1 00:00:45,246 --> 00:00:46,998 DOWNING: Simon! 2 00:00:48,526 --> 00:00:51,962 -My parcel's arrived. -No, your damn parcel hasn't arrived. 3 00:00:52,046 --> 00:00:54,480 But Fergus in the kitchen did pass the word 4 00:00:54,566 --> 00:00:56,318 that Jerry's searching the British quarters 5 00:00:56,406 --> 00:00:58,874 some time this morning, all right? 6 00:01:01,486 --> 00:01:03,124 Phil? Search. 7 00:01:04,046 --> 00:01:05,684 Scramble. Search. 8 00:01:05,846 --> 00:01:07,165 MAN: What? 9 00:01:14,206 --> 00:01:16,879 (WHISTLE BLOWING) 10 00:01:25,006 --> 00:01:27,076 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 11 00:01:31,206 --> 00:01:33,322 I thought they were going to search the British quarters. 12 00:01:33,406 --> 00:01:36,079 Fergus didn't say anything about this. 13 00:01:37,086 --> 00:01:39,156 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 14 00:01:43,326 --> 00:01:46,204 -What have you got on you? -My compass. You? 15 00:01:46,726 --> 00:01:48,045 Passport. 16 00:01:48,446 --> 00:01:50,596 -Any picture in it? -Not yet. 17 00:01:51,766 --> 00:01:53,245 Give it to me. 18 00:01:53,966 --> 00:01:55,684 You make the fuss. 19 00:02:04,926 --> 00:02:06,598 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 20 00:03:44,486 --> 00:03:45,475 You've no right to open those. 21 00:03:45,566 --> 00:03:48,717 They've already been okayed by the German censor. 22 00:03:49,006 --> 00:03:49,995 Recognise that? 23 00:03:50,086 --> 00:03:53,396 That's the official German censor's stamp, right there. 24 00:03:53,486 --> 00:03:55,044 According to the Geneva Convention, 25 00:03:55,126 --> 00:03:58,880 any letters passed by the censor become the absolute private property 26 00:03:58,966 --> 00:04:01,685 of those to whom they've been addressed. 27 00:04:01,766 --> 00:04:03,040 Go ahead, open that string. 28 00:04:03,126 --> 00:04:06,402 You'll be breaking the Geneva Convention if you do. 29 00:04:07,126 --> 00:04:08,195 Look, do I have to spell it out for you? 30 00:04:08,286 --> 00:04:11,244 Censorship is not a matter of interpretation. 31 00:04:11,606 --> 00:04:15,076 Those letters are now my own personal private property. 32 00:04:22,606 --> 00:04:24,039 I'm going to ask to see your British Officer 33 00:04:24,126 --> 00:04:26,594 to tell your Kommandant about this. 34 00:04:29,646 --> 00:04:32,206 Brent bungled it. He lost his nerve. 35 00:05:13,726 --> 00:05:15,364 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 36 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:16,039 Attention please. Medical inspection. 37 00:06:16,286 --> 00:06:20,359 You should stand at attention in the presence of a senior officer. 38 00:06:22,046 --> 00:06:23,877 Get off your clothes. 39 00:06:33,926 --> 00:06:35,678 Take off your shirt. 40 00:06:45,206 --> 00:06:46,355 Dress. 41 00:06:46,966 --> 00:06:49,196 I want it noted on this officer's record, 42 00:06:49,286 --> 00:06:53,165 the prisoner is listless and un-soldierly. 43 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:54,964 You can make another note on the prisoner's record. 44 00:06:55,046 --> 00:06:56,035 The prisoner is hungry. 45 00:06:56,126 --> 00:06:58,196 Silence, please. Attention! 46 00:06:59,646 --> 00:07:01,125 (CLICKS HEELS) 47 00:07:05,086 --> 00:07:07,395 All right, so what is the plan? 48 00:07:07,646 --> 00:07:08,795 Well, as an American, 49 00:07:08,886 --> 00:07:12,435 Phil is the only one in Colditz with a functioning embassy in Berlin. 50 00:07:12,526 --> 00:07:13,561 Well, go on. 51 00:07:13,646 --> 00:07:16,399 Well, apparently, Americans can still travel freely around Germany. 52 00:07:16,486 --> 00:07:18,078 Phil's had a letter from a friend in New York. 53 00:07:18,166 --> 00:07:20,396 A newspaperman. He was in Berlin a couple of months ago. 54 00:07:20,486 --> 00:07:23,000 Provided that they have the right papers. 55 00:07:23,086 --> 00:07:26,715 Now, what we need is another passport, a press card and a good suit. 56 00:07:26,806 --> 00:07:28,205 You've still got to get out of the castle. 57 00:07:28,286 --> 00:07:29,275 Well, we know that. 58 00:07:29,366 --> 00:07:30,958 But what is unique about this plan is 59 00:07:31,046 --> 00:07:32,923 that he doesn't have to cross any borders. 60 00:07:33,006 --> 00:07:35,725 All he has to do is to get as far as the American Embassy in Berlin. 61 00:07:35,806 --> 00:07:36,841 But wait a minute. 62 00:07:36,926 --> 00:07:39,918 Didn't you forfeit your American citizenship when you joined the RAF? 63 00:07:40,006 --> 00:07:41,678 Technically, yeah. 64 00:07:42,086 --> 00:07:45,681 I think the precise phrase is ''a presumption of loss of citizenship'', 65 00:07:45,766 --> 00:07:47,677 but only a presumption. 66 00:07:47,806 --> 00:07:51,037 I know one of the Second Secretaries at the embassy in Berlin. 67 00:07:51,126 --> 00:07:54,721 I think... I think I can get them to send me to the United States. 68 00:07:54,806 --> 00:07:57,161 Your own people are hardly likely to hand you over to the Nazis. 69 00:07:57,246 --> 00:07:58,725 That depends politically where they're at. 70 00:07:58,806 --> 00:08:00,842 There'd be a hell of a stink in the American papers if they did. 71 00:08:00,926 --> 00:08:03,394 Yeah. See, the first thing I'd do is get to Bill Shirer, 72 00:08:03,486 --> 00:08:04,805 if he's still broadcasting from Berlin. 73 00:08:04,886 --> 00:08:08,674 That's the one thing that the Germans are still sensitive about. 74 00:08:08,766 --> 00:08:09,915 American public opinion. 75 00:08:10,006 --> 00:08:12,918 You could do something about American public opinion if you got there. 76 00:08:13,006 --> 00:08:15,042 -It might make all the difference. -Maybe. 77 00:08:15,126 --> 00:08:18,163 What we need is a plan to get Phil out of here. 78 00:08:18,926 --> 00:08:22,362 Now, I know he's not on the list. But what do you say? 79 00:08:25,366 --> 00:08:28,676 He has the best chance of anyone of making a home run. 80 00:08:28,766 --> 00:08:30,119 I think it's a good idea. 81 00:08:30,206 --> 00:08:33,437 It's better than good. It's damn good. 82 00:08:33,806 --> 00:08:36,639 Fine. If there are any suggestions... 