1 00:01:05,345 --> 00:01:06,494 -What are those? -What? 2 00:01:06,585 --> 00:01:08,541 -The boots. -Oh, these boots? 3 00:01:08,625 --> 00:01:11,423 Yeah, I bought them off a Dutchman, a fellow called van Spankaren. 4 00:01:11,585 --> 00:01:14,145 He says they're lucky. I paid for them with stuff out of my Red Cross parcel. 5 00:01:14,225 --> 00:01:16,978 I don't believe in luck. You've got three minutes to change them. 6 00:01:17,065 --> 00:01:19,056 -What do you mean, change them? -You heard! 7 00:01:19,185 --> 00:01:21,335 -What's up? -He says I can't wear my own boots. 8 00:01:21,425 --> 00:01:24,337 -That's ridiculous. -There's not a better pair in the place. 9 00:01:24,425 --> 00:01:25,824 -Change them. -Take it easy. 10 00:01:25,905 --> 00:01:27,099 Listen, I'm the one that's going out of here, 11 00:01:27,185 --> 00:01:28,459 you're only going as far as the wall. 12 00:01:28,545 --> 00:01:30,058 -For the last time... -Take the boots off. 13 00:01:30,145 --> 00:01:32,613 When we get out of here I'm going to have to tramp halfway across Europe. 14 00:01:32,705 --> 00:01:34,900 Every German in Colditz will hear you in those. Now, get them off. 15 00:01:34,985 --> 00:01:36,737 -Listen... -Shut up! 16 00:01:37,745 --> 00:01:40,020 He's right, Simon. Change them. 17 00:01:48,225 --> 00:01:50,136 It's time you were on your way. Where's Carrington? 18 00:01:50,225 --> 00:01:52,022 He's still studying the maps. 19 00:01:52,105 --> 00:01:54,460 Hey, Phil, let's go. Come on! 20 00:02:11,265 --> 00:02:13,221 (WHISPERING) 21 00:02:29,185 --> 00:02:30,937 MAN: (SOFTLY) Quiet! 22 00:03:31,145 --> 00:03:33,056 (WIND HOWLING) 23 00:04:43,425 --> 00:04:44,778 (INAUDIBLE) 24 00:06:18,065 --> 00:06:19,578 (DOG BARKING) 25 00:06:24,185 --> 00:06:25,857 (MUFFLED SHOUTING) 26 00:06:59,705 --> 00:07:01,184 (MUFFLED YELL) 27 00:07:02,025 --> 00:07:03,060 (YELLS) 28 00:07:33,545 --> 00:07:35,376 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 29 00:07:50,745 --> 00:07:52,497 And Carter was quite clear about that, was he? 30 00:07:52,585 --> 00:07:54,143 That nothing went wrong with the escape from our side. 31 00:07:54,225 --> 00:07:55,499 Yes, sir. 32 00:07:56,265 --> 00:07:58,335 Becoming a nasty habit, isn't it, Pat? 33 00:07:58,425 --> 00:07:59,858 -What about Carrington? -He's all right, sir. 34 00:07:59,945 --> 00:08:02,778 The MO patched him up last night before they put him in the cooler. 35 00:08:02,865 --> 00:08:04,264 Hmm. 36 00:08:05,825 --> 00:08:09,738 You know, this makes the fourth escape attempt that's been scotched. 37 00:08:09,825 --> 00:08:13,056 Just because Ulmann and the guards knew exactly where it was going to happen. 38 00:08:13,145 --> 00:08:15,101 Then there's those three raids on our stores 39 00:08:15,185 --> 00:08:17,062 and yeah, Ulmann made a pretence of it being routine 40 00:08:17,145 --> 00:08:18,703 but it was only too obvious he knew where to go. 41 00:08:18,785 --> 00:08:21,060 Well, it could be he just got lucky. 42 00:08:21,145 --> 00:08:24,660 No, Pat, I'm not buying that. It's our security that's at fault. 43 00:08:24,745 --> 00:08:26,258 What about Carter? He must be pretty upset. 44 00:08:26,345 --> 00:08:28,381 It's the second time it's happened to him, isn't it? 45 00:08:28,465 --> 00:08:30,820 -Yes, he's a bit browned off, sir. -Where is he? 46 00:08:30,905 --> 00:08:33,214 Well, he's gone to see if can get near to Carrington in solitary. 47 00:08:33,465 --> 00:08:35,023 (INMATES CHATTERING) 48 00:08:58,585 --> 00:08:59,984 (MOUTHING) 49 00:09:30,545 --> 00:09:34,584 General Rawicz. Gentlemen, I want to thank you for coming to this meeting. 50 00:09:34,665 --> 00:09:36,781 Now, what I want to talk about is German security, 51 00:09:36,865 --> 00:09:40,016 which at the moment is having an unprecedented success 52 00:09:40,105 --> 00:09:41,663 in thwarting all our escape attempts. 53 00:09:41,745 --> 00:09:44,100 Now, this obviously concerns us all. 54 00:09:44,185 --> 00:09:45,618 I therefore want to put before you 55 00:09:45,705 --> 00:09:48,503 a report by one of my officers, Flight Lieutenant Carter. 56 00:09:48,585 --> 00:09:50,940 He was involved last night in the aborted escape attempt 57 00:09:51,025 --> 00:09:52,822 in which Lieutenant Carrington was captured 58 00:09:52,905 --> 00:09:54,543 because Ulmann and the guards knew exactly 59 00:09:54,625 --> 00:09:56,616 where it was going to happen. 60 00:09:56,705 --> 00:10:00,380 If you'll have a seat, gentlemen, I'll have Carter come in. 61 00:10:04,385 --> 00:10:05,864 -Carter! -Sir. 62 00:10:11,225 --> 00:10:12,977 Flight Lieutenant Carter, gentlemen. 63 00:10:13,065 --> 00:10:14,384 All right, Carter. 64 00:10:14,465 --> 00:10:17,343 Now, I want you to tell these officers without comment or elaboration 65 00:10:17,425 --> 00:10:19,256 exactly what you've told me. 66 00:10:19,345 --> 00:10:21,063 Well, sir, just after Appel, 67 00:10:21,145 --> 00:10:23,613 I made my way across to the solitary confinement cells 68 00:10:23,705 --> 00:10:25,775 to see if I could speak with Lieutenant Carrington. 69 00:10:25,865 --> 00:10:27,935 I managed to get his attention and he came to the window. 70 00:10:28,025 --> 00:10:29,743 But as he did and I began to talk with him, 71 00:10:29,825 --> 00:10:32,783 Ulmann came up to me and asked me what I was doing. 72 00:10:32,865 --> 00:10:36,175 I said that I wanted to find out what had happened to Lieutenant Carrington. 73 00:10:36,265 --> 00:10:38,984 And he said that he'd been caught attempting to escape. 74 00:10:39,065 --> 00:10:41,374 And then he said, ''We had help.'' 75 00:10:41,585 --> 00:10:42,904 And I said, ''Well, you just got lucky.'' 76 00:10:42,985 --> 00:10:47,103 And he said, ''No, Lieutenant, not luck. German efficiency.'' 