1 00:00:00,926 --> 00:00:04,082 Central Film Studio of Children's and Youth Films 2 00:00:04,166 --> 00:00:06,206 named after M. GORKY 3 00:00:06,953 --> 00:00:11,100 By commission of the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR 4 00:00:11,184 --> 00:00:14,536 on Television and Radio Broadcasting 5 00:00:15,970 --> 00:00:20,899 SEVENTEEN MOMENTS OF SPRING 6 00:00:20,983 --> 00:00:22,597 Part 4 7 00:00:24,638 --> 00:00:26,697 Starring 8 00:00:27,708 --> 00:00:31,235 Stierlitz - Vyacheslav TIKHONOV 9 00:00:32,847 --> 00:00:36,333 Vladimir Gromov - Peter CHERNOV 10 00:00:36,417 --> 00:00:39,545 Alexandr Kovalenko - Vladimir RUDYY 11 00:00:42,403 --> 00:00:44,941 Pastor Schlag - Rostislav PLYATT 12 00:00:45,024 --> 00:00:47,272 Kät - Ekaterina GRADOVA 13 00:00:53,561 --> 00:00:56,291 Schellenberg - Oleg TABAKOV 14 00:00:56,375 --> 00:00:59,488 General Wolff - Vasiliy LANOVOY 15 00:01:03,217 --> 00:01:05,828 Müller - Leonid BRONEVOY 16 00:01:05,911 --> 00:01:08,370 Eismann - Leonid KURAVLYOV 17 00:01:15,289 --> 00:01:17,484 Himmler - Nikolai PROKOPOVICH 18 00:01:17,568 --> 00:01:20,162 Insurance man - Viktor SHCHEGLOV 19 00:01:31,371 --> 00:01:35,432 Narrated by Yefim KOPELYAN 20 00:01:40,281 --> 00:01:41,701 Justas to Alex. 21 00:01:42,161 --> 00:01:45,490 I'm still confident that no Western politician 22 00:01:45,574 --> 00:01:48,283 will negotiate with the SS or SD forces. 23 00:01:48,714 --> 00:01:50,854 But now that I have this assignment, 24 00:01:50,999 --> 00:01:52,780 I'm starting to see... 25 00:01:53,094 --> 00:01:55,804 It might be possible if I brief Himmler 26 00:01:55,888 --> 00:01:58,482 on some of the information I got from you. 27 00:01:58,739 --> 00:02:00,619 With his backing, I could 28 00:02:00,703 --> 00:02:03,619 keep an eye on those trying 29 00:02:04,046 --> 00:02:07,637 to open channels for such negotiations. 30 00:02:07,979 --> 00:02:09,639 I'll stage my "report" 31 00:02:09,845 --> 00:02:13,771 to Himmler right here, on the spot, without checking with you first. 32 00:02:14,288 --> 00:02:17,416 That way, I can update you on any developments that 33 00:02:17,751 --> 00:02:20,382 either confirm your theory or, on the contrary, 34 00:02:20,781 --> 00:02:22,908 disprove it. 35 00:02:23,371 --> 00:02:26,259 For now, there's no other way. 36 00:02:26,631 --> 00:02:28,257 If approved, 37 00:02:28,415 --> 00:02:31,594 send your message through Erwin. 38 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:33,199 Justas. 39 00:02:37,379 --> 00:02:38,859 He's on the verge of failure. 40 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,598 He's on the verge of failure. 41 00:02:41,898 --> 00:02:43,560 If he goes straight to Himmler, 42 00:02:43,644 --> 00:02:46,408 he'll fail immediately, and nothing will save him, 43 00:02:47,107 --> 00:02:51,317 even if Himmler decides to toy with him. 44 00:02:52,806 --> 00:02:53,864 But it's hardly possible. 45 00:02:53,974 --> 00:02:57,519 He's not the one to play games with the Reichsführer-SS. 46 00:02:58,938 --> 00:03:00,997 Send him tomorrow 47 00:03:01,329 --> 00:03:04,689 an immediate, categorical prohibition. 48 00:03:05,352 --> 00:03:06,683 Understood, Vladimir. 49 00:03:07,807 --> 00:03:09,832 Stierlitz was heading to Erwin. 50 00:03:10,237 --> 00:03:11,801 That morning, Stierlitz had to get 51 00:03:11,885 --> 00:03:14,547 the answer from headquarters through Erwin. 52 00:03:15,716 --> 00:03:19,511 By legend, Erwin owned a small record-player business. 53 00:03:19,923 --> 00:03:23,916 This allowed him to travel frequently 54 00:03:24,352 --> 00:03:26,650 and receive many visitors at his place. 55 00:03:49,136 --> 00:03:51,536 Hey, you! Move it! Faster! 56 00:03:53,941 --> 00:03:55,806 Come on! Quicker! 57 00:03:56,923 --> 00:03:58,393 Work faster! 58 00:03:58,477 --> 00:03:59,584 Do you hear me? 59 00:04:01,401 --> 00:04:02,595 Faster, faster! 60 00:04:04,677 --> 00:04:07,856 What are you staring at? Come on! Move! 61 00:04:11,332 --> 00:04:12,629 There are so many vehicles. 62 00:04:12,733 --> 00:04:16,499 If they start bombing now, we'll be wiped out. 63 00:04:17,471 --> 00:04:19,439 I don't think they'll bomb today. 64 00:04:19,907 --> 00:04:21,232 It's overcast. 65 00:04:24,478 --> 00:04:25,638 Move! 66 00:04:27,546 --> 00:04:29,799 Do you hear me? People are waiting over there. 67 00:04:31,318 --> 00:04:32,410 This way. 68 00:04:32,663 --> 00:04:34,717 "Nowhere else in the world," thought Stierlitz, 69 00:04:34,801 --> 00:04:37,827 "do policemen enjoy giving orders the way we do here." 70 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:39,525 "We do"? 71 00:04:39,752 --> 00:04:41,721 Stierlitz caught himself at thinking 72 00:04:42,187 --> 00:04:44,748 that way about Germany and the Germans. 73 00:04:44,912 --> 00:04:47,323 And he was surprised. A paradox. 74 00:04:47,586 --> 00:04:50,775 Can't you see the vehicles are waiting, the people are waiting? 75 00:04:51,660 --> 00:04:52,866 Of course not. 76 00:04:54,768 --> 00:04:56,736 He was living in Germany, 77 00:04:57,885 --> 00:05:01,412 knew those people, and believed in their future. 78 00:05:11,515 --> 00:05:14,784 Stierlitz remembered the day he saw Thälmann 79 00:05:14,868 --> 00:05:16,252 for the first time. 80 00:05:21,301 --> 00:05:24,121 Thälmann was leading a column of demonstrators, 81 00:05:24,405 --> 00:05:27,897 with workers guarding the column on all sides. 82 00:05:30,411 --> 00:05:32,276 "To be a soldier of the revolution means 83 00:05:32,459 --> 00:05:35,394 "to remain faithful to our cause, 84 00:05:35,516 --> 00:05:36,744 "a faithfulness 85 00:05:37,165 --> 00:05:39,571 "tested by life and death," 86 00:05:40,060 --> 00:05:41,764 Thälmann once said. 87 00:05:44,211 --> 00:05:47,339 And Thälmann was a true soldier of the revolution. 88 00:05:47,841 --> 00:05:50,742 He fought to the end for his people's happiness. 89 00:05:51,699 --> 00:05:52,723 Go away. 90 00:05:52,833 --> 00:05:54,528 Quickly, quickly. 91 00:05:54,835 --> 00:05:57,668 Go... 92 00:06:36,143 --> 00:06:37,405 -Heil Hitler. -What's up? 93 00:06:37,611 --> 00:06:40,580 The street's blocked. Use a side street. 94 00:06:41,888 --> 00:06:43,480 What happened? 95 00:06:43,617 --> 00:06:46,313 British fighters dropped a powerful bomb. 96 00:06:46,487 --> 00:06:48,751 Only ruins are left. 97 00:07:12,846 --> 00:07:16,079 I'm sorry, Standartenführer, but entry's forbidden. 98 00:07:20,154 --> 00:07:23,180 The sappers fear there may be time bombs. 99 00:07:25,085 --> 00:07:26,677 Then we die together. 100 00:08:03,364 --> 00:08:04,558 Is everyone dead? 101 00:08:05,425 --> 00:08:09,555 I don't know, but there were a lot of ambulances. 