Original subtitles

(militaristic music)

* The boots keep marching

* Marching along the road, along the road

* And into Hell

* The boots keep marching, marching along the road

* And (mumbles)

* There's a place you'll (mumbles)

* There's a place in Hell for you, soldier (mumbles)

* The boots keep marching, marching along the road

* Along the road, away from life

* The boots keep marching, marching along the road

* Until your heart is out of living

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(ship's horn blowing)

- [Man] War they say is a necessary evil,

like a childhood disease, like measles or scarlet fever,

something unavoidable to be endured,

and in time forgotten.

- [Dispatcher] Reported in Manila Bay Club--

- [Narrator] But in Manila in 1942,

people would happily have done without it.

The Philippines were almost entirely under

Japanese control, and the few Americans

left in Manila tried to forget that fact.

During a 24-hour leave, the best way to forget

was with a blonde, and a bottle.

(lively dance music)

- Hey Mac!

Come on Mac, you'll fall in the harbor like this,

then the correspondents will have lost

their only Pulitzer Prize winner.

Nice work.

That's it. - All right.

(water flushing)

- Hey Betsy put a few more of these

reporters out of action I'll recommend you for a medal.

- Yeah, then who'll tell the folks in the

US of A how brave you are?

(retching)

Listen to me Mac, nobody's ever changed the world

by getting blind drunk.

I got you all figured out, we think alike.

You're not the only one with problems.

Listen, when I was 18 I was a pinup girl,

50 cents a shot (chuckles).

I found out soon enough that didn't keep

the wolf away from the door, so I invited him in.

There, that's better, huh?

How you feel?

Listen genius, you wouldn't have $50 for Betsy would you?

And don't tell me you've been put out of commission

just because of a few lousy drinks,

you're type is great even when you're smashed!

(explosion booming) (siren wailing)

(screaming)

Mac this way!

(siren wailing) (dramatic music)

(explosion booming)

- Look at that, it's the 4th of July!

Look at those boys go!

(explosion booming) - Come on Mac!

(dramatic music)

- Hey Sarge, wait a minute!

You got room for us? - Come on!

- We're coming to! - No!

No!

Look out, look out!

Mac, you all right?

(retching)

- Hey, what the hell you doing?

He's throwing up!

- Yeah, and so are the Japs if you ask me!

Get moving!

Stop if you can!

Go on! (bombs whistling)

(tense music) (explosions booming)

(water splashing) (motor thrumming)

(snoring)

- Hey Major!

Major!

You ought to ask Glen Miller for an audition!

Anybody who can snore like that

deserves a place in his band (chuckles).

- Where the hell are we soldier?

- That's what they all ask.

It's Lubang sir!

A little island that's known as the earthly paradise

for the 2nd Company of the 5th Marine.

The only trouble is, it's all serpents, and no Eve.

That is till today, God has a way

of taking care of us marines, so she came along (chuckles)!

- What's your name soldier?

- Mario sir, Mario Patrello.

My father was a Neopolitan, so,

(singing in foreign language)

- Have you got any booze?

- Why sure Major!

At your service!

(singing in foreign language)

Hey, you're a journalist, huh?

My buddies back in Brooklyn would be happy to find out,

that all I do day and night is spend my time

driving VIPs from the press around!

- He says he'll get us straight back to Manila

after he's dumped his cargo, (mumbles).

- Yeah sure.

- You see Major, what we need around here is an agency,

to distribute pamphlets advertising our

magnificent south sea cruises (chuckles)!

What? (tense percussion music)

Someone's been shooting up the place!

Look, there's not a thing left standing!

(dramatic music)

Major, come and look!

No not her, she'd better stay near the boat!

The Japs, they raided the island as well.

- How many men were there in the company on this island?

- 86 sir, 20 of them were posted at

the experimental station at Surigao,

and the rest on garrison duty at Tulong,

and at the outposts along the coast.

- Seems like the island's got some new tenants, and,

judging from the cartridge cases and bomb fragments

lying all over the place I'd say they were Japs.

Look at this.

- Well what are we waiting for Major?

We'd better get going.

We've got enough fuel on board to get back to Manila.

- What kind of base was there at Surigao?

- Damned if I know.

Some kind of Navy outfit, full of radio equipment,

and weird looking antennas.

All we had to do was guard the place,

and keep the egg heads inside happy,

with all kinds of special supplies.

Let's get out of here sir,

we don't want your paper's next edition

to come out in mourning, do you?

