> 00:44:52,217 (MAN CLEARING THROAT) 585 00:44:54,625 --> 00:44:56,536 GENERAL: I must say I'm very reluctant, Hessler, 586 00:44:56,625 --> 00:44:58,183 to have you people in on this. 587 00:44:58,265 --> 00:44:59,937 HESSLER: May I ask why? 588 00:45:00,025 --> 00:45:02,175 Divided commands don't work. 589 00:45:02,825 --> 00:45:05,419 To put it bluntly, with the war escalating, 590 00:45:05,505 --> 00:45:08,019 you have too many important commitments elsewhere 591 00:45:08,105 --> 00:45:10,300 to warrant you sitting on your tails in this backwater. 592 00:45:10,385 --> 00:45:12,137 I think that is for us to decide. 593 00:45:12,225 --> 00:45:14,102 -Not here. -Here, now. 594 00:45:14,705 --> 00:45:16,661 Schmeling, you must tell them. 595 00:45:16,745 --> 00:45:19,703 We have no official release on the information yet. 596 00:45:19,785 --> 00:45:21,616 I'll be responsible. Tell them. 597 00:45:21,705 --> 00:45:23,741 Tell us what? Out with it. 598 00:45:23,985 --> 00:45:29,013 Well, an order has just been received at Reich Security 599 00:45:29,105 --> 00:45:30,936 from the Fuhrer himself. 600 00:45:31,025 --> 00:45:34,142 It decrees that as well as Allied personnel, 601 00:45:34,225 --> 00:45:37,422 all captured Prominente will be imprisoned here. 602 00:45:37,505 --> 00:45:40,417 Politicians, royalty, governors. 603 00:45:40,505 --> 00:45:41,699 And the object? 604 00:45:42,385 --> 00:45:44,615 That they be held as hostages of the Reich, 605 00:45:44,705 --> 00:45:47,538 to be used as and when the Fuhrer sees fit. 606 00:45:53,705 --> 00:45:54,820 They're out of their minds. 607 00:45:54,905 --> 00:45:56,782 -GENERAL: Why wasn't I told of this? -The news has already... 608 00:45:56,865 --> 00:45:57,980 No, it hasn't! 609 00:45:58,065 --> 00:45:59,259 This is why the conference was brought forward, isn't it? 610 00:45:59,345 --> 00:46:00,903 -Come on, man, admit it! -Well, there was a question... 611 00:46:00,985 --> 00:46:02,054 No, there wasn't! 612 00:46:02,145 --> 00:46:04,295 The information was deliberately withheld. 613 00:46:04,385 --> 00:46:05,534 Now, why? 614 00:46:05,625 --> 00:46:09,300 To give the Kommandant and his staff no time to prepare their own proposals. 615 00:46:09,385 --> 00:46:11,296 -My dear Herr... -I tell you, 616 00:46:11,385 --> 00:46:14,024 I have a good mind to adjourn this meeting here and now. 617 00:46:14,105 --> 00:46:16,778 -You can't do that. -There is a time element. 618 00:46:16,865 --> 00:46:19,698 Detailed proposals for the reorganisation here 619 00:46:19,785 --> 00:46:22,936 must be on Herr Himmler's desk within eight days. 620 00:46:25,465 --> 00:46:26,614 Can it be done? 621 00:46:26,705 --> 00:46:29,742 HESSLER: It's all right, gentlemen, no need to panic. 622 00:46:29,825 --> 00:46:32,180 A draft plan has already been prepared. 623 00:46:32,265 --> 00:46:34,335 -By your people. -Of course. 624 00:46:35,145 --> 00:46:38,103 You would like to hear what we are proposing? 625 00:46:38,225 --> 00:46:42,104 Well, principally, SS participation in the running of the camp. 626 00:46:42,185 --> 00:46:45,257 The actual security details are still in the melting pot. 627 00:46:45,345 --> 00:46:47,097 We have to look the camp over. 628 00:46:47,185 --> 00:46:50,336 We have to make an analysis of existing measures. 629 00:46:50,785 --> 00:46:53,538 And with your permission, Herr Kommandant, 630 00:46:53,625 --> 00:46:56,139 we'd like to start on that tomorrow. 631 00:46:58,305 --> 00:47:00,136 What a waste. 632 00:47:00,225 --> 00:47:01,817 Our plan is already complete. 633 00:47:03,705 --> 00:47:05,184 But that is impossible. 634 00:47:05,265 --> 00:47:08,257 Unless you had forehand knowledge about the hostages. 635 00:47:08,345 --> 00:47:11,781 Standartenfuhrer, whom we imprison here is not the point. 636 00:47:11,865 --> 00:47:14,299 -It is how we do it. -(LAUGHING) Really? 637 00:47:14,385 --> 00:47:18,503 Is a safe more secure or less secure because of what it has inside it? 638 00:47:18,585 --> 00:47:21,258 The more valuable its contents, the more effort may be made to open it. 639 00:47:21,345 --> 00:47:24,701 From the outside. But that is not our problem, is it? 640 00:47:24,945 --> 00:47:29,223 Colditz was built to keep people out. What we have to do is keep them in. 641 00:47:29,305 --> 00:47:33,537 If we can keep in enemy officers, we can keep in this Prominente, too. 642 00:47:33,625 --> 00:47:35,661 Hmm. That makes sense. 