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Thank you.

Thank you.

I suppose you're going to tell me he can't

speak on Thursday. If he does, I won't answer for the consequences.

I knew it. Now Goering and Goebbels will both want to deputise.

Why not a duet?

I'm afraid it might be a little lacking in harmony.

Goodbye. By the way, I haven't seen you since your wedding. My congratulations.

Thank you. There ought to be some restriction on you Austrians carrying

off all the beauty of Berlin.

More restrictions.

What can a poor Prussian policeman hope to do against your fatal charm?

Why not use your powers of arrest?

Remember me to Arena, won't you? Open.

Yes, that's a little inflamed.

Say ah.

Ah.

Again.

99.

I'd have you know my other patients treat me with some respect.

They're not married to you, darling. At least I hope they're not.

Seriously, you can't afford to take chances. Now you're in rehearsal.

I've just been telling that to another celebrity.

Oh, who?

We are indisposed. Oh, dear. I hope it's nothing serious.

He has what is called laryngismus stridulus.

My goodness, what's its first name?

If you had it, it'd be a sore throat.

Oh, darling, it was.

Otto! Reina.

Darling.

I thought you weren't arriving till tomorrow.

Hello, Otto. What sort of time do you have in Italy?

Marvellous, thanks.

What have you got there?

A pre-de-robe.

No, I just missed it.

Well, let's have a look at them anyway.

Oh, that's delightful.

Isn't that cow rather anemic, speaking as a throat specialist or as a vet?

Rebuffed again.

I've just had one from your sister.

Does he good, darling?

Thank you very much.

Now then, now then, time you were off.

Hello, Mr. Otto. Glad to see you back.

Now, don't you forget, you've got two calls to make before you go to your

club. There's your coat and there's your flower. There you are.

Oh, that club. Why must it be tonight?

It's only once a year, my sweet.

I'll be back to see the new year in with you.

You'll stay, won't you, Otto? I'd love to. I want to make a final diagnosis of

that cow.

Cow?

Your flower.

One day I shall come and spy on you. You'll be bored to death.

We just sit around talking rather pompously, trying to pretend we're

Stella Heidelberg.

That's what you tell your wives.

Tell me all about Rome.

What are you looking at?

I had to watch that sort of thing the whole time I was in Italy.

You won't be watching now, darling.

You'll have to do it.

I suppose I shall.

I shall be rather silly.

Probably make you very fit.

Get rid of a little of this.

I must say, they do look rather good.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Only eight tonight, Sebastian.

Yes, sir. Large minister, please.

Hello, France. Hello, Joseph.

Wonderful flats for workmen. No unemployment.

All you see is what's in front of your face. Don't think. Hello, Carl. Hello,

Carl. Now, now, Emil, you know the rules. No politics.

Isn't that so, Carl? Absolutely. You should do as I do. Leave politics to the

politicians. There you are. What did I tell you? Your beer, sir.

Yes, sir. The telephone, sir. Oh, thank you.

Well, I need him to you.

It's all very well he's joking. Wise is that bad comedians are droomy on this

stage, and good comedians, like you, my dear Emil, are droomy off.

Carl, I'm just telling France how I got this.

Do you remember?

Do I remember? She was most attractive.

Hello, Carl.

Hello, Rudolph. When did you get back? What was America like?

I don't know. I went to New York.

No need to ask if married life suits you.

Heavens, this is as obvious as all that.

Nothing could have pleased me better.

Hello, Father.

Beer? Well, just a large one.

Sebastian.

Gustav. Nice.

Rudolph, excuse me one moment.

Well, how are you after your American triumphs? Hello,

Father. Isn't it extraordinary?

Always bottom of the class. Now look at him, lighting a three-mark cigar.

Yes. You remember, he never could do a simple equation. And now he can make a

million vanish right under your eyes. And you never know what's happened to

it. High finance and mathematics, Father, have nothing in common. Judging

by your record, they certainly haven't.

What is it, Heine? Has she cancelled that supper date?

Oh, no.

As a matter of fact, it was the Gestapo.

They want me there now.

Is there something I... Probably a driving offence or something like that.

I expect I'll be back in 20 minutes.

In case I'm not in time, Happy New Year.

One, two, three.

Only four tonight, Sebastian.

I'm afraid so, sir.

Large room, sir.

Father. Emil.

Hello, Charles.

Rudolf. I must say, these reunions give me a slight sense of decreasing

exhilaration.

I never realized this room was so large.

Let's get rid of some of those chairs.

Any news of Tiny?

No.

No news.

Your beer, sir.

Cheer up, Sebastian.

Take a drink with us.

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

Well, we're here anyway.

Emil, are your audiences still hanging on every word you sing?

I'm afraid nowadays the words I sing are more likely to hang me.

Don't sing.

Some actors I know might be improved by hanging.

Really, Father, remember your thought. That's a most unchristian sentiment.

Gentlemen.

Sebastian.

Gentlemen, I...

I didn't mean to tell you until the end of the evening, but I'm afraid this is

our last night.

We have orders to close the whole club.

Student meetings are forbidden now, Doctor.

But I... I would like to say how much I've enjoyed serving you, gentlemen.

After that, I don't think we can pretend anymore.

No.

What good are meeting places for friends?

One can't be sure any longer who is your friend. I'm going home.

Good night, Father.

Good night, Emil.

Coming, Rudolph?

Yes. Good night, Carl.

Good night, Emil.

Well, I must be getting along to a church.

You are coming to the watch service, aren't you?

Yes, I hope to bring my wife with me, if I can get her away from the theatre in

time. Let's see, she's playing in... Ifigenia.

Oh, yes, of course.

Epigenia.

I shall be glad if you come.

There's nothing wrong, Father.

No, no, nothing.