- My paper doesn't waste time on obituaries,

not for free anyway.

Well this isn't what you'd call a tourist paradise.

(explosion booming) - Get down!

(explosions booming)

(dramatic music)

(explosions booming)

They hit the boat Major!

(machine gun firing)

(exotic birds chirping) (resolute militaristic music)

Come on!

(grunting)

- [Mac] Come on Betsy!

- [Betsy] Let's stop, huh?

Stop, I can't go any further!

- [Mac] We can't stop, come on!

- Oh my god! - There, now you can

rest for a minute!

(exotic birds chirping) - Oh, my feet, my feet!

Mac, you know what you can do with this island, right?

- Yeah.

Back at the Manila Bay Club, you're always

complaining about the lack of fresh air.

Well now you've got it.

What do you got in there soldier?

- It was lemonade.

- It'd be worse if it had been whisky.

I hate to see good booze wasted.

- Hmph.

- Well, we're in it up to our necks, huh Mac?

- Things could be better.

And things could be worse. - Heh.

Well let me tell you, I never expected

anything like this when I enlisted.

How the hell was I to know there was going to be a war?

- No one enlists as a soldier unless he

expects to fight sometime.

- Ah, all I know is the 2nd Company

of the 5th Marines always gets it in the neck!

Always!

- If we can get to Tulong, with a little luck

we might be able to get out of this mess.

The Japs will be following their noses,

in case any survivors from the marine company

are still holding out.

Can't all be dead.

- How the hell should I know who's dead and who isn't?

They may have wiped out the whole company!

- Relax Mario, we'll figure out something.

- Are you familiar with this island, Major?

- I've been in the Philippines for three years.

Oh well, let's get moving.

(resolute militaristic music)

(insects buzzing)

(dramatic music)

(suspenseful music)

Well we've been here over an hour.

Time to move out.

- Watches had never been invented,

the army wouldn't even exist.

- I don't think I can make it Mac.

Not without shoes on.

You know, those shoes cost me 12 bucks!

- You'll make it all right Betsy.

Mario and I can always carry you if we have to.

- No...

(dramatic music)

- We'll make you some moccasins out of our shirts.

- Anything you say Mac.

As far as I'm concerned this deserves a front page story.

- [Mac] For sure.

Come on.

(explosion booming) (dramatic music)

(gun firing) (machine guns firing)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing) (dramatic music)

(flies buzzing)

(eerie dance music)

- Hey guys, get up here, and quick!

So by the time I got my pants on, the whole thing was over.

There wasn't a man left alive in the 2nd platoon,

and the 3rd had only one survivor, me.

But you know, I've been thinking.

Japan's over a 1000 miles from here, right?

So this surprise invasion, must have come from the sea.

- Yeah man, and right under the noses

of our smart aleck Navy (mumbles), stupid sons of--

- Shut up Jim.

They weren't the only ones.

The fact is, no one around here was expecting the Japs.

- What did you used to say, Trevor,

"you want to put on weight, this is the place, Jim.

"What are you beefing for Jim?

"You can fill yourself with pineapples and oranges, Jim."

(spitting)

Boy you were really on the ball, Sergeant.

- Drop it, Jim.

Try not to take any notice of him.

He's a good marine, even if he is a little soft in the head.

- Go on, tell him, why don't you?

I know you've been dying to get it off your chest.

- Nah, come on, be your age soldier!

Nobody gives a damn about that!

- The Major and the rest of you guys might like

to know I spent some time in Alcatraz, for attempted rape.

Later they changed the rap to homicide.

The truth is she was just a whore,

and I'm damned if I wanted to kill her so it wasn't murder.

Still, I couldn't care less.

- Neither could we soldier.

Right now we're all in the same boat

and the water's pretty rough.

The food in those cans is okay.

Had my chance, got a drink.

- Here Major.

- Lemonade I suppose Sergeant?

- Come again Major? (spitting)

- Water.

See why the paper fired me?

Then after Pearl Harbor they ran me

to ground and rehired me.

(whistling)

- Just a minute, I'll bet you're Mac Graves,

the writer, aren't you?

The guy that wrote that book of war stories,

Live and Let Live.

Whew, that was some book.

I read it twice!

Yeah, I think I saw your picture on the cover of Time.

You were in Spain, right?

With the Reds.

- You can be with who you like, so long as

you're not on the side of the Negro, yeah.

That's bad news.

I read that book and the articles too.

That's all I did in the pen, read.

It's all a lot of bull.