83 00:08:36,886 --> 00:08:38,365 (MEN SHOUTING) 84 00:09:23,206 --> 00:09:24,321 Halt! 85 00:09:25,686 --> 00:09:27,881 (INAUDIBLE) 86 00:10:22,726 --> 00:10:23,715 Stupid idiots. 87 00:10:23,806 --> 00:10:26,195 Oh, they're just having some fun. 88 00:10:27,246 --> 00:10:28,565 (LAUGHING) 89 00:10:29,406 --> 00:10:31,840 That's despair. Don't you see it? 90 00:10:36,046 --> 00:10:39,402 They all know they're never going to get out of here. 91 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,164 There's a rumour the German army's reached Leningrad. 92 00:10:43,246 --> 00:10:45,282 Leningrad? Napoleon made it to Moscow. 93 00:10:45,366 --> 00:10:48,358 That means the Germans have advanced about 1 ,000 miles in 1 0 weeks. 94 00:10:48,446 --> 00:10:49,925 CARRINGTON: It'll be winter soon. 95 00:10:50,006 --> 00:10:52,440 BRENT: That's over 1 0 miles a day. 96 00:10:53,086 --> 00:10:55,884 CARRINGTON: The winter will help the Russians to regroup. 97 00:10:55,966 --> 00:11:00,084 BRENT: Look, Germany holds Norway, Denmark, Holland, France, 98 00:11:00,166 --> 00:11:02,839 Yugoslavia and Greece, most of North Africa, 99 00:11:02,926 --> 00:11:05,201 and now 90% of Western Russia. 100 00:11:05,806 --> 00:11:08,445 How long do you think it's going to take to dislodge them from all that? 101 00:11:08,526 --> 00:11:10,482 Ten years? Twenty years? 102 00:11:11,286 --> 00:11:12,435 CARRINGTON: The more countries they occupy, 103 00:11:12,526 --> 00:11:14,198 the thinner they are on the ground. 104 00:11:14,286 --> 00:11:17,961 BRENT: I'd say 1 0 years. And in 1 0 years we'll be 1 00 years old. 105 00:11:18,046 --> 00:11:22,085 Look, once you start thinking you're going to lose, you're finished. 106 00:11:22,166 --> 00:11:25,954 I don't think we're going to lose. Not in the end. 107 00:11:26,806 --> 00:11:28,956 CARRINGTON: Well, two Dutchmen made it, and a Frenchman. 108 00:11:29,046 --> 00:11:32,322 Not just out of here. Clear away, home runs. 109 00:11:33,206 --> 00:11:36,835 And I'm going to make it, too, all the way to 52nd Street. 110 00:11:40,006 --> 00:11:41,234 George, 111 00:11:43,566 --> 00:11:45,397 like to lend us a hand? 112 00:11:45,486 --> 00:11:46,521 Me? 113 00:11:47,246 --> 00:11:50,124 We're working on Phil's run. Keep you busy. 114 00:11:50,766 --> 00:11:52,802 What do you want me to do? 115 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,202 Like to sketch that one? 116 00:11:56,526 --> 00:11:58,721 -The one with the limp. -Sure. 117 00:12:16,566 --> 00:12:17,237 (KNOCKING AT DOOR) 118 00:12:17,326 --> 00:12:18,441 Come! 119 00:12:19,886 --> 00:12:21,524 Yes, Herr Major. 120 00:12:21,606 --> 00:12:24,245 My report for your signature, Herr Kommandant. 121 00:12:24,326 --> 00:12:25,475 Again? 122 00:12:25,806 --> 00:12:28,001 It is Friday, Herr Kommandant. 123 00:12:28,086 --> 00:12:31,078 Ah yes, of course. Uh, please, sit down. 124 00:12:31,606 --> 00:12:32,959 Thank you. 125 00:12:37,486 --> 00:12:41,115 You were at Bremerhaven before you joined us, hmm? 126 00:12:41,206 --> 00:12:42,798 That is correct. 127 00:12:43,566 --> 00:12:45,158 And before that? 128 00:12:45,326 --> 00:12:48,159 Bremerhaven was my first posting. 129 00:12:49,006 --> 00:12:49,995 Hmm? 130 00:12:50,086 --> 00:12:54,477 Before that, I was a simple doctor. Had no heroic ambitions. 131 00:12:55,446 --> 00:12:57,676 Well, very few soldiers have. 132 00:12:59,126 --> 00:13:00,400 And now? 133 00:13:01,486 --> 00:13:02,965 To do my best. 134 00:13:04,926 --> 00:13:08,157 Are you managing to settle down all right here in Colditz, Herr Major?. 135 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:10,476 There's no use pretending. 136 00:13:10,966 --> 00:13:14,356 It is not exactly the assignment I would have chosen. 137 00:13:15,646 --> 00:13:16,999 (CHUCKLING) 138 00:13:17,126 --> 00:13:19,799 Well, that is true for most of us here. 139 00:13:20,526 --> 00:13:22,721 The prisoners, as well as the staff. 140 00:13:22,806 --> 00:13:26,435 Ah, but a doctor pretending to be a soldier, like me, 141 00:13:26,526 --> 00:13:29,359 has to be twice the soldier and obey orders. 142 00:13:29,446 --> 00:13:30,435 Yes, of course. 143 00:13:30,526 --> 00:13:33,279 To the prisoners as well as to the staff. 144 00:13:33,606 --> 00:13:37,599 And do you find them difficult? The prisoners, of course, I mean. 145 00:13:39,846 --> 00:13:42,485 If you'll excuse me speaking frankly... 146 00:13:42,566 --> 00:13:43,555 Please. 147 00:13:43,646 --> 00:13:47,878 I find a certain quality of indiscipline among them, 148 00:13:47,966 --> 00:13:49,877 especially the British. 149 00:13:56,406 --> 00:14:01,161 It's not always a good thing to insist on too much outward show of discipline. 150 00:14:02,286 --> 00:14:06,802 We have occupied practically the whole continent of Europe. 151 00:14:07,246 --> 00:14:11,034 We cannot make the peoples of those countries like us, 152 00:14:11,126 --> 00:14:14,084 but we can cause them to respect us. 153 00:14:14,566 --> 00:14:15,919 I hope so. 154 00:14:16,206 --> 00:14:19,198 But we must understand the meaning of respect. 155 00:14:20,246 --> 00:14:24,922 Technically, the whole matter is defined in the German military code. 156 00:14:31,326 --> 00:14:36,764 A man can be forced to salute and still withhold his respect. 157 00:14:37,486 --> 00:14:39,397 Especially here in Colditz. 158 00:14:39,486 --> 00:14:42,319 Oh, please do not misunderstand me, Herr Kommandant, 159 00:14:42,406 --> 00:14:44,874 I am not insisting that the prisoners should salute me. 160 00:14:44,966 --> 00:14:46,922 I'm speaking of all senior officers. 