Only, I shall just be glad if you come.

Last act.

You were wonderful. Oh, it wasn't. I was very, very bad.

Thank you very much. The moment I saw the furor, I plucked.

She's just coming.

Hello, Otto.

Hello. You're around very quickly. I had to. I'm just going on duty.

Very pretty.

What do you think of my sets?

I like them.

Me? Oh, you were all right.

Oh, you beast.

Actually, I thought you were frightfully good.

Didn't you, Hannah?

I'll say no worse. Oh, take a week's notice.

The Fiola thought you were marvellous.

How do you know?

I was watching him the whole time.

You must have found the play very exciting.

I can always see it again.

You know, that uniform is very becoming.

Glad you like it.

I do indeed.

Have you been doing any painting lately?

I haven't much time for that sort of thing nowadays.

No, I suppose not.

Good night, Irene. Good night, darling.

Good night, Carl.

Good night, Otto.

I say, when the crowd comes in, you won't let them keep you too long, will

you? No, of course I won't. Give me one of those.

Thanks. Go and get yourself a drink.

Here.

Hannah, see who that is, will you?

Who asked him to come in?

Really, I am glad to see you.

More wonderful than ever.

I was enchanted.

Good evening, Rodin.

I hope I'm not in the way.

No one could be more welcome.

Let me give you a drink.

On this occasion, I think I must.

Actually, this is an official visit, but we must just drink a toast.

To the new director of popular pageantry.

Our most distinguished actress and producer, Frau Irena Roeder.

You...

You mean me?

But... I can't believe it.

Carl, did you hear what he said?

Aren't you drinking the toast?

To you, my darling.

Oh, it's taken my breath away.

The Führer wants to congratulate you himself.

I'm here to take you to the Chancellery at once.

Of course, I'll be as quick as I can.

There's a whole crowd of them outside.

You'll have to see them.

Dear I'm afraid I must keep them a minute.

I'll be waiting for you in the car

We'll have to

celebrate our new year tomorrow.

Oh Darling, I am sorry.

What could I do?

Never mind You'll be able to meet father on box some other time you're going

anyway. Oh, yes Otherwise, he'd be broken hearted I've

been thinking of you at midnight Oh, darling.

Hannah, you can let them in.

Oh, good evening, Dr. Roder. My dear, you are divine.

My husband stayed awake from start to finish.

My dear brethren, before I begin my address this evening, I want to tell you

of something, something which I'm afraid will distress you as it has distressed

me. Our good friend, Father Brandt, who is well known to

and loved by many of us, has been removed from

his parish.

It is said that he was an enemy of the Reich, a phrase we have lately heard

used of many of our brethren, but one which we who knew him best will,

I think, find it difficult to believe.

I intend to ask your prayers for Father Brandt, but before I do so, I feel it my

duty to give any who may wish the opportunity of leaving

Now. I am glad so many of you will give him the benefit of your prayers.

He is in need of them.

in asking Almighty God to protect him. Shut up and come on down.

I would ask you to intercede also for those others who have preceded him. Shut

up and come down.

Fritz Felderberg, Johann Smaltz. Here, Judge.

Heinrich Meyendorff, Ennis Rombach, Hans Feldman, Oskar Brandt,

Fritz Schulz, Friedrich Mann.

For though they have name, let us ask the blessing of our Heavenly Father.

Come along, hurry up, clear the church.

I'll see you in the morning.

It wasn't nearly as alarming as I expected.

He was most enthusiastic about the performance.

Well, he couldn't have been more kind.

Everyone was there, Goering and his wife and nearly all the party leaders.

I'd have my own offices and all the staff I want.

Are you listening?

Yes, of course.

My first thing is Stuttgart. Just think, what a setting.

Any producer would give his soul to be let loose on a job like that.

Apparently there's to be no restriction as regards expenses or labour.

I've been thinking that it would be... Darling, you're not listening.

What's the matter?

I'm sorry, my sweet.

I saw something this evening which upset me rather.

Oh, what?

Oh, just a boy I used to know... behaving horribly.

Who?

Let's not talk about... Go on with what you were saying.

I hardly know what I am saying.

I can't believe it.

I can't quite believe it myself.

You are pleased, though, aren't you?

Do you want me to be?

Oh, of course I do.

It's the only thing that matters.

Then you go ahead.

A few more people like you at the head of things, we might be a lot better off.

Oh, dear.

Sounds very solemn.

Being married to a high government official is a very solemn business.

This job won't make any difference between us.

Of course not.

And subversive remarks from the pulpits so inflamed the congregation that the

priest was injured, fatally.

Fortunately, stormtroopers were able to restore order. But it is evident that

unscrupulous agitators can no longer depend on their cloth to protect them

from the indignation of the people.

And here's the actual report, sir.

They went too far and accidentally killed him.

A little overenthusiastic.

It is evident that unscrupulous agitators can no longer depend on their

cloth to protect them from the indignation of the people.

Landbark's epitaph.

He'll get no more.

And we're responsible.

We? People like us, criticizing, grumbling, doing nothing.

We're stifled, my friend.

What can we do?

Still people with a sense of decency, like you and Fanna.

There must be others.

We could only reach them.

Who's that?

I don't know.

What are you doing?

Sorry, sir. I didn't think I'd disturb you.

You could hear us in the next room, couldn't you?

No, sir.

Why are you here? There's nothing wrong with the radio?

It's just an ordinary routine inspection, sir. It's all in order. I

see.

Quite an interesting job, yours.

And well paid.

I don't know so much about that, sir.

I do manage to pick up a little bit on the side.

Doing what?

What, sir? I help a friend of mine build sets in the evening.

A batting Marconi.

Wish I was, sir.

I think he was about the greatest man who ever lived.