102 00:08:11,739 --> 00:08:14,867 -Anything left? -No! Look at the mess! 103 00:08:51,745 --> 00:08:52,769 Mummy! 104 00:08:53,207 --> 00:08:54,391 Mummy! 105 00:08:56,297 --> 00:08:57,525 Mummy... 106 00:08:58,111 --> 00:09:00,164 She was rushed to the hospital 107 00:09:00,248 --> 00:09:02,546 with a severe concussion and shock. 108 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:07,206 It took half an hour to dig her out of the rubble. 109 00:09:08,896 --> 00:09:11,490 She survived by a miracle. 110 00:09:32,212 --> 00:09:34,476 This Polish girl gave birth to such a giant. 111 00:09:35,756 --> 00:09:39,317 -She's not Polish. -Russian, Czech? 112 00:09:40,234 --> 00:09:42,065 She's German, according to her passport. 113 00:09:43,664 --> 00:09:47,623 They found a passport in her coat - Kathrin Kinn. 114 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:54,737 Maybe it's somebody else's coat? 115 00:09:56,677 --> 00:09:57,837 Maybe. 116 00:10:00,281 --> 00:10:04,615 A gorgeous, chubby baby. He must weigh at least five kilos. 117 00:10:09,813 --> 00:10:12,475 Will you call the Gestapo, or should I? 118 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,722 Better wait a bit. We've got plenty to do first. 119 00:10:16,403 --> 00:10:17,403 All right. 120 00:10:47,134 --> 00:10:49,227 Hello, Frau Kinn. 121 00:10:49,990 --> 00:10:51,423 Hello. 122 00:10:52,031 --> 00:10:55,228 I'd like to ask you a few questions. 123 00:11:12,820 --> 00:11:14,879 -Do you hear me? -Yes... 124 00:11:17,658 --> 00:11:20,456 I won't trouble you for long. 125 00:11:22,729 --> 00:11:25,630 -Where are you from? -From the insurance company. 126 00:11:29,169 --> 00:11:30,169 My... 127 00:11:32,873 --> 00:11:34,636 Is my husband dead? 128 00:11:35,676 --> 00:11:37,803 I'd like to ask you 129 00:11:38,512 --> 00:11:41,447 where he was when the bomb fell. 130 00:11:44,685 --> 00:11:46,516 He was in the bathroom. 131 00:11:46,673 --> 00:11:49,506 Ah, you had some briquettes left. 132 00:11:49,756 --> 00:11:53,886 Such a shortage... We get terribly cold at our company. 133 00:11:54,695 --> 00:11:55,695 Yes. 134 00:11:57,170 --> 00:11:59,434 He got some by sheer luck. 135 00:12:01,622 --> 00:12:03,022 Are you tired? 136 00:12:07,741 --> 00:12:09,299 Is he dead? 137 00:12:15,874 --> 00:12:19,328 I have sad news for you, Frau Kinn. 138 00:12:21,988 --> 00:12:23,288 He's dead. 139 00:12:31,231 --> 00:12:35,429 We're helping those affected by the bombing. 140 00:12:36,236 --> 00:12:39,467 What kind of assistance would you like while you're in the hospital? 141 00:12:39,752 --> 00:12:42,380 I think food is provided. 142 00:12:43,655 --> 00:12:46,161 We'll prepare clothing for you and the baby, once you're 143 00:12:46,245 --> 00:12:48,406 released from hospital. 144 00:12:51,861 --> 00:12:53,709 What a wonderful, chubby baby! 145 00:12:54,941 --> 00:12:55,941 A girl? 146 00:12:56,025 --> 00:12:57,049 A boy. 147 00:12:57,457 --> 00:12:58,617 A loud one? 148 00:12:59,526 --> 00:13:00,526 No. 149 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:03,753 I haven't heard him cry yet. 150 00:13:05,965 --> 00:13:07,716 Do they often cry? 151 00:13:08,569 --> 00:13:10,470 Mine cried terribly. 152 00:13:11,410 --> 00:13:16,176 My eardrums were bursting from their cries. 153 00:13:17,956 --> 00:13:20,371 But mine were tiny, and yours is a giant. 154 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,448 And giants like him are usually quiet. 155 00:13:23,683 --> 00:13:27,518 Could I ask one more question? 156 00:13:27,723 --> 00:13:30,452 What was the sum of your property insurance? 157 00:13:30,963 --> 00:13:32,757 I don't know. My husband handled it. 158 00:13:33,293 --> 00:13:37,246 Where was your property insured? Which office? 159 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:43,534 I think at the corner of Kurfürstendamm and Kantstrasse. 160 00:13:45,103 --> 00:13:48,656 That's the 27th office. It'll be easier to make inquiries now. 161 00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:53,336 Do you remember the insured amount? 162 00:13:54,615 --> 00:13:58,210 -I think 10,000 marks. -That's quite a large sum. 163 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:14,248 Come, come... A young mother shouldn't cry or worry. 164 00:14:15,294 --> 00:14:17,049 Believe me, father of three children here. 165 00:14:17,133 --> 00:14:19,976 It shows right away on the baby's stomach, 166 00:14:20,060 --> 00:14:21,584 and you'll hear his bass. 167 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,900 You shouldn't think only about yourself. 168 00:14:25,232 --> 00:14:27,530 This luxury is over for you once and for all. 169 00:14:28,074 --> 00:14:31,441 Now you must think only of your baby. 170 00:14:42,168 --> 00:14:43,168 Yes. 171 00:14:44,077 --> 00:14:45,374 I won't cry. 172 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:53,348 Where are your relatives? Our company can help them come here. 173 00:14:53,900 --> 00:14:56,892 We'll cover travel costs and provide lodging. 174 00:14:57,497 --> 00:15:01,627 Though some hotels are ruined and others taken by the military. 175 00:15:02,108 --> 00:15:04,319 But we have private apartments. 176 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:06,662 Your relatives will be well looked after. 177 00:15:06,976 --> 00:15:08,252 Who should I contact? 178 00:15:08,388 --> 00:15:11,996 They're in Königsberg. I don't know their current situation. 179 00:15:12,598 --> 00:15:14,589 What about your husband's relatives? 180 00:15:15,328 --> 00:15:16,761 Who should I contact? 181 00:15:17,190 --> 00:15:21,149 They're in Sweden, but it's no good writing to them. 182 00:15:21,735 --> 00:15:24,863 His uncle is friendly with Germany, 183 00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:27,689 and we were instructed not to write. 184 00:15:28,675 --> 00:15:32,270 That's why we sent letters through the embassy. 185 00:15:32,379 --> 00:15:33,869 Do you remember the address? 186 00:16:01,408 --> 00:16:03,501 I'm sorry. I'll feed the baby first, 187 00:16:03,744 --> 00:16:05,712 then I'll tell you the address. 188 00:16:06,513 --> 00:16:08,276 I won't trouble you. 189 00:16:39,173 --> 00:16:42,574 While I write down your uncle's address, 190 00:16:43,650 --> 00:16:45,515 have a look at these photos and tell me 191 00:16:46,093 --> 00:16:48,212 if you recognize any of your belongings. 192 00:16:54,795 --> 00:16:58,856 Some things were recovered after the bombing. 193 00:17:00,901 --> 00:17:05,838 In your situation, even one suitcase is a great help. 194 00:17:08,475 --> 00:17:12,275 Of course, she recognized the suitcase with the radio transmitter. 