161 00:14:47,006 --> 00:14:49,918 If they salute one, they must salute them all. 162 00:14:50,006 --> 00:14:54,124 A prisoner cannot be allowed to decide for himself 163 00:14:54,206 --> 00:14:58,404 when he will obey the army code and when he will not. 164 00:14:59,126 --> 00:15:01,845 That would only lead to a state of, um, 165 00:15:04,566 --> 00:15:05,794 mutiny. 166 00:15:07,766 --> 00:15:10,200 My officers can always count on my support. 167 00:15:10,286 --> 00:15:12,356 Thank you, Herr Kommandant. 168 00:15:18,126 --> 00:15:19,445 Thank you. 169 00:15:29,646 --> 00:15:30,761 Watch the door. 170 00:15:30,846 --> 00:15:32,882 I've decided to use this. 171 00:15:33,246 --> 00:15:34,884 Come have a look. 172 00:15:37,206 --> 00:15:38,958 You see those cans? 173 00:15:39,326 --> 00:15:42,682 They change them every Friday, between 4:00 and 5:00. 174 00:15:43,406 --> 00:15:47,035 They take the garbage to a farm three miles south of here. 175 00:15:47,686 --> 00:15:49,597 What the pigs don't eat, they use as compost. 176 00:15:49,686 --> 00:15:51,802 The one thing about the Germans is they never waste anything. 177 00:15:51,886 --> 00:15:53,399 Always the same two men. 178 00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:55,556 There are only two men on that farm. 179 00:15:55,646 --> 00:15:57,318 One of the Dutch heard them complaining about it. 180 00:15:57,406 --> 00:16:00,603 This is the man we want you to change places with. 181 00:16:03,086 --> 00:16:04,599 Yeah, but what are you going do with this guy? 182 00:16:04,686 --> 00:16:05,721 Peter? 183 00:16:05,806 --> 00:16:07,125 Tim and I will drag him into a doorway. 184 00:16:07,206 --> 00:16:11,279 I think we can keep him quiet for a good half-hour or so, eh, Tim? 185 00:16:11,646 --> 00:16:14,285 Right, so you take him behind the delousing shed. 186 00:16:14,366 --> 00:16:16,675 Now, how long is he out of sight of the guards? Have you timed that? 187 00:16:16,766 --> 00:16:18,165 Six seconds. 188 00:16:18,606 --> 00:16:23,157 So, when you're taking care of him and I'm making the switch, 189 00:16:23,246 --> 00:16:25,601 that'll be all right, but what about when I hit the guards at the gate? 190 00:16:25,686 --> 00:16:28,439 We've thought of that. Tim? Try that on. 191 00:16:33,606 --> 00:16:35,198 That's very good. Now try the cap. 192 00:16:35,286 --> 00:16:37,516 It's broad daylight, you know. 193 00:16:41,486 --> 00:16:42,635 Peter? 194 00:16:43,486 --> 00:16:45,795 -It's good. -It's very good. 195 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:48,919 Don't forget the limp. He drags his foot. 196 00:16:49,526 --> 00:16:51,164 -Which one, George? -Hmm? 197 00:16:51,246 --> 00:16:53,760 Which foot? Come on, George, it's important. 198 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,564 -Right. -Right foot. 199 00:16:55,766 --> 00:16:57,597 Now, you wait until he's emptied the last can. 200 00:16:57,686 --> 00:16:59,995 By that time, he'll have passed the guard at the gate five times. 201 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:02,156 They'll hardly look at you. 202 00:17:02,686 --> 00:17:04,404 One other question. 203 00:17:04,766 --> 00:17:07,678 What about the other man in the truck? I'm gonna have to ride off with him. 204 00:17:07,766 --> 00:17:09,324 What am I gonna do about him? 205 00:17:09,406 --> 00:17:12,842 Well, it probably wouldn't fool a soldier in daylight. 206 00:17:15,526 --> 00:17:17,915 But it might keep that farm worker quiet 207 00:17:18,006 --> 00:17:20,440 till you're out into the country. 208 00:17:27,886 --> 00:17:29,239 Next Friday, then. 209 00:17:29,606 --> 00:17:31,437 (SPEAKING POLISH) 210 00:18:27,686 --> 00:18:29,358 Better change now. 211 00:19:00,166 --> 00:19:01,804 Next time around. 212 00:19:30,686 --> 00:19:31,801 Halt! 213 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:34,918 Do you realise you can be court-martialled 214 00:19:35,006 --> 00:19:37,679 for failing to salute a senior officer? 215 00:19:47,366 --> 00:19:50,403 Damn it. All he had to do was salute. 216 00:19:52,686 --> 00:19:55,041 Well, he can have another shot next week. 217 00:19:56,646 --> 00:19:58,716 Well, how about that new German doctor? 218 00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:00,842 Yeah, we met. Pompous ass. 219 00:20:01,566 --> 00:20:03,397 You know what he said? 220 00:20:03,686 --> 00:20:06,484 He said I was suffering from listlessness. 221 00:20:06,566 --> 00:20:08,079 (LAUGHING) 222 00:20:08,766 --> 00:20:10,996 Oh, that parcel from my wife, it hasn't come yet, has it? 223 00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:14,522 Oh, come off it, Simon. Some fat Swiss probably scoffed it. 224 00:20:14,606 --> 00:20:17,837 It's probably lying in some disused railway station covered in dust. 225 00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:19,279 Hey, Simon. 226 00:20:19,486 --> 00:20:23,081 -Oh, peaches! -It's for you, solitary special. 227 00:20:23,286 --> 00:20:24,719 Welcome back. 228 00:20:24,806 --> 00:20:26,956 -Take it easy. -Yeah, I will. 229 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:29,235 Mmm! 230 00:20:29,326 --> 00:20:31,362 Wait. Wait before you take another one. 231 00:20:31,446 --> 00:20:33,960 You know, it's almost worth going to solitary for that. 232 00:20:34,046 --> 00:20:35,957 You know, Phil nearly got away. 233 00:20:36,046 --> 00:20:37,718 Call it a dry run. 234 00:20:38,286 --> 00:20:41,403 -How much longer do I have to wait? -Well, you'll only bring them up. 235 00:20:41,486 --> 00:20:44,956 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... 236 00:20:46,046 --> 00:20:47,923 -It's for your own good. -Oh, come on, come on. 237 00:20:48,006 --> 00:20:49,644 -No, later. -Well, let me hold the tin. 238 00:20:49,726 --> 00:20:51,762 Yes, let him hold the tin. 239 00:20:54,446 --> 00:20:57,643 You know, they say it's gonna take almost a month after the end of the war 240 00:20:57,726 --> 00:21:00,365 before any of us are going to be able to eat properly again. 