77 00:10:48,145 --> 00:10:49,737 -German efficiency? -Yes, sir. 78 00:10:49,825 --> 00:10:51,258 (OVERLAPPING ARGUMENT) 79 00:10:51,345 --> 00:10:53,176 Thank you, that'll do. 80 00:10:57,665 --> 00:11:01,578 You are suggesting, Colonel, that there is an informer among us? 81 00:11:01,665 --> 00:11:05,499 I'm sorry, gentlemen. Yes, that's exactly what I am suggesting. 82 00:11:05,705 --> 00:11:08,697 We appreciate the warning, Colonel. 83 00:11:08,785 --> 00:11:13,063 But if there is a British informer, I do not understand how we can help you. 84 00:11:13,145 --> 00:11:15,500 Well, I did not say that there was an informer, 85 00:11:15,585 --> 00:11:17,337 merely that there might be. 86 00:11:17,425 --> 00:11:20,497 Nor did I suggest that he would necessarily be British. 87 00:11:20,585 --> 00:11:21,813 (OFFICERS ARGUING) 88 00:11:21,905 --> 00:11:24,260 Colonel Preston, even if there is a traitor, 89 00:11:24,345 --> 00:11:27,143 your implication that this man could be a Polish officer 90 00:11:27,225 --> 00:11:29,261 is totally unacceptable. 91 00:11:29,345 --> 00:11:31,301 PRESTON: General Rawicz! 92 00:11:31,705 --> 00:11:35,380 I have no wish to regard one of my own officers as a traitor. 93 00:11:35,465 --> 00:11:37,421 I appreciate your attitude, 94 00:11:37,505 --> 00:11:39,860 but the fact remains that it is possible. 95 00:11:39,945 --> 00:11:41,856 Now, in our position of authority and responsibility, 96 00:11:41,945 --> 00:11:43,822 we have no choice, in my view, 97 00:11:43,905 --> 00:11:47,181 but to commence an investigation into all our officers. 98 00:11:48,745 --> 00:11:51,464 You do not understand Polish character. 99 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:55,781 My country has been overrun, violated. 100 00:11:56,665 --> 00:11:58,701 There is hatred and a fierce determination 101 00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:02,778 in the heart of every Pole that knows neither caution nor fear, 102 00:12:03,265 --> 00:12:05,654 only the desire to revenge. 103 00:12:06,625 --> 00:12:09,458 A Polish traitor is not possible. 104 00:12:09,825 --> 00:12:11,383 -Nor a Frenchman! -Or a Dutch! 105 00:12:11,465 --> 00:12:14,821 Nevertheless, gentlemen, I am going to commence an investigation 106 00:12:14,905 --> 00:12:16,418 into the entire British contingent. 107 00:12:17,305 --> 00:12:20,502 I would ask you to do the same with your officers. 108 00:12:21,385 --> 00:12:24,024 -We made our way back across the roof. -Straight back to our quarters? 109 00:12:24,105 --> 00:12:25,504 Yeah, and the Poles went back to theirs. 110 00:12:25,585 --> 00:12:28,543 And how long was it before Ulmann and the guards turned up at the quarters? 111 00:12:28,625 --> 00:12:30,934 -Three or four minutes. -They searched and they left? 112 00:12:31,025 --> 00:12:32,663 Yes, they didn't find anything. 113 00:12:32,745 --> 00:12:33,894 And the following day, Ulmann said 114 00:12:33,985 --> 00:12:35,498 nothing more to you than you've already told us? 115 00:12:35,585 --> 00:12:37,416 No. No, just exactly what I've told you. 116 00:12:37,505 --> 00:12:40,178 -You're quite sure? -Absolutely certain. 117 00:12:41,265 --> 00:12:42,618 (EXHALES) 118 00:12:43,265 --> 00:12:46,257 Well, we've been over and over that plan time and again 119 00:12:46,345 --> 00:12:47,619 and we can't find anything wrong with it. 120 00:12:47,705 --> 00:12:49,775 Except Ulmann knew exactly where we were coming down. 121 00:12:49,865 --> 00:12:51,298 For the fourth time. 122 00:12:51,385 --> 00:12:54,024 Therefore we must assume that there is an informer 123 00:12:54,105 --> 00:12:57,256 and we carry out an investigation into the entire British contingent. 124 00:12:59,185 --> 00:13:01,983 Well, surely you're not suggesting it's one of our chaps? 125 00:13:03,105 --> 00:13:05,175 I mean, that's ridiculous. It must be one of the French or the Poles. 126 00:13:05,265 --> 00:13:07,176 Don't you think that's exactly what the other nationalities 127 00:13:07,265 --> 00:13:09,221 are saying at this moment? 128 00:13:09,305 --> 00:13:13,776 Look, Simon, I want you to help Pat coordinate and carry out this enquiry. 129 00:13:13,865 --> 00:13:16,698 I know that it means riding roughshod over a lot of sensibilities, 130 00:13:16,785 --> 00:13:19,140 but that can't be helped. All right? 131 00:13:19,225 --> 00:13:20,214 Yes, sir. 132 00:13:20,305 --> 00:13:21,420 -All right, Pat? -Yes, sir. 133 00:13:21,505 --> 00:13:23,461 Right. Carry on, will you? 134 00:13:23,905 --> 00:13:25,054 (DOOR OPENS) 135 00:13:51,265 --> 00:13:54,701 Padre, what's going on, hmm? 136 00:13:56,465 --> 00:13:59,184 There's something brewing but I'm damned if I know what. 137 00:13:59,265 --> 00:14:01,142 What I've seen of your conniving ways, Downing, 138 00:14:01,225 --> 00:14:03,375 damnation is relatively assured. 139 00:14:03,465 --> 00:14:06,104 No, don't touch that. The ink is still wet. 140 00:14:06,185 --> 00:14:08,096 What exactly is it you wanted? 141 00:14:08,185 --> 00:14:10,380 I doubt if my heart would stand a confession from you. 142 00:14:10,465 --> 00:14:12,660 (CHUCKLES) Sorry to disappoint you, Padre. 143 00:14:12,745 --> 00:14:14,815 Not really my denomination. 144 00:14:15,065 --> 00:14:17,340 I was brought up as a Presbyterian, actually. 145 00:14:17,425 --> 00:14:19,461 Mmm, I've always subscribed to the notion 146 00:14:19,545 --> 00:14:22,537 that the Reformation was a spiritual disaster. 147 00:14:22,625 --> 00:14:25,139 You just cemented my argument. 148 00:14:25,225 --> 00:14:28,183 But seriously, Padre, there is something on. 149 00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:30,264 Well, can't you give us a clue? 150 00:14:30,345 --> 00:14:32,063 Up to now, Downing, I've not been vouchsafed 151 00:14:32,145 --> 00:14:34,136 the blessing of divine knowledge. 