You know, I shouldn't let the Gestapo hear you say that.

I didn't mean anything.

You won't say anything, sir, will you?

You see, I've been trying to get a license to build sets on my own, and,

well, it's hard enough anyway unless you've got a pull. Starting up yourself?

I want to, sir, yes.

You're a married man?

Going to be next month, sir.

I might be able to put in a word for you about that license.

Oh, thank you, sir. What's your name?

Hans Glazer, sir.

All right. You drop me a line and tell me all about it. Oh, yes, sir.

Thank you, sir. Good morning. Bye.

There's one they haven't spoiled.

Yes. Yes, but it's a nice thing with the sight of an ordinary workman. It's

enough to scare us out of our lives.

Hiya, Fritz. Morning, Hans. Give me company, will you?

Someone might see us. Who cares?

Ellie, I've got some wonderful news. What?

No, I don't think you ought to know. Oh, please, please tell me.

All right, listen.

Granny. There you are, children. A nice hot lunch.

Sausages, potatoes and sauerkraut. Oh, you shouldn't have bothered.

Something cold would have been quite good enough.

Rubbish you want feeding up.

Well, I can't stay, dears. I've got a lot to do and I don't like leaving the

flat too long with that wretched Frau Lehmann nosing about like she does.

You know I think that woman's actually capable of raiding our larder. Nonsense,

Granny. Oh, yes, she is.

I've got something very special for you tonight. Don't you be late, either of

you. We won't. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Granny.

Now, come on, you must tell me.

Well, guess who I've just been talking to? No.

Have you the London Times, please?

I'm sorry, sir, it's been confiscated today.

What again?

Tell me, who was it?

Dr. Karl Roeder, the great specialist.

No. Yes, and what's more, he's going to get me a radio sales license.

That's wonderful.

I should think it is.

We can get married.

Right away.

I'll make the finest sets on the market.

You'll have a real diamond ring.

Yes, I had a long talk with Rhoda. He asked my opinion about all sorts of

things. Not really.

Yes, he was most impressed.

You know, when a chap's in with people like Rhoda, There's nothing he can't do.

He might even control the world's radio.

Hans, I think you're wonderful.

What's one o'clock? I must fly. See you tonight.

Goodbye.

Good afternoon, Frau Schmidt.

Good afternoon, Frau Lehmann. I suppose you haven't got a bit of lard in that

bag, Frau Schmidt. No, I have not. Oh, Frau Schmidt, just a tiny piece. No, you

had all of mine last week.

So that's it, is it?

Living on the flat of the land and grudge me a little piece of lard?

See a neighbour starve, would you, and never raise a finger to help you? Now

look here, you know very well I've no lard to give you. After all, you've got

as much to spend on food as I have if you didn't... Well, out with it.

Spend it differently.

Oh, so now I can't have a drop or two to keep my strength up.

You'll let me starve in the gutter, I suppose.

It's a judgment you're asking for.

A judgment!

My love.

1939, we stand triumphant.

The mightiest nation in the world.

Our great Fuhrer has given us new hope and a new fate.

And Germany's destiny will be the world's destiny.

Tango de Brodsky.

And now, dear listeners, please listen to Papa S'Amuse, Quick Step.

You see, what did I tell you?

She's always listening to foreign stations. Shut up.

Listening to

foreign broadcasts, eh?

Take her away.

Oh, no.

No, please.

Oh, just a moment. I can explain.

Don't you understand? I was only listening to the music. I wasn't doing

any... Oh, Ellie.

Where are they taking you? Who are you?

She's my granny, but what's been happening?

What's the matter? Where are they taking her? Quite calm. There's nothing to

worry about.

It's just a matter of routine.

Take her to the police station, where she'll answer a few questions.

She'll be back in an hour.

Now, if you want to help your grandmother...

This way you can do it to tell me a little about I

Got

good big to go for me so I could spend a little time with you. Thank you, darling

There's a wagon load of fan mail for you over there

I'll look at it presently for just two minutes. I want to look at you.

What sort of morning?

Wonderful.

Now I'm married to the right director of popular pageantry.

I've got to charge double fees.

Do you remember this?

Well, I can't dine with you tonight.

Oh, hello.

I'm just going on duty. You're always going on duty. What is it this time?

Oh, just cleaning up. Cleaning up?

Like the other evening?

What do you mean?

Ask Otto.

I do my duty and obey orders. Even when a duty means smashing up churches and

beating defenseless people to death?

He was an enemy of the state, even if he was a friend of yours.

Besides, his death was an accident.

Was it?

Does it occur to you that he was doing his duty too?

Duty? His duty was to the state.

Not to his conscience?

If it wasn't for your position, you'd be put away for saying less than that.

You're just such... Otto, I think you'd better go.

What was all that about?

The time they've finished with him, he'll have no more soul than a sheep.

Karl! You've seen what's been happening to him. It's happening to thousands like

him. Blind obedience to a rule of force and terrorism.

It's frightful.

But what has Otto done?

He's the boy I told you about the other evening.

He was in the raid on Landbach's church.

But he was only obeying his orders.

Oh, no, he wasn't.

I was there.

I saw the look on his face.

He was enjoying himself.

But it was the congregation that attacked Landbach.

Do you really believe that?

Hello?

Oh, yes, I remember.

Oh.

What's the address?

Right, I'll come along.

Sorry, I'm afraid I'll have to go.

Something rather serious.

Irena.

I'd like you to do something.

I'd like you to come with me.

You might be able to help.

It's a young girl.

Well, of course I won't, if I can be of any use.

It's the most monstrous thing I ever heard of.

I do know how you must feel.

That man won't go unpunished, that I promise you.

I'm going to Herr Rabenau's office now.

I'm staying here for a little.

And I'm going straight to the Gestapo.

