All language subtitles for King Rat (1965)eng

[ROOSTER CROWS]

[ALL MUTTERING]

Lift it.

Heave. Ho.

You, Corporal!

Inside.

Turn your pockets
out, Corporal.

You won this
gambling,

of course.

Why do you
think it is?

Why do you think
it is, Corporal,

that you have so much,
and the rest
of us so little?

One day, Corporal,
you're going
to make a slip.

All this wealth
you've got

isn't going to check
against my list...

and when you do,
when that happens,

I'll be ready,
and you'll be in there.

In my cage.

I'm not playing at being
Provost Marshal, you know,

and I never yet heard
of a run of luck
that didn't run out.

and yours will, depend on it,

because you're
like all criminals,

you're greedy.

Lieutenant,
I'd like to point out to you

that I don't have to put up
with this crap from you.

I'm not in your two-bit army,
I'm in our two-bit army.

And if you're looking
for something
to live for...

when we get out of this,

you come looking for me,
and I'll hand you your head.

We'll see.

If you make one
slip, just one,

and we'll see
how long you survive
at our level...

in my cage,

and after my cage,
I'd personally--

I'd personally hand
you over to the Japs
at Utram Road.

What's--
What's happening here?

Oh, nothing, sir,
I--I--I'm just
searching the Corporal.

You're quite in order
to search him, question him.

Everybody knows that, Grey,

but threats and abuse
aren't on.

They aren't on.

And you, Corporal,
you ought to know better

than to go around
dressed like that.

Asking for trouble,
just asking for it.

Even so, quite wrong
to threaten.

Not the way to treat
an enlisted man.

I think, uh,
an apology--

If you request it, sir,
then I apologize.

Very good.

All right, Corporal,
you can go,

but watch the way
you dress.
Watch it.

Yes. Thank you,
Colonel.

Yeah?

Yeah, he had one invite
out to number four.

Okay, I'll
take care of it.

Go find Colonel Brant
and give