152 00:14:34,225 --> 00:14:36,944 Oh, I don't know. I mean, everybody's behaving in the... 153 00:14:38,105 --> 00:14:41,575 -Could we have a word with you, Padre? -Certainly, Pat. 154 00:14:44,985 --> 00:14:46,862 You're not going to tell me what this is all about, are you? 155 00:14:46,945 --> 00:14:48,901 -No. -No. 156 00:14:49,825 --> 00:14:51,895 Well, it's just a thought. 157 00:14:54,705 --> 00:14:58,095 Padre, I'm afraid there's definitely been a security leak. 158 00:14:58,185 --> 00:15:00,176 We've got to check everyone and we're going to need your help. 159 00:15:00,265 --> 00:15:04,224 Certainly. So long as it's peaceful and there's no third degree. 160 00:15:04,545 --> 00:15:05,898 -You're sure about that? -Mmm. 161 00:15:05,985 --> 00:15:09,182 -And after Appel? -We played bridge until lights out. 162 00:15:09,265 --> 00:15:11,779 And you spoke to no one other than conventional bridge jargon? 163 00:15:11,865 --> 00:15:13,935 Oh, that's about the size of it, yes. 164 00:15:14,025 --> 00:15:15,538 All right, that's it. Thanks. 165 00:15:15,625 --> 00:15:16,944 Right. 166 00:15:20,745 --> 00:15:22,337 Next one. Brent. 167 00:15:29,425 --> 00:15:31,655 I'm sure you realise the purpose of this security check-up. 168 00:15:31,745 --> 00:15:35,021 It is important and I'm asking for your full cooperation. 169 00:15:35,105 --> 00:15:38,142 I want to examine every word and action of yours from 3:00 p.m. on that day. 170 00:15:38,225 --> 00:15:40,739 -All right? -Does this mean I'm under suspicion? 171 00:15:40,825 --> 00:15:43,623 At the moment we are all under suspicion. 172 00:15:43,985 --> 00:15:45,737 Do I take it that everyone who knew about it 173 00:15:45,825 --> 00:15:48,498 -has been or will be screened? -Yes. 174 00:15:48,585 --> 00:15:50,735 May one ask who will screen the screeners? 175 00:15:51,105 --> 00:15:53,460 Well, Colonel Preston was the first officer to submit to screening 176 00:15:53,545 --> 00:15:54,534 by myself and the Padre here. 177 00:15:54,625 --> 00:15:56,536 We also put Pat through it, too. 178 00:15:57,905 --> 00:16:00,373 I'm sorry. Shall we get on with it? 179 00:16:00,585 --> 00:16:03,861 Now, what did you do immediately after the meeting on Friday? 180 00:16:03,945 --> 00:16:05,060 I was a bit under the weather. 181 00:16:05,145 --> 00:16:06,737 I went to the dock for a couple of minutes. 182 00:16:06,825 --> 00:16:08,781 And then I gave a hand with some of the forging. 183 00:16:08,865 --> 00:16:10,014 And who did you speak to? 184 00:16:10,105 --> 00:16:11,823 Only Merriman. There was no one else there. 185 00:16:11,905 --> 00:16:15,102 -What did you talk about? -How the hell do I know? 186 00:16:16,105 --> 00:16:18,255 Yes, we talked about Proust. 187 00:16:18,825 --> 00:16:22,181 Merriman had volume 9 passed on from one of the frogs. 188 00:16:22,425 --> 00:16:23,619 Merriman's a great reader. 189 00:16:23,705 --> 00:16:25,184 You didn't mention the meeting or the plan? 190 00:16:25,265 --> 00:16:26,698 -I'm not stupid. -You're quite sure? 191 00:16:26,785 --> 00:16:29,379 Damn it, Simon and Phil are my friends. 192 00:16:29,465 --> 00:16:32,582 I'm not likely to spill anything involving them. 193 00:16:34,985 --> 00:16:37,419 Now, after last Appel on Friday, who did you talk to? 194 00:16:37,505 --> 00:16:38,938 -I don't know. -Who did you talk to? 195 00:16:39,025 --> 00:16:40,060 I didn't talk to anyone. 196 00:16:40,145 --> 00:16:41,373 -What did you do? -I was reading. 197 00:16:41,465 --> 00:16:43,183 -What were you reading? -Mind your own damn business! 198 00:16:44,785 --> 00:16:46,582 I'm sorry, but a man must have some privacy. 199 00:16:46,665 --> 00:16:49,657 We all understand that, but this is necessary. 200 00:16:51,025 --> 00:16:53,016 I was reading my letters. 201 00:16:53,465 --> 00:16:56,616 From my wife. For about the 400th time. 202 00:17:01,185 --> 00:17:03,983 -Afterwards did you speak to anyone? -No. 203 00:17:04,625 --> 00:17:09,016 Haven't you noticed? No one talks after they've been reading their mail. 204 00:17:09,385 --> 00:17:12,422 Well, let's look at Saturday morning. What did you do after Appel? 205 00:17:13,385 --> 00:17:16,536 -Went for a quick wash. -Who was in the washroom? 206 00:17:16,985 --> 00:17:19,215 Wilkins, erm, 207 00:17:19,745 --> 00:17:21,224 Sniffy Harris 208 00:17:21,545 --> 00:17:23,661 and I think Galbraith. 209 00:17:24,105 --> 00:17:25,936 No, it was Atkey. 210 00:17:26,025 --> 00:17:28,585 -GRANT: Did you talk? -Not a word. No one did. 211 00:17:31,185 --> 00:17:34,222 -GRANT: Then? -I'll have to think about that. 212 00:17:34,305 --> 00:17:36,580 Well, take your time, but try and be accurate. 213 00:17:36,705 --> 00:17:38,343 And when were the documents finished? 214 00:17:38,425 --> 00:17:40,939 (SIGHS) Only on the Friday afternoon about 4:00, I think. 215 00:17:41,025 --> 00:17:42,743 -Who dried them? -I did. 216 00:17:42,825 --> 00:17:45,134 No one else touched them, Simon. 217 00:17:45,545 --> 00:17:47,217 I'm quite certain. 218 00:17:47,465 --> 00:17:49,342 -All right. You were in the washroom? -Yes. 219 00:17:49,425 --> 00:17:50,414 -You were all alone? -Yes. 220 00:17:50,505 --> 00:17:51,699 -You did the documents yourself? -Yes. 221 00:17:51,785 --> 00:17:53,696 -You dried them yourself? -Yes. 222 00:17:53,785 --> 00:17:55,537 Was the door locked? 223 00:17:56,665 --> 00:17:58,018 (SIGHS) 224 00:17:58,585 --> 00:17:59,620 No. 225 00:17:59,985 --> 00:18:01,816 But you didn't leave them, I mean, not even for a second? 