643 00:47:36,265 --> 00:47:38,904 These plans of yours, are they available, Ulmann? 644 00:47:38,985 --> 00:47:40,782 In front of you, sir. 645 00:47:46,825 --> 00:47:48,383 ''Revised allocations of manpower.'' 646 00:47:48,465 --> 00:47:50,933 ''Searchlights, weapons...'' 647 00:47:51,025 --> 00:47:52,014 ''Modern locking devices...'' 648 00:47:52,105 --> 00:47:54,778 Gentlemen, Colditz Castle. 649 00:47:55,945 --> 00:48:00,541 Existing guard positions, machine guns, floodlights in black. 650 00:48:01,185 --> 00:48:03,824 Revised and proposed positions in red. 651 00:48:04,465 --> 00:48:06,820 If you'd care to follow on the reports in front of you, 652 00:48:06,905 --> 00:48:08,782 I'll take you through each one separately, 653 00:48:08,865 --> 00:48:11,937 explaining its functions, arc of fires, etcetera. 654 00:48:12,025 --> 00:48:13,777 (ALL MUTTERING) 655 00:48:16,065 --> 00:48:19,216 Well, these are my initial proposals, Herr General. 656 00:48:19,545 --> 00:48:22,105 Initial? I see. 657 00:48:22,825 --> 00:48:26,420 Which you claim will afford 1 00 security against escape? 658 00:48:26,505 --> 00:48:29,941 Oh, no. I estimate 98.5, 659 00:48:30,025 --> 00:48:31,822 half a point below what my company reckoned 660 00:48:31,905 --> 00:48:35,534 for strong rooms equipped with electrical warning devices. 661 00:48:35,825 --> 00:48:38,134 Any further comments, gentlemen? 662 00:48:38,625 --> 00:48:39,819 Good. 663 00:48:39,905 --> 00:48:42,578 Well, in view of the time factor, 664 00:48:42,665 --> 00:48:44,576 I think this report should go forward immediately 665 00:48:44,665 --> 00:48:46,018 to Reich Security, Schmeling. 666 00:48:46,105 --> 00:48:48,335 I'll take some copies with me. 667 00:48:48,985 --> 00:48:50,577 For my own part, 668 00:48:50,665 --> 00:48:52,223 I think that the Kommandant and his staff 669 00:48:52,305 --> 00:48:54,899 should be allowed to get on with their own reorganisation 670 00:48:54,985 --> 00:48:56,623 in their own way. 671 00:48:56,785 --> 00:48:59,094 And I shall make a report to that effect. 672 00:48:59,185 --> 00:49:01,824 That's all, gentlemen, meeting closed. 673 00:49:19,185 --> 00:49:23,098 Well, that's about everything. Ulmann's really sewn us up now. 674 00:49:23,705 --> 00:49:25,935 Even the SS approved his plan. 675 00:49:27,785 --> 00:49:30,777 Anyway, we're still under the control of the Wehrmacht. 676 00:49:30,865 --> 00:49:32,503 That's something. 677 00:49:33,025 --> 00:49:35,141 Well, thank you, Player, thank you, Grant. 678 00:49:35,225 --> 00:49:39,218 Look, I've been doing some thinking and these are my conclusions. 679 00:49:39,305 --> 00:49:42,934 That one, we pool every professional resource that we have. 680 00:49:43,025 --> 00:49:47,303 Two, we focus those resources on every single escape attempt. 681 00:49:47,385 --> 00:49:50,104 And three, we attempt to bring the Poles 682 00:49:50,185 --> 00:49:51,982 and the other nationalities along with us. 683 00:49:52,065 --> 00:49:53,896 You mean form an Allied committee? 684 00:49:53,985 --> 00:49:55,623 No, I can only see chaos in committee, 685 00:49:55,705 --> 00:49:57,218 what I want is a coordinator. 686 00:49:57,305 --> 00:50:00,183 One man, with authority, who can sift every plan. 687 00:50:00,265 --> 00:50:03,382 -An escape officer. -Exactly, an escape officer. 688 00:50:03,745 --> 00:50:06,578 You must realise that that man's got to have a great deal of discretion 689 00:50:06,665 --> 00:50:08,656 and a great deal of patience. 690 00:50:08,745 --> 00:50:11,384 And you'll appreciate that as the escape officer, 691 00:50:11,465 --> 00:50:13,933 he won't be able to escape himself. 692 00:50:14,265 --> 00:50:17,621 Now, the man I have in mind for that job is you, Pat. 693 00:50:18,585 --> 00:50:21,304 But sir, the war could last for years. 694 00:50:22,625 --> 00:50:25,458 It's up to you. The decision must be yours. 695 00:50:40,465 --> 00:50:41,978 All right, sir.