- Yeah you're right.

Words alone never proved anything.

Well it'll be dark soon we'd better move out.

Well it was nice little chat.

- Major?

You better take this, you never know.

- Thanks.

(tense percussion music)

- Japs!

- That's Ross, and Stanton.

- The other one's Cline, Sarge, he was in my platoon!

- We've got to get them!

- That's for sure, damned if we're gonna

leave 'em to the Japs!

- But how we gonna get 'em away from so many?

- As far as I'm concerned we can kill 'em all!

- He's not just whistling Dixie Major,

he's got a sixth sense for killing and that's the truth!

- I never had the other five!

It ain't allowed for a Negro!

- Let's get down it then.

Jim, you and the Sergeant take care of the ones

with the machine guns ready,

Mario and I will fix the others.

By the way take care not to shoot those marines.

- Okay. - Trevor!

- Yes sir?

You know the long tile pagoda south of Surigao?

- Yes sir.

- If something goes wrong or we get separated,

we'll rendezvous there!

(tense percussion music)

(speaking foreign language)

(exotic birds chirping)

(resolute militaristic music)

(speaking foreign language)

Down marines! (machine guns firing)

(exotic birds chirping)

- [Prisoner] (grunts) Where did you guys come from?

- [Mac] Never mind now we'll tell you later!

Come on! - Our guns!

(gun firing) (grunting)

- I hate to lose any of my readers.

Well we'd better get out,

this place'll be hot as hell soon!

(resolute militaristic music)

Saki!

It's better than nothing.

Well it's a map, it's nothing to write home about.

These distances aren't exact.

Still it's better than nothing.

- It's the only one I've got Major.

I used to use it on little trips around

the shore of the island when I was off-duty.

- You know, there's one thing in all this

that I don't understand.

Why the Japs invaded Lubang?

What good is it to them?

- You know what these Japs are like Stanton.

They see an island, doesn't matter where it is,

they start thinking of themselves.

There's got to be a bunch of idiot marines

there we can visit.

You know what I mean?

And the next thing you know, they've invaded.

- I don't think it's that simple.

- No sir you wouldn't, what you think has got to be right.

I've no idea why, but it's gotta be right.

If anyone who's got brass on his shirt

like you Major's always right.

- [Mac] Not always but maybe this time.

The Japanese picked this little island

of all those in the archipelago for one reason,

to get their hands on the Navy's experimental base.

Have any of you been inside it?

- I have sir!

- What'd you see?

- We built it with a bunch of scientists.

We constructed a radio transmission set

that's as large as a house, full of unusual equipment.

I uh, I'm a radio technician.

- If we had a radio now we could get in touch with Manila.

Well it'd be something.

- If the Japs haven't landed there too.

- We could radio a ship at least.

Christ there's gotta be some Navy boys left around here!

- Manila, yeah that's the place boys, that's the place.

Why if I ever get back there I'm gonna drown myself

in whiskey, you can bet your sweet life on that!

Then I'll shut myself up in some Manila bar

with a 50 buck whore for a whole week!

Say any of you remember Betsy?

(eerie dance music)

- Betsy isn't in Manila any longer soldier.

- [Stanton] What happened to her?

- They killed her yesterday, right here on the island.

- Wow did I goof.

Listen, forget I said anything, I was dreaming!

Every time I open my mouth I have to go

and put my foot in it!

- Well don't worry about it, we've all got problems.

Right now let's think about reaching Tulong

without running into any more Japanese.

We should be able to get off the island from there.

(tense music)

(dramatic music)

(tense percussion music)

(engine rumbling)

- Sir?

- What is it, Lieutenant?

- Sir, it's our patrol.

It was ambushed and wiped out,

on the track south of the Ibra Valley.

Three prisoners were freed, Bhuton San.

(dramatic percussion music)

- [Bhuton] Did any of our men survive?

- [Lieutenant] No sir, not one.

Their bodies were found by one of the squads.

Their weapons had been taken.

- Listen to me closely, Sutsoi.

The American garrison force on this island

consisted of 86 men.

We have counted exactly 80 corpses.

There are still six missing, Sutsoi,

there are still six Americans and we must get them,

I don't care what it costs.

What is our available fighting strength

at this moment, Sutsoi?

- Two platoons on guard duty with Colonel Asaki

and his technicians, another two platoons

stationed at the village at Surigao,

and the garrison at Tulong, sir.

106 men in all.