241 00:21:00,446 --> 00:21:02,676 You ought to remember that, Phil, when you get back to the States. 242 00:21:02,766 --> 00:21:04,961 Yeah, stay away from those book and author lunches. 243 00:21:05,046 --> 00:21:07,037 Are you going to America? 244 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:08,999 -Yeah. -Oh, good for you. 245 00:21:09,086 --> 00:21:10,519 He's going to blow the lid off this place. 246 00:21:10,606 --> 00:21:11,834 Shut up! 247 00:21:15,246 --> 00:21:16,520 Stop it. 248 00:21:17,486 --> 00:21:19,602 You're all dreaming aloud. You're not going anywhere. 249 00:21:19,686 --> 00:21:21,642 Look, he's got a perfectly good chance. 250 00:21:21,726 --> 00:21:24,035 He's had a good chance. And I... 251 00:21:25,406 --> 00:21:26,919 I loused it up. 252 00:21:27,166 --> 00:21:29,475 Ah, forget it. That was just a rehearsal. 253 00:21:29,566 --> 00:21:31,079 No, it wasn't. 254 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:33,316 -I'll make it this time. -No. 255 00:21:36,126 --> 00:21:39,038 What do you mean, no? I'll make it. 256 00:21:39,886 --> 00:21:43,322 That new doctor, the German, he's changed the routine. 257 00:21:44,726 --> 00:21:47,604 It wasn't sanitary leaving those cans there. 258 00:21:48,566 --> 00:21:51,603 They don't collect from the courtyard any more. 259 00:22:02,686 --> 00:22:04,483 Why didn't he tell us that before? 260 00:22:04,566 --> 00:22:05,885 Who knows? 261 00:22:05,966 --> 00:22:07,558 Poor old George. 262 00:22:14,766 --> 00:22:17,155 You know what Napoleon always used to ask a general 263 00:22:17,246 --> 00:22:19,237 before giving him a new command? 264 00:22:19,326 --> 00:22:20,361 No. 265 00:22:22,206 --> 00:22:23,798 ''Are you lucky?'' 266 00:22:28,926 --> 00:22:31,076 I used to think I was lucky. 267 00:22:33,606 --> 00:22:35,642 Over, under, through, 268 00:22:36,446 --> 00:22:38,164 climb, tunnel, bluff, 269 00:22:38,246 --> 00:22:41,079 the only three ways of getting out of here. 270 00:22:41,166 --> 00:22:42,724 You know, there's one more. 271 00:22:42,806 --> 00:22:45,240 Get the Germans to escort you out. 272 00:22:45,486 --> 00:22:47,556 You know, there's a rumour that the Swiss Medical Commissioner's 273 00:22:47,646 --> 00:22:50,319 due to pay us another visit next month. 274 00:22:50,926 --> 00:22:53,565 I'll bet Bismarck started that rumour. 275 00:22:55,846 --> 00:22:57,677 Yeah, but if I could just get him to... 276 00:22:57,766 --> 00:23:00,326 To escort me to the Dresden military hospital... 277 00:23:00,406 --> 00:23:03,239 You'd have to be dead to the world for that one. 278 00:23:03,326 --> 00:23:07,001 Well, the doctor did say I was suffering from listlessness. 279 00:23:08,766 --> 00:23:10,119 That creep. 280 00:23:11,086 --> 00:23:12,519 You know that he's threatening to court-martial 281 00:23:12,606 --> 00:23:14,836 anyone who doesn't salute him? 282 00:23:17,086 --> 00:23:18,235 Is he? 283 00:23:19,526 --> 00:23:21,005 Is he, really? 284 00:23:25,926 --> 00:23:28,884 They send you to Leipzig for a court-martial. 285 00:23:29,726 --> 00:23:31,239 Yeah, by train. 286 00:23:33,766 --> 00:23:35,643 (SPEAKING FRENCH) 287 00:23:39,526 --> 00:23:41,039 There he comes. 288 00:23:50,046 --> 00:23:52,037 Please. Please continue. 289 00:23:52,286 --> 00:23:53,958 (SPEAKING FRENCH) 290 00:24:06,046 --> 00:24:07,479 Good for Pat. 291 00:24:22,686 --> 00:24:23,914 He didn't even notice. 292 00:24:24,646 --> 00:24:27,797 You know, it seems I was right, Herr Kommandant. 293 00:24:28,006 --> 00:24:29,041 Yes? 294 00:24:29,126 --> 00:24:31,959 The general order you issued, they... 295 00:24:32,046 --> 00:24:34,241 They are learning discipline 296 00:24:35,446 --> 00:24:37,835 and respect for the German uniform. 297 00:24:37,926 --> 00:24:40,121 I wonder when we shall reach Leningrad. 298 00:24:40,206 --> 00:24:43,039 Even the British, with one or two exceptions, 299 00:24:43,126 --> 00:24:46,562 and of exceptions, one can always make example. 300 00:24:47,166 --> 00:24:50,317 Simon... Oh, sorry, you're... You're busy. 301 00:24:50,406 --> 00:24:53,716 -No. What is it? -Oh, no, it's nothing. It can wait. 302 00:24:54,006 --> 00:24:55,678 No, no, no, go on. 303 00:24:56,046 --> 00:24:58,480 Well, I don't know how to say this, 304 00:24:58,566 --> 00:25:03,401 but I've got to break the news to you that the parcels have just arrived 305 00:25:03,486 --> 00:25:04,999 and yours is... 306 00:25:05,166 --> 00:25:06,360 Oh, no. 307 00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:10,559 ...waiting for you in the parcel office. 308 00:25:11,206 --> 00:25:12,195 You sod! 309 00:25:12,286 --> 00:25:13,275 (LAUGHING) 310 00:25:32,286 --> 00:25:33,401 Halt! 311 00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:35,918 Arrest this officer. 312 00:25:36,006 --> 00:25:38,964 Repeated refusal to salute a superior officer. 313 00:25:39,046 --> 00:25:42,516 Deliberate and persistent insult to the German uniform. 314 00:25:43,726 --> 00:25:44,795 Pat. 315 00:25:50,566 --> 00:25:52,158 -Sir? -I'm sorry, Pat, not now. 316 00:25:52,246 --> 00:25:53,235 I've got to talk to you, sir. 317 00:25:53,326 --> 00:25:54,554 Yes, later. I've got to go see the Kommandant. 318 00:25:54,646 --> 00:25:55,635 I know. 319 00:25:55,726 --> 00:25:58,001 There's some question about Carter being court-martialled. 320 00:25:58,086 --> 00:25:59,075 Do you know what for? 321 00:25:59,166 --> 00:26:00,155 That's what I want to talk to you about, sir. 322 00:26:00,246 --> 00:26:01,565 Well, don't worry about it. I'm going to fight it. 323 00:26:01,646 --> 00:26:02,761 Well, before you see the Kommandant, 324 00:26:02,846 --> 00:26:05,963 I think there's something you should understand. 