226 00:18:01,905 --> 00:18:04,783 Please, Simon, do me a favour, nobody leaves anything ever. 227 00:18:28,425 --> 00:18:29,414 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 228 00:18:29,505 --> 00:18:31,223 (SPEAKING POLISH) 229 00:18:41,505 --> 00:18:43,575 (SPEAKING POLISH) 230 00:18:47,145 --> 00:18:48,578 (DOOR CLOSES) 231 00:18:58,145 --> 00:19:00,375 I had most of the reports before Appel, sir. 232 00:19:00,465 --> 00:19:03,343 So far, if there is an informer, it definitely isn't one of our officers. 233 00:19:03,425 --> 00:19:05,097 Good. But hurry it up, will you, Pat? 234 00:19:05,185 --> 00:19:07,619 It'd look well if we're the first to show that our house is in order. 235 00:19:07,705 --> 00:19:09,104 Right, sir. 236 00:19:10,985 --> 00:19:12,737 -Sir? -Yes, Brent? 237 00:19:13,465 --> 00:19:15,057 Try this, sir. 238 00:19:15,145 --> 00:19:16,737 Cheers. 239 00:19:19,065 --> 00:19:20,214 God in heaven, what is it? 240 00:19:21,945 --> 00:19:24,539 It's English ersatz coffee. I thought it was rather good. 241 00:19:25,705 --> 00:19:28,139 What exactly is the ersatz derived from, Brent? 242 00:19:29,305 --> 00:19:32,854 Well, it's actually made from... (CLEARING THROAT) wood shavings. 243 00:19:32,945 --> 00:19:35,618 And that burnt toffee stuff that Gibbs got in his parcel. 244 00:19:35,705 --> 00:19:37,024 CARTER: Sir. 245 00:19:37,745 --> 00:19:39,383 General Rawicz. 246 00:19:43,985 --> 00:19:47,614 Colonel Preston, I wish to speak with you, if you please. 247 00:19:48,305 --> 00:19:52,617 I have concluded our investigation into the Polish prisoner personnel. 248 00:19:53,425 --> 00:19:56,815 I have to report to you that we have found a traitor 249 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:58,941 among our junior officers. 250 00:19:59,425 --> 00:20:02,940 He will be dealt with tonight by court martial. 251 00:20:03,945 --> 00:20:08,621 I will inform the French and Dutch senior officers accordingly. 252 00:20:09,825 --> 00:20:11,861 General, I'm deeply sorry. 253 00:20:21,465 --> 00:20:23,376 Grant, Carter, can I have a word? 254 00:20:27,385 --> 00:20:29,774 The informer is a Polish officer. 255 00:20:32,025 --> 00:20:33,822 What happens now, sir? 256 00:20:33,905 --> 00:20:35,623 The Poles can be a cagey lot when they want to. 257 00:20:35,705 --> 00:20:37,502 Won't they just close ranks and keep it dark? 258 00:20:37,625 --> 00:20:39,297 Well, not this time. Not altogether, anyway. 259 00:20:39,385 --> 00:20:41,501 They're going to hold a full court martial tonight. 260 00:20:41,585 --> 00:20:43,894 Court martial? Here, in Colditz? 261 00:20:44,425 --> 00:20:46,495 No, they'll just pretend it never happened. 262 00:20:46,585 --> 00:20:49,418 I don't think so. The Poles are very conscious of their honour. 263 00:20:49,505 --> 00:20:51,621 And with General Rawicz in command 264 00:20:51,705 --> 00:20:55,095 I can see it both being very thorough and very correct. 265 00:20:55,425 --> 00:20:58,417 But Pat, have a word with the Polish escape officer, will you? 266 00:20:58,505 --> 00:21:00,382 Tell him that the other nationalities 267 00:21:00,465 --> 00:21:03,263 are insisting upon having observers at the court martial. 268 00:21:03,345 --> 00:21:06,257 I'll have a word with the Dutch and French senior officers about it. 269 00:21:06,345 --> 00:21:07,744 Right, sir. 270 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:21,901 (SPEAKING POLISH) 271 00:21:33,345 --> 00:21:35,336 Flight Lieutenant Carter. 272 00:21:36,345 --> 00:21:37,573 Please. 273 00:21:44,665 --> 00:21:45,939 Please sit down. 274 00:21:51,065 --> 00:21:53,101 Flight Lieutenant Carter, 275 00:21:53,385 --> 00:21:56,821 in order that there may be as little misunderstanding as possible, 276 00:21:56,905 --> 00:21:59,373 you will be questioned in English. 277 00:21:59,545 --> 00:22:03,060 The tribunal understands English, as does the defendant. 278 00:22:03,305 --> 00:22:08,823 All I ask is that you speak slowly and distinctly. Hmm? 279 00:22:09,945 --> 00:22:11,901 May it please the court. 280 00:22:12,145 --> 00:22:16,502 I respectfully submit that as a serving officer of the Royal Air Force, 281 00:22:16,585 --> 00:22:20,544 Flight Lieutenant Carter is under similar obligations to our own officers 282 00:22:20,625 --> 00:22:22,183 and is automatically under oath. 283 00:22:22,265 --> 00:22:24,221 Of course. You understand? 284 00:22:24,305 --> 00:22:25,977 CARTER: Yes, sir. 285 00:22:26,185 --> 00:22:31,100 Flight Lieutenant, are you acquainted with the defendant Lieutenant Soltizyk? 286 00:22:34,665 --> 00:22:35,700 No. 287 00:22:36,745 --> 00:22:38,497 I've seen him in the courtyard and at Appel, 288 00:22:38,585 --> 00:22:40,860 but I don't think we've ever spoken. 289 00:22:40,945 --> 00:22:42,014 Yes. 290 00:22:43,865 --> 00:22:48,734 1 2 nights ago, that is, on the night of April the 1 3th, 291 00:22:49,545 --> 00:22:53,823 you and one officer colleague now being held in solitary confinement 292 00:22:54,065 --> 00:22:58,456 were engaged in an escape attempt with two members of the Polish forces, 293 00:22:58,625 --> 00:23:02,459 Lieutenant Slavomir Rapowskij and Captain Siegmund Baldusowic. 294 00:23:02,665 --> 00:23:03,939 Yes, that's correct. 295 00:23:04,025 --> 00:23:06,016 Flight Lieutenant Carter, 296 00:23:06,105 --> 00:23:08,414 will you please tell the court exactly what happened 297 00:23:08,505 --> 00:23:10,621 during that escape attempt? 298 00:23:10,705 --> 00:23:14,141 Well, as had been previously arranged 299 00:23:14,225 --> 00:23:16,500 by the British escape officer, 300 00:23:16,585 --> 00:23:19,338 Lieutenant Carrington and myself had a rendezvous 301 00:23:19,425 --> 00:23:22,576 with Lieutenant Rapowskij and Captain Baldusowic 302 00:23:22,665 --> 00:23:26,180 outside room 2 7 on the top floor of the Polish quarters. 303 00:23:27,185 --> 00:23:29,779 We had certain items of equipment with us and the two Polish officers... 