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FOUR TANK MEN AND A DOG

DOG`S CLAW

Based on a novel by:

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Everybody?

Let me.

Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl.

Here.

Good morning.

Everybody`s talking about you, your tank and your dog.

Girls like new things.

I`m Marusia.

They call me Flame because of my red hair.

- And you? - I`m Janek.

What does this mean?

Corporal.

- What is it in Russian? - Lt. sergeant.

You`re young not only by rank, but also by age.

Marusia! You talk only with Poles.

Not with all of them, just with one.

You like him?

Yes.

A lot.

I have to go.

She`s coming. We stood in one place...

What?

Janek?

Why do the girls like you so much? First Lidka and now the ginger.

What ginger? She`s a red-head, the Flame.

It`s just for fun.

It`s a damn cannon. I`ve seen it.

It has six connected barrels and shoots like hell.

It`s Czernousow, go and see.

Damn it.

Who the hell is walking around under the fire?

Open up!

Stop knocking... I am sorry, colonel, sir.

- Can you fit two in? - Why not?

God bless.

Amen.

- It`s a bit tight in here. - It`s small but it`s ours.

Will you be fighting with us?

Watch it.

When the Russians came to the hamlet...

Gather around, I want to explain some things.

When the Russians came to the hamlet...

Pay attention.

The Russians came to the hamlet,

and said that they`re withdrawing, my wife and I were baking bread.

It would be a pity to leave it, so we decided to wait.

When the Germans started firing, situation grew worse,

we took the bread and went across the Vistula.

Pay attention.

-Yesterday the paratroopers... - A girl put some cream on my back.

A ginger?

Never mind the color.

Goering`s division broke through the front lines.

They captured Studzianki, they broke through right here.

-They captured the manor... - We heard on the radio.

Our people went without scouts or foot soldiers.

They stopped Goering.

And us?

You have a different task.

Captain Baranow`s battalion is fighting here.

They have no ammunition and we lost radio contact.

If they stay any longer, they`ll die.

Of course.

This is your task.

Two tanks will serve as decoys. They`ll make some noise.

Then you, without support, will go through the forest.

Now it`s your turn to speak Mr. Czeresniak.

I`m no mister.

Only slowly.

Yes, slowly...

Take the path along the three beech trees.

Straight `till you pass the first clearing.

And then the second one.

Then the third clearing. Then a hill with a birch wood thicket.

Beyond the thicket there will be a stream,

and beyond the stream there will be huge chimneys.

Watch out.

A child would find it.

The time now is 1 700 hours.

You have to be ready at ten to seven.

Yes, sir!

- I know, it`s a hard job. - War is not an easy thing.

Your task is very difficult.

We just make some noise, you have to break through.

Can you do me a favour? Let`s change places?

I`ll go to the colonel, he`ll agree.

Why should we?

It`s difficult to explain. You came here to teach.

This is a battle on our land.

You think I`m a worse Pole than you?

Forget it.

I`m not a swimming instructor

who`s afraid to get his feet wet, but takes pupils to the deep end.

Let`s not talk about this again.

I can`t. Thank you.

Zenek`s tank and the other one are to start the whole thing.

And then we go in.

And then we go in.

You remember the way?

- Maybe Czeresniak would repeat it? - I`ll manage.

We have to take as much of this as possible.

Loads of it.

I`ll be firing these things.

A penny for your thoughts.

Whether they`ll find the three beeches.

They should.

- Maybe I`ll show them? - Doesn`t your back hurt?

Yes...

Colonel, will you give me that paper so I can get the wood

to build a new house, `cause the old one was burned down.

Time to go. You must get there before nightfall,

or you`ll be shot either by the Germans or our people.

There`s no way to let them know.

Old man...

You know this forest well?

We always went there to get the wood.

- You cut the squire`s wood? - We took anything we could.

Then we ran along these three beeches,

through the hazel, so the forester wouldn`t see us.

If you got away with it, then we`ll make it.

Take care!

Time to go, Czeresniak.

Hold this.

You`ll get your wood and some land.

- Will they be back? - Let`s hope it`s not for a funeral.

Damn war.

Old man...

Look for the beeches through this window.

What?

Look for the beeches through this window.

They look similar,

but through the glass.

- Can`t I look through there? - You can`t look through there now,

you might get shot.

You`ll have to get used to looking through the periscope.

What?

Through this glass.

They`re the same ones. But through the glass.

It`s important,

we must do everything in the right order.

You`ll poke my eyes out with this gun!

Give it back, it`s mine!

They`ll start any minute. Load the shell.

Are your pants full?

What?

