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-What's your story then? - Dunkirk

--- hammering sound---

- My God! That would save us weeks!

- Well, what if it turns out to be an old sewage chamber.

- Hm, foundation sewer

- You know that brick wall, we've been digging alongside

- Hey!

- I might take up politics some day

- One of the politics men in here? No,

... are you one of them?

- By the way...

- Telling me what's good for me. you'll find tory mind...

- You know too much already.

- You might have listened for my sake

- I couldn't shut him up I didn't want to hear.

- The new boy, told me all about it. He was there...

- How do you know that?

- Every night for weeks

- Bombing the hell out of London.

- I'm telling you what Hitler is doing

- What's that?

- Hitler is not going to stop at the channel. - Would you?

- The way i see it...

--- dog's barking---

- I'm a man who's very happy in his work.

...but not your tunes. - Well, if it's all the same to you...

- You know, Cameron.Like the Commendant I admire your spirit...

---he's singing---

- What is? - There's no one needing the use of my hammer and chisel.

- Well, it's a pity, isn't it?

- No one

- Then you don't know anyone that might go into excavation business

- You know what I mean.. - Yes...I can't help you.

- I could see myself far away from here

- I thought that if I'd get onto a team that knew what they're doing

- Pity.. - Damn shame

- I'll need a bit more than that. You see, I like experience in these matters.

- nothing elaborate. - Good luck

- Because you see, I'm thinking of starting a little tunnel

- I am... - Good. That's good..

- I hear tell, some of the boys were saying, you're a civil engineer.

- You'll excuse me. - Yeah?

...mislead them, in exchange for those tools.

- You're telling me? - No, maybe I could ...

- Any likely of them?

- Do you know about these things?

... are certain tools.

to help you to to search. I will tell you the missing items

- Within one hour

- and find a way to return what has been stolen

- We want them to discuss this among themselves

- Those who considers themselves leaders of men

- in order to make it possible to steal from this truck

- some irresponsible hooligans created a diversion

- and while some of your other ranks were helping to unload it

A few minutes ago a truck entered this camp

there are thieves. -- laughter--

... that mingling with you fine gentlemen and officers

...which is why.. .I regret to point out

Where is the senior British officer?

Brigadeer Holmes

Colonel Reitlich

Until we can establish who's the senior officer amongst us

I will accept responsiblilty.

Colonel Reitlich says that he's the commendant

Your Commendant

Must I tell you who you are?

You are now in Laufen. Wehrmacht camp 7 C

When you've recovered your wits.

No, doubt that some of you will think of escape

Yes, think...

...but try nothing. We shoot those who try.

We accomodate those who do nothing

When you hear this alarm you will have five minutes

Everybody will be in place during the counting

You will eat three times a day in your quarters

These quarters will be kept clean and in order

and thoroughly inspected

Token money will be issued to purchase soap and razorblades from the cantine.

No credit will be extended

All ex will salute the German officers at all times

Discipline is mandatory

That is all!

Next...

-Name? -Grant, Patrick

- Rank? - Captain

Your number is 257

My number is 58974

It is 257!

Of course Go on!

Next!

-How are you?

- Eh?

Yes, I'm alright

- I'm Pat Grant

- Ian Masters

You brought any news then?

-Of what?

The world... I had none for weeks

Except from you fellas

There's no newspapers or wireless

-I mean is Churchill still PM? - How the hell would I know?

- Sorry He was on the 6th...June

-What kept you? - We walked most of the way.

-700 miles? - Is that all?

- Seem like more

- Well it's alright now isn't it? - What do you mean?

- End of the line

- You didn't know..

- How luckily we aren't French

Looks like old Chamberlin was right.

And Churchill better do some hard thinking

-Nobody's right -That's a thought

Hmm...There... I win again

- Again? -Yes, as a matter of fact again and again

What do you do when you're not playing patience?

Oh, I do what you all do, when you come back to the use of your brains? I think

-I damn well think - You mean that you sit on your backside all day and do damn all?