What a good that'll do.

Why should that filthy devil smash up our lives and get away with it?

He shan't do it to any other... Get hold of yourself.

What good will that do?

You'll only be shot or put into a concentration camp.

It won't be much good to Ellie either.

You've got to help her now.

Get on with your work.

My work?

Building radios for them to shout their lies through. You're lying, sir. There's

not a word of truth in what she says. I'm... I'm not lying. He's the one

that's lying and you're all trying to hush it up.

It's always the same. They can do anything if they're in uniform and

nothing ever happens to them. It has nothing to do with the case. Be quiet.

Well, be quiet.

I'm not the only one and you know it. This isn't the first time you've tried

to hush things up. What about the girl who worked at Schwarz's and the Jewish

tailor in the Aldergast and the priest they murdered Father Landbeck?

You're just a gang of murderers and bullies, you dirty swine.

You think nobody can ever touch you. But I'll tell everyone.

I'll scream into the street.

I'll scream.

Is it over? Yes, and the man will be made an example of. Poor child, come and

sit down.

This is Dr. Werner.

How do you do?

I've just been telling Fräulein Schmidt. She's helped us tremendously.

And we're very much obliged to you, Irena, for bringing it to our notice.

Can I take her away now? I shouldn't advise it. I've just given her a

sedative. You see, it's been a great ordeal for her poor child.

We're proposing to send her to the rest home at Zelham Zee. At the state's

expense, of course. That is good of you. It's the least we can do.

When will she be going?

At once.

Her fiancé's outside. Could she say goodbye to him?

By all means.

Doctor, perhaps you'll go with them.

What's happened?

She got a little overwrought. The doctor's given her something to quiet

her. Can she come with me now?

Well, not just yet. She's going to a rest home for a little while, isn't she,

Doctor? Yes, we'll take great care of her.

When she comes back, she'll be so well, you won't know her.

Doctor?

Get well soon.

You must admit that they've behaved very handsomely.

Yes. They've been kind and generous and done everything in their power to make

amends. I don't deny it.

No, but you've got reservations.

Why don't you admit that you've been entirely wrong in your attitude and most

unfair? Oh, but I do.

In this instance, I was completely wrong.

All you've said is perfectly true.

But you see, my darling, unfortunately, one case put right doesn't mean there

aren't a great many which have not been put right. But you can't ignore it.

No, neither can you generalize about the case of one girl lucky enough to have

influence.

There are thousands of others, my sweet. Some of them humble, frightened little

people. With no one to speak for them. Who's generalizing now? Who are these

people? What are their names?

All right.

Heine, Fritz Mahler, Trankeselder's boy, Father Landbach. You know them all. And

there are plenty more besides.

Landbach. You're always harking back to that. You know perfectly well that he

defied the authorities and preached sedition. I simply don't understand your

attitude at all. Of course you don't. You simply won't let yourself think. And

you think far too much. You do nothing but criticize.

You won't admit that the Fuhrer has done anything. Oh, what's the good of

arguing? I forgot you're a party official now.

And I'm proud of it.

Proud. I believe your party is destroying this country like a cancer

destroys one of my patients.

That's sheer treason.

I won't listen to it.

I'm going to Stuttgart tonight.

I think it'll be better if you don't come down there.

That's sheer treason. Come on, you! Get out!

Could you build a radio transmitter?

Could you?

Why, yes, but you can't get the parts without... You mean you can get me the

license? Could you build one without a license?

You mean, on the quiet?

Yes.

How old are you, Glazer?

24, sir.

And you're not a member of the party?

Why?

It's all right.

I'm against them, too.

You?

You're not trying to trick me, sir? No, Glazer, I'm not trying to trick you.

I don't like living in a country where you can't speak the truth for fear your

best friend gives you away.

Yes. And all this shouting and bullying and trying to train young kids to think

going to war is grand.

Well, I think it's all wrong, that's all.

What's the use of talking?

There might be some use in talking.

Through a microphone.

A microphone?

That's the only way we'll ever get them to listen.

Loudspeakers blare at them all day. We've got to use their methods.

Give them the truth.

You mean a sort of pirate station? Yes, a freedom st... That's it.

We'll call it the freedom station.

You get me the materials, and I'll build a transmitter that will reach the whole

country. Good. Have you a piece of paper? Yes.

Do you realize what it means if we're caught?

Yes.

Fine. Let's make a list of what we want.

I want to talk.

Hi, little.

Take your choice.

Which color would you like?

I'll have this one.

Yes, that's 20 pfennig.

Thank you.

Give my love to your mother.

Hi, little.

Well, that depends on the volume.

I'll teach you how to use the selector so that you can work it without either

of us being there. I think I've got the hang of the thing.

Well, that's all we can do without the crystals.

Is this it?

No, I'm afraid not.

Still, there's more ammunition.

Here you are, Kirk. Get this fixed in. Right.

Is it nearly finished?

Yes, except for the crystals.

Without them, we're sunk.

They should have been here hours ago.

Something must have gone wrong.

Perhaps.

Just a minute.

Good afternoon. What can I do for you?

I brought this to be repaired.

As arranged.

Thank goodness. I thought you were never coming.

Did you have any... Don't turn around now.

Behave quite naturally.

It's wonderful how the evenings are drawing out, isn't it? Of course, with

all this flow about, one still has to be careful. You keep quite well yourself.

Cover up.

That's not it.

Perhaps.

Yes, I think the boy would like that.

Well, I'm afraid the squeaker of that one is broken, but... Well, what do you

think of that, if it's for a boy?

Oh, no, he sees too much of that at home.

Well, what about that?

He was a policeman.

But he only wanted a dog for his little boy.

What about this?

Tonight at 10.30 we'll speak to them.