304 00:23:29,865 --> 00:23:32,584 (DEFENCE COUNSEL SPEAKING IN POLISH) 305 00:23:37,545 --> 00:23:39,661 (SPEAKING POLISH) 306 00:23:47,265 --> 00:23:48,778 (THANKING IN POLISH) 307 00:23:54,265 --> 00:23:55,584 (SPEAKING POLISH) 308 00:23:55,665 --> 00:23:57,417 If the court pleases. 309 00:23:57,825 --> 00:24:01,056 (TRANSLATING) The treachery of Lieutenant Soltizyk is not 310 00:24:01,145 --> 00:24:03,898 and cannot be taken as a normal treachery. 311 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:06,783 The mitigating circumstances are such 312 00:24:06,865 --> 00:24:10,494 in which even a serving officer would not behave normally. 313 00:24:11,385 --> 00:24:16,061 In 1 939, Lieutenant Soltizyk was heavily wounded 314 00:24:16,385 --> 00:24:19,695 and sent to hospital, to a German hospital, 315 00:24:20,305 --> 00:24:25,140 where Gestapo on several occasions proposed to him collaboration. 316 00:24:25,625 --> 00:24:28,662 Each time, Lieutenant Soltizyk has refused. 317 00:24:28,745 --> 00:24:30,417 Then why doesn't he make his own plea? 318 00:24:30,505 --> 00:24:33,383 In the Polish court martial it is not allowed for the accused. 319 00:24:33,465 --> 00:24:35,740 The counsel must speak for him. 320 00:24:37,585 --> 00:24:39,223 (CONTINUES TRANSLATING) The Gestapo has threatened him 321 00:24:39,305 --> 00:24:42,775 that the wife and child will be arrested and tortured. 322 00:24:43,225 --> 00:24:46,820 After several months in hospital, 323 00:24:46,905 --> 00:24:49,578 ill-treated and worried about his family, 324 00:24:49,665 --> 00:24:52,259 Lieutenant has agreed to collaborate. 325 00:24:52,505 --> 00:24:57,704 The wife and child of the Lieutenant were arrested by the Gestapo. 326 00:24:58,985 --> 00:25:02,136 Lieutenant Soltizyk was forced to treason 327 00:25:02,225 --> 00:25:04,261 under a threat of his wife and child. 328 00:25:05,265 --> 00:25:09,053 And here was the mental break of Lieutenant Soltizyk. 329 00:25:10,305 --> 00:25:13,422 On one side was the worry about the safety... 330 00:25:18,105 --> 00:25:19,333 -Please. -No. 331 00:25:19,425 --> 00:25:21,495 Please to take. (SPEAKING POLISH) 332 00:25:21,585 --> 00:25:22,904 No, I don't smoke. 333 00:25:22,985 --> 00:25:25,135 (SPEAKING POLISH) 334 00:25:32,065 --> 00:25:33,623 (COUGHS) 335 00:25:39,265 --> 00:25:41,221 (SPEAKING POLISH) 336 00:25:41,385 --> 00:25:42,704 (OFFICER THANKING IN POLISH) 337 00:25:48,785 --> 00:25:50,218 Was that it? 338 00:25:51,265 --> 00:25:54,257 They will either go out to consider the verdict 339 00:25:54,385 --> 00:25:59,379 or if they are all agreed they will make the... How do you say it? 340 00:25:59,505 --> 00:26:01,302 -Pronounce sentence? -Pronounce the sentence. 341 00:26:01,385 --> 00:26:02,977 (POUNDING GAVEL) 342 00:26:07,305 --> 00:26:09,296 (SPEAKING POLISH) 343 00:26:09,425 --> 00:26:11,416 INTERPRETER: They have found him guilty as charged 344 00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:15,463 and sentences him to death by hanging. 345 00:26:16,225 --> 00:26:20,821 The sentence will be carried out tomorrow night at midnight. 346 00:26:22,105 --> 00:26:23,902 They'd no right to ask for the death penalty. 347 00:26:23,985 --> 00:26:25,862 Those circumstances mitigate beyond question. 348 00:26:25,985 --> 00:26:27,384 The verdict was unanimous. 349 00:26:27,465 --> 00:26:29,421 For God's sake! All they've got to do is 350 00:26:29,505 --> 00:26:31,257 tell the Germans their informer has been discovered 351 00:26:31,345 --> 00:26:32,664 and have the poor devil transferred. 352 00:26:32,745 --> 00:26:35,100 I know, sir, but they won't listen to reason. 353 00:26:35,225 --> 00:26:36,977 I've tried to have a word with Jan, 354 00:26:37,065 --> 00:26:39,295 but he now says it's a purely Polish matter. 355 00:26:39,385 --> 00:26:40,704 They've closed their ranks. 356 00:26:41,745 --> 00:26:45,579 I'd better have a go at General Rawicz. Any idea where he might be? 357 00:26:45,665 --> 00:26:47,223 Well, he should be in the courtyard at this time, sir. 358 00:26:47,305 --> 00:26:48,658 He usually walks around five or six times 359 00:26:48,745 --> 00:26:50,622 before the Poles collect their food. 360 00:26:50,705 --> 00:26:51,740 Pat, see if you can find out 361 00:26:51,825 --> 00:26:53,895 where they're keeping Soltizyk prisoner, will you? 362 00:26:53,985 --> 00:26:55,543 Right, sir. 363 00:26:57,065 --> 00:26:58,464 (PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY) 364 00:27:05,985 --> 00:27:07,862 (SPEAKING POLISH) 365 00:27:16,345 --> 00:27:17,858 General Rawicz. 366 00:27:18,985 --> 00:27:21,453 I've had a full report of the court martial from my observer. 367 00:27:21,545 --> 00:27:23,376 I find it very hard to accept your sentence. 368 00:27:23,465 --> 00:27:27,219 It was the only possible sentence for a Polish officer confirmed as a traitor. 369 00:27:27,305 --> 00:27:28,340 What would you have done? 370 00:27:28,425 --> 00:27:31,337 Could you have stood by while your family was subjected to torture? 371 00:27:31,425 --> 00:27:34,098 Colonel Preston, you do not understand. 372 00:27:34,465 --> 00:27:36,979 The officer betrayed his comrades. 373 00:27:37,065 --> 00:27:40,057 Whatever the circumstances, such an action cannot be tolerated. 374 00:27:41,065 --> 00:27:43,738 General, I beg you to reconsider that sentence. 375 00:27:43,825 --> 00:27:45,577 Can't you have the man just quietly removed? 376 00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:47,656 That sentence is not justice, you know, it's murder. 377 00:27:47,745 --> 00:27:51,533 -There's no other word for it. -It is a purely Polish matter. 378 00:27:52,065 --> 00:27:56,775 We have our pride, our honour and our personal sovereignty. 379 00:27:56,865 --> 00:28:01,734 And that is all we have left. That little we guard, jealously. 