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FOUR TANK MEN AND A DOG

THE CREW

Based on a novel by:

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Directed by:

Szarik, you rascal.

Be good!

Polish hunter.

A good shot, but not enough meat.

Nothing will ever get caught here. Smart squirrels.

It`s so quiet.

Someone else is hunting here. A man or a beast.

You little fur ball.

Go on, Mura!

- She was a good dog. - You`re all alone, Szarik.

It happens, but no one is ever alone.

Neither Szarik, nor you.

When the war ends, you`ll find your father.

Just look at it! Acts like a grown up dog.

Right barrel.

Scratched me with a claw.

Don`t worry.

During the war tigers aren`t afraid of people.

They know shooting means food.

You`ve saved my life.

I owe you.

Give it to me.

Get him, Szarik!

Brave dog.

Can you walk?

With difficulty. We`d have to leave the meat.

We`ll stay here, you go to the clearing.

When the tractor comes, stop it.

It shouldn`t take long.

Wait!

Here!

It`s yours.

Wait for me, I won`t be long.

Something keeps knocking. Damn that tractor!

I won`t fix it until noon tomorrow.

-The night`s long, you`ll finish. - Night work is bad work.

- Have you got the extra pads? - Yes.

- Then I`ll do it. - You know how?

Let`s go!

When it`s ready, I`ll call you.

What`s your name?

Kos. Jan Kos.

- Difficult. - What about you?

- Grigorij Saakaszwili. - Saaka...what?

Saakaszwili.

Difficult.

I`m from Georgia. If you could see our mountains.

See this bolt? The mountains here are like the bolt.

Our mountains are like this tractor.

I know, I`ve been to Caucasus before I came here.

- What are you looking for? - My father.

Turn the other one.

Enough!

The old man says you shot a tiger.

Not a bad shooter!

Let me tell you something.

You know your way around the tractor, take my place.

- What about you? - I`m joining the army.

Will they take you? How old are you?

Nineteen, and you?

Seventeen.

The hunter said you`re sixteen.

They won`t take me because I`m Polish. From Gdansk.

You won`t take the tractor and you won`t join the army.

You don`t give a damn about our war.

You just skin wild squirrels. That`s all you can do.

- For airmen`s overalls. - I still think you`re pretending.

Really? Who was the first to fight Hitler?

- Who fought at Westerplatte? - Another difficult name.

Your war is long over. They`ve beaten you in two weeks.

Do you know how to fight?

Be ready!

Little devil!

Do you want more?

Are they ours?

Japanese on the other bank of the Ussuri River.

Want more or have you had enough?

Your war, my war - the same war.

Take the tractor.

Guys!

- Go to bed. -There`s nothing like a good sleep.

I`ll finish for you, so you can go in the morning.

There`s nothing like sleeping in Georgia.

You put a jugful of wine beside the bed,

you don`t close the door so the night can visit you.

- In your sleep? - You know what I mean.

They are dreams.

Forget it.

Pass me the smoking paper.

- How`s your leg? - Go on, I`ll manage.

Thank you.

- May I take this? - You`ve started smoking?

No.

- Finished? - Yes, time to wake the Georgian up.

What have you read in that paper?

The Russian government has agreed to form a Polish division.

- Named after Kosciuszko. - Read it out loud.

``To fight the common enemy...`` the rest is missing.

My leg will heal soon enough. I can`t and I won`t stop you.

I`ll wake the Georgian up, and we`ll get you a doctor.

I don`t need a doctor. Go to the Polish sacred spot.

- Do you know where? - By the waterfall.

Bring me the ginseng. It`s the best medicine.

You`ll find it by the edge of the old cabin.Take my gun,

but shoot only the big game.

Don`t worry, I`ll help you.

When I tell him, he will listen. Your war, my war - our war!

Get the hell out of here!

Never come here again!

The army isn`t for kids! There aren`t any babysitters!

I won`t sign anything! This hand knows no mercy!

God damn it!

Quiet. There`s no one here.

Comrade major!

A Japanese paratrooper...

And then the major said:

I know...

that you don`t need a babysitter, but the regulations don`t know it.

Was a doctor here?

I`ve got something on my mind.

That old cabin in the Polish sacred spot was built 80 years ago

by deportees who fought against the tsar.

They lived here for a long time.

After the October Revolution their grandchildren went home.

You`ll follow in their footsteps.

There something written in Polish on the blade.

He lived and fought here, but I don`t know the name.

If I don`t find my father, I`ll come back.

I`m an orphan.

Don`t say that.

When Szarik grows up, you`ll take him.

And warm gloves made form racoon fur.

You won`t come back even if you don`t find your father.

You`ll stay with your countrymen. Newspaper is nothing much,

but words are like the call of wild geese in the autumn.

You must go your own way.

Is that you, Sasha?

What kind of soldier are you?

You`re always late.

If you must stay, don`t do it when I`m on duty!

God damn it.

It`s breakfast!

Roasted buckwheat.

Who are you?

Say something!

Who are you?

You want to fight?

Let`s get him!

At ease!

You came uninvited, you don`t answer questions.

I`m going to the front.

Let`s throw him outside along with his mutt.

Private, be quiet! I`m doing the talking.

- Who was on guard yesterday? - I was, sir.

Did they pass by you,

or did they come through the chimney?

I don`t know.

You can`t just go to the front.

You have to be checked by the doctor

at the recruitment office.

- Your mother is crying right now. - She`s dead.

- Is your father on the front? - He disappeared four years ago.

Before the war.

That was during the war in Poland!

I`m travelling three days to join the Polish army.

On this train I got yesterday.

Give him something to eat. Buckwheat is getting cold.

Here, eat.

Tasty?

You`ve got the trump.

I could clean this.