- I know...

- Army and country. You are an officer with responsibility to fight again

- Well, that's fine, as far as it goes

- I go to the window and look out ...and I have a second think.

- You don't think hard enough.

Can't imagine what you'd be like when you get your strenght back

The guards down there are at us I suppose

The nightpatrol starts at 9 pm

The average time of passing that window is every 15 minutes.

Are you a good judge of character? Yes, pretty good

Then, pick out 2 decent chaps to go with us.

Us?

You are coming with me... - Over the wall?

Under the wall or over the roof

I see us zapping over... - I don't know -Give it a think, will you?

If you're here of curiousity or just bored with prison life then get back to sleep. We want to go as much as you do.

This is just a reconnoisance I mean to drop onto the flat roof it's about 12 feet

Have you got sheets for the roof? We have 6 of them -Good, then I'll cross to the main roof

- Only the face of the Matterhorn - Don't think, just do it slowly

You don't think you keep moving- - Are you willing to get fit? - Who picked you for this job, Grant?

- A new volunteer - Are you fit? - Nobody's fit

- You tell me about the guards then. - What about them? They look straight up the roof with benefit of flodlights

- We put out the floodlights? - Do we? - Plenty of faciltiy for simplyfying matters

- I'll defuse the floodlights but to do it I need some razorblades and a broom handle

- Can you get them? - I need a day

- Good, is there a window next to the powercables? - There's one in 44

- Will the chaps in there cooperate? - If I speak to them. - Well, tell them nothing

- I wont tell them anything

- Jerry will have trouble fixing them in the dark. - I need 30 minutes

- Let's try for Sunday night - Then it's the guard's booze-up

- Right! One more thing... Who's going to be at the end of the rope when I get down and come up?

- Yes, I know that nobody is fit --- Right, I'll chance it.

--Dogs barking---

---Dogs barking---

- 58--- 59--- one minute, Pat - 29 to go

- I'm losing my patience. Get them working!!!

- 2 down... - I want those lights!!!

--- knocking on the door---

- Sorry Pat! - Emergency supply?

- We need the 30 minutes, they gave us 3. - German efficiency, thought that was a myth

- Not to worry, we live in hope

- You're right? - What time is it? - Should be lights out.

- Why aren't they? - Good, come on!

---- sound of a falling pane----

- What was that bet you mentioned? - A joke - Come on... - I'll do with that cigarette, when Pat makes it

- First time out isn't it? No one will shoot you for that. - Make it two cigarettes then.

---- dogs barking---

---- music playing----

---- cracking sound---- - Did you hear that?

- Come on Pat! - You can't stay there!

- Grip it for God's sake! - Just grip it!

- Where're you going? -They are in need of help - Not our business -How can you say that?

- I mean it! - Well, I'm going - Hold it!

- If they are caught, that would still leave us in with a chance - You are a hard nut!

- No more than Pat.

- Damn waiting! - Nervous, are you?

- It's no good..lights and guards everywhere! - That isn't your fault

- Get down!! What the heck are you doing here?

- No chance then? - No!

- You made enough noise out there. - I heard.

- He needs a hospital - That's not for me to decide

- Now let me take a look at the scalp. -Why?

- Because I am a doctor - What can you do?

- Clean you up for a start. - In this pigsty?

- Find me some water.

- Good evening, Sir, our worries are over. - You've made a separate piece

- How can you eat that muck? - Potage de jour...nourishment..

- I've found the right place for our tunnel.

- It's a perfect entrance, we can start digging. - Hell...our troubles has just begun.

- Right here...7 feet under ground we put the soil...behind those targets.

- What do you think?

- Without a paddle?

- What about these? - Three 6 inch nails?

- Whats wrong with them?

- Nothing...

- There's the old girl now... 6:15 - What was it yesterday?

- 6:05

- She never starts before 6 - Yeah

- I'd say 30 yards. - How long?

