Original subtitles

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS ALFRED BELZIG,

DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S BANK

IN THE EAST ZONE, BUT SECRETLY A FANATIC

WHO HAS NEVER GIVEN UP WORKING FOR A SUPREME FASCIST STATE.

USING HIS POSITION, BELZIG OFFERS TO HELP ANYONE

WHO HAS MONEY AND WISHES TO ESCAPE TO THE WEST.

HE HELPS THEM, AND THEY'RE NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN,

AND BELZIG APPROPRIATES THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS.

THE MISSION, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO STOP BELZIG

AND PREVENT THE OVER $3 MILLION WHICH HE HAS APPROPRIATED

FROM FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF HIS NEW NAZI PARTY.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU

OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR I.M. FORCE BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS RECORD WILL SELF-DESTRUCT

WHEN IT REACHES THE FINAL GROOVE.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ NEEDLE SCRATCHING ]

HOW'S IT LOOK TO YOU, PAUL?

HMM. YOU MUST REMEMBER, ROLLIN,

I WAS A BANK ROBBER, NOT A FORGER.

BUT, UH, THIS IS EXCELLENT.

IT IS.

IT'S PERFECT, ROLLIN.

AND THE REAL OTTO SCHLEIBEN'S ALREADY BEEN DETOURED,

SO YOU'LL BE ALL SET THE MOMENT WE REACH THE EAST ZONE.

BARNEY.

EVERYTHING'S ALL SET, JIM.

I JUST WANT TO CHECK CINNAMON OUT ON THIS.

[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]

WILL IT WORK AS WELL ON THE CAMERA?

GUARANTEED.

NOW, THE BANK IS BUILT LIKE A FORTRESS.

SECURITY GUARDS EVERYWHERE, CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION,

A SURVEILLANCE ROOM, AND A SILENT ALARM SYSTEM

THAT CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED.

BUT WE'RE NOT BREAKING IN.

OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.

YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY GOOD AT THIS.

NO, WE'RE ALREADY IN.

BUT WE CAN'T MAKE OUR MOVE UNTIL I GET THE TAPE

OFF THE VIDEO RECORDER

SO THAT BELZIG SHOWS US IN WHICH SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX

HE'S HIDDEN THE MONEY THAT HE'S STOLEN.

BELZIG IS STILL DOING THIS?

YES, AND OVER THE YEARS, CINNAMON,

HE'S PROBABLY KILLED HUNDREDS

OF UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT

THEY WERE ESCAPING TO THE WEST.

AND STOLEN THEIR MONEY.

HE'S DETERMINED TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY

TO LAUNCH HIS NEW NAZI PARTY.

HE IS NOT ABOUT TO STOP NOW.

VITTER.

YEAH?

THE VAULT WILL BE CLOSED FOR 10 MINUTES, VITTER.

SEE TO IT.

YES, SIR.

BELZIG IS USING THE VAULT.

10 MINUTES.

THE MONEY? YOU HAVE THE MONEY?

I CLOSED MY ACCOUNT AT THE GREENSDORF BANK YESTERDAY.

I HAVE IT HERE.

GOOD.

YOU UNDERSTAND, HERR HENKS,

UNLESS THE MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT IN THIS BANK,

THERE IS NO WAY I CAN TRANSFER IT TO YOU LATER ON.

SO,

IF YOU'LL SIGN HERE,

AND AGAIN HERE,

IN A FEW MOMENTS YOU WILL BE ON YOUR WAY.

THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE NOW.

WHEN YOU ARE SETTLED SOMEWHERE IN THE WESTERN ZONE,

THEN I HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER YOUR ACCOUNTS.

AH, KUTLER. WE ARE READY, ARE WE?

YES, SIR.

FOLLOW ME, HERR HENKS.

HERR BELZIG...

I -- I AM VERY GRATEFUL.

I JUST THANK GOD THERE ARE STILL MEN LIKE YOU.

ONE DOES WHAT ONE CAN.

NOW WE MUST GET YOU STARTED.

NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY.

ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THIS PASSAGEWAY,

THERE IS A "Y" IN THE TUNNEL.

BE CERTAIN YOU TAKE THE LEFT BRANCH.