195 00:17:13,252 --> 00:17:17,279 You can sell some items and buy what's needed for the baby. 196 00:17:17,517 --> 00:17:21,613 We'll try to prepare everything before you leave the hospital... 197 00:17:21,772 --> 00:17:22,772 Franz... 198 00:17:23,723 --> 00:17:25,213 Baken... 199 00:17:30,730 --> 00:17:32,595 Gustav Adolf's Square... 200 00:17:33,546 --> 00:17:34,706 25... 201 00:17:37,010 --> 00:17:38,170 Stockholm. 202 00:17:41,935 --> 00:17:42,935 Thank you. 203 00:17:43,543 --> 00:17:45,602 -Are you tired? -A little. 204 00:17:45,952 --> 00:17:47,943 Just look carefully, and I'll leave. 205 00:17:48,135 --> 00:17:51,468 No, I don't see our suitcases here. 206 00:17:52,319 --> 00:17:53,445 Thank you. 207 00:17:53,926 --> 00:17:56,895 Let's consider this matter settled as well. 208 00:17:57,457 --> 00:17:59,425 In a day or two I'll drop by 209 00:17:59,526 --> 00:18:02,620 and... inform you about the results. 210 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:05,137 The commissions I take 211 00:18:05,292 --> 00:18:09,353 are very small and won't offend you. 212 00:18:09,608 --> 00:18:11,405 I'll be most grateful to you. 213 00:18:14,607 --> 00:18:16,370 Himmler's reception room. 214 00:18:26,486 --> 00:18:30,445 The SS Headquarters Chief, Obergruppenführer Karl Wolff. 215 00:18:30,590 --> 00:18:32,751 General Wolff, they called from the airport. 216 00:18:32,936 --> 00:18:35,293 The plane is ready, but 217 00:18:35,395 --> 00:18:37,659 by evening the weather may change. 218 00:18:38,211 --> 00:18:42,170 I'm leaving right away. Call the airport, please. 219 00:18:49,342 --> 00:18:52,675 General, this is what the Reichsführer has ordered prepared for you. 220 00:18:53,008 --> 00:18:56,314 I'll read them in the car. You'll go with me and then take them back. 221 00:18:56,583 --> 00:18:59,608 These documents can't be taken out. Here are three short summaries. 222 00:18:59,692 --> 00:19:01,678 I'll go through them at your office. 223 00:19:22,355 --> 00:19:24,448 Tell Schellenberg to come in. 224 00:19:39,326 --> 00:19:42,352 I've sent Wolff to Bern to contact Dulles. 225 00:19:42,462 --> 00:19:44,396 I think it's a wise move. 226 00:19:44,864 --> 00:19:46,519 It's madness, Schellenberg. 227 00:19:47,767 --> 00:19:49,758 Madness and recklessness. 228 00:19:50,947 --> 00:19:53,829 You mean the failure of the entire operation? 229 00:19:54,447 --> 00:19:57,127 I mean the whole range of possibilities. 230 00:20:04,617 --> 00:20:05,617 It's you. 231 00:20:06,753 --> 00:20:10,314 All your doing. You pushed me to take this step. 232 00:20:10,757 --> 00:20:15,785 If Wolff fails, all the materials will fall to us. 233 00:20:16,142 --> 00:20:18,269 First they may reach the man in Vienna. 234 00:20:24,404 --> 00:20:26,269 Sorry? 235 00:20:27,987 --> 00:20:29,386 Kaltenbrunner. 236 00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:34,730 And I've no idea whether these materials will go to Bormann or to me. 237 00:20:34,876 --> 00:20:37,180 And you know what Bormann will do as soon as he gets 238 00:20:37,263 --> 00:20:39,629 his hands on such papers. 239 00:20:40,179 --> 00:20:43,879 And imagine the Führer's reaction when he sees it all 240 00:20:43,963 --> 00:20:46,523 with Bormann's comments attached. 241 00:20:47,086 --> 00:20:49,645 I've analyzed that possibility too. 242 00:20:49,729 --> 00:20:51,356 Which possibility? 243 00:20:52,045 --> 00:20:54,206 That Bormann might get hold 244 00:20:54,601 --> 00:20:57,434 of these documents himself. 245 00:20:58,124 --> 00:21:01,206 First, Wolff must speak to Dulles 246 00:21:01,290 --> 00:21:02,842 not on your behalf or his own, 247 00:21:02,926 --> 00:21:06,523 but on behalf of Kesselring. He's under his command in Italy. 248 00:21:09,349 --> 00:21:12,079 He's Deputy Commander there and not 249 00:21:12,318 --> 00:21:13,842 directly subordinate to you. 250 00:21:15,248 --> 00:21:16,545 That's fine. 251 00:21:18,263 --> 00:21:22,165 Did you think of that earlier, or just now? 252 00:21:23,363 --> 00:21:26,491 It came to me the moment I heard of Wolff's trip. 253 00:21:26,633 --> 00:21:28,726 -Sit down. -Thank you. 254 00:21:31,471 --> 00:21:33,462 -You may smoke. -Thanks. 255 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:35,818 If you don't mind. 256 00:21:42,475 --> 00:21:44,466 Himmler knew that Schellenberg 257 00:21:44,590 --> 00:21:47,177 smoked only "Camel" and disliked any other brand. 258 00:21:47,487 --> 00:21:50,752 After America entered the war, he asked him: 259 00:21:51,050 --> 00:21:53,075 "Where do those cigarettes come from?" 260 00:21:53,239 --> 00:21:55,207 Schellenberg smiled and said: 261 00:21:55,441 --> 00:21:57,358 "It's true. When you smoke American cigarettes, 262 00:21:57,442 --> 00:21:59,075 they'll call you a traitor." 263 00:21:59,159 --> 00:22:00,649 Himmler didn't forget that. 264 00:22:02,735 --> 00:22:06,121 I've analyzed all the possibilities, including the unpleasant ones. 265 00:22:06,218 --> 00:22:07,218 Meaning? 266 00:22:09,229 --> 00:22:11,197 What if Kesselring, 267 00:22:12,239 --> 00:22:14,366 or worse, his patron Göring, 268 00:22:14,547 --> 00:22:17,482 can prove their alibis in this case? 269 00:22:20,326 --> 00:22:23,591 We'll prevent that. Take care of it in advance. 270 00:22:24,524 --> 00:22:25,752 We will. 271 00:22:27,833 --> 00:22:31,769 But you were right to remove your deputy, 272 00:22:32,072 --> 00:22:34,302 Kaltenbrunner, from this game. 273 00:22:36,703 --> 00:22:40,332 He can give us the opening. He and Müller. 274 00:22:40,989 --> 00:22:42,868 All right then. What do you suggest? 275 00:22:42,952 --> 00:22:45,806 I suggest we kill two birds with one stone. 276 00:22:46,251 --> 00:22:47,582 Impossible. 277 00:22:49,322 --> 00:22:51,483 -Actually, I'm no hunter. -Neither am I. 278 00:22:52,785 --> 00:22:57,313 The Führer says the relations among the Allies are on the verge of rupture. 279 00:22:57,397 --> 00:23:01,231 Therefore, a split between them is one of our main objectives. 280 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:02,340 And? 281 00:23:04,907 --> 00:23:07,823 I can't say what Stalin would do 282 00:23:07,907 --> 00:23:10,495 if he learns of SS‑General Wolff's talks. 283 00:23:10,982 --> 00:23:13,862 I can't predict his reaction. 284 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,568 But I have no doubt he'll take action. 285 00:23:19,104 --> 00:23:21,971 So should Wolff's journey 286 00:23:23,650 --> 00:23:27,609 be coded by us as a major deception for Stalin, 287 00:23:28,174 --> 00:23:30,108 for the Führer's benefit or not? 288 00:23:34,173 --> 00:23:35,606 I mean our legend - 289 00:23:36,663 --> 00:23:38,896 that these negotiations are merely a bluff for Stalin. 