380 00:28:12,385 --> 00:28:14,774 Rather looks as if you drew a blank. 381 00:28:14,865 --> 00:28:15,934 Yes. 382 00:28:16,305 --> 00:28:18,535 I've found out about Soltizyk. 383 00:28:18,745 --> 00:28:22,215 They've got him under guard in a room at the end of the corridor. 384 00:28:22,305 --> 00:28:24,739 They're using their own quarters for the hanging. 385 00:28:25,905 --> 00:28:29,181 Find our Catholic Padre, will you, Pat? I want to see him in my room at once. 386 00:28:29,265 --> 00:28:30,334 Right, sir. 387 00:28:30,905 --> 00:28:32,623 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 388 00:28:32,705 --> 00:28:33,933 Come in. 389 00:28:35,025 --> 00:28:37,300 -Colonel, sir. -Hello, Padre. 390 00:28:37,825 --> 00:28:40,498 -Sit down, will you, please? -Thank you. 391 00:28:42,025 --> 00:28:46,303 The informer has been discovered, Padre. He's a Polish officer. 392 00:28:47,545 --> 00:28:49,820 He's been court-martialled and sentenced to death. 393 00:28:49,905 --> 00:28:51,497 I understand he was given the opportunity 394 00:28:51,585 --> 00:28:54,224 of taking his own life, but he refused. 395 00:28:54,305 --> 00:28:55,897 Well, he would do. 396 00:28:56,145 --> 00:28:57,942 As a good Catholic, he could not take his own life 397 00:28:58,025 --> 00:28:59,981 without committing mortal sin. 398 00:29:00,065 --> 00:29:02,181 He's to be hanged at midnight. 399 00:29:02,265 --> 00:29:05,655 Oh, they cannot do that. That's inhuman. 400 00:29:05,865 --> 00:29:08,060 It's the law, Padre. Martial law, at any rate. 401 00:29:08,185 --> 00:29:09,937 It is not God's law. 402 00:29:10,345 --> 00:29:12,301 No, well, I don't agree with the sentence any more than you do, 403 00:29:12,385 --> 00:29:14,455 although the man is guilty. 404 00:29:15,465 --> 00:29:18,104 -Then I, too, am guilty. -What? 405 00:29:20,225 --> 00:29:21,704 Colonel, 406 00:29:22,585 --> 00:29:26,021 I am the only Catholic priest in Colditz, as you know. 407 00:29:26,385 --> 00:29:29,741 The man Soltizyk confessed his sins to me. 408 00:29:36,225 --> 00:29:40,218 -And you said nothing? -I am bound by my priesthood, Colonel. 409 00:29:41,345 --> 00:29:42,858 No priest will break the seal of confession, 410 00:29:42,945 --> 00:29:45,300 no matter what the circumstances. You must understand that. 411 00:29:54,865 --> 00:29:56,139 That's... 412 00:29:56,745 --> 00:29:59,305 That man told you of his treachery to his fellow officers 413 00:29:59,385 --> 00:30:02,183 -and you said nothing? -He told me of his predicament. 414 00:30:02,265 --> 00:30:03,744 Well, don't you think that treachery, 415 00:30:03,825 --> 00:30:05,941 especially in a place like this, is a crime? 416 00:30:06,025 --> 00:30:07,299 I have nothing to do with crime, 417 00:30:07,385 --> 00:30:10,661 unless it be a crime a man commits upon his own soul. 418 00:30:10,745 --> 00:30:13,976 I render unto Caesar what is Caesar's. But a man's life is God's, not Caesar's. 419 00:30:14,065 --> 00:30:15,657 (PRESTON SCOFFS) 420 00:30:21,305 --> 00:30:23,261 They're your values, Padre. 421 00:30:23,345 --> 00:30:25,461 I take it you'll do anything you can to save this man's life? 422 00:30:25,545 --> 00:30:26,614 Of course I will. 423 00:30:26,705 --> 00:30:29,458 Well, it's quite obvious that I cannot go directly to the Kommandant. 424 00:30:29,545 --> 00:30:31,103 Such an action, in the eyes of the other nationals, 425 00:30:31,185 --> 00:30:32,937 would jeopardise not only my standing, 426 00:30:33,025 --> 00:30:35,858 but the integrity of the entire British contingent. 427 00:30:35,945 --> 00:30:38,903 Now, I have attempted to dissuade General Rawicz and I've failed. 428 00:30:38,985 --> 00:30:40,498 No appeal is possible 429 00:30:40,585 --> 00:30:42,541 unless it is perhaps that from a man of the church. 430 00:30:42,625 --> 00:30:45,264 Now, will you go and see General Rawicz at once? 431 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:46,937 I will, Colonel. 432 00:30:56,185 --> 00:30:57,584 (SIGHS) 433 00:31:44,145 --> 00:31:45,624 (DOOR LOCK RATTLING) 434 00:31:58,305 --> 00:31:59,658 (SPEAKING POLISH) 435 00:32:15,145 --> 00:32:16,260 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 436 00:32:22,985 --> 00:32:26,341 I know nothing more vindictive, more intractable, 437 00:32:26,625 --> 00:32:29,503 more unmerciful than man's so-called honour. 438 00:32:31,625 --> 00:32:34,378 And these men are Catholics. Christians. 439 00:32:34,785 --> 00:32:36,264 What happened? 440 00:32:37,265 --> 00:32:39,699 I saw General Rawicz and his senior officers. 441 00:32:39,905 --> 00:32:42,578 I tried to plead for mercy for the man Soltizyk. 442 00:32:43,505 --> 00:32:45,382 They just wouldn't move. 443 00:32:45,465 --> 00:32:48,343 They're determined upon killing him in the name of Polish honour! 444 00:32:49,425 --> 00:32:52,701 What they want is vengeance, Christ have mercy upon them. 445 00:32:52,785 --> 00:32:55,902 Though that word ''mercy'' is foreign to their ears. 446 00:32:56,145 --> 00:32:58,375 They're betraying their faith. 447 00:32:59,825 --> 00:33:03,818 Later in the week, they'll ask me to absolve them from their sin. 448 00:33:04,385 --> 00:33:07,536 And I shall have to ask are they truly repentant? 449 00:33:09,385 --> 00:33:11,580 -So the sentence stands. -Yes. 450 00:33:13,065 --> 00:33:15,533 It's to be carried out at midnight. 451 00:33:16,065 --> 00:33:18,818 They've drawn lots as to who shall do it. 452 00:33:19,465 --> 00:33:22,104 Have they also cast lots for his garments, I wonder? 453 00:33:25,345 --> 00:33:28,382 They've given me permission to hear his confession 454 00:33:28,465 --> 00:33:31,502 and give him communion between 1 1 :00 and 1 2:00. 455 00:33:32,345 --> 00:33:34,415 If you'll excuse me, I'd like to prepare myself. 456 00:33:36,385 --> 00:33:37,534 Padre. 