REMEMBER -- ALWAYS BEAR LEFT,

AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE.

NOW, GOOD LUCK.

GOODBYE, HERR BELZIG, AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[ WATER DRIPPING ]

AAH!

[ SPLASH ]

HOW MUCH?

70,000 MARKS.

IT WON'T BE LONG, KUTLER.

A FEW MONTHS...

A YEAR, PERHAPS,

AND WE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE OUR MOVE.

THEN WE WILL NO LONGER BE DENIED OUR RIGHT TO POWER.

GUARD!

IS THAT THE FOREIGN CURRENCY SHIPMENT?

JA.

TAKE THEM INTO THE VAULT.

FEDERAL POLICE. YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.

POLICE? ARRESTED FOR WHAT?

SUSPICION OF CONSPIRACY TO ROB THE PEOPLE'S BANK.

TAKE HIM.

ZATOPEK, FEDERAL POLICE.

PLEASE TELL HERR BELZIG I MUST SEE HIM.

HERR BELZIG, COMRADE ZATOPEK TO SEE YOU.

Belzig: OF COURSE. SEND HIM IN.

I'M HERR BELZIG.

HERR BELZIG.

KUTLER, MY SECURITY CHIEF.

HERR KUTLER.

COMRADE ZATOPEK, FEDERAL POLICE.

HERR KUTLER, I AM VERY GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I HAVE JUST ARRESTED A MAN IN THE BANK -- A FOREIGNER.

HE WAS MAKING THIS SKETCH.

IT MAY BE NOTHING, BUT I AM TAKING HIM

DOWN TO LOCAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

THIS IS CORRECT, MR. GAMBIA.

HERE'S YOUR KEY.

THE BOX CAN'T BE OPENED WITHOUT IT.

I WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN IT NOW, PLEASE.

OF COURSE.

YOU THINK HE INTENDED TO ROB THIS BANK?

MM. IT IS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF.

HE IS OUT OF BUSINESS FOR NOW.

BUT I AM CONCERNED, COMRADE.

OF COURSE. I'LL HAVE CAPTAIN HEINDORF

BE IN TOUCH FROM HEADQUARTERS.

THANK YOU, HERR ZATOPEK.

THAT SHIPMENT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY THAT JUST ARRIVED --

A NICE PLUM FOR ANY THIEF.

I JUST HOPE THAT'S ALL HE WAS AFTER.

WHAT IS IT?

THAT MAN.

ANOTHER FOREIGNER.

YOU THINK HE HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE ONE THEY ARRESTED?

NO MAN CAN ROB THIS BANK ALONE.

COULD THEY POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY

IN THE SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX?

HOW COULD THEY KNOW?

LOOK, HE'S LEAVING. SHOULD I STOP HIM?

NO, LET HIM GO.

WE'LL SEE FIRST WHAT HEINDORF HAS TO SAY

ABOUT THE OTHER ONE.

I WOULD LIKE NOT TO INVITE THE POLICE IN, HUH?

YOU WERE RIGHT. HERE IT IS.

"PAUL LEBARRE, ALIAS JOHN LEBARRE,

"ALIAS JOHN LARUESE.

"BANK ROBBERY -- PARIS, MARSEILLES, LYON.

"ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY -- MUNICH.

"PAYROLL ROBBERY -- LONDON. BANK ROBBERY -- ALGIERS.

"SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FRANCE PRISON.

PAROLED AFTER SERVING SEVEN YEARS."

WELL, YOU SEE, I WAS PAROLED. I'VE DONE NOTHING.

BUT WHAT WERE YOU THINKING OF DOING?

BELIEVE ME, I'VE DONE NOTHING SINCE MY PAROLE.

ARE YOU WILLING TO LET HIM GO?

ALL RIGHT, LEBARRE, YOU ARE FREE TO GO,

BUT DO NOT EVER LET ME SEE YOUR FACE

AROUND THERE AGAIN, UNDERSTOOD?

I UNDERSTAND.

GET OUT.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

IT MAY BE FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED.

YOU SEE, I WAS IN THE BANK

BECAUSE OF CERTAIN IRREGULARITIES,

BUT THIS ROBBERY THREAT MIGHT HELP.