290 00:23:39,925 --> 00:23:43,383 That's what we'll tell the Führer in case we fail. 291 00:24:11,497 --> 00:24:13,761 I'll think about it. 292 00:24:14,467 --> 00:24:17,800 Do you want the details, or should I handle them? 293 00:24:19,045 --> 00:24:20,273 You'd better handle them. 294 00:24:23,009 --> 00:24:26,345 Actually, there shouldn't be any details in this case. 295 00:24:35,622 --> 00:24:37,522 What exactly do you mean? 296 00:24:37,690 --> 00:24:39,658 First of all, a cover operation. 297 00:24:40,048 --> 00:24:43,384 We should send a decoy - not one of ours - 298 00:24:43,468 --> 00:24:45,231 to negotiate with the West. 299 00:24:45,765 --> 00:24:49,462 Then we'll present the Führer with the files on this man. 300 00:24:50,691 --> 00:24:54,457 If need be, it'll look like an intelligence coup. 301 00:24:54,540 --> 00:24:56,735 We've frustrated the enemy's plans. 302 00:24:56,876 --> 00:24:59,743 That's exactly what Goebbels would say. Wouldn't he? 303 00:25:00,546 --> 00:25:05,313 Secondly, thousands of eyes will be watching Wolff in Switzerland. 304 00:25:06,753 --> 00:25:10,273 Among them might be our own agents 305 00:25:10,356 --> 00:25:12,312 who'll send messages back here. 306 00:25:13,693 --> 00:25:15,627 Who gets the message? 307 00:25:15,928 --> 00:25:20,262 Who will inform - your agent or Müller's? 308 00:25:20,533 --> 00:25:24,053 An intellectual who can judge the situation - or a blind fanatic 309 00:25:24,785 --> 00:25:26,132 like Kaltenbrunner. 310 00:25:27,380 --> 00:25:29,507 Consequently, I'd like 311 00:25:29,780 --> 00:25:31,846 five or six eyes like mine 312 00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:35,796 among the thousands of Western eyes watching Wolff. 313 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,773 Wolff must not know about our people. 314 00:25:37,977 --> 00:25:41,811 The agents will send information directly to me. 315 00:25:42,235 --> 00:25:46,729 And finally, there's the third alibi. 316 00:25:49,001 --> 00:25:52,888 In case of failure, we'll sacrifice Wolff, 317 00:25:53,833 --> 00:25:56,802 but the materials documenting his actions will form part of our alibi. 318 00:25:58,178 --> 00:25:59,338 Your alibi. 319 00:26:03,643 --> 00:26:05,508 Yours alone. 320 00:26:08,581 --> 00:26:09,809 Who do you want to send? 321 00:26:10,076 --> 00:26:12,774 For the first task, 322 00:26:13,076 --> 00:26:17,518 Schellenberg chose Stierlitz with his pastor. 323 00:26:17,736 --> 00:26:20,569 Do you have specific candidates? 324 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,625 I have some excellent candidates. 325 00:26:22,928 --> 00:26:26,956 But I can consider it myself without disturbing you. 326 00:26:27,780 --> 00:26:28,872 You may go. 327 00:26:40,580 --> 00:26:44,209 Investigator, Gestapo District Department. 328 00:26:47,687 --> 00:26:50,554 -Did you call me? -Yes, Lemke. 329 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:58,595 Take the photos and the suitcases and send them for expert tests. 330 00:26:59,465 --> 00:27:03,561 I coated them with Norwegian lacquer - it shows fingerprints well. 331 00:27:03,870 --> 00:27:05,428 Hurry them up. 332 00:27:05,571 --> 00:27:08,563 They've tested the fingerprints from the suitcase with the radio. 333 00:27:09,509 --> 00:27:12,842 Fingerprints were found on the suitcase as well. 334 00:27:13,279 --> 00:27:14,644 So... And? 335 00:27:14,881 --> 00:27:18,544 But the prints aren't very clear. The leather is warped. 336 00:27:18,785 --> 00:27:20,810 -Bring them here. -Yes. 337 00:27:21,334 --> 00:27:23,201 23 Feb 1945 9:00 a.m. 338 00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:32,053 The troops of the 3rd Byelorussian Front 339 00:27:32,137 --> 00:27:35,581 are conducting offensive operations southwest of Königsberg. 340 00:28:00,386 --> 00:28:04,372 The troops of the 1st Byelorussian Front, with the help of Polish patriots, 341 00:28:04,558 --> 00:28:08,228 have wiped out the encircled enemy forces, 342 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:10,698 and taken the city and the Poznań fortress. 343 00:28:18,696 --> 00:28:20,582 Today, February 23, 344 00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:24,255 Order No. 5 of the Supreme Commander in Chief was issued 345 00:28:24,543 --> 00:28:27,314 on the 27th anniversary of the Red Army. 346 00:28:27,734 --> 00:28:31,049 The order summed up the results of the Soviet winter offensive, 347 00:28:31,133 --> 00:28:34,343 which, on January 1, 1945, 348 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,780 delivered an unprecedentedly powerful blow to the enemy 349 00:28:37,864 --> 00:28:40,458 along the entire front from the Baltic to the Carpathians, 350 00:28:40,542 --> 00:28:45,283 breaking through the enemy's 1,200-km-long defenses, 351 00:28:45,738 --> 00:28:49,782 and after fierce fighting advanced from the border of East Prussia 352 00:28:49,866 --> 00:28:53,831 to the lower stretch of the Vistula - 270 km, 353 00:28:54,209 --> 00:28:56,711 from the Vistula bridgehead south of Warsaw, 354 00:28:56,929 --> 00:29:00,970 to the lower Oder stretch - 570 km, 355 00:29:01,687 --> 00:29:07,010 and from the Santomir bridgehead into German territory - 480 km. 356 00:29:07,387 --> 00:29:10,223 Within 40 days of the offensive, Soviet forces 357 00:29:10,307 --> 00:29:13,800 drove the fascists out of 300 cities, 358 00:29:14,300 --> 00:29:16,639 seized around 100 military factories, 359 00:29:16,867 --> 00:29:20,887 taken over more than 2,400 railway stations 360 00:29:21,555 --> 00:29:24,423 and gained control of the rail network 361 00:29:24,507 --> 00:29:26,627 spanning more than 15,000 km. 362 00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:31,193 They also inflicted severe losses on the enemy's men and equipment. 363 00:29:34,764 --> 00:29:39,438 The Soviet government received a message from U.S. President Roosevelt, 364 00:29:39,522 --> 00:29:43,091 conveying his greetings to the Red Army on its 27th anniversary. 365 00:29:43,588 --> 00:29:47,662 "Looking ahead to our complete victory over the Nazi invaders, 366 00:29:47,875 --> 00:29:51,661 "I wish to take this opportunity to offer my heartfelt congratulations 367 00:29:51,745 --> 00:29:54,998 "the Red Army on its 27th anniversary. 368 00:29:55,502 --> 00:29:58,095 "The important decisions made at Yalta 369 00:29:58,572 --> 00:30:02,770 "will bring us closer to victory and lay a strong foundation for lasting peace. 370 00:30:03,149 --> 00:30:06,235 "The ongoing great victories of the Red Army, 371 00:30:06,478 --> 00:30:08,417 "together with the efforts 372 00:30:08,501 --> 00:30:12,354 "of the Allied forces in the South and West, 373 00:30:12,438 --> 00:30:15,817 "will ensure the swift achievement of our common goal - 374 00:30:16,178 --> 00:30:19,449 "world peace based on mutual understanding 375 00:30:19,533 --> 00:30:22,078 and cooperation." 