I've earthed it to the lightning conductor.

Good. Here you are.

We're ready, Doctor.

Two minutes to go.

Attention everybody.

Attention everybody.

This is the first broadcast of the German Freedom Station calling on

shortwave 26.9.

This is the first broadcast of the German Freedom Station calling on

shortwave 26.9.

This is the first broadcast of the German Freedom Station calling on

shortwave 26.9.

Every night at this hour, you will hear the same uncensored news as the rest of

the world.

Every night the lies shouted at you by the Ministry of Propaganda will be

answered by the truth.

Do you never ask yourselves why, under the Nazis, freedom of thought and action

is forbidden?

Do you never ask yourselves why you are no longer free to choose and practice

your own religion?

For six years you have sacrificed your rights as human beings.

And for what?

Solely to satisfy the greed for power and profit of a handful of criminals led

by a maniac. Detection room.

Shortwave receiver number one reporting new station operating on 26.9 meters.

Calls itself Freedom Station.

Get me Captain Muller.

New station working on 26.9 meters.

Captain Muller?

Yes.

26.9.

Right. And an authorized broadcast is in progress on shortwave 26.9.

You are forbidden to listen by order of the Gestapo.

Now you've advertised it to the whole nation.

Get me Herr Ravenel's private number.

Get me Kuma and tell Graven I want him.

Hello? Is that you, Dressler?

Transmitting on shortwave 26.9 meters.

Very well, Captain. I'll tell him.

Mitzi! Mitzi!

Mitzi!

You know, Billy, I can't believe this sort of thing amuses you any more than

it does me.

No, but I think it's good for us.

Ah. To be reminded now and then how close we are to this field.

Thank you.

The intellectual blackout is complete. The gospel has invaded the schoolroom

and the home.

Shut up! All over the country, children are being taught not to think, not to

use their intelligence, but to repeat like parrots phrases from a gospel of

hate.

And yet, what has hate ever accomplished on earth except evil?

What can hate beget except hate?

Mess up!

This is the end of the first Freedom Broadcast.

The Gestapo will try to trap us, but God willing we shall speak to you nightly at

10.30 on shortwave 26.9.

We shall not fail you.

We are your voice, and you must be silent.

If only it worked.

If only they all heard you. We shall know when we get home.

Let's get this out of here.

That's not the point. Why the blazes haven't you done it? Don't give me

excuses. I don't care how you do it, but do it.

There you are.

Fine mess you've made of things. Get Muller.

Hello? Is that the report of the Freedom Radio? No, sir.

Get it!

Tell him to wait.

Where the devil have you been?

Listening to the Freedom station, sir. We know where they were, roughly.

Roughly? Why, the blazes didn't you jam them out? If we jam them, sir, the

detectors can't find them.

Well, if they're not rounded up in a couple of days, your job won't be worth

two phoenix. Our detectors can locate them in 22 seconds.

We'll get them tomorrow night as soon as they start their broadcast.

You better!

Herr Spiedler talking.

Just tell the Herr Doctor I rang up to wish him many happy returns of the day.

Well, would you wish Dr. Roeder many happy returns of the day from Maria?

Will you wish Dr.

Roeder many happy returns of the day from his friend in East Prussia?

Tell him, sir, but I'm sure there's some mistake.

Oh, doctor.

Help yourself to a drink, boys.

Oh, doctor, the telephone hasn't stopped ringing since half past ten. What do

they want? Well, I think someone was having a joke.

They've been calling up from all over the country wishing you many happy

returns.

I told them it wasn't your birthday.

Well, boys, all over the country, we've done it.

Doctor, doctor.

They're due to start in about a minute, sir. As soon as they do, we'll find

their position on this map.

Nagel? Sir?

Just explain to Herr Ravenau, will you? We pick up the waves from a freedom

radio on detectors placed about 200 miles apart.

For example, Berlin and Breslau.

By taking the maximum intensity of these waves, each of these stations can get

the direction of the pirate station in relation to its own position.

And where these two directions intersect is the rough position of the pirate

transmitter.

How exactly do you do that?

You see that instrument over there, sir? Let me explain.

That's what we call a directive aerial.

This man finds the direction of maximum intensity from the Freedom Station.

Meanwhile, we receive a reading from Breslau, and by plotting both these

readings on the map, as you saw, obtain the point of intersection.

This is the Freedom Station calling on shortwave 26.9.

Today we are going to take up some problems that affect us all.

There's your peak.

Hold it. 180 degrees north.

180 degrees north.

Breslau bearing 95 degrees west.

Breslau, 95 degrees west. You can't eat words.

You can't wear words.

Ask yourself why the bread you eat is... It's somewhere in the Ostertal district,

sir. Squad cars, attention.

Stop all traffic entering city from north.

Search for a radio transmitter.

About a mile northeast of Ostertal. About a mile northeast of Ostertal.

Ostertal? That's about four miles from here.

Just coming into Ostertal.

That's the peak. South 21, west 14.

South 21, west 14.

North 2, west 28.

We're doing everything we can, sir. I've got all my best men working day and

night.

It's almost time.

Ready to go.

Right.

Ready? Just about.

There you are, Professor.

This is the Freedom Station... This

is the Freedom Station

calling on wavelength 26.9.

I tell you, we must find them.

I had another call from Bertha's garden this morning.

How can I find them if Goebbels keeps jamming them out?

Now we have absolute proof that your criminal leaders are investing millions

of marks in foreign securities.

Here are the figures.

Every one of them has been verified.

Rabinow, who presumes to tell you to turn your butter into guns, has

deposited the following sums abroad.

Buenos Aires, seven and a half million marks.

In Luxembourg, two million.

That wasn't jam, was it?

You occupy a position of responsibility.

So far, you've been lucky enough to keep that position.