325 00:26:13,446 --> 00:26:14,640 What is it Pat? 326 00:26:14,726 --> 00:26:16,682 What do you know about German military law? 327 00:26:17,686 --> 00:26:19,597 According to the German military code, 328 00:26:19,686 --> 00:26:22,644 which is equivalent in your army to King's Regulations, 329 00:26:22,726 --> 00:26:26,799 which applies to all prisoners-of-war held by German armed forces, 330 00:26:26,886 --> 00:26:30,322 refusal to obey an order from a senior officer 331 00:26:30,406 --> 00:26:32,601 is a court-martial offence. 332 00:26:32,686 --> 00:26:34,677 I protest most strongly. 333 00:26:35,846 --> 00:26:37,279 Will that be all, Colonel? 334 00:26:37,366 --> 00:26:39,675 I take it that my protest will be noted? 335 00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:41,085 Of course. 336 00:26:41,446 --> 00:26:43,562 There is one other thing, Kommandant. 337 00:26:43,646 --> 00:26:45,398 Under British military law, 338 00:26:45,486 --> 00:26:47,238 an officer to be court-martialled is entitled 339 00:26:47,326 --> 00:26:48,884 not only to a defending counsel, 340 00:26:48,966 --> 00:26:52,083 but to a brother officer as a character witness. 341 00:26:55,686 --> 00:26:57,324 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 342 00:27:06,326 --> 00:27:08,840 I've disinfected the bucket, sir. 343 00:27:37,646 --> 00:27:39,079 Now, there'll be three guards with you from the start 344 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:42,363 so it won't be easy, but if there's a chance on the train 345 00:27:42,446 --> 00:27:43,765 or anywhere between here and Leipzig 346 00:27:43,886 --> 00:27:46,081 for both you and Simon to make a break for it, take it. 347 00:27:46,166 --> 00:27:47,884 -Understood? -Right. 348 00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:50,241 Make that plain to Simon. Dick? 349 00:27:51,886 --> 00:27:53,638 Where are you going? 350 00:27:54,846 --> 00:27:56,404 To brush my teeth. 351 00:27:56,486 --> 00:27:57,805 Good idea. 352 00:28:01,686 --> 00:28:03,278 Look, I'm not... 353 00:28:04,526 --> 00:28:06,642 -You needn't think I... -Never crossed my mind. 354 00:28:06,726 --> 00:28:09,479 We're going to brush our teeth. Come on. 355 00:28:17,246 --> 00:28:19,282 If that fails, 356 00:28:19,366 --> 00:28:22,358 one of the Dutchmen who was up for court-martial last month 357 00:28:22,446 --> 00:28:25,085 made this ground plan of the building. 358 00:28:26,686 --> 00:28:28,085 Here's the main hall. 359 00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:29,645 Now, beyond it, there's a corridor 360 00:28:29,726 --> 00:28:31,478 leading to the back entrance of the building. 361 00:28:31,566 --> 00:28:33,158 Now, in that corridor, there's a gents lavatory. 362 00:28:33,246 --> 00:28:34,474 Now, that's where you'll make the switch. 363 00:28:34,566 --> 00:28:37,524 Now, there's a guard there, but he's only a watchman, an old boy. 364 00:28:37,606 --> 00:28:40,723 Now, Bauman, the civilian lawyer, will be waiting for you just here. 365 00:28:40,806 --> 00:28:42,444 Yeah, what do we know about him? 366 00:28:42,526 --> 00:28:45,199 Well, he was appointed prisoners' counsel by the Wehrmacht 367 00:28:45,286 --> 00:28:46,275 because he speaks English. 368 00:28:46,366 --> 00:28:48,277 Where did you get that information from? The Dutch? 369 00:28:48,366 --> 00:28:50,675 It seems he's semi-retired, but he's not a party member. 370 00:28:50,766 --> 00:28:52,404 Goes by the book. 371 00:28:53,086 --> 00:28:56,442 Now, there's a guard posted outside the courtroom door, here. 372 00:28:56,526 --> 00:28:59,359 Your own escort goes back to the main hall. 373 00:28:59,766 --> 00:29:02,439 Okay, take me through the trial once more. 374 00:29:02,526 --> 00:29:03,879 Well, the trial's straightforward. 375 00:29:03,966 --> 00:29:05,684 The prosecutor leads off, calls his witnesses, 376 00:29:05,766 --> 00:29:07,597 demands the usual sentence. 377 00:29:07,686 --> 00:29:09,642 Bauman then makes the defence plea. 378 00:29:09,726 --> 00:29:12,559 Then the military tribunal retire to consider their verdict. 379 00:29:12,646 --> 00:29:13,965 Now, there'll be a lot of movement now, 380 00:29:14,046 --> 00:29:16,765 people milling about preparing for the next case. 381 00:29:16,846 --> 00:29:19,314 And that's when you make your move. 382 00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:25,764 Yeah. But what kind of a move? 383 00:29:26,446 --> 00:29:29,244 That's a decision that only you can take. 384 00:29:59,446 --> 00:30:01,084 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 385 00:30:18,846 --> 00:30:20,564 Now, wait a minute. 386 00:30:36,606 --> 00:30:38,278 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 387 00:30:39,646 --> 00:30:41,443 Do you speak English? 388 00:30:44,486 --> 00:30:45,999 Well, does he or doesn't he? 389 00:30:46,086 --> 00:30:48,236 I don't know. It's possible. 390 00:30:49,766 --> 00:30:52,724 Yeah, well, we've got about an hour, 391 00:30:53,726 --> 00:30:56,160 plus any stops, to run up a score. 392 00:30:58,006 --> 00:31:00,201 You know what? This reminds me of a baseball game I once saw. 393 00:31:00,286 --> 00:31:02,880 It was the big one, the World Series. 394 00:31:03,046 --> 00:31:06,163 Everything was all tied up. 395 00:31:08,926 --> 00:31:11,565 Joe DiMaggio came up to bat and there was a man on third. 396 00:31:11,646 --> 00:31:12,795 Third? 397 00:31:13,966 --> 00:31:15,877 Yeah, third base. Like your rounders. 398 00:31:15,966 --> 00:31:18,719 Think he knows what we're talking about? 399 00:31:19,566 --> 00:31:22,524 Third, that's the base before home base, right? 400 00:31:22,606 --> 00:31:23,595 Right. 401 00:31:23,686 --> 00:31:24,675 See, the important thing is, 402 00:31:24,766 --> 00:31:27,803 when you only need one run to win the game, 403 00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:30,081 you sacrifice another batter. 404 00:31:30,246 --> 00:31:32,441 -He bunts the ball... -Bunts? 