457 00:33:39,425 --> 00:33:42,019 Who is going to hear your confession? 458 00:33:42,465 --> 00:33:45,104 In this place, sir, only the Almighty. 459 00:33:45,545 --> 00:33:47,695 Sometimes I wish he was just a little nearer. 460 00:34:07,505 --> 00:34:09,177 (SOLTIZYK SOBBING) 461 00:34:41,105 --> 00:34:42,220 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 462 00:34:43,665 --> 00:34:45,496 -George. -Thank you. 463 00:34:53,945 --> 00:34:56,743 I've been unable to stop the Poles. The sentence is going to be carried out. 464 00:34:56,825 --> 00:34:58,383 What about the Padre? 465 00:34:58,465 --> 00:35:01,775 All he's managed to do is to get in to hear his last confession. 466 00:35:01,865 --> 00:35:03,981 That means I've got to get to the Kommandant. 467 00:35:04,065 --> 00:35:06,340 You chaps had better get cracking and get me arrested, hadn't you? 468 00:35:07,425 --> 00:35:09,097 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 469 00:35:22,025 --> 00:35:23,378 (TREMBLING) 470 00:35:32,505 --> 00:35:35,019 -What's that? -It's my coffee ingredient. 471 00:35:35,105 --> 00:35:37,335 I should stand well back if I was you. 472 00:35:53,465 --> 00:35:55,421 Fire! Fire! 473 00:35:55,505 --> 00:35:56,824 (MEN SHOUTING) 474 00:36:27,665 --> 00:36:29,144 (MEN CONTINUE SCREAMING) 475 00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:34,544 (MEN EXCLAIMING) 476 00:36:35,705 --> 00:36:37,024 (COUGHING) 477 00:36:40,025 --> 00:36:43,984 MAN 1 : Jolly good show. Well done. MAN 2: Well played. 478 00:36:54,225 --> 00:36:56,181 Colonel Preston, you're not in your quarters. 479 00:36:56,265 --> 00:36:58,381 What are you doing here? Please, Colonel. 480 00:37:00,865 --> 00:37:02,821 Hauptmann, I must see the Kommandant at once. 481 00:37:02,905 --> 00:37:04,179 That's not possible. 482 00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:06,495 I haven't created that little diversion for my own amusement, you know. 483 00:37:06,585 --> 00:37:08,382 It's imperative that I see the Kommandant. 484 00:37:08,465 --> 00:37:10,057 You will see the Kommandant when I have determined 485 00:37:10,145 --> 00:37:12,295 the real reason behind these tactics. Wait here. 486 00:37:12,385 --> 00:37:13,898 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 487 00:37:36,505 --> 00:37:38,097 (MUTTERING) 488 00:38:06,625 --> 00:38:07,774 (DOOR CLOSING) 489 00:38:10,705 --> 00:38:12,104 (MAN SHUSHING) 490 00:38:43,985 --> 00:38:46,453 You've put me to a great deal of trouble tonight, Colonel. 491 00:38:46,585 --> 00:38:48,974 I can therefore only assume that your request to see the Kommandant 492 00:38:49,065 --> 00:38:50,737 is valid and urgent. Come with me. 493 00:38:50,825 --> 00:38:54,022 Oh, Hauptmann, I'll be obliged if I'm taken there under escort. 494 00:38:54,105 --> 00:38:56,300 -Why? -I'll explain to the Kommandant. 495 00:38:58,465 --> 00:39:00,262 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 496 00:39:11,665 --> 00:39:14,338 I must be left entirely alone with the prisoner. 497 00:39:14,425 --> 00:39:15,460 That is not possible, Father. 498 00:39:15,545 --> 00:39:16,580 (SPEAKING POLISH) 499 00:39:16,665 --> 00:39:17,654 I insist. 500 00:39:17,745 --> 00:39:18,780 (BOTH ARGUING IN POLISH) 501 00:39:18,865 --> 00:39:21,174 A man's confession is between himself and his Maker 502 00:39:21,265 --> 00:39:23,415 with a priest as intermediary. No one else! 503 00:39:23,505 --> 00:39:25,575 -But my orders were to guard Soltizyk. -You may wait outside the door. 504 00:39:25,665 --> 00:39:27,223 (SPEAKING POLISH) 505 00:39:27,305 --> 00:39:29,182 (BOTH ARGUING IN POLISH) 506 00:39:29,905 --> 00:39:31,304 Now, please. 507 00:39:32,465 --> 00:39:33,784 (BOTH CONTINUE ARGUING IN POLISH) 508 00:40:25,905 --> 00:40:30,774 General, I beg you for the last time, have mercy upon this man. 509 00:40:31,185 --> 00:40:35,224 -Father, it is our law. -It is not God's law, sir! 510 00:40:48,905 --> 00:40:50,497 When you have finished, 511 00:40:50,585 --> 00:40:53,975 one of my officers will escort you back to your quarters. 512 00:40:54,065 --> 00:40:56,704 -There are doors to be unlocked. -I am not leaving this man. 513 00:40:56,785 --> 00:40:59,219 -Father, I cannot permit you... -I am not leaving, sir! 514 00:41:11,985 --> 00:41:14,897 Captain Korval, midnight. 515 00:41:15,985 --> 00:41:18,943 I shall expect your report at 001 5 hours. 516 00:41:50,625 --> 00:41:52,581 (PADRE PRAYING IN LATIN) 517 00:41:53,545 --> 00:41:55,217 (SOLTIZYK SOBBING) 518 00:42:02,425 --> 00:42:05,974 Just try to get your thoughts clear toward God. 519 00:42:07,305 --> 00:42:10,775 Admit your sins, tell God that you're sorry 520 00:42:11,785 --> 00:42:13,503 and hope for his mercy. 521 00:42:17,425 --> 00:42:20,895 Marek, do not be afraid. 522 00:42:22,385 --> 00:42:25,024 Keep your mind on God and his mercy. 523 00:42:25,105 --> 00:42:26,743 Do not be afraid! 524 00:42:33,345 --> 00:42:34,744 (SCRAPING WOOD) 525 00:43:04,905 --> 00:43:07,465 You're a late visitor, Colonel. What is it, please? 526 00:43:07,545 --> 00:43:09,263 Unless some action is taken immediately, 527 00:43:09,345 --> 00:43:11,905 one of the prisoners who has been court-martialled as an informer 528 00:43:11,985 --> 00:43:13,976 will shortly be executed. 529 00:43:21,905 --> 00:43:25,102 There has been a court martial in the Sonderlager? 530 00:43:27,745 --> 00:43:31,260 -The name of this informer? -Soltizyk, as you well know. 531 00:43:34,385 --> 00:43:37,536 You have searched the British quarters for any escape attempt? 532 00:43:37,625 --> 00:43:39,297 Yes, sir, nothing. 533 00:43:40,705 --> 00:43:42,980 Colonel Preston, I cannot believe 534 00:43:43,065 --> 00:43:47,741 that a court martial has been convened in this Castle without my knowledge, 535 00:43:48,185 --> 00:43:51,143 nor that a man can be executed by his fellow prisoners. 