376 00:30:23,029 --> 00:30:26,897 The British Prime Minister, Churchill, wrote: 377 00:30:27,069 --> 00:30:28,811 "The Red Army is celebrating 378 00:30:28,895 --> 00:30:32,695 "its 27th anniversary in triumph, earning the great 379 00:30:32,779 --> 00:30:34,923 "admiration of the Allies, 380 00:30:35,573 --> 00:30:38,769 "and shaping the fate of German militarism. 381 00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:42,825 "Future generations will recognize their debt to the Red Army 382 00:30:42,909 --> 00:30:47,219 "as unconditionally as we do - we who 383 00:30:47,721 --> 00:30:50,849 witnessed those great victories." 384 00:30:52,112 --> 00:30:54,974 Today, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded 385 00:30:55,168 --> 00:30:58,961 orders and medals to 45 officers 386 00:30:59,045 --> 00:31:02,947 of the French army unit "Normandy." 387 00:31:04,491 --> 00:31:06,425 23 Feb 1945 9:00 a.m. 388 00:31:22,355 --> 00:31:25,347 Stierlitz requested an appointment with Himmler. 389 00:31:26,138 --> 00:31:30,040 It was, of course, an extreme measure, 390 00:31:30,136 --> 00:31:32,195 but he had no other choice. 391 00:31:36,836 --> 00:31:37,836 Yes. 392 00:31:39,453 --> 00:31:40,453 I see. 393 00:31:41,675 --> 00:31:42,699 All right. 394 00:31:51,851 --> 00:31:54,445 In that folder was his letter to Himmler. 395 00:31:54,529 --> 00:31:59,091 Alone now, he had no other way out. 396 00:31:59,445 --> 00:32:03,142 To carry out his mission, he had to secure Himmler's support, 397 00:32:03,256 --> 00:32:04,780 receive an assignment from him, 398 00:32:04,864 --> 00:32:07,628 and, using him as official cover, 399 00:32:07,734 --> 00:32:09,587 begin searching for those 400 00:32:09,671 --> 00:32:11,862 who might be starting, or had already started, 401 00:32:11,946 --> 00:32:13,946 negotiations with the West. 402 00:32:14,741 --> 00:32:18,700 Half an hour ago, he wrote the following letter: 403 00:32:42,088 --> 00:32:44,318 "To the Reichsführer-SS, 404 00:32:47,540 --> 00:32:49,303 "Heinrich Himmler. 405 00:32:49,809 --> 00:32:52,744 "Top secret. Private. 406 00:33:00,574 --> 00:33:01,907 "Reichsführer! 407 00:33:07,179 --> 00:33:10,985 "In the interest of our nation, I must write this letter to you. 408 00:33:11,184 --> 00:33:13,615 "From sources close to the press, 409 00:33:13,699 --> 00:33:15,045 "I learned that... 410 00:33:20,212 --> 00:33:23,375 "behind the back of the SD and the Reichsführer himself, 411 00:33:23,459 --> 00:33:26,005 "certain people are establishing contacts with the West. 412 00:33:26,239 --> 00:33:29,003 "Trying to deal with the enemy 413 00:33:29,670 --> 00:33:33,672 "I request an audience to present my proposals. 414 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,640 "I ask your permission to use my connections 415 00:33:37,189 --> 00:33:38,849 "to gather further details 416 00:33:38,933 --> 00:33:41,699 "and to outline my own plan for investigating this version, 417 00:33:42,155 --> 00:33:45,147 "which, unfortunately, seems all too close to the truth. 418 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:50,593 Respectfully yours, SS-Standartenführer von Stierlitz." 419 00:33:57,036 --> 00:33:59,729 If Himmler were to ask Stierlitz where he got 420 00:33:59,813 --> 00:34:02,805 such information, he knew exactly what to say. 421 00:34:02,889 --> 00:34:06,228 Three days ago, a Portuguese cameraman died in a raid, 422 00:34:06,312 --> 00:34:07,705 Poeblos Wasserman. 423 00:34:07,789 --> 00:34:09,855 He had close ties to the Swedes. 424 00:34:09,939 --> 00:34:13,375 From that point of view, his story was flawless. 425 00:34:15,095 --> 00:34:18,030 Still, going to the Reichsführer-SS 426 00:34:18,114 --> 00:34:19,513 without Schellenberg's approval 427 00:34:19,993 --> 00:34:22,325 was a serious breach of the chain of command. 428 00:34:22,809 --> 00:34:25,209 Stierlitz had foreseen that as well. 429 00:34:25,293 --> 00:34:27,193 He knew that on Wednesdays and Fridays, 430 00:34:27,277 --> 00:34:30,644 Schellenberg would be at the suburban intelligence center. 431 00:34:30,890 --> 00:34:32,881 Today was Friday. 432 00:34:33,598 --> 00:34:37,364 Please, General. You have ten minutes. 433 00:34:40,940 --> 00:34:44,171 You're next, Standartenführer. You have three minutes. 434 00:34:52,532 --> 00:34:55,524 No 15. This is Tsoller speaking. 435 00:34:55,608 --> 00:34:59,806 Bring me the report on those killed and wounded in yesterday's bombing. 436 00:35:00,686 --> 00:35:02,813 In Berlin. In Berlin. 437 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,393 No one could have foreseen that. 438 00:35:22,069 --> 00:35:23,434 General Polt is 439 00:35:23,617 --> 00:35:26,586 in the Reichsführer's office. Shall I announce you? 440 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,025 I need you, Stierlitz. 441 00:35:29,963 --> 00:35:31,931 I'll be there in half an hour. 442 00:35:36,963 --> 00:35:38,260 What are you doing here? 443 00:35:38,778 --> 00:35:41,217 You were out. I wanted to tell you, but you weren't here. 444 00:35:41,647 --> 00:35:43,857 You were at the airport, but it's urgent. 445 00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:49,477 It's about the family of the late Colonel Kroll. 446 00:35:50,429 --> 00:35:51,521 What happened? 447 00:35:51,818 --> 00:35:55,219 Tomorrow the last car leaves with staff families. 448 00:35:55,303 --> 00:35:56,497 Everyone is being evacuated. 449 00:35:57,323 --> 00:36:00,156 But no place was found for the Kroll family. 450 00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:01,813 No place for them? 451 00:36:02,188 --> 00:36:04,506 That's outrageous. Give it to me. 452 00:36:04,590 --> 00:36:07,320 It's disgraceful. 453 00:36:07,774 --> 00:36:11,287 Colonel Kroll stood by the Reichsführer in the early days of our movement. 454 00:36:12,178 --> 00:36:14,146 And now that he is gone... 455 00:36:14,433 --> 00:36:17,061 How quickly we forget. 456 00:36:17,684 --> 00:36:20,585 If you allow me, I'll call the administrative department 457 00:36:20,669 --> 00:36:22,193 and take care of everything. 458 00:36:22,288 --> 00:36:25,314 Fine. Do it. 459 00:36:26,559 --> 00:36:29,187 Tsoller speaking, Brigadeführer. 460 00:36:29,661 --> 00:36:31,686 -Who's that? -Hallman. 461 00:36:32,418 --> 00:36:34,579 What did you want, Standartenführer? 462 00:36:36,542 --> 00:36:38,703 -They're expecting you. -I'm on my way. 463 00:36:39,051 --> 00:36:41,019 The Brigadeführer is coming here. 464 00:36:41,874 --> 00:36:44,031 I need you, Stierlitz. 