405 00:31:34,366 --> 00:31:37,597 He hits the ball in a certain way, so the other team can grab it. 406 00:31:37,686 --> 00:31:41,361 But when they do, the man from third makes it safely to home, 407 00:31:41,446 --> 00:31:44,279 scoring one run and winning the game. 408 00:31:44,926 --> 00:31:48,043 It's a beautiful sacrifice. That's what Joe did. 409 00:31:50,046 --> 00:31:52,924 Okay. I'll do the bunting. 410 00:31:56,006 --> 00:31:57,485 Our coach wouldn't buy that. 411 00:31:57,566 --> 00:31:58,635 Why? 412 00:31:59,326 --> 00:32:02,079 You always sacrifice for the fastest man. 413 00:32:02,646 --> 00:32:04,398 Well, not this time. 414 00:32:04,806 --> 00:32:05,875 You've got the... 415 00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:08,355 You've got the autograph book with your picture in it. 416 00:32:08,446 --> 00:32:09,799 It'll impress the right people. 417 00:32:09,886 --> 00:32:12,684 He hasn't a clue what we're talking about. 418 00:32:15,246 --> 00:32:18,044 You know, maybe DiMaggio was wrong. 419 00:32:18,126 --> 00:32:19,878 Maybe he should have gone for the home run. 420 00:32:19,966 --> 00:32:21,240 Home run? 421 00:32:23,646 --> 00:32:26,524 Yeah, home run. First, second, third and home. 422 00:32:26,606 --> 00:32:28,995 Maybe he should have gone for the home run. 423 00:32:29,086 --> 00:32:32,874 Two runs, instead of one. Get it? 424 00:32:34,206 --> 00:32:37,721 Yeah, but if you can win the game by one run for certain, why chance it? 425 00:32:37,806 --> 00:32:39,603 I mean, if Joe DiMaggio hadn't managed to hit a home run, 426 00:32:39,686 --> 00:32:42,120 they'd have lost the whole game, right? 427 00:32:42,206 --> 00:32:45,357 Since when did you become an expert on baseball? 428 00:32:45,886 --> 00:32:49,083 Yeah, well, it's all a question of odds, isn't it? 429 00:32:50,126 --> 00:32:51,639 Well, I can tell you one thing. 430 00:32:51,726 --> 00:32:54,365 The Yankees hardly ever lost a pennant. 431 00:32:54,806 --> 00:32:57,798 Yeah, but look where they're placed this year. 432 00:32:58,246 --> 00:32:59,759 Oh, let's wait. 433 00:33:00,526 --> 00:33:03,165 We can always pay baseball in Leipzig. 434 00:33:03,606 --> 00:33:05,676 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 435 00:33:17,886 --> 00:33:19,319 You go here. 436 00:33:20,206 --> 00:33:21,924 Your coat and hat. 437 00:33:30,846 --> 00:33:35,966 Flight Lieutenant Carrington? I'm Dr Bauman, at your service. 438 00:33:36,046 --> 00:33:37,399 -How do you do? -Dr Bauman. 439 00:33:37,486 --> 00:33:39,920 The case will be called in a few minutes. 440 00:33:40,006 --> 00:33:42,076 In the meantime, perhaps we can talk, 441 00:33:42,166 --> 00:33:45,124 discuss the line of defence I intend to take. 442 00:33:45,566 --> 00:33:48,717 It will give me a chance to practise my English. 443 00:33:49,286 --> 00:33:54,440 Now, you understand, the trial will be conducted in English, 444 00:33:54,526 --> 00:33:56,642 but, from the point of view of the court, 445 00:33:56,726 --> 00:34:01,197 Flight Lieutenant Carter will be under German military discipline. 446 00:34:01,686 --> 00:34:03,358 Your German military code? 447 00:34:03,446 --> 00:34:04,674 Exactly. 448 00:34:05,646 --> 00:34:09,036 The regulations are very similar to your own. 449 00:34:09,406 --> 00:34:11,362 Napoleon copied most of it from the British, 450 00:34:11,446 --> 00:34:13,402 and the Prussians copied it from the French. 451 00:34:13,486 --> 00:34:15,602 We inherited it from the Prussians. 452 00:34:15,686 --> 00:34:16,755 I didn't know that. 453 00:34:16,846 --> 00:34:21,761 I have made a few notes on the rules governing saluting. 454 00:34:22,166 --> 00:34:25,556 Now, these regulations, saluting a superior officer 455 00:34:25,646 --> 00:34:28,365 do not normally apply when off-duty. 456 00:34:28,686 --> 00:34:31,075 That is when a superior or junior officer 457 00:34:31,166 --> 00:34:33,361 is in civilian or casual clothes. 458 00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:35,482 And you're going to argue that Flight Lieutenant Carter 459 00:34:35,566 --> 00:34:37,045 was off-duty at the time? 460 00:34:37,126 --> 00:34:39,037 Yes, he was in casual clothing. 461 00:34:39,126 --> 00:34:43,563 It would have been an act of disrespect to his own service, the Royal Air Force, 462 00:34:43,646 --> 00:34:46,206 to salute when not properly dressed. 463 00:34:48,526 --> 00:34:49,845 That's great. 464 00:34:49,926 --> 00:34:53,521 Of course, it is only a technicality. It is a fine point. 465 00:34:53,606 --> 00:34:56,200 But the German law is very exact. 466 00:34:56,286 --> 00:34:59,483 Now, ah... Three minutes. Yes, we must go. 467 00:35:09,686 --> 00:35:11,165 No. A moment. 468 00:35:15,966 --> 00:35:18,036 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 469 00:35:43,446 --> 00:35:45,721 As a doctor, I visited the prisoner in his cell. 470 00:35:45,806 --> 00:35:49,276 The prisoner failed to stand at attention when I spoke to him. 471 00:35:49,366 --> 00:35:52,278 Did you make any charges against the accused at that time? 472 00:35:52,366 --> 00:35:53,355 No. 473 00:35:53,446 --> 00:35:56,040 In view of the fact that the prisoner was already under punishment, 474 00:35:56,126 --> 00:35:57,684 I wanted to be lenient. 475 00:35:57,766 --> 00:36:00,326 In spite of that, the next time you encountered him, 476 00:36:00,406 --> 00:36:01,759 he refused to salute you? 477 00:36:01,846 --> 00:36:04,406 Yes. On three occasions. 478 00:36:05,006 --> 00:36:06,883 What was his attitude? 479 00:36:08,126 --> 00:36:09,878 Oh... 480 00:36:10,446 --> 00:36:11,720 Insulting. 481 00:36:11,806 --> 00:36:13,956 What form did these insults take? 482 00:36:14,046 --> 00:36:15,559 As soon as he saw me approaching, 483 00:36:15,646 --> 00:36:18,797 he adopted an insolent, defiant manner. 484 00:36:19,846 --> 00:36:22,201 He kept his hands in his pockets. 485 00:36:22,286 --> 00:36:24,004 -Deliberately? -Yes. 486 00:36:26,126 --> 00:36:29,641 What was the attitude of the other prisoners at Colditz? 