536 00:43:51,225 --> 00:43:53,375 That man will be hanged in an attic 537 00:43:53,465 --> 00:43:56,377 above the Polish quarters at midnight unless something is done. 538 00:43:56,465 --> 00:43:58,262 May I remind you of your obligations as Kommandant... 539 00:43:58,345 --> 00:44:01,178 You are in no position to remind me of my obligations, Colonel. 540 00:44:01,265 --> 00:44:02,778 That man's life is your responsibility, 541 00:44:02,865 --> 00:44:04,901 as is the life of every prisoner in this camp. 542 00:44:04,985 --> 00:44:07,260 Now, that isn't just a clause in the Geneva Convention. 543 00:44:07,345 --> 00:44:08,858 It is your duty as an officer of the Wehrmacht... 544 00:44:08,945 --> 00:44:10,537 Colonel Preston! 545 00:44:10,705 --> 00:44:13,663 Lieutenant Soltizyk was giving information on his fellow officers 546 00:44:13,745 --> 00:44:17,181 because you and your officers threatened disgusting reprisals against his family! 547 00:44:17,265 --> 00:44:20,894 Colonel Preston, I cannot permit you to make accusations of that sort! 548 00:44:21,985 --> 00:44:23,896 It is not the policy of the German Wehrmacht 549 00:44:23,985 --> 00:44:26,180 to use subversive methods on prisoners of war. 550 00:44:26,265 --> 00:44:28,256 -It may not be the policy... -Colonel Preston! 551 00:44:29,065 --> 00:44:31,454 If you permit, sir, I'll explain. 552 00:44:31,945 --> 00:44:36,063 The Gestapo put pressure on this man Soltizyk before he was transferred here. 553 00:44:36,145 --> 00:44:38,659 When they offered us his services, we could not refuse. 554 00:44:38,745 --> 00:44:41,054 Hauptmann, that does not excuse you or the Kommandant 555 00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:42,817 from attempting to save that man's life. 556 00:44:42,905 --> 00:44:46,420 Now, he has about 1 5 minutes left. For God's sake, get him out of there. 557 00:44:46,505 --> 00:44:47,984 (SIGHS) 558 00:45:33,865 --> 00:45:35,742 They're cutting it pretty close. 559 00:45:35,825 --> 00:45:37,895 I mean, they'll just string him up when they hear that lot coming. 560 00:45:37,985 --> 00:45:39,737 No, the Poles are almost as by-the-book as the Germans. 561 00:45:39,825 --> 00:45:41,497 If they say midnight, they mean midnight. 562 00:45:43,345 --> 00:45:44,824 Yeah, well, let's hope so. 563 00:45:52,345 --> 00:45:53,937 (BREATHING HEAVILY) 564 00:45:59,465 --> 00:46:01,183 (MUFFLED PROTESTS) 565 00:46:01,545 --> 00:46:03,058 (SOBBING) 566 00:46:26,305 --> 00:46:27,579 (SPEAKING POLISH) 567 00:46:29,185 --> 00:46:30,698 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 568 00:46:37,185 --> 00:46:39,335 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 569 00:46:40,265 --> 00:46:41,618 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 570 00:46:44,585 --> 00:46:46,098 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 571 00:47:00,065 --> 00:47:01,464 (ULMANN SPEAKING GERMAN) 572 00:47:11,345 --> 00:47:12,664 (SPEAKING POLISH) 573 00:47:16,465 --> 00:47:18,023 GUARD: We have no wish to harm you. 574 00:47:19,065 --> 00:47:21,659 -Seriously, please. -You cannot take this man. 575 00:47:21,745 --> 00:47:23,861 But it is orders, Father. He has betrayed us all! 576 00:47:23,945 --> 00:47:25,219 You shall not do this thing! 577 00:47:25,305 --> 00:47:26,863 (GRUNTING) 578 00:47:28,905 --> 00:47:30,497 (SPEAKING POLISH) 579 00:47:30,745 --> 00:47:31,860 (GRUNTING) 580 00:47:36,745 --> 00:47:37,939 (GASPS) 581 00:47:45,625 --> 00:47:46,819 (TREMBLING) 582 00:47:57,705 --> 00:47:58,979 Midnight. 583 00:48:02,345 --> 00:48:05,860 If you have managed to stop the hanging, what will you do with him? 584 00:48:10,185 --> 00:48:13,814 That presents me with something of a dilemma, Colonel, 585 00:48:14,865 --> 00:48:16,935 which does not concern you. 586 00:48:20,665 --> 00:48:25,693 However, I propose to have him sent to a hospital 587 00:48:27,105 --> 00:48:31,303 as under acute nervous strain and in need of care and attention. 588 00:48:33,385 --> 00:48:34,784 And then... 589 00:48:36,025 --> 00:48:37,697 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 590 00:48:41,305 --> 00:48:44,297 The Polish prisoner Soltizyk has been found, sir. 591 00:48:44,385 --> 00:48:47,343 I have sent him to solitary confinement pending your instructions. 592 00:48:48,305 --> 00:48:51,103 Thank you, Hauptmann. Was there any resistance? 593 00:48:51,665 --> 00:48:55,578 A token, sir. One man has been sent for treatment, a Pole. 594 00:48:56,345 --> 00:48:58,984 He was assaulted by the British Padre. 595 00:48:59,065 --> 00:49:00,214 Padre? 596 00:49:00,305 --> 00:49:04,264 I believe it was actually he who physically stopped the hanging. 597 00:49:06,545 --> 00:49:10,015 Hauptmann, you will call out a full guard 598 00:49:10,105 --> 00:49:12,300 and call an emergency Appel. 599 00:49:12,625 --> 00:49:15,583 In front of the full complement of prisoners, 600 00:49:15,745 --> 00:49:18,020 you will arrest four British officers 601 00:49:18,145 --> 00:49:20,659 and sentence them each to seven days solitary confinement. 602 00:49:20,825 --> 00:49:23,419 -ULMANN: Sir. -Colonel Preston. 603 00:49:25,145 --> 00:49:29,696 We have talked tonight of nothing but the disturbance in the British quarters. 604 00:49:31,505 --> 00:49:33,336 For your involvement in that affair, 605 00:49:33,785 --> 00:49:37,619 I will sentence you to seven days solitary confinement without privileges. 606 00:49:39,305 --> 00:49:40,340 Thank you, Kommandant. 607 00:49:40,985 --> 00:49:42,862 ULMANN: And the Polish court martial, sir? 608 00:49:42,945 --> 00:49:45,379 There has been no Polish court martial. 609 00:49:51,865 --> 00:49:53,617 Good night, Colonel.