CAPTAIN, IF YOU WILL TURN THE INVESTIGATION OVER TO ME,

IT WILL HELP TO EXPLAIN MY PRESENCE IN THE BANK.

OF COURSE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?

MM, NO. I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

GOOD-BYE.

MY NAME IS OTTO SCHLEIBEN.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HERR BELZIG.

JUST ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

UH, HERR OTTO SCHLEIBEN IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

SEND HIM IN.

YES, SIR. YOU CAN GO RIGHT IN.

YES? WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

YOU ARE HERR BELZIG?

I AM.

MY NAME IS SCHLEIBEN FROM LUDENDORF.

YOU WISH TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT, SIR?

YES, I SUPPOSE I DO.

GOOD.

SIGN THERE UND THERE.

SHALL WE MAKE THIS A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OR --

HERR BELZIG...

PERHAPS YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

YOU LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT...

YOU...WOULD HELP ME.

HELP YOU?

HELP ME...

TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

DON'T MOVE.

YOU ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE, HERR SCHLEIBEN.

SERIOUS TROUBLE.

DON'T MOVE, HERR SCHLEIBEN.

ALL RIGHT, KUTLER.

FORGIVE ME, HERR SCHLEIBEN,

BUT IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF,

WE CANNOT BE TOO CAREFUL.

WE MUST ASSUME THAT EVERY STRANGER

IS A POLICE AGENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE.

THERE IS NOTHING TO FORGIVE.

I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.

GOOD. NOW WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

WHEN CAN YOU BE READY TO LEAVE?

ANY TIME.

THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD ME HERE.

NO FAMILY? NO TIES?

NO. FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE HAD MY SHOP,

NOTHING ELSE.

I'VE WORKED, I'VE SAVED,

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TASTE FREEDOM.

WITH LUCK, YOU SHALL.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL, HERR BELZIG.

ONE DOES WHAT ONE CAN.

NOW, THEN, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

160,000 MARKS.

A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY --

MUCH TOO MUCH FOR A PRIVATE ACCOUNT.

WE MUST OPEN A BUSINESS ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.

YOU, UH, HAVE THE MONEY WITH YOU?

YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT HERE.

GOOD.

YOU WILL BE ON YOUR WAY THIS AFTERNOON.

I WILL DEPOSIT THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

UNTIL LATER, THEN.

AH, COMRADE ZATOPEK. CAN I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?

SHALL WE GO INTO YOUR OFFICE?

HERR BELZIG.

MAY I INTRODUCE MY ASSOCIATE, COMRADE PUSS.

FRAULEIN.

I HAVE CHECKED ON THE MAN THAT I PICKED UP HERE

WITH CAPTAIN HEINDORF.

HE HAS A RECORD.

DO YOU HAVE HIM UNDER ARREST?

UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAS DONE NOTHING.

BUT I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE HE INTENDS TO ROB THIS BANK,

WITH AN ACCOMPLICE.

THERE WAS ANOTHER MAN HERE, ALSO A FOREIGNER.

I SEE.

DID THIS OTHER MAN DO ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS?

I DIDN'T SEE HIM UNTIL HE ENTERED THE VAULT.

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

I PRESUME YOU KEEP A RECORDER GOING AT ALL TIMES.

OF COURSE.

PLAY BACK THE VIDEOTAPE FOR ME.

IF YOU WILL BE SO KIND.

Belzig: THAT IS THE MAN.

PHILIP GAMBIA.

OSTENSIBLY, HE IS A MEMBER

OF THE ALGERIAN TRADE DELEGATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S REALLY AFTER, COMRADE?

PERHAPS A SHIPMENT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY?

YOU'VE HAD ONE RECENTLY?

YEAH.

HE IS PHOTOGRAPHING THE SAFE

WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER -- IT'S A CAMERA.

WELL, IF THEY ATTEMPT IT,

THEY WILL BE CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

COMRADE PUSS.

THE COMRADE WILL NOW TAKE OVER

AS YOUR NEW VAULT CLERK.

A CONCEALED RADIO WILL KEEP ME IN CONTACT

AT ALL TIMES WITH COMRADE ZATOPEK.

MY MEN AND I WILL REMAIN UNDERCOVER CLOSE BY,

READY TO STOP THESE MEN AS SOON AS THEY INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES.