487 00:36:29,726 --> 00:36:33,401 They became increasingly contemptuous, 488 00:36:33,486 --> 00:36:37,274 disobedient towards my authority as a German officer. 489 00:36:38,606 --> 00:36:43,475 The accused was the ringleader of what was, in effect, a tacit rebellion 490 00:36:43,566 --> 00:36:46,603 against the German military command at Colditz? 491 00:36:46,806 --> 00:36:49,843 In effect, yes. Yes, that is true. 492 00:36:51,086 --> 00:36:52,758 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 493 00:37:00,046 --> 00:37:02,514 Herr Prasident, I will not take up 494 00:37:02,606 --> 00:37:05,564 any more of the court's time than I can help. 495 00:37:06,246 --> 00:37:10,080 We are not concerned, in this case, with the technicality 496 00:37:10,166 --> 00:37:14,842 of whether a British officer failed to salute a senior German officer or not. 497 00:37:16,566 --> 00:37:21,515 We are concerned with something simpler, much more important than that. 498 00:37:22,446 --> 00:37:25,518 The accused was ordered to perform a certain action 499 00:37:25,606 --> 00:37:27,881 under the German military code. 500 00:37:28,046 --> 00:37:30,241 He was shown the greatest leniency. 501 00:37:30,326 --> 00:37:32,521 He was given another chance. 502 00:37:32,606 --> 00:37:35,439 In fact, he was given three more chances to obey. 503 00:37:35,526 --> 00:37:37,437 He continued to refuse. 504 00:37:38,166 --> 00:37:41,522 It is evident that he knew exactly what he was doing. 505 00:37:41,726 --> 00:37:43,842 His refusal was deliberate. 506 00:37:44,686 --> 00:37:46,563 Under any military code in the world, 507 00:37:46,646 --> 00:37:49,797 such a refusal constitutes a clear act of mutiny. 508 00:37:50,926 --> 00:37:54,441 There is no need for me to advise the court any further. 509 00:37:54,926 --> 00:37:57,804 In the name of the German Reich and the Wehrmacht, 510 00:37:57,886 --> 00:38:01,674 I demand that the accused be given the mandatory sentence, death. 511 00:38:01,766 --> 00:38:03,279 (CLICKS HEELS) 512 00:38:14,046 --> 00:38:15,161 Dr Bauman? 513 00:38:15,246 --> 00:38:17,521 (STAMMERS) Yes, I, uh... With the court's permission, 514 00:38:17,606 --> 00:38:20,598 I should like a few minutes to consult my witness. 515 00:38:20,686 --> 00:38:21,675 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 516 00:38:21,766 --> 00:38:23,438 Be brief, please. 517 00:38:28,326 --> 00:38:31,477 They are pressing for the death penalty. It is a great shock. 518 00:38:31,566 --> 00:38:33,522 I'll do what I can. 519 00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:39,195 Herr Prasident, I should like to call Flight Lieutenant Philip Carrington 520 00:38:39,286 --> 00:38:40,435 to the witness stand. 521 00:38:40,526 --> 00:38:43,199 -Is his evidence relevant? -I believe it is. 522 00:38:43,286 --> 00:38:45,117 Permission is granted. 523 00:38:48,166 --> 00:38:51,124 Flight Lieutenant, here, please. 524 00:38:57,246 --> 00:39:01,159 Flight Lieutenant, were the other British officers 525 00:39:01,246 --> 00:39:05,205 aware of Flight Lieutenant Carter's negligence 526 00:39:05,286 --> 00:39:08,164 in failing to salute Herr Major Starb? 527 00:39:09,966 --> 00:39:11,479 Yes, they were. 528 00:39:12,126 --> 00:39:15,482 Uh, did any of the other officers follow his example? 529 00:39:16,326 --> 00:39:17,918 No, they didn't. 530 00:39:18,006 --> 00:39:20,520 Did Flight Lieutenant Carter try to persuade you, 531 00:39:20,606 --> 00:39:23,245 or any other officer, to follow his example? 532 00:39:23,326 --> 00:39:24,361 Certainly not. 533 00:39:24,446 --> 00:39:26,914 Herr Major Starb is new to Colditz. 534 00:39:27,006 --> 00:39:31,841 Had it been customary to salute on every occasion the previous medical officers? 535 00:39:33,646 --> 00:39:35,204 Never, no, sir. 536 00:39:35,646 --> 00:39:38,956 Would you say Flight Lieutenant Carter deliberately failed to salute, 537 00:39:39,046 --> 00:39:41,196 or was it merely negligence? 538 00:39:41,966 --> 00:39:44,958 I would say that it was merely negligence. 539 00:39:45,846 --> 00:39:48,838 After this incident, all the other British officers 540 00:39:48,926 --> 00:39:52,282 seemed always to remember to salute Herr Major Starb? 541 00:39:53,126 --> 00:39:55,959 -That's correct, sir. -Can you explain why? 542 00:39:59,206 --> 00:40:01,959 They wanted to make up for Flight Lieutenant Carter. 543 00:40:02,046 --> 00:40:03,877 There. Thank you. 544 00:40:04,486 --> 00:40:07,444 Does the prosecution wish to question the witness? 545 00:40:07,526 --> 00:40:09,198 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 546 00:40:09,446 --> 00:40:11,164 You may stand down. 547 00:40:18,846 --> 00:40:22,555 Herr Prasident, I submit that far from starting a mutiny, 548 00:40:22,646 --> 00:40:25,558 Flight Lieutenant Carter appears to have averted one. 549 00:40:25,646 --> 00:40:28,285 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 550 00:40:28,366 --> 00:40:29,401 Speak English, please. 551 00:40:29,486 --> 00:40:30,635 Uh, Herr Prasident, uh, 552 00:40:30,726 --> 00:40:33,923 I'm sure the court agrees we are not concerned 553 00:40:34,006 --> 00:40:37,043 whether anybody saluted Major Starb or not. 554 00:40:37,926 --> 00:40:41,123 A refusal by any individual under military discipline 555 00:40:41,206 --> 00:40:44,835 to obey a direct order in time of war is an act of mutiny. 556 00:40:45,406 --> 00:40:48,204 The punishment for it is mandatory. Death. 557 00:40:48,766 --> 00:40:50,245 There can be no exceptions, 558 00:40:50,326 --> 00:40:52,886 unless the court is prepared to set aside the German military code. 559 00:40:52,966 --> 00:40:54,479 Herr President, 560 00:40:55,606 --> 00:40:57,995 I believe I have the right under the German military code 561 00:40:58,086 --> 00:41:00,839 to make an appeal on behalf of the accused. 