The Third Reich does not tolerate failure.

I think you understand me.

Well, that's the list.

Something to think about, isn't it?

How long are we going to put up with this wholesale thieving of public funds

by our ministers of state?

The majority of you have to make drastic economies in order that half a dozen men

may live in the lap of luxury.

Hannah, it's Carl. He's come back. To where?

Carl. What swollen dreams do you suppose these men hold?

which do not at the same time hold death and misery for you, the people.

How funny. I thought for a minute that that was... Karl?

Yes. That was the Freedom Radio.

Ridiculous.

Must have been some resemblance in the voice.

Quite a strong resemblance, I thought.

Don't be stupid, Otto.

All right, Ducky, I'm just getting them.

Well, I must be off.

Aren't you going to wait for me?

I'm afraid I can't. There's... There's a job I must do.

I'll be home later.

All right. Good night.

She seemed to note it once.

She actually called out his name as she opened the door.

You, um... You don't like Dr. Bredow very much, do you?

It's not that, sir. I... I felt it was my duty to tell you.

It was indeed.

You've done very well, my boy.

I'm just wondering if we can't make more use of your special advantages.

What about taking him into your detection unit, Miller?

I'd be very glad to have him, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Report to Captain Miller's office in the morning.

Hi, Hitler.

Hitler.

Well, that's a very pretty surprise.

Are you going to arrest Schroeder? No, we need more evidence than that to

arrest the Fuhrer's doctor. Besides, we want the others, too.

I can't give a little party at my house.

Dr. Brodo should be the guest of honor.

He'd smell a rat. That's the idea.

Suppose we ask him for 10.15 just before the broadcast.

I'd ask her, too.

I thought they weren't living together.

They're not.

Her reaction should be very entertaining.

Arena!

It's your turn now. Won't you please do something?

Oh, please do anything. Oh, yes, please.

You really must let me off tonight. I've been at the stadium all day.

What little surprise have you got in store for us this time? One that I think

ought to be rather good.

When the Fuhrer comes in, 140-foot banners will unfurl in the wind.

Which reminds me, Billy, I don't think that I've ordered the wind.

I'll talk to Goebbels.

We don't want a hurricane.

You know how a good doctor exaggerates things.

That was a message from Carl. He's been delayed at the clinic. He'll be along

later.

By the way, the so-called freedom stations on the air just now might be

amusing to hear what they have to say.

Yes.

I don't think we shall have many more opportunities.

And tonight the Minister of Propaganda has once more been telling you that

envious neighbours are preparing to invade Germany and destroy her people.

That too is a lie.

Invented to excuse the preparations... I won't listen to such stuff. It's

preposterous. Oh, quite.

But there is something about that voice.

Oh, yes. Do let's hear some more. It's so thrilling. Yes, let's. Oh, please.

I'm sorry, Carl, mister.

Is there no place in civilization... I think he might have found the music.

...for a nation which has helped to build civilization? Sorry I'm late,

Billy. There is such a place.

But only if we are worthy of it. Oh, Carl.

If we follow a madman, we are madmen ourselves.

And we are doomed.

Listen in tomorrow night at 10.30 as usual.

Tell your friends to tune in on wavelength 26.9 meters.

And in the meantime, good night.

Let me help you.

Thank you.

Good night, Elena.

Won't you see me home?

Of course.

Well, if there's one thing, we can take Rhoda off the list and start looking

elsewhere. On the contrary, we can now concentrate on Rhoda.

It's very easy to put a voice on a gramophone record, but very hard to

conceal the scratch.

I suppose you've been busy at the stadium.

What? Oh, yes.

Must be very interesting.

Very. Will you be there?

No, I'm afraid not. I shall have to be busy at the clinic.

I see.

It's been a long time, hasn't it?

Yes.

Have you missed me?

What do you think?

Oh, Carl.

Why do we go on like this? Isn't it rather silly?

I'm not enjoying it, Irena.

Can't we try again?

We're both being made miserable for no good reason.

I'd give a lot to be convinced of that. Oh, but we are.

Nothing's big enough to make us suffer like this. It doesn't make sense.

Could you go back on your beliefs?

The Fuhrer and all he stands for?

How can I?

Can't we agree to differ about politics? Politics? It's something deeper than

that. I feel it so strongly... Oh, let's talk about something else.

Oh, Carl.

Whatever you feel.

Need it stop us loving each other?

As far as I'm concerned, it never will.

That's what makes it so hard even to talk to you.

You see, I don't feel I have the right to go back on what I've said.

Even if I wanted to.

Not even if I ask you?

Sorry.

Not even if you ask me.

I see.

Taxi.

Good night.

Attention,

everyone. Attention, everyone.

Terror will speak to us from the Templehof Stadium on the peace of

Europe. Every German will listen.

Work will cease at six o'clock in all factories and offices.

Children will assemble in schools.

Peace of Europe.

Eighty million people forced to listen to lies like that.

You've been shouting the truth at them for seven months. I don't suppose we've

reached 20%. Well, in my opinion, you never will. And why not? Because there

are too many people like you moaning that nothing can be done.

I don't see what can be done. They like giving orders or taking orders. I know

the German mentality. Damn it, Rudolf. Femmels are German. Hans and Kurt are

Germans. They're not unique.

Well, but there are not many of them.

Hello?

I just wanted to tell you the appointment is for next Friday.

Thank you.

What is it?

That was Wolfgang.

They invade Poland on Friday.

Friday.

Five days.

I told you.

You're up against something too big.

Something too big.

Landbach thought it was worthwhile.

Didn't stop him.

No. But they broke his neck.

Now listen, Karl.

You're doing great work as a doctor.

Don't throw it away.

You can still lead a useful and happy life.

With all this unhappiness?

