Original subtitles

Polish Television presents

FOUR TANK MEN AND A DOG

DOG'S CLAW

Based on a novel by

Photography

Directed by

Everybody got their share?

Everybody.

Here.

Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl.

Here.

Good morning.

Everybody's talking about you.

About your dog and your tank.

For girls new things are always interesting.

I'm Marusia.

They call me Flame because of my red hair.

And you?

I'm Janek.

What does this mean?

Corporal.

That is?

Younger sergeant.

I see. Very young.

Marusia!

Why do you talk only with Poles?

Not with all of them, just with one.

You like him?

Yes.

I have to go.

She's coming. ...so we go and...

What do you want?

Janek?

Why do the girls like you so much?

Firs Lidka and now the red-head.

What red-head?

You know, Flame.

This one's joking just like the other one was.

I saw that thing from close up.

It has six connected barrels and shoots like hell.

It's probably Czernousow, go and see.

Damn it.

Who the hell is walking around with this shooting going on?

Open up!

Oh, it's you colonel.

Can you fit two in?

Why not?

God bless.

Amen.

It's a bit tight in here.

It's small but it's ours.

Will you be fighting with us?

Watch out. When the Russians came to the farmer's houses...

Come here everybody, I want to explain some things.

You know, when the Russians came to the farms...

Be careful boys.

The Russians came to the farms and said

they'll be withdrawing, I was making bread with my wife,

it would be a pity to leave it so we decided to wait

till it was ready.

But when the Germans started firing

it got hot

so we took the bread and we crossed the Vistula.

So be careful boys.

Yesterday the armored division and the parachuters.

Some girl soldier put some cream on my back.

A red head?

Never mind the color.

Goering's division broke through the front lines.

The captured Studzianki

they broke through right here.

We heard over the radio.

Our people went without scouts or foot soldiers.

But they stopped Goering.

And us?

You have a different task.

Captain Baranow's surrounded army is fighting here.

They have no ammunition and have lost radio contact.

If they stay there any longer they'll die.

Of course.

This is your task.

Two tanks will serve as decoys.

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

Now it's your turn to speak Mr Czeresniak.

I'm no mister.

Only slowly.

Take the path along the three beech trees

straight till you pass the first clearing

and then a second one.

Then a third clearing

and a hill with a birch wood thicket.

Beyond the thicket there will be a stream

and beyond the stream there will be huge chimneys.

Watch it.

A child would find it.

The time now is 1700 h.

You have to be ready at ten to seven.

Yes sir.

I know it's a hard job.

War is not an easy thing.

And your task is very difficult.

There's no comparison.

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

Olgierd can you do me a favor?

Can we change places?

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

Why should we?

You came here to teach.

But this is a battle on our land.

You think I'm a worse Pole than you are?

I'm not a swimming instructor

that's afraid to get his feet wet

but takes those he teaches to the deep end of the pool.

Let's not talk about this again.

I can't. Thank you.

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

And then we go in.

You remember the way?

Maybe ask Czeresniak to go over it again?

I'll manage.

We have to take as much of this as possible.

Loads of it.

I'll be firing these things.

What are you thinking about?

Whether they'll find the three beeches.

They should.

Maybe I'll show them?

Doesn't your back hurt?

Yes...

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

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

Time to go.

Hurry so you'll reach the spot before nightfall.

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

There's no way to let them know.

Grandpa?

You know this forrest well?

We always went there to get the wood.

You cut the landlord's wood?

We took anything we could.

Then we ran along these three beeches

through the hazel

so the forester wouldn't see us.

If you got away with it

then we too can make it.

Take care!

Time to go, Czeresniak.

Hold on.

You'll get your wood

and some land.

They'll be back?

I hope not for their own funeral.

Damn war.

Grandpa?

Look fore the beeches through this window.

What?

Look for the beeches through this window.

They look similar

but through the window.

Can't I look through there?

You can't look through there now

you might get shot.

You'll have to get used to

looking through the periscope.

Through what?

Through this window.

They're the same ones.

But through the window.

It's important,

cause if you start walking from the church...

You'll poke my eyes out with this gun.

Give it back, it's mine.

Careful, they'll start any minute.

Load the shell.

How are your pants?

What?

Your pants?

I'm not scared.

101 is off.

Go.

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

101 is hit.

Zenek's on fire.