- Four men ... 30 yards... two feet a day.

- Two?

- 45 days, we will make it

- Yes - I'll start a routa

- Instruction and Resurrection Company Ltd is in business We'll start Monday

- We'll start today

- Rest it Pat!

---- sound of car engines----

- Dig away!

- 45 days...

- Right, you're the Count of Monte Christo. And don't you forget it! - What??

- Not you! - Me!

--- bell ringing----

- I welcome your spirit.

- You must behave like me

--- with courage,and dignity and reason.

- That is a credit to this camp, and to me

- Pat!! What's happening?

- Are you alright?

- I've got a flood

- It's asphyxiating

- I'm going to pull you out!

- Pat! - Get out!!

---- both men coughing---

- My God!

- I think that I'd pass out

- How's it going? - Fine

- I want round the clock surveillance in the court yard. - I want everything that moves noted

- Try to get a man to watch the road.We want to know what the villagers are doing as well

- Now, we'll take the river road

- Freddie and his group goes straight to the village.

- And we take the easy road - Well, that remains to be seen

- We should be smack under the woodshed in the morning

- What if it's concrete? - What?

- The floor - Thanks very much!

- God love you , Pat - 3 feet off

- We're gonna get wet tomorrow.

...and cold and miserable

- But we won't care, will we?

- Damn Germans... - I can't sleep

- I've been thinking

- If we put back the locks in the woodshed properly

- There's a chance Jerry won't find that tunnel

- And it can be used again when things calm down

- And they call off the dogs -I'll give them more details later to Bobby.

- He has to clear the basement out - Why him?

- Because he wants to escape

- There are 600 in this camp and they all want to escape -They don't

- Yes, they do - Mostly no

- They all want their freedom, open the gate and they'll all go home.

- But they don't want to work for it - That's the hell of a thing to say

- I know it!

- 4 o'clock

- Damn!

- There's supposed to be a lock and key not a bloody pad lock!

- What a difference does it make, as long as you ease them off gently?

- What about putting the locks back from inside the shed?

- I see - Someone has to stay behind

- So the other's can have a go -Right! Who's it to be?

- Cameron

- I'm a good man in a peach - You know who's last in on this

- He speaks German

- No doubt about it

- Cameron, volunteer to stay behind and put the lock back on for the good of all

- Three cheers for Cameron - Next time, first out - Will you go through this again

- Push of ye lads

- I'm glad you didn't say you were sorry

- Well, you two have to sort yourselves out without me now

- Go on! - We've only had a 5 minutes start

- I want to make at least 5 miles before dark.

- If we don't do it today

- You can't hurry these things, Cameron They haven't even be gone a week

- That's long enough We've heard by now

- We should stay put another few days

- Look! I'm first out next time around. Remember? And I've decided that's tomorrow!

- What's left of mine discretion if there is another go.

- You won't risk the tunnel to be found

- It's not there for use at your pleasure!

- Are you telling me that the tunnel is closed? - I am !

- Do you know what I think? You don't have the stomach for it!

- Cameron! For your own safety and the rest of the camp you will stay put!

- I gave you an order, Cameron!

- And you know what you can do with it!

- Any luck? - We'll be in Yugoslavia tomorrow

- How are we doing?

- I've had enough!

- Yes, I realise it's 9 days since they escaped, Herr General.

- But we are narrowing the area of research

- Get out, out!! - Quick!

- Skilled planning and brains won't do. Nothing. Unless you got luck!

- You're quite normal in your answers, Captain Grant. You tell me nothing!

- You stand on your rights as they are. I wouldn't mind having you shot

- Thank you, Sir - Fortunately for you higher authority have deviced a place for people such as you

- Mis fits, who must escape and escape - Thank you, Sir

- This new place is a Sonderlage, a special camp. It's called Colditz.

- It means nothing to you now!

- But when you have realised there's no escape. It will impress you!

- Colditz. Captain!

- Where the hell is Colditz, Sir?