562 00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:01,915 That is correct. 563 00:41:02,006 --> 00:41:05,316 Very well. Take the witness stand. Be brief, please. 564 00:41:10,486 --> 00:41:13,398 Well, as the court records will show, 565 00:41:15,086 --> 00:41:18,237 Flight Lieutenant Carter was shot down 566 00:41:18,326 --> 00:41:21,318 on a dangerous mission while he was over your country. 567 00:41:21,406 --> 00:41:24,682 He is a combatant, an ex-combatant. 568 00:41:25,966 --> 00:41:30,915 My point is that what happens with a captured enemy, 569 00:41:31,846 --> 00:41:36,237 whether he lives or dies, is often decided by men who are not fighters, 570 00:41:36,326 --> 00:41:40,001 but by politicians, administrators, 571 00:41:40,246 --> 00:41:43,158 that sometimes whether they live or die 572 00:41:43,246 --> 00:41:45,840 is left in the hands of the combatants themselves, 573 00:41:45,926 --> 00:41:49,362 and when that happens, they can judge each other as men, 574 00:41:49,446 --> 00:41:51,437 by their own code of war. 575 00:41:52,246 --> 00:41:57,036 If I'm not mistaken, I believe that the officer on the President's right 576 00:41:57,126 --> 00:42:02,405 is wearing the German Ritterkreuze, and the officer on the President's left 577 00:42:02,486 --> 00:42:06,081 is wearing the 1 91 4-1 8 War Wounded medal. 578 00:42:06,566 --> 00:42:08,875 Both, therefore, are combatants. 579 00:42:09,686 --> 00:42:14,635 Equally, I just can't believe that there is a senior officer 580 00:42:14,726 --> 00:42:18,435 in the German armed forces, or a senior officer in any armed forces, 581 00:42:18,526 --> 00:42:20,756 that would want to see a man like Flight Lieutenant Carter 582 00:42:20,846 --> 00:42:22,074 shot by a firing squad 583 00:42:22,166 --> 00:42:26,205 because he failed to render an adequate salute. It's... 584 00:42:26,286 --> 00:42:28,163 Without wishing to curtail the witness's evidence, 585 00:42:28,246 --> 00:42:31,044 I must warn you, Flight Lieutenant Carrington, 586 00:42:31,126 --> 00:42:33,686 that this court deals only in exactitudes. 587 00:42:33,766 --> 00:42:35,518 The question of whether any of its members 588 00:42:35,606 --> 00:42:38,996 have been in the front line bears no relation to this, 589 00:42:39,086 --> 00:42:41,236 or any other case it may be called upon to try. 590 00:42:41,326 --> 00:42:42,361 But, Herr President... 591 00:42:42,446 --> 00:42:45,722 Flight Lieutenant, I would suggest that in the interests of your friend, 592 00:42:45,806 --> 00:42:47,364 you stand down. 593 00:42:52,486 --> 00:42:56,081 In view of the seriousness of the charge, 594 00:42:58,326 --> 00:43:01,602 the case will be taken under consideration. 595 00:43:08,726 --> 00:43:10,159 How long before they decide? 596 00:43:10,246 --> 00:43:12,680 Three days, four days, a week. 597 00:43:37,366 --> 00:43:38,719 (SCREAMING) 598 00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:56,804 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 599 00:44:56,686 --> 00:44:59,758 I can only say, Herr Kommandant, I didn't foresee this... 600 00:44:59,846 --> 00:45:02,599 This is no time for regrets, Herr Major. 601 00:45:03,126 --> 00:45:06,641 The discipline of Colditz rests on a knife edge of understanding. 602 00:45:06,726 --> 00:45:09,399 A respect between enemies. 603 00:45:11,246 --> 00:45:13,555 If Flight Lieutenant Carter is sentenced to death, 604 00:45:13,646 --> 00:45:16,479 the prisoners here will take it that that understanding has been broken. 605 00:45:16,566 --> 00:45:17,555 But surely, discipline... 606 00:45:17,646 --> 00:45:21,116 Discipline cannot be imposed by sheer force. 607 00:45:22,526 --> 00:45:24,835 If I had twice as many guards... 608 00:45:31,246 --> 00:45:32,998 For your own safety, 609 00:45:33,086 --> 00:45:36,362 I have requested you be transferred to another post immediately. 610 00:45:36,446 --> 00:45:37,959 (KNOCKING AT DOOR) 611 00:45:38,046 --> 00:45:39,161 Come. 612 00:45:54,526 --> 00:45:57,086 If you would be so good, Herr Major. 613 00:46:09,526 --> 00:46:12,359 I'm afraid I have no news as yet, Colonel. 614 00:46:12,926 --> 00:46:14,405 Is there any hope? 615 00:46:14,486 --> 00:46:17,922 One of the judges, a major in the Luftwaffe, 616 00:46:18,006 --> 00:46:20,759 we have known each other for some years, I've been talking to him. 617 00:46:20,846 --> 00:46:24,839 He is very impressed by some things said in Mr Carter's defence. 618 00:46:25,126 --> 00:46:26,957 He is doing all he can. 619 00:46:27,046 --> 00:46:29,719 And the general commanding the Dresden area? 620 00:46:29,806 --> 00:46:32,274 I have also been in touch with him. 621 00:46:33,126 --> 00:46:34,844 I am using all the means at my disposal, Colonel. 622 00:46:34,926 --> 00:46:36,644 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 623 00:46:36,966 --> 00:46:37,955 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 624 00:46:38,566 --> 00:46:40,079 (KEYS RATTLING) 625 00:48:34,446 --> 00:48:35,959 (KEYS RATTLING) 626 00:48:59,006 --> 00:49:01,884 They'll send it all back to her, won't they? 627 00:49:09,766 --> 00:49:11,438 (SPEAKING GERMAN) 628 00:49:16,246 --> 00:49:18,680 The court has reached its verdict. 629 00:49:21,406 --> 00:49:25,240 The court finds the accused, Flight Lieutenant Carter, guilty. 630 00:49:26,006 --> 00:49:31,956 The accused is judged to have contravened the German military code 631 00:49:32,046 --> 00:49:35,721 by his failure to salute a senior officer of the Wehrmacht. 632 00:49:36,246 --> 00:49:40,364 The accused is cautioned that any further breach 633 00:49:40,446 --> 00:49:43,961 of German military discipline will be severely punished. 634 00:49:44,966 --> 00:49:46,479 Thank you, sir. 635 00:49:47,566 --> 00:49:50,603 This officer is to be returned to his quarters. 636 00:50:14,086 --> 00:50:15,201 Here. 637 00:50:23,326 --> 00:50:25,715 Maybe we'll be luckier next time.