This is a hand machine gun.

Would you know how?

Don`t be mad at me. I`ve fouled up.

Take me with you. I`ll clean the guns and keep the watch.

Nobody will get in.

Damn you...

- What does he want? -To go hunting.

These are guns for big game and they`re not for kids.

It`s not for adults either, but we have to do it.

Here`s a certificate that I`m a hunter.

A tiger!

Everything is in order...

I can`t take you. In the army you have to follow orders.

I`ll have to let you off at the first station.

Yes!

I`ll be back in a minute.

You, hunter...

Get out!

We have to go.

Look!

Hey, you!

I`m from Poland! From Gdansk!

You can go with them now.

- Gustaw Jelen. Call me Gustlik. - Jan Kos.

- What about the dog? - Szarik.

In Russian that means ``fur ball``.

Keep your eyes open, maybe we`ll meet again.

Make room for one more!

You`re a girl!

Let go, where do you come from?

-The Ussuri. - Not from the moon?

- Where do you live in Poland? - Gdansk.

I`m from Warsaw. Sit down.

- My name is Lidka. - You`re pretty as a picture.

I`m cold.

Here.

- Take them, I`m warm. - I`ll always wear them.

We`ll be brothers in arms.

``Yesterday a wanderer, today - a soldier``

We are home.

- Who wants to be a tank man? - I do.

Do you want to join the armoured outfit?

Gustaw Jelen.

- Name of the father? - Wilhelm.

Why do you want to join the armoured outfit?

I was in the German armoured outfit.

They shanghaied me.

I roped my crew and went straight to the Russians.

Four of them?

You don`t believe me?

Let go of them!

Stop it!

Lidia Misniewska!

I`ve joined.

I`d like to go with you, but I`ll go where they tell me.

You make the decision.

This brigade will be called: ``Heroes of Westerplatte``.

Are you deaf? That`s where your father fought.

- I`ll be operating the radio. - Wait for me.

- How old are you? - Eighteen.

- It doesn`t say so. - I`m eighteen.

And I can see.

You`re lying.

Go somewhere else, kid.

- But I... - Yes, I know.

- Are you fit? - Yes.

What`s that?!

What`s the dog doing here?!

-This is the army! -Yes, sir!

This is not a zoo! Leave!

One at a time.

Shame on you!

-They didn`t take you? -They don`t want me in the tanks.

It may be for the best. What would a dog do in a tank?

I`ll tell that officer!

It won`t do any good. The ensign wouldn`t listen to me.

Driver!

- We are leaving! - Yes, sir!

Don`t worry.

I`d like to...

go with you.

Really.

Wait here.

- Good morning. - Hello.

Wichura.

- I don`t understand. -That`s my last name.

- What about you? - Kos.

Nice dog.

- Yours? - Yes, you can play with it.

- Won`t it bite me? - No.

Throw him the stick.

Throw him the stick.

Come.

Count...

One, two, three, four...

To the car!

You can ride up front.

I`ll go with the others.

Help us.

Drive!

What`s the matter? It a new vehicle.

I will crank it up.

Let me do it.

You can turn it `till...

- You have to be smart. - Get lost!

- I could fix it. - Go ahead.

- Will you take me? - No way.

Let it be.

-There are two of us. - Who else?

Alright.

- We are all witnesses. - Alright.

Watch the birdie...

Szarik, fetch.

- Where? -There.

How did you do it?

Go on, you king of the road!

How did you do it?

Now we are tank men.

The tanks are coming!

Don`t be afraid!

-Tanks! -Tanks like tanks.

Don`t break it!

Are you with us or do you just deliver?

I`m with you all the way to Berlin, that`s my order.

After hospitalisation they told me I`ll be training our allies.

Unless you know better?

Is that the famous Polish welcome?

- In Georgia... - Grigorij!

That`s right. My name is Grigorij Saakaszwili.

- Who are you? -The dog has recognized you.

- Don`t you recognize me? - Janek!

We fought very hard about whose war it is.

And it turned out it`s ours.

- I`ll be in your crew. - Great!

I`m with you!

-There are four of us. - Five, Szarik too.

He has grown.

What about your superior?

A crew has to be like fingers of one hand.

What can you do?

Saakaszwili is a first-rate driver.

Show them.

-The needle trick? - Yes.

Watch this.

Come closer.

He`ll break it!

Kill the tiger without spoiling his hide.

He hasn`t been to the front yet. He`s a rookie.

I`m also not a military man.

See this cloud?

The white one. It`s a cirrostratus.

In a couple of days the weather will change.

See what kind of soldier I am?

We`ve shown you our skills.

I`m the weatherman, Grigorij hits the nails.

What about you?

Yes, I can see.

Any relatives in Georgia? One guy carried his own horse.

That`s my finger of your crew.

What about you? You`re so young. Life in a tank is difficult.

It`s easier to hit the bull`s eye three times than to join my crew.

What if I hit three bull`s eyes?

There`s two of us, just enough for an entire hand.

You, Grigorij, Gustlik, me and Szarik.

Don`t gloat. We shall see.

Not bad!

You`ve got two.

- I think there were three. -Third one went sky high.

You hot shot!

Not bad, you sharpshooter.

He`s looking for what he hasn`t lost.

Still warm.

You son of a gun!

You`re right. Forgive me.

-Three bull`s eyes. - Will you take us?

- Yes. - Along with the dog.

Yes.

You`ll have to learn something.

To sing.

Sing?

We need a gunner and a radio man.

You`ll have to learn our kind of music.

- Recognize? - No.

That`s your name.

I`ve got something for you, lieutenant.

A present for you.

Just right for opening cans.

I don`t think so. Read the inscription.

Honour and fatherland 1 863

Subtitles: Master Film Text: Jacek Mikina