- There are still six Americans at large,

and until they have been killed,

we will constantly patrol all roads and tracks,

and 60 men, in three squads of 20,

will be sent to search the island from one end to the other.

- It will be done, Bhuton San.

(poignant music)

- Let's get moving Mario, wake 'em up.

- [Mario] What's all this panic to get out of here?

You a little nervous?

That's right, married men are always kind of on edge.

- What do you mean by that, you rotten--

- Hey Cline, take it easy will 'ya?

I didn't mean nothing.

- You know what happened, right?

- Ah forget it Cline,

I don't want to hear about your troubles.

- No, well, you're gonna hear them anyway.

I got married before shipping out from San Diego.

Everything was just fine, till I found out

she'd married three other guys,

under different names,

so she could get her hands on their allotments.

- I'm sorry Cline, I didn't know.

- You know now.

And what makes me laugh is, I'm still fond--

(grunts) (gun firing)

(dramatic music)

(guns firing)

(machine gun firing) (guns firing)

(machine gun firing)

(perky militaristic music)

- Lieutenant Arthur Rodney sir!

- Mac Graves!

- I say, the cavalry's arrived.

- With native reinforcements yet.

- I don't want to seem impulsive sir,

but I suggest we remove ourselves

at the double from here,

after all we have been making rather a lot of noise sir.

- Don't be mislead by the uniform, Lieutenant.

I'm actually a war correspondent.

However as you can see under the present circumstances,

I'm-- - I see.

Now, I see you have a casualty.

But with your permission sir,

I think we ought to get moving.

- Federico, Esperanza, make a stretcher

for this man, will you?

- [Federico] Yes sir.

- [Stanton] Hey Major, this is a transmitter!

- How very observant.

However it's a bit difficult

to mistake it for anything else.

- All right sir, does it work?

- Of course it works,

otherwise there would be no point in carrying it.

- Now that's pretty sure.

Hey you guys, we've got a combined Anglo-American force

right here in Lubang (chuckles).

We'll end up in Stars and Stripes yet

and before you know it they'll be photographing us

being received by the president in Washington.

Sergeant get the men moving.

Jim and the old man can take the lead.

You and Ross can carry Cline.

Let's go!

- Right Major!

- Have you any idea where you're heading, Major?

(frogs croaking)

- I'm like you.

I'm on my way to hell.

Come on boys get busy!

(resolute militaristic music)

- Thanks baby.

What's your name?

- Esperanza.

- (mumbles) that for a name.

I knew an Esperanza five years ago in Boston.

- Was she your girlfriend?

- The hell, it was a man!

A heavy-weight prizefighter.

- Save your breath Charlie.

- I won myself 3000 bucks on the night I fought Esperanza.

Not bad, huh?

Esperanza, I wouldn't mind going a

few rounds with you either!

- Staff Sergeant!

- Ah knock it off Ross!

Watch where you're putting your flat feet!

(frogs croaking) (resolute militaristic music)

- [Mac] All right men let's take a five minute break!

Uh, cigarette? - Hmm, thanks.

- How'd you happen to be on the island, Lieutenant?

- I was assigned to the experimental base at Surigao,

as a radar expert.

And you sir?

- Do me a favor will 'ya?

Cut out that Sir stuff.

If I remember correctly, the radar's that device

they used so effectively in the Battle of Britain, isn't it?

- More or less, sir.

The installation at Surigao was meant to be used

to protect planes and ships anywhere in the Philippines.

- Now it's in the hands of the Japs.

- Intact too, sir.

That's the trouble.

- It's one hell of a mess, isn't it Lieutenant.

(sorrowful music)

- We shouldn't stay here.

- [Sarge] Leave it, I'll carry him.

(eerie percussion music)

(engine rumbling)

- Is your manhunt over Sah-ito?

Sit down and help yourself to a beer.

Sit down!

The previous owners were kind enough

to leave behind several cases.

- Thank you Colonel.

- Superior to ours, right, stronger, and better brewed.

- The Americans slipped through the net

in the vicinity of a ruined pagoda near Longtao.

But it is just a matter of hours, before we get them.

They will never make it to the coast.

- Are you sure, Sah-ito, they are heading for the coast?

- Where else would they head?

- I don't know but heroism is a trait that is

certainly not the monopoly of our army.

And remember Captain,

they do have the support of the natives.

I have had orders, to make the radar operational.

The 16th division on Okinawa, and the 2nd on Palao,

are invading the Philippines, and another five divisions

are already at sea on the way towards Borneo.