465 00:36:50,089 --> 00:36:51,351 What a voice! 466 00:36:52,685 --> 00:36:55,176 He reports like an operetta singer 467 00:36:55,521 --> 00:36:58,216 projecting from his gut, trying to impress everyone. 468 00:36:58,300 --> 00:37:00,169 I always feel sorry for the aides-de-camp. 469 00:37:00,276 --> 00:37:02,744 They always have to act important, or else 470 00:37:02,828 --> 00:37:04,693 everyone will see no one needs them. 471 00:37:05,011 --> 00:37:07,309 No, an aide-de-camp is quite necessary. 472 00:37:08,668 --> 00:37:10,431 Very necessary. 473 00:37:11,530 --> 00:37:13,931 He's like a fine hunting dog. 474 00:37:14,907 --> 00:37:17,492 You can talk to it, and if it looks good enough, 475 00:37:17,576 --> 00:37:19,601 other hunters get jealous. 476 00:37:19,685 --> 00:37:24,145 I knew an aide-de-camp who fancied himself an impresario. 477 00:37:24,650 --> 00:37:28,245 He kept telling everyone his boss was a genius. 478 00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:31,162 In the end, they arranged a car accident for him. 479 00:37:31,264 --> 00:37:33,459 He was singing a little too much. 480 00:37:34,414 --> 00:37:36,177 Did you make that up? 481 00:37:36,422 --> 00:37:38,322 -Of course I did. -It's funny. 482 00:37:38,865 --> 00:37:41,663 Did you also make up that story about Kroll's widow? 483 00:37:43,369 --> 00:37:44,393 Just kidding. 484 00:37:45,651 --> 00:37:47,414 Heil Hitler, gentlemen! 485 00:37:48,093 --> 00:37:50,152 Heil Hitler, Müller! 486 00:37:50,543 --> 00:37:52,477 Glad to see you, young devils! 487 00:37:52,645 --> 00:37:55,300 Plotting your next act of treachery? 488 00:37:55,384 --> 00:37:57,413 Why not? 489 00:37:57,497 --> 00:37:59,590 Nothing compares to your kind of treachery. 490 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,279 We're angels compared to you. 491 00:38:03,302 --> 00:38:04,530 To me? 492 00:38:05,384 --> 00:38:08,353 Well, it's nice to be mistaken for the devil. 493 00:38:08,528 --> 00:38:12,963 People die, but their memory lives on - even that kind of memory. 494 00:38:41,661 --> 00:38:44,687 Excellent work, Hallman. Everything's in order and done fast. 495 00:38:45,891 --> 00:38:47,967 Everyone gets what he deserves - right? 496 00:38:50,382 --> 00:38:54,389 And Dietrich had freckles. I never noticed them before. 497 00:38:54,774 --> 00:38:56,149 Did you know him? 498 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,155 He's your aide-de-camp for special assignments. 499 00:38:59,245 --> 00:39:02,009 Same with those two. Complete change of guard. 500 00:39:03,569 --> 00:39:05,503 Let's get down to business, Stierlitz. 501 00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:10,412 "I need your... pastor." 502 00:39:13,872 --> 00:39:15,385 I need your pastor. 503 00:39:16,683 --> 00:39:18,344 Pastor Schlag. 504 00:39:19,423 --> 00:39:22,551 Did I say that right? Is he alive and well? 505 00:39:22,727 --> 00:39:27,147 Is he still living with his sister and nephews at Gartenstrasse 2? 506 00:39:27,373 --> 00:39:31,605 Yes, he's living with his sister and nephews at Gartenstrasse 2. 507 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:34,474 I need your pastor. I... 508 00:39:36,782 --> 00:39:38,841 I'm sending him to Switzerland. 509 00:39:39,352 --> 00:39:43,118 Fine. I hope you don't mean a mountain retreat. 510 00:39:43,456 --> 00:39:46,198 Of course not. He's going there to make peace. 511 00:40:15,420 --> 00:40:18,389 So you think the pastor will 512 00:40:18,976 --> 00:40:21,501 come back if we take his sister and nephews 513 00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:23,712 as hostages, don't you? 514 00:40:23,849 --> 00:40:25,874 He'll definitely come back. 515 00:40:37,343 --> 00:40:39,368 Those are one-ton bombs, at least. 516 00:40:40,111 --> 00:40:41,305 I think so. 517 00:40:44,296 --> 00:40:46,628 They're flying away... aren't they? 518 00:40:47,766 --> 00:40:50,428 They're heading back to reload with new bombs. 519 00:40:55,427 --> 00:40:57,691 So you think when Pastor Schlag comes back, 520 00:40:58,084 --> 00:41:00,353 he won't spill that it was you 521 00:41:00,437 --> 00:41:02,683 who sent him there to make contact? 522 00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:05,419 Depends on who questions him. 523 00:41:08,264 --> 00:41:11,233 Good thing you've got recordings of his conversations. 524 00:41:11,317 --> 00:41:14,184 I'd rather he got killed somewhere in a bombing. 525 00:41:18,651 --> 00:41:19,651 I'll think about it. 526 00:41:19,885 --> 00:41:21,250 For how long? 527 00:41:21,621 --> 00:41:23,589 I'd like your permission... 528 00:41:25,291 --> 00:41:26,815 to think it over. 529 00:41:27,113 --> 00:41:29,024 How long will you weigh? 530 00:41:29,108 --> 00:41:31,269 I'll try to come up with something tonight. 531 00:41:31,977 --> 00:41:32,977 Fine. 532 00:41:35,801 --> 00:41:39,637 Does the Reichsführer know about your plan 533 00:41:39,891 --> 00:41:42,184 to send the pastor to Bern? 534 00:41:42,375 --> 00:41:43,433 No. 535 00:41:44,056 --> 00:41:47,321 Let's say no. Clear? 536 00:41:49,355 --> 00:41:50,355 Yes. 537 00:41:51,883 --> 00:41:53,612 It's nice you catch on 538 00:41:54,487 --> 00:41:57,285 so quickly. 539 00:41:59,492 --> 00:42:01,489 I like working with you. 540 00:42:01,573 --> 00:42:02,665 Same here. 541 00:42:03,529 --> 00:42:05,898 -Why are you so upset? -Me, upset? 542 00:42:05,982 --> 00:42:08,938 I'm much gloomier when I'm angry. 543 00:42:10,870 --> 00:42:12,428 I'm just thinking things over. 544 00:42:12,512 --> 00:42:15,666 If everything works out, you can go to the mountains for five days. 545 00:42:16,175 --> 00:42:17,930 Enjoy the skiing, 546 00:42:18,014 --> 00:42:20,575 the blue snow, the brown tan. 547 00:42:22,268 --> 00:42:26,295 Oh God, we've lost so much in this war. 548 00:42:26,412 --> 00:42:29,074 Most of all, ourselves. 549 00:42:30,723 --> 00:42:34,250 Yes, like a coat in the closet after a wild Easter bender. 550 00:42:34,373 --> 00:42:36,500 Yeah, just like a coat in the closet. 551 00:42:37,596 --> 00:42:41,657 -When did you stop writing poems? -Never started. 552 00:42:42,281 --> 00:42:44,842 A small lie breeds great mistrust. 553 00:42:44,926 --> 00:42:48,572 I swear, I wrote everything except poems. 554 00:42:48,656 --> 00:42:49,656 Why not? 555 00:42:50,249 --> 00:42:52,189 I've got an aversion to rhyme. 556 00:43:25,271 --> 00:43:27,398 He was on the verge of failing. 557 00:45:20,526 --> 00:45:22,778 More than two hours later, 558 00:45:22,862 --> 00:45:26,099 after Stierlitz had left Himmler's reception room, 559 00:45:26,264 --> 00:45:30,166 he realized that he was on the verge of failure. 