No, Rudolph.

Invasion on Friday.

Peace speech on Tuesday.

The whole of Germany forced to listen.

The whole of Germany.

I wonder...

Good evening, sir.

You got anything to drink?

I always thought Starr's dressing rooms were full of it. Full of what?

Drink.

Oh, Fritz, get the doctor some beer, will you? You've only got a minute and a

quarter, sir. I'll look after Mr. Fenner, Fritz.

You're always saying what a good driver you are.

Now you'll have an opportunity of proving it.

What? You ought to be at the official car park at the stadium tomorrow at five

o'clock.

You mean you're actually going to try it?

Why not?

That's shocking stuff to put on your skin.

Takes ten years up my age.

You know, Carl, you deserve to succeed.

You'll put ten years on your age if you plug up his skin with that coat.

The moment the Fuhrer stops his speech, get your engine going.

I've got your pass.

Here it is.

Emil, I can count on you.

Your call, Mr. Penner.

Right.

Umbrella.

Right.

Fire! Fire!

Fire! Fire!

What do you want?

Last minute inspection of cables.

If anything goes wrong tonight, I shall lose my job.

You might lose more than that.

Open that bag.

What's that?

A bomb.

What do you think?

I'll hit that.

I'll hit that.

Watch this.

Show me that box.

Thanks. Better tie him up.

Simply magnificent, Irena.

Congratulations.

I must say, it looks rather good.

Where have you been? Sorry, sir.

I was just checking up at the front gate.

That is the watchword of my policy.

That is a lie.

This is the Freedom Station calling on shortwave 26.9. You face the gravest

moment in your history.

Tonight at 10.30 we shall make a vital announcement.

All I have time to tell you now is that the Fuhrer, far from working for peace,

is about to commit you to war.

He believes he can commit one more crime without paying the penalty.

War can only end with the annihilation of Germany and...

Where you going?

Special job, sir. No one's allowed to leave. Show me your papers.

So what's our challenge?

Not yet, I'm not a thought reader.

You didn't see who it was? No, sir.

I had the mechanic down and my back to the door.

But whoever it was must have been in the corridor. You must have seen him before

you went in.

There was no one there, sir.

Herr Dressler will tell you, sir.

I thought you went to the main gates.

Yes, sir.

But I came back that way.

I want you again later.

Yes, sir.

Hello, hello.

Miller, where the devil... What?

Whereabouts? The street where Roeder has his clinic.

Yes. We're throwing a cordon round the entire block.

Right away.

Schultz, take a room in there and search it.

Hauser, in there behind.

Lieutenant, you know Dr. Roeder's private rooms?

Go around behind and make a thorough search.

Take this man with you.

You'll come with me.

What do you want? I wish to see Dr. Roeder at once. You can't, he's with a

patient. In there, eh? You can't, I tell you.

What the devil do you mean by bursting in here like this?

I've orders to search this building for wireless transmitter.

This is a clinic not a broadcasting station.

No, is it?

What's that?

What's the matter?

What's happened?

I've been ill.

Couldn't do the work.

Work?

Food was so bad, I couldn't eat it.

I got away.

But your letters.

We only wrote what we were told.

Look here, what sort of a rest home was this?

It wasn't a rest home.

There's a concentration camp.

Concentration camp?

Can't go back there, Hans.

I can't go back there.

I can't.

Concentration camp.

I'm sorry, you can't go through.

But I'm Frau Roeder. I can't help that. You can't go in. It's quite all right.

Of course Frau Roeder can go in.

Shall I break this open, sir?

Yes, go ahead.

Carry on.

Not at all.

Oh, any difficulties?

Allow me.

I've had orders to search.

Quite, I just want to help.

You might call this my private museum.

For instance, here we have an important part of a famous financier.

And here is the nose of the Chief Justice of Freiburg.

Aggressively non-Aryan.

I made him a new one.

Well, perhaps you'd like to look at some of the others. I mustn't disturb you.

Everything satisfactory, Captain?

For the present, yes.

I did love him.

It's true.

It seemed so fantastic, I couldn't believe it.

This afternoon, the same voice saying those vile, horrible things.

Every tone, every word told me that it was you.

Say something!

What do you want me to say?

Why did you do it?

I did it because I had to do it.

Because I saw people I love rushing to destruction.

I saw that many who felt as I did were powerless as individuals.

But if only we could find a way of putting them in touch with each other,

of uniting their strength, disaster might be averted.

The Freedom Station's the way we found.

What do you want to do?

Start a revolution?

Yes. Revolution.

You believe that Hitler's working for peace.

But you're wrong.

In three days, our army will march into Poland.

And I said I'd tell the nation something of vital importance.

That's what it was.

I don't believe it.

But it's true.

Then why didn't you tell them today?

I was cut off before I could.

Tonight I shall tell them.

If it's the last thing I do.

And it will be.

You think you're brave, but you're nothing but a fool. You're worse. You're

a traitor.

They'll kill you and you'll deserve it. You haven't a chance after this

afternoon. I saw the Gestapo outside here. They found nothing.

What about me?

I suppose you think I'm going to shield you because I'm your wife.

No, Irena.

I don't expect you to.

Oh, God.

This is a nightmare.

I want to wake up.

Carl, what have they done to us?

Not us.

Everyone.

I must go.

Carl!

Where are you going?

Please tell me. I must know.

Remember?

Karl, I've got to talk to you.

Irena, there's no time now.

What am I to do?

You must do what your conscience tells you.

If you feel it's your duty to report me, I shall understand.

And you know where to tell them to find me.

Arthur, what are you doing here?

I might ask what you're doing with the Freedom Radio.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Don't you?

I'm going straight to Gestapo headquarters.

Perhaps you'll understand that.

Of course.

I'm going with you.

You better not.

I warn you, I shall tell them the truth.

I shall tell them the truth.

That'll be the end of Freedom Radio.

Don't try and fool me. Fool you?

They're the ones I was fooling. If I never acted well before, I did them.

You weren't acting.

You've been crying.

My dear child, how many years have I been on stage?

Don't you know that one of the first things that you learn is to cry

convincingly?

Matter of fact, it's also one of the easiest.

He never would have told me where they were going if I hadn't turned on the

tears. You can say what you like. You still love him.

You wouldn't have to finger against him.

Love him?

I hate him.

He's a traitor.

He's played right into my hands. I know where the freedom station is.

Are you coming?

Did he give you any hint as to where he was going?

He said they were going to Oberstadt.

He didn't say that.

Where did he say?

He didn't mention any place.

Otto couldn't have heard. We were just outside the door.

So that's where they've gone.

Well, that simplifies matters a good deal. We should be able to get them all

now.

Well, Irina, I can't thank you enough.

Let's see where you are. I want you... We know, of course, what they intended

to say at the meeting.

Oh, what?

That our troops were about to march into Poland.

They know that by giving the public a piece of news like that, they're

creating immense difficulties.

But it's not true, of course. We're not attacking Poland, are we?

Yes, it's true enough.

It was forced on us.

Naturally, you'll keep all this to yourself.

Of course.

Well, thank you again.

You've helped us enormously. I'm very glad that I've helped you. I hope you

catch them.

That won't take long now.

Goodbye. She was lying, wasn't she?

Well, I... I... I see you agree with me.

Well, she's very much in love with him. I do hope it won't mean that she'll get

into any... That's all right. I'll see that she's kept out of it.

Now, tell me exactly what you heard.

You say he didn't mention a man.

No, sir.

What did he say, then?

Well, she asked him where they were going.

He didn't say anything at first.

Then he said something about... Remember?

He was knocking on something.

Like that.

Like that?

Yes, sir.

Where were you?

Just behind that door, sir.

That one?

Yes, sir.

Where do you think he was?

Somewhere about here.

Of course, I can't be sure.

No, of course not.

Probably the disc.

Or something on it.

Or perhaps...

Know where this is?

Yes, sir.

S. Peter's cottage.

We've been there often.

Say, Hans, make sure your transmitter's in order in case mine breaks down.

Oh, it's all right. I just overhauled it. Good.

Look after her. I will.

Come along.

Do you feel better?

I'll be all right.

You know, Carl, I don't like this arrangement.

What's wrong with it? There's no necessity for you to do this broadcast

alone. The boys can take the boat. I'll come with you. Oh, no, that won't do.

You've got to stay with the second transmitter ready for tomorrow.

Have you told me everything that happened this afternoon?

Yes, I think so.

Why? No one called to the clinic and took any interest in where you'd been

or... Anything like that?

My dear fellow, what are you worrying about? We've never slipped up yet, and

there's no earthly reason why we should now.

All we've got to do is to take that boat as far away from here as possible.

It's a common-sense precaution.

I'll see you tomorrow's arranged.

Thank you.

Carl!

Oh, Carl.

Irena.

Otto overheard us in the library, so I had to go to Rubber now. I pretended to

give you away. I said you'd gone to Oberstadt. It was all I could think of

to do, but I don't think that Otto believed me, and he's been here often.

Robin, I said there's going to be war.

You've been right all the time, and I've been blind.

Oh, God.

You can't stay here.

I've got to make the broadcast.

I'm not going away again.

I'm with you now.

No, that's impossible.

You must take the car, and I'll meet you somewhere afterwards.

I can't do that.

I hired one in case they should be on the lookout for mine. I've sent it away,

so you see, you can't get rid of me.

I'm not going.

No, you're not going.

I wonder where that's going.

It might be the Vienna Express.

Vienna.

Budapest.

Istanbul.

How often we've seen that on the side of the train.

We never got further than Vienna.

We never wanted to.

We didn't, did we?

It's time. Come and help me put up the aerial.

All right.

I'm in the cottage now.

No.

But as soon as they start transmitting, we'll pick them up with the detectors.

They can't have got far.

Report to me the moment you get them.

Chancellor is on to me every five minutes.

They'll be through at any moment now.

We'd better stay here till we get our bearings from headquarters.

Yes, sir.

Wait for me in the car.

Finished? Yes.

I'm glad you're here.

Good luck.

This is the German Freedom Station calling on shortwave 26.9.

A few hours ago, we told you we had news of vital importance to each one of you.

You may find it hard to believe... Just coming in.

There's the peak, 97.

Over and over again, you have been told that the democracies will not fight.

We have certain proof that they will.

But only if you force them to.

For this thing rests with you.

You cannot escape responsibility by blaming it on your leaders.

If you allow this thing to happen, the blame is yours and you will earn the

loathing of posterity.

You gave this man his power?

Switch on the speakers. Switch on the speakers.

Your future is at stake.

Your lives are at stake.

It is for action, united and courageous action, that from our hearts we appeal

to you tonight. Open these doors.

Get out.

Do not deceive yourselves and nothing can be done.

Unless you act now... I'll give you five seconds to stop this broadcast and come

out.

But unless you act now, your chance is gone forever.

No man or woman who loves the fatherland or praises liberty can afford to stand

aside. Rise up and make us stand for freedom. Make ourselves heard before...

That was the death of a brave man.

He died for freedom and for Germany.

Don't have it again.

You have heard the last broadcast of the so-called Freedom Station.

Those responsible for the outrage have been silenced.

Hit me the chancellery on the telephone.

This is the Freedom Station calling on wavelength 26.9 meters.

We shall be broadcasting tomorrow night at our usual time, 10.30.

That is all for tonight.