They will attack in two weeks, possibly sooner.

My task is now to make sure that the radar is working.

This island is to be the center for the

imperial invasion forces.

- Nobody can ever defeat us!

- Possibly not, but we are in for a different kind of war.

The leadership of the emperor,

the teachings of Bushido and our own code of honor

will help us if we strike quickly.

Now the Americans have already done much of the work

on this installation, far more

than our intelligence calculated.

It is now imperative to have more materials,

if the base is to be operational in time.

Otherwise all the prayers and courage in the world

will be to no avail.

- I am responsible for security on Lubang, Colonel,

and also for the protection of this base.

The rest is up to you.

- Sah-ito, you are a soldier and I am a scientist,

but our destiny is the same.

Good luck Sah-ito.

(heels clacking) - Good luck Colonel.

(heels clacking)

(electronic beeping)

(exotic birds chirping)

- [Federico] Here, eat!

- No.

- Please, eat. - No, let it go kid.

- You must eat!

- When a egg's broken it's impossible to do,

anything about it-- - I have seen wounds

that are worse made (mumbles) the village.

Try to eat.

- If you say so.

I never could say no to a woman.

All right, no point starting now.

- This is Juliet one calling Parawan,

Parawan, are you receiving me?

- What time is your contact?

- Twice a day, at 600 hours and at 2200 hours,

on the Parawan's wavelength, she's a destroyer--

- [Parawan] Parawan to Juliet One!

Parawan to Juliet One!

Are you receiving me, are you receiving me?

- Juliet One to Parawan, receiving you loud and clear,

go ahead.

- [Parawan] You are to abandon Juliet One

after affecting total destruction of installation.

The radar must not, repeat, must not remain in enemy hands.

Juliet One are you receiving me?

- With the place just crawling,

- Juliet One, can you hear me? - with Japs?

They want us to make an attack, heh!

- [Parawan] Enemy proposes to use Juliet One

to coordinate mass sea and air attacks

in support of invasion throughout the archipelago,

thereby gaining control of the Pacific Theater.

Imperative, Juliet one, executive red

must be achieved at all costs.

Repeat, executive red must be achieved at all costs!

Orders of Tiger Royal.

Juliet One, confirm please!

Juliet One confirm please!

- Roger Parawan, executive red, received and understood.

Better save the batteries.

- Well at least we know we're not on our own anymore.

You men get something to eat.

And Stanton, I'm putting you in charge of the radio.

- Yes sir!

(exotic birds chirping)

- Who the hell's Tiger Royal?

- The Commander and Chief of

Allied forces in the Pacific.

Did you hear sir?

We have to find a way to destroy

the installation at Surigao.

- How? - I don't know sir.

Right now I wouldn't give much for our chances

of even reaching the base alive,

but in any case we must try.

I'm afraid I received the same order

from the Admiralty too.

- Rule Britannia, right sir?

- We must do it, sir.

- My little army isn't gonna take kindly to the idea.

(sighs) We'd need explosives, detonators...

If you want the truth Lieutenant,

I'm not too familiar with this kind of thing.

- There's plastic explosive, detonators and everything else

we need in those packs, sir.

- Oh that's great.

So we stick the chickens with the foxes and wait

to see how many come out alive!

There must be at least two or 300 Japs on this island!

- And if we get a move on, we may be able

to reduce that number sir.

- What's that supposed to be, English humor?

- You could say that sir.

- Well you know what I think Lieutenant?

It's a load of rubbish.

And I'm damned if I'm gonna risk losing myself or my men,

just because you want to have a fireworks display!

- In that case I'll have to try it alone.

- You're not serious!

- Yes, sit.

- Go to hell you limey punk!

I don't need you to tell me about mankind's

most glorious and heroic undertaking.

As far as I'm concerned, war is only good

for creating heroes, leaders, presidents, monuments.

And of course, museums which spring up

when it's over and in their name, marvelous.

And by that time you're cold are dead.

(resolute militaristic music)

(slapping)

Didn't anyone ever tell you about

insect repellent, Mario?

- Sure they did, but they forgot to tell the mosquitoes.

- Rest up for half an hour, take a break!

(insects buzzing)

- Major, he's burning up!

- The wound's infected, gangrene.

It's a terrible thing.

- Yeah I know what gangrene is.

I saw it when we abandoned Ulao, three years ago,

after the earthquake.

Look Major, he's gonna die.

(groaning)

- How's it going Cline?

- No good Major, I won't hold you back.