560 00:45:30,877 --> 00:45:33,170 Nevertheless, he considered that day 561 00:45:33,254 --> 00:45:36,417 as one of the most successful days in his life. 562 00:45:37,035 --> 00:45:39,526 It was a major success. 563 00:45:40,613 --> 00:45:43,495 First, because he was alive 564 00:45:44,309 --> 00:45:46,470 and knew that 565 00:45:46,842 --> 00:45:50,712 the negotiations had been initiated by Himmler himself. 566 00:45:56,149 --> 00:46:00,347 He could have been very close and never known about it. 567 00:46:00,746 --> 00:46:04,546 Now he knew - and that fact alone was the most important. 568 00:46:20,232 --> 00:46:21,598 He also knew that Schellenberg 569 00:46:21,682 --> 00:46:25,178 had already decided to release the pastor 570 00:46:25,424 --> 00:46:28,621 and use him as a backup channel of contact 571 00:46:29,294 --> 00:46:32,491 long before. 572 00:46:32,904 --> 00:46:36,753 Now that he knew everything, he had to act. 573 00:46:58,424 --> 00:47:01,070 Stierlitz had to draw the right conclusions 574 00:47:01,154 --> 00:47:02,849 and move forward. 575 00:47:03,201 --> 00:47:07,695 Schellenberg expected the pastor to be just a pawn in their game. 576 00:47:08,567 --> 00:47:12,008 But Stierlitz didn't know what kind of game it would be. 577 00:47:12,204 --> 00:47:15,657 It was clear the pastor was bait - a cover. 578 00:47:16,121 --> 00:47:17,611 That was Schellenberg's plan. 579 00:47:18,163 --> 00:47:21,429 But he overlooked the fact that Schlag had strong connections in Switzerland. 580 00:47:21,647 --> 00:47:25,606 "So," decided Stierlitz, "I should make Schlag 581 00:47:25,718 --> 00:47:28,380 "use his influence against those 582 00:47:28,464 --> 00:47:31,073 who, through Stierlitz's hands, are sending him to Switzerland." 583 00:47:38,376 --> 00:47:40,344 Stierlitz wanted to use the pastor 584 00:47:40,428 --> 00:47:42,937 as a backup channel of contact. 585 00:47:43,192 --> 00:47:46,995 Now the pastor had to play a different, more responsible role. 586 00:47:47,079 --> 00:47:49,864 It was necessary to prepare a legend for the pastor 587 00:47:49,948 --> 00:47:52,355 that would provoke serious counter-interest 588 00:47:52,439 --> 00:47:55,185 compared to the other Germans coming - or already coming - 589 00:47:55,269 --> 00:47:59,205 to Switzerland for such negotiations. 590 00:48:16,635 --> 00:48:17,635 Please. 591 00:48:26,438 --> 00:48:29,345 But one pastor is both too little and too much. 592 00:48:29,429 --> 00:48:32,296 We need someone to stand by. We need another. 593 00:48:33,512 --> 00:48:37,381 We need one more reliable person, 594 00:48:37,465 --> 00:48:39,292 like Professor Pleischner. 595 00:48:40,312 --> 00:48:41,690 But Karl Pleischner is dead, 596 00:48:41,794 --> 00:48:45,628 and his death severed all links with the German Resistance group. 597 00:48:45,878 --> 00:48:48,779 It wasn't easy to find such a person, and 598 00:48:49,108 --> 00:48:51,133 impossible in a single day. 599 00:48:54,045 --> 00:48:55,045 Hans. 600 00:49:08,587 --> 00:49:09,713 Yes? 601 00:49:10,689 --> 00:49:12,121 Coffee, please. 602 00:49:12,317 --> 00:49:14,217 As usual, black? 603 00:49:28,407 --> 00:49:33,100 He needed one more person. A cover was clearly required. 604 00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:36,570 Another fact was clear too. 605 00:49:37,636 --> 00:49:41,915 Himmler, whose support he was counting on, 606 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,357 had now become a potential threat. 607 00:49:46,271 --> 00:49:48,205 In that case, it was necessary to search for 608 00:49:48,660 --> 00:49:51,356 the other key figure 609 00:49:51,663 --> 00:49:54,530 and gain his cooperation. 610 00:49:56,854 --> 00:49:59,247 23 Feb 1945 611 00:50:00,911 --> 00:50:04,369 February 23, 1945 612 00:50:05,944 --> 00:50:08,444 "Today is a day off," Stierlitz decided. 613 00:50:08,891 --> 00:50:10,024 Friday night. 614 00:50:11,176 --> 00:50:14,543 It was February 23, Red Army Day. 615 00:50:15,434 --> 00:50:19,200 A day Colonel Isaev always marked. 616 00:50:19,785 --> 00:50:23,619 He marked it differently depending on the circumstances. 617 00:50:53,336 --> 00:50:56,556 Leningrad, 1942 618 00:52:47,311 --> 00:52:51,008 Stalingrad, 1943 619 00:55:40,431 --> 00:55:44,390 Moscow, 1944 620 00:58:14,052 --> 00:58:16,020 23 Feb 1945 9:35 p.m. 621 00:58:28,139 --> 00:58:31,267 Eismann had been studying Stierlitz's file for days. 622 00:58:31,502 --> 00:58:34,528 He sifted through stacks of documents, yet couldn't understand 623 00:58:34,686 --> 00:58:38,816 why Stierlitz was under suspicion. 624 00:58:41,566 --> 00:58:45,425 File on Fritz Schlag, a Catholic priest. 625 00:58:45,509 --> 00:58:49,502 Arrested on June 23, 1944. 626 00:58:49,901 --> 00:58:53,334 Accused of anti-state activity 627 00:58:53,418 --> 00:58:55,661 and of attempting the Führer's life. 628 00:59:08,566 --> 00:59:11,330 Two denunciations triggered the arrest: 629 00:59:12,791 --> 00:59:14,359 those of Barbara Krein 630 00:59:17,555 --> 00:59:19,284 and Robert Niche. 631 00:59:20,545 --> 00:59:22,604 Both parishioners of his church. 632 00:59:22,714 --> 00:59:26,548 They claimed that in his sermons, Schlag 633 00:59:26,751 --> 00:59:29,481 called for peace and friendship among all peoples, 634 00:59:29,565 --> 00:59:33,592 denouncing barbaric wars and bloodshed. 635 00:59:34,846 --> 00:59:37,265 A fact-check showed the pastor 636 00:59:37,349 --> 00:59:40,318 had met with former Minister Krauze, 637 00:59:40,572 --> 00:59:43,336 who lived in exile in Switzerland. 638 00:59:43,892 --> 00:59:47,313 They were friendly, but nothing indicated 639 00:59:47,397 --> 00:59:51,892 any political connection between the pastor and Krauze. 640 00:59:52,323 --> 00:59:56,259 Eismann wondered why Schlag had ended up in intelligence hands. 641 00:59:57,075 --> 00:59:59,100 Why not the Gestapo? 642 00:59:59,503 --> 01:00:02,243 Why was he of interest to Schellenberg's people? 643 01:00:02,914 --> 01:00:06,281 He found the answer in a brief supplement to the file. 644 01:00:08,906 --> 01:00:11,739 In 1933, Pastor Schlag went twice 645 01:00:11,823 --> 01:00:16,073 to Great Britain to attend pacifist congresses. 646 01:00:16,361 --> 01:00:19,153 Eismann realized they were interested in his connections. 647 01:00:19,284 --> 01:00:21,466 They wanted to know who he had met there. 648 01:00:21,657 --> 01:00:24,211 That's why he ended up in intelligence custody. 649 01:00:24,295 --> 01:00:26,209 And why Stierlitz worked with him. 650 01:00:26,577 --> 01:00:30,536 And Stierlitz? He was following orders. 651 01:00:46,123 --> 01:00:48,148 Please, call up the special card index. 652 01:00:55,773 --> 01:00:58,571 This is Eismann from Department IV. Hello. 