MY SECURITY FORCE WILL COOPERATE WITH YOU.

COMRADE BELZIG, YOUR SECURITY FORCE

WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS I TELL THEM.

COMRADE, I INSIST THAT MY SECURITY CHIEF BE ALLOWED --

I HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.

THE INTEGRITY OF THIS PEOPLE'S BANK

IS BEING THREATENED BY FOREIGN NATIONALS.

THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM FOR THE FEDERAL POLICE.

I SUPPOSE THAT IS TRUE.

YOU WILL NOW PLEASE INFORM YOUR VAULT CLERK

THAT SHE IS BEING REPLACED.

YES, SIR?

FRAULEIN PUSS HERE

IS REPLACING THE VAULT CLERK.

TAKE HER OUT TO THE DESK AND SEE TO IT.

WILL YOU COME WITH ME, PLEASE?

COMRADE.

NO ONE --

NO ONE MUST KNOW WHO WE ARE OR WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.

I UNDERSTAND.

GOOD.

[ SCOFFS ]

WHAT IS IT?

THIS ZATOPEK HAS REPLACED HEINDORF.

THE BANK IS UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

I DON'T LIKE HIM CREEPING AROUND THE BANK.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

WE WON'T INTERFERE UNLESS HE GETS IN THE WAY.

IF HE DOES, THEN WE MAKE OUR MOVE.

SCHLEIBEN'S FUNDS

MUST BE PUT IN THE SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX.

CLEAR THE VAULT.

I'LL JOIN YOU THERE IN A MOMENT.

10 MINUTES.

[ COUGHS ]

THEY'RE CLEARING THE VAULT NOW.

THEY'LL BE PUTTING ROLLIN'S MONEY IN THE BOX.

THE VAULT WILL BE CLOSED FOR A FEW MINUTES.

KUTLER AND I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

YOU MAY RETURN TO DUTY NOW.

ONE MOMENT, SIR, PLEASE.

ZATOPEK, WHAT IS IT?

I MUST HAVE THE SERIES NUMBERS

ON THE FOREIGN CURRENCY IN THE SAFE.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN A FEW MINUTES.

I'LL GET THEM FOR YOU LATER.

IT IS IMPERATIVE I HAVE THEM NOW,

AND WITHOUT AROUSING SUSPICION.

TELL KUTLER TO MEET ME IN THE VAULT IMMEDIATELY.

I WILL ONLY BE A MINUTE, COMRADE.

"L2638O497A."

THAT'S ALL.

FRAULEIN.

FRAULEIN?

MY NECKLACE IS BROKEN.

IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL

IF YOU HAD A SMALL PIECE OF STRING, MAYBE,

TO TIE IT TOGETHER FOR ME TEMPORARILY.

PLEASE, I'M ON A REST PERIOD.

I HAVE BUT ONLY A FEW MOMENTS.

I'LL SEE IF I HAVE ANY.

A SMALL ACCIDENT. IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

OH, HERR BELZIG.

HERE ARE YOUR NUMBERS, ZATOPEK.

NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMRADE.

IS SCHLEIBEN READY?

YES, HE IS.

SEND HIM IN, AND TELL KUTLER TO CLEAR THE VAULT.

YES, SIR.

AH, HERR SCHLEIBEN.

EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER. ARE YOU READY TO LEAVE?

I'VE BEEN READY FOR WEEKS.

IT WILL JUST BE A MOMENT.

MY SECURITY CHIEF IS CLEARING THE VAULT.

THE VAULT?

YES, THE VAULT.

IT'S THE WAY OUT.

BUT HOW?

THIS BANK IS BUILT ON THE SITE

OF WHAT WAS ONCE A DOMINICAN MONASTERY.

WHEN WE SANK THE FOUNDATION FOR THE VAULT,

WE DISCOVERED A WHOLE MAZE OF CATACOMBS AND TUNNELS.

ONE OF THEM LEADS TO THE WESTERN ZONE.

THERE IS A...

HOW SHOULD I CALL IT?

A LOVELY TWIST OF FATE IN THAT.

YES, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

READY, HERR BELZIG.

GOOD.