I can't last much longer.

- Don't you believe it boy!

You'll get off the island with the rest of us!

Mario!

- Yes? - Climb up a tree and take

a look around, we don't want any surprises.

Trevor you take a look around too.

- Yes Major.

- We've no morphine, nothing!

- We could give him opium.

- Eh?

- Morphine is much more instantaneous

but the result is similar.

- Okay. - Go ahead.

- Give me the opium.

- [Arthur] If you smoke a lot of it, opium produces

hallucination, even insanity.

Morphine is more ethical, but a small amount

of opium will relieve his pain.

- (groans) Water! - Yeah!

- [Cline] Water!

(exotic birds chirping)

- Smoke that, and wait, wait for the dreams.

- How 'bout me beautiful,

I'll slip you $10 for a pipe of that?

(frogs croaking) (poignant music)

(tense percussion music)

- Hey Major!

Don't look now but we got visitors!

The Japs!

- Bad news boys, the Japs!

They're heading this way.

We've gotta get out of here.

Cline.

We gotta leave you.

Perhaps they'll find you, perhaps they won't, understand?

- I understand, Major.

Leave me the explosives.

- Okay.

- Major! - Yes Mario?

- Japs on our right, heading this way!

- Okay.

Sergeant!

- Sir! - Major?

- What?

- I want to stay with Cline.

- We're moving out soldier, that's an order!

- I can't complain.

What more can a man want?

Explosives, a change of socks,

and the best smoke in the world.

Too good for a marine.

- Listen Cline, we'll be making for Tulong,

it's on the coast.

Federico will come back to get you when it's dark.

You all set Rodney?

We better get moving.

Come on.

Cline?

So long.

Any message for anyone?

- No Major, you know, I want to find out what Hell is like.

I sure hope they've got room for me, down there.

- [Soldier] Major?

- So long Cline.

(exotic birds chirping)

(tense percussion music)

(speaking foreign language)

(forlorn music)

(resolute militaristic music)

(speaking foreign language)

(scuffling footsteps)

(exotic birds chirping)

(explosion booming)

(forlorn militaristic music)

Move out!

(resolute militaristic music)

(exotic birds chirping)

No, no thanks Esperanza.

That's the Royal Navy for you, brush and lather or nothing.

- I've had it ever since Dartmouth.

I suppose everyone's sentimental about something.

- (chuckles) I bet you were head of your class,

and voted officer most likely to succeed, weren't you?

- You know, they do teach us something in England.

Even if it's only how to understand Americans.

(chuckling)

- And that's not always easy, I know!

- Major.

- What's the matter, you guys?

- According to my friends Major, this here's a mountain.

Puntapalao to be exact sir.

- So?

- So with your permission we'd like to point out

that Tulong is west of here on the other

side of the island, or aren't we heading

for there any longer, Major?

- What he's trying to say is why the hell are we

climbing a mountain, when we've got to

try to catch a boat out of here?

- There's been a slight change of plan.

We'll still try to get us a boat,

but first we must pay a visit to the base at Surigoa,

just long enough for us to leave a calling card.

That's how a gentlemen would do it,

isn't it Lieutenant Rodney? - That's right.

- Now just a moment!

Surigao will be full of Japanese by now!

- Exactly, that's why we're going there.

- The Japanese will expect us to head towards the coast.

We'll hit them where they least expect us.

The more we can get rid of at Surigao,

the less we'll have on our backs afterwards.

- What is this crap?

I've done my share of service and fighting,

and so did the others, if you think you can

sweet-talk me into pushing up the daisies

like you did Cline, Major, you got another thing coming!

(guns clicking)

- Let's not go jumping to conclusions.

For reasons best known to yourselves,

you volunteered for the Marine Corp.

That means you take orders without question.

You all heard the radio, right?

Some characters in Manila have ordered us

to blow up the installation that the

Navy boys were building at Surigao.

They don't know how many Japanese we'll

have to contend with, and they don't know yet

that there are only seven of us,

one of whom is more fit for pushing

the keys of a typewriter, than for playing soldiers.

But, an order is an order,

and we're going to try to carry it out.

- Don't count on me to help you.

Mac, all I'm interested in is getting a damn boat,

and clearing out of here.

As far as Lubang is concerned, the war is over.

- The war's only just started Jim!

What I'm about to say, goes for all of you,

so, you better pay attention!

You all know I don't like to fight.

I'm well aware it's my life I may be risking

as well as yours.