653 01:00:59,997 --> 01:01:02,557 Will you check your card index 654 01:01:03,414 --> 01:01:06,604 for any recording of Pastor Schlag's interrogation 655 01:01:06,805 --> 01:01:09,296 by Stierlitz? 656 01:01:11,495 --> 01:01:12,495 Yes. 657 01:01:13,690 --> 01:01:14,690 Yes, yes. 658 01:01:21,392 --> 01:01:23,519 All right. But what if you weren't a pastor? 659 01:01:23,788 --> 01:01:27,280 I don't entertain such ideas. 660 01:01:27,585 --> 01:01:29,382 I'll be blunt. 661 01:01:29,955 --> 01:01:34,441 If you were stripped of your cloth, would you join the Resistance? 662 01:01:34,913 --> 01:01:36,995 You asked me that 663 01:01:37,869 --> 01:01:39,700 nine days ago, 664 01:01:40,384 --> 01:01:45,508 when you took me to that odd little restaurant, 665 01:01:45,916 --> 01:01:47,144 "Fat Gottlieb," right? 666 01:01:47,378 --> 01:01:48,925 Still, answer me. 667 01:01:49,660 --> 01:01:53,255 Would you resist the regime if stripped of your post? 668 01:01:54,486 --> 01:01:58,217 I don't know. I've always hated violence. 669 01:01:58,810 --> 01:02:02,596 But everyone reaches a point when they can no longer endure... 670 01:02:03,056 --> 01:02:04,056 any longer. 671 01:02:10,054 --> 01:02:12,215 Were you afraid in prison? 672 01:02:14,352 --> 01:02:15,478 I... 673 01:02:16,774 --> 01:02:18,742 was afraid... 674 01:02:19,457 --> 01:02:23,188 through all 11 years of your rule. 675 01:02:24,448 --> 01:02:25,540 Demagogy. 676 01:02:28,086 --> 01:02:31,988 You were afraid when you were in prison. 677 01:02:32,072 --> 01:02:33,767 -Of course. -Of course. 678 01:02:33,851 --> 01:02:36,448 Would you like to come here again, 679 01:02:36,532 --> 01:02:39,324 if by some miracle we released you? 680 01:02:40,651 --> 01:02:43,620 I wouldn't want to deal with you. 681 01:02:44,936 --> 01:02:50,499 What if I released you on one condition? 682 01:02:50,808 --> 01:02:52,673 -I'm not... -I'm not talking about that. 683 01:02:52,890 --> 01:02:54,858 We have many informers. 684 01:02:56,080 --> 01:02:59,068 You wanted to ask about it, didn't you? No? 685 01:02:59,723 --> 01:03:02,521 -Yes. -You see? No. 686 01:03:03,721 --> 01:03:05,941 Here's my condition. 687 01:03:12,483 --> 01:03:14,280 I want a purely human, 688 01:03:14,364 --> 01:03:18,156 friendly relationship with you. 689 01:03:20,451 --> 01:03:24,979 Do you want to help me as a person... 690 01:03:26,765 --> 01:03:29,791 -...or are you counting on me? -I'm counting on you. 691 01:03:33,685 --> 01:03:34,958 In that case... 692 01:03:36,253 --> 01:03:38,058 I must be confident 693 01:03:38,142 --> 01:03:41,202 that your aim is honorable. 694 01:03:41,665 --> 01:03:45,431 Otherwise I cannot give a positive answer. 695 01:03:45,515 --> 01:03:48,484 Believe me, my intentions are entirely honorable. 696 01:03:52,136 --> 01:03:54,656 What do you want me to do? 697 01:04:14,993 --> 01:04:16,984 I have friends 698 01:04:18,235 --> 01:04:20,703 within the state apparatus. 699 01:04:21,566 --> 01:04:24,467 Scholars, party officials, 700 01:04:25,149 --> 01:04:27,379 journalists, military men. 701 01:04:27,705 --> 01:04:31,698 They're not opposition. These people are loyal to the regime. 702 01:04:33,617 --> 01:04:36,586 If I persuade my superiors 703 01:04:36,927 --> 01:04:42,331 to have you released, it would be interesting 704 01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:44,278 if you could speak to them. 705 01:04:44,362 --> 01:04:47,242 I won't ask you to report on those conversations. 706 01:04:47,326 --> 01:04:50,268 But I can't be sure there aren't bugs behind the wall. 707 01:04:50,387 --> 01:04:53,170 You can go out into the woods or the fields and talk there. 708 01:04:59,303 --> 01:05:01,328 I'd be interested to know 709 01:05:01,873 --> 01:05:04,706 your thoughts on the measure of evil 710 01:05:05,696 --> 01:05:09,462 or good that you'll find in those people. 711 01:05:11,435 --> 01:05:13,808 Could you do that for me? 712 01:05:18,904 --> 01:05:21,896 Either you trust me too much 713 01:05:22,727 --> 01:05:25,491 and ask for support you'll never get 714 01:05:25,575 --> 01:05:27,736 from anyone else, 715 01:05:28,884 --> 01:05:30,718 or you're provoking me. 716 01:05:30,802 --> 01:05:33,471 And if you are, this talk will just go in circles. 717 01:05:33,555 --> 01:05:36,718 -Meaning? -We'll never speak the same language. 718 01:05:36,802 --> 01:05:39,282 You'll remain a functionary, and I'll remain a man... 719 01:05:39,878 --> 01:05:43,688 doing my best not to become one. 720 01:05:46,791 --> 01:05:49,521 How can I convince you it isn't provocation? 721 01:05:50,120 --> 01:05:51,798 Look into my eyes. 722 01:06:07,551 --> 01:06:10,645 Let's imagine we've exchanged credentials 723 01:06:11,288 --> 01:06:14,211 and the agreement is nearly done. 724 01:07:05,749 --> 01:07:08,722 Oh you steppe. 725 01:07:12,876 --> 01:07:21,322 Oh you steppe, how vast you are 726 01:07:22,211 --> 01:07:29,724 how endless you are 727 01:07:31,761 --> 01:07:39,007 Oh, Mother-Volga 728 01:07:39,736 --> 01:07:48,649 how free you are 729 01:10:45,715 --> 01:10:47,242 Eismann speaking. 730 01:10:47,811 --> 01:10:51,095 I need information concerning pastor Schlag's behavior in prison. 731 01:10:51,788 --> 01:10:54,348 His contacts, personality, 732 01:10:54,497 --> 01:10:57,159 conversations with convicts, his interests. 733 01:10:57,667 --> 01:10:59,692 I need all the details. 734 01:11:03,266 --> 01:11:06,201 The answer, which was ready an hour later, 735 01:11:06,489 --> 01:11:09,287 was absolutely unexpected. 736 01:11:21,518 --> 01:11:25,716 Pastor Schlag was released from prison in February 1945. 737 01:11:26,542 --> 01:11:29,984 It was unclear whether he had agreed to work for the SD 738 01:11:30,259 --> 01:11:34,423 or his release was the consequence of some other reasons. 739 01:11:34,764 --> 01:11:36,789 There was only Schellenberg's oral order. 740 01:11:40,143 --> 01:11:42,801 There was only Schellenberg's oral order 741 01:11:42,885 --> 01:11:45,511 to release the pastor and put him under Stierlitz's supervision. 742 01:12:04,700 --> 01:12:06,893 -Is that all? -Almost. 743 01:12:08,078 --> 01:12:09,568 There's one more thing. 744 01:12:12,675 --> 01:12:17,055 After his release, a special agent from Department VI worked with Schlag. 745 01:12:17,139 --> 01:12:18,424 Where are his materials? 746 01:12:18,508 --> 01:12:21,255 He was directly connected with Standartenführer Stierlitz. 747 01:12:21,845 --> 01:12:23,642 And no records left? 748 01:12:23,845 --> 01:12:26,680 No. Records were destroyed for operational reasons. 749 01:12:39,595 --> 01:12:41,228 Find that agent. 750 01:12:45,387 --> 01:12:47,734 But only three people should know about it: 751 01:12:48,208 --> 01:12:50,321 you, me and him.