Your pants?

I`m not scared.

1 01 is off.

Drive!

Give me that gun, you`ll knock your teeth out.

1 01 is hit.

Zenek`s on fire!

In the name of the Father... Won`t we burn?

You`re already burned!

Second clearing to your right.

He`s talking like to a horse. Turn right.

You can go faster.

Full ahead! Ram them!

Holy Mary!

Damn!

- What`s the matter? -The pump is broken.

Can we make it?

On manual.

- Gustlik, the rockets. - Yes, sir!

It`s wedged.

You idiot, can`t you see? You`re shooting your own people!

Damn it!

If I get my hands on you,

your own mother won`t recognise you.

- I`m Baranow. - Lieutenant Jarosz.

Give it to me. I`ll do it.

You broke it.

- You got banged up. - A little.

- You got banged up. - A little.

Too bad that it was by our own people, but you know...

We`re not mobile any more.

We`ll charge in the morning, if we last that long.

They`re going to start soon.

The Germans are very organised. Always ready.

They even fight on time. They`ll start in fifteen minutes.

Boys...

Report. What`s our situation?

The lamps are smashed. We have no radio contact.

The gas pump is broken. We need a new one.

The manual will last a hundred metres.

Now we`re like the blind and lame man.

Boys.

Wake up, Wania!

Hurry!

- Everything alright, Sasza? -Yes.

They`ll start any minute. Take your positions.

To the tank!

And you over there.

Go back!

Go back to the tank.

Get lost!

Well, come on, you Goerings.

Look, it`s broken.

Thank you, Mr. Czeresniak.

You think the colonel will get me the wood?

Yes.

Are you alright, Sasza?

It came out awkward with that Siberian.

Never mind.

Don`t worry.

That`s that.

- Olgierd... - Go to sleep.

Everybody to bed. I`ll start the watch.

- Write to the colonel. - What?

- A report, that the pump is broken. - You`re not going anywhere.

Lieutenant...

Maybe I`ll go?

What?

I`ll go.

It`s safer if only one goes, I have a gun...

I have ammunition.

Neither you nor I will go.

Someone else will.

Szarik, smell.

Good.

Search.

Go and search.

Quiet.

You silly dog.

Not this.

Pay attention, listen.

Good dog.

A good, smart dog.

Find the colonel.

Smell, Szarik.

You know what to do, don`t be lazy.

Good.

Szarik, search.

Good dog.

We`re ready.

Gustlik, bring some cloth, a needle and a thread.

Quiet.

Ready!

Don`t shoot at the dog.

Take care silly, find the colonel.

Go and find him.

-There`ll be no clouds. -There will or will not be any.

-There won`t be any. - Pity.

- We have to be ready by morning. - Otherwise we`ll be in trouble.

Come here, doggie.

What?

What do you want?

Go away!

I`ll chase him out right away.

Draw the curtains. Where did you come from?

I see you got hurt.

You have a cut on your ear.

Easy...

One moment...

Guard!

- Should I chase him out? - Fool, get the officer on duty!

Yes, sir!

You don`t know how smart you are.

Yes, colonel?

I wasn`t talking to you.

Get the doctor in here right away.

And a technician with a pump for the tank.

You`ll get two tanks and two teams of riflemen.

That`s not all.

Get a tailor with a needle and some cloth.

Carry out.

Yes, sir!

Why aren`t you eating?

You won`t eat without Janek?

Smart dog.

I heard Jarosz hasn`t found the battalion and they came back.

- They`re all dead. - I heard the dog came back.

All beat up.

- Colonel. - Yes?

I`d like to find out what`s happening with Jarosz`s crew.

I don`t know much.

Now it`s all in the dog`s claws.

Easy, Szarik.

At your command, sir!

Open fire on the enemy`s right flank.

We`ll make it easier for Szarik to return to the crew.

Don`t tug, Szarik.

Go!

Easy.

Find Janek.

Find him.

Even the trees are wounded here.

Nothing to be heard or seen and it`s time.

Yes.

-They`re attacking. - No sign of the tank.

They`re coming!

How do you say it? A step away from death?

- A dog`s claw. -Thank you.

Everything`s going to be alright.

Colonel, the order`s been carried out.

Thank you.

I see this big soldier coming with a bunch of grenades.

He wrecked one of our caterpillars. Then he was very sorry.

Take it.

- They helped. - Yes. They did.

-They came just in time. -Yes.

Here. Take it.

Let me see.

Some man is waiting for you, colonel.

It`s me, colonel.

It`s about the paper for the wood.

Subtitles: Master Film Text: Jacek Mikina