Still if we have any chance at all,

of coming out of this alive then we must

work together as a unit.

Rodney, explain the situation.

- The Navy specialists at Surigao,

were building an ultra-modern radar station.

Perhaps you know what radar is, perhaps not.

But what matters is, that now it's in enemy hands,

and this gives them the ability

to intercept our ships and planes

over an area of 200 miles square.

- Therefore gentlemen, we aim to do to the Japanese,

what the Japanese were planning to do to us,

only we'll strike first.

And that's really all there is to it.

(exotic birds chirping)

- Okay Major, since I've heard the Japs

aren't really too concerned with death,

we'll kill as many of them on this island as we can.

- If we can pull it off fast and get away clean,

I'll go along.

- Me too.

- Come on soldier, we've got things to do.

Stop worrying about yourself for once,

there are thousands of lives may depend

on what the few of us do now, and we have no choice.

(resolute militaristic music)

- Well...

(perky militaristic music)

(night birds singing) (insects chirping)

- We have succeeded in transmitting on a

series of different wavelengths,

but there is no return echo.

- It is not very encouraging, is it?

- Colonel, even the Americans have not reached

an operational stage.

- What news of the equipment we requested from Tokyo?

- The parts we need are not available in Japan,

and it is inconceivable that the Yoshi-Miyagi company

could duplicate them in the short time available.

- We lost two troop ships and almost 600 men

to gain possession of an installation

which their scientists and technicians

could not succeed in making operational.

I know it sounds cynical to say so,

but it's just ridiculous.

(suspenseful music)

(resolute militaristic music)

- Sometimes it pays to have a black face, eh Whitey?

- [Mac] Let's go!

(wearisome music)

(resolute militaristic music)

(night animals chattering)

(forlorn music)

(night animals singing)

(grunting)

(night animals singing)

(grunting)

(knocking)

(dart whooshing) (grunting)

(knife whooshing) (grunting)

(thumping)

(tense music)

(clicking)

- Hiya!

(machine gun firing)

(machine guns firing)

(machine gun firing) (grunting)

- Come on, quick!

You go with them!

(crickets chirping) (night animals singing)

(explosion booming)

- Congratulations Major.

- You'll pull through safe.

Doctors are so good these days

they won't even put you on the danger list

unless you have at least 30 holes in you.

- It's useless Major.

It's finished for me.

This'll make a good story for you.

People like reading about this sort of thing.

Even in Britain.

(sighing)

(forlorn music)

- We ought to move out now sir,

been raising a lot of racket.

- [Mac] Right, let's go.

(exotic birds singing)

(speaking foreign language)

(engine rumbling)

(heels clacking)

- This is all they had on them, Bhuton San.

- Have they talked?

- Apparently the got the rations and

the cigarettes that we found from the Americans,

long before we arrived here.

They come from a village called Mandalay,

up in the mountains.

(tense music)

- My men passed through your village,

just as they did every other on the island, right?

And they nailed up a military notice,

a proclamation on the hut of your head man, am I right?

What does that proclamation say?

That you are to hand in anything

you may have received from the Americans.

And it says that you are to inform us

of any news, concerning the Americans.

Is that right?

Very well.

That proclamation was made in the name of the emperor.

Therefore, you have disobeyed the emperor.

You will search every track between here

and this Mandalay village.

Sooner or later, they'll have to come out

of the jungle to reach the sea.

They attacked just before dawn, so they have

only a few hours advantage over us.

I am sending half a company to guard the path at Umpapalao.

(heels clacking)

(speaking foreign language)

(tense percussion music)

(suspenseful music)

(machine gun firing)

(insects chittering) (exotic animals hooting)

(frogs croaking)

- Drink!

Here, take it!

- Here...

- Thanks!

(thumping)

- (sighs) Hey this stuff's wild!

Tastes a lot like gin.

What is it?

- I saw 'em making it once.

It comes from fermented rice and some kind of red berry.

I forget the name.

- Want any?

(insects buzzing) Hey Sarge?

- Huh? - Mind if we shoot

a little craps?

- Hell no, wop.

I could go for a round of poker.

You think the major will mind?

- Of course he won't Sergeant.

He's got lots going for him, he's cool.

He's the first guy I've seen with bars on his shirt,

who can think straight even when he's drunk.

You should have seen him, when I dumped him on this island.

- He isn't an officer.

He's got the rank but he isn't an officer.

Now that's why he doesn't try to put on the dog with us.

- [Trevor] Sorry, there aren't any cards Sarge.