Won't we burn?

You're already burned.

Second clearing to your right.

He's talking to you like to a horse.

Turn right.

You can go faster.

Careful, a tank.

Full ahead. Crush them.

Holy Mary.

Damn.

What's the matter?

The pump is broken.

Can we make it?

On manual.

Gustlik, the rockets.

Yes sir.

It's stuck.

You idiot, can't you see?

You're shooting your own people.

You're ruining the tank.

To hell with it.

If I get my hands on you

your own mother won't recognize you.

I'm Baranow.

Lieutenant Jarosz.

Give it to me.

Careful.

You got hit.

Yes.

Too bad that it was by our own people,

but you know...

I know.

We can fight from one place.

But we can't move.

We'll be breaking through in the morning.

If we last that long.

I have to go, they're going to start soon.

The Germans are very organized.

They even fight on time.

You'll see, they'll start in fifteen minutes.

Boys, report what's going on.

The lamps are smashed.

We have no radio contact.

The gas pump is broken.

We were supposed to get a new one, we never got it.

I can go a few hundred meters on the manual.

Now we're like the blind

and lame man.

Boys.

Wania!

Hurry!

Everything OK, Sasza?

Yes.

They'll start any minute. Take your positions.

To the tank.

And you over there.

Go back.

Go back. Go away.

Hands up.

Well, come on Herman Goering.

Look, it's broken.

Thank you, Mr Czeresniak.

You think the colonel will get me the wood?

Yes.

Alright Sasza?

It came out awkward with that Siberian.

Never mind that.

Don't worry about it.

That's that.

Olgierd...

Go to sleep.

Everybody to bed.

One will keep watch, I'll start.

Olgierd, write to the colonel.

What am I supposed to write?

A report, that the pump is broken.

You're not going anywhere.

Maybe I'll go?

What?

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

Alright.

...I have ammunition.

Neither you nor I will go.

Someone else will.

Szarik, smell.

Good.

Go, find it.

Quiet.

Silly dog.

Not this.

Pay attention, listen.

Good dog.

Find the colonel.

Smell Szarik.

You know what to do, don't be lazy.

Good.

Szarik, find it.

Good dog.

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

Quiet.

Ready.

Don't shoot at the dog.

Take care silly, find the colonel.

You want to drink with us?

Yes.

Wenzel

Are you asleep?

You're on watch.

Yes sir.

Go on watch. Report everything.

Yes sir.

Directly to me.

Yes sir.

Who's there?

Has Hilda written?

No, I've been waiting for two weeks.

I'll get some water.

What's that?

Look, it's that dog again.

We have to be ready by morning.

Otherwise we'll be in trouble.

Come here doggie.

What do you want?

Go away.

I'll chase him out right away.

Go away.

Szarik?

Draw the curtains.

Where did you come from?

I see you got hurt.

You have a cut on your ear.

Easy.

Wait.

Watchman.

Yes sir.

Should I chase him out?

Fool,

get the officer on duty here.

Yes sir.

You don't know how smart you are.

Yes colonel?

I wasn't talking to you.

Get the doctor in here right away.

And a technician with a pump for the tank.

You'll get two tanks

and two teams of riflemen.

Wait, that's not all.

Get a tailor with a needle and some cloth.

Carry out.

Yes sir.

Why aren't you eating?

You won't eat without Janek?

Smart dog.

I heard Jarosz hasn't found the battalion and they came back.

They're all dead.

I heard the dog came back.

But he's all beat up.

Colonel.

Yes.

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

I don't know much.

Now it's all in the dog's paws.

Easy Szarik.

At your command, sir!

Go out on line one

and open fire on the enemy's right flank.

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

Come on dog.

Don't tug Szarik.

Go!

Easy.

Find Janek.

In this wood even the trees are wounded.

Nothing to be heard or seen and it's high time.

Time.

No sign of the tank.

They're coming.

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

A dog's claw.

Thank you.

Everything's going to be alright.

Colonel, the order's been carried out.

Thank you.

I'm looking through the hatch and I see this soldier coming

he throws a bunch of grenades at us

at our caterpillar.

He ruined it completely.

Take it.

No, really?

They helped.

Yes. They did.

You came in time.

Yes.

Here.

What a present.

Let me see.

Some man is waiting for you, colonel.

It's me colonel,

about the wood.