RIGHT THIS WAY.

ON THE WAY.

THEY JUST STARTED ROLLIN.

REMEMBER, A FEW DOZEN FEET ALONG THE WAY,

THE TUNNEL DIVIDES.

ONLY THE LEFT PASSAGEWAY WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WESTERN ZONE.

BEAR LEFT,

UND NO HARM WILL COME TO YOU.

GOODBYE, HERR BELZIG.

I CAN'T THANK YOU.

PERHAPS SOMEDAY

I WILL GET A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.

AAH!

OKAY, LET'S TRY IT.

HOLD IT.

[ SIGHS ]

BOX 127.

ANY PROBLEMS?

THERE MUST BE 500 PASSAGEWAYS DOWN THERE.

THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO THE RIGHT ONE?

ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD.

SHOW ME THE --

SHOW ME THE EMPTY VAULT NOW, BARNEY.

YEAH, THIS SHOULD DO IT.

GET GOING.

WHAT ABOUT PAUL?

HE'LL BE THERE.

NOW REMEMBER,

YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES

BEFORE HEINDORF AND THE REAL POLICE SHOW UP.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO FORGET.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO MY SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX, PLEASE.

SIGN YOUR NAME AND BOX NUMBER, PLEASE.

BELZIG'S BOX IS 127.

YOU MAY APPROACH THE GATE, PLEASE.

SUSPECT IS NOW ENTERING THE VAULT.

SIR, JUST A MOMENT.

GAMBIA IS HERE.

HE HAS JUST ENTERED THE VAULT.

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?

NO, THE VAULT IS STILL EMPTY.

GAMBIA IS STILL IN THE PRIVATE ROOM.

IT IS PROBABLY A TEST RUN.

THEY CHECK THE LAYOUT FIRST

AND THEN DO THE ROBBERY LATER ON.

WHAT WAS THAT?

NOBODY MOVES. DON'T MOVE!

AND YOU, TOO, HERR BELZIG.

OPEN THE GATE.

I SAID OPEN THE GATE.

THE BOX. HE HAS THE BOX!

SHUT UP AND STAND STILL.

DO EXACTLY AS YOU'RE TOLD, AND NOBODY WILL GET HURT.

DROP IT. YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.

[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]

SO YOU SEE, COMRADES,

THE FEDERAL POLICE DID NOT FAIL YOU, HMM?

[ Whispering ] Be careful, Herr Belzig.

ALL RIGHT, HERR GAMBIA, THE BOX, IF YOU PLEASE.

TAKE THEM AWAY.

LET'S GO. INTO THE VAN.

MOVE!

LOOK OUT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]

THAT WOULD BE CAPTAIN HEINDORF.

SO THEY TRIED IT.

YEAH, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.

IT IS VERY STRANGE.

THERE WAS ALL THAT FOREIGN CURRENCY IN THE SAFE,

BUT THEY CHOSE TO STEAL THIS BOX.

I WONDER TO WHOM IT BELONGS.

I -- I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT UP.

YES, YES, I ALREADY HAVE.

IT IS LISTED TO A FICTITIOUS NAME.

LET'S GET IT OPEN.

WE -- WE DO NOT HAVE THE BOX HOLDER'S KEYS.

BLOW IT OPEN.

NO, DON'T.

YOU HAVEN'T A CHANCE. LOOK AROUND YOU.

UND NOW, CAPTAIN, IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I NEED THIS.

YOU GO OUT THAT DOOR, YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.

BUT I'M NOT GOING OUT THAT DOOR.

COME.

CAPTAIN?

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

Heindorf: WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

THERE IS A TUNNEL OUT OF THE VAULT.

OR PERHAPS I SHOULD SAY

THERE USED TO BE A TUNNEL OUT OF THE VAULT.

MY MEN HAVE BRICKED IT UP.

HERR BELZIG THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO ESCAPE.

YEAH, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WHO STARTED FOR THAT TUNNEL.

HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

AT LEAST NOT UNTIL MORNING

WHEN THE TIME LOCK ON THE VAULT OPENS UP.

BY THEN, CAPTAIN HEINDORF,

HE WILL BE VERY HAPPY

TO GO ANYWHERE YOU WISH TO TAKE HIM.