- [Stanton] Here's a good spot.

- Cover that! - Come on out here.

Come on. - Shoot!

- Roll 'em! - As you were Sarge!

- Come on baby. - Come on baby, yeah!

- My dice! (chuckling)

- There are no young men left in the village.

They were all marched off by the Japanese,

and those who refused, were shot.

We are made to work as slaves.

They intend to bring their flying machines to the island.

For that our men are being forced to clear

a large, open space in the jungle.

- How many, how many Japanese are on the island, Chief?

Do you know? - They have told me,

three times 100.

There are at least 100 at Tulong, on the sea.

- I know very well the coast.

I was born in Tulong.

- Esperanza my daughter will accompany you.

It will not be difficult to find a Sampan.

- Aren't you afraid of the Japanese?

- I am old.

When death comes, he will find me ready,

because I have never feared his hand.

I don't understand war,

but perhaps this is no way to talk to a soldier.

- Why do you fight this war, American?

- This war is easy to explain.

We're fighting the war because the Japanese

attacked our naval base at Pearl Harbor.

We must fight to protect our homes and families.

But at the same time it's more complicated.

Behind the obvious facts there are other conflicts,

economic, diplomatic, cultural,

things that mean nothing to the guy

who's out there with the gun.

- I do not understand, American.

What do the Japanese say?

- They're just like us.

Ask a Japanese why he's fighting,

and he'll claim he's here to protect his home and country.

Everybody has an explanation,

but no one explanation makes sense.

- Meaning, which one of you is right?

- Wars don't establish who's right,

they establish who should survive.

(soldiers chuckling)

- Smell that (mumbles). - I told you I'm

getting better.

- Would you look at that? (chuckling)

- Five again. - All right let's roll a 10.

(chuckling) (chattering)

(cheerful music)

- [Stanton] Out of the way, baby!

(machine guns firing)

(feverish dramatic music)

(machine guns firing)

(shouting in foreign language)

(bullets ricocheting) (machine guns firing)

(dramatic music)

(machine guns firing)

(speaking foreign language) (gun firing)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing)

- Fall back, fall back!

(guns firing)

(machine guns firing)

(dramatic music) (machine guns firing)

Come on, come on! (sorrowful music)

(weeping)

What's that smoke?

- Mandalay village is burning.

The Japs are taking their revenge.

- So much for those poor people there,

they never had a chance.

- [Mac] All right men let's stop here for a moment!

(grunting) (groaning)

(tense percussion music)

- Major, Japs!

- Lousy murdering beggars!

Look Major, they're after us!

(tense percussion music)

- He's right Major, they're less than 200 yards away.

- Let's move!

(tense percussion music)

(wind howling)

(resolute militaristic music)

- Major!

- [Mac] What is it Trevor?

- If I keep going with you, I'll slow you down,

and they'll pick you off like flies.

Give me the (mumbles). - Just what do you figure

to do Sergeant?

- Like Cline, I'll go to Hell.

But in, in my way.

Hurry!

(wind howling)

(machine gun firing)

(machine guns firing)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing)

(grunting)

(dramatic music)

(resolute militaristic music)

(frogs croaking) (insects chirping)

(waves crashing) (birds chirping)

- 300 more yards and that boat is ours.

- We've been waiting for two hours.

We ain't seen a Jap yet.

- That village is deserted.

- What are we going to do, take that boat?

- It could be a trap.

- You stay here, I will go to the village alone.

I am a woman, they will not suspect me.

(dramatic music)

- [Mac] Stop, are you crazy?

(waves crashing) (frogs croaking)

- You, come on, there's nobody here!

They've all gone away!

- [Mac] Come on men!

(resolute militaristic music)

- I looked everywhere.

There's no one here, they've gone.

- We made it, let's go and get that launch!

(machine gun firing) (dramatic music)

(machine guns firing)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing)

(grunting)

(machine gun firing)

(grunting)

(explosion booming)

(machine guns firing) (dramatic music)

(gun firing) (machine guns firing)

(poignant music)

Let's get on that boat.

(frogs croaking)

(gun firing) (machine gun firing)

(water splashing)

(engine rumbling) Wars are an evil, yes,

but not a necessary evil.

There is nothing necessary about waste or destruction.

What is necessary is man's need to disguise

his brutality with noble words.

Man refuses to learn from his own experience.

Till he does he will continue to make war,

and there will always be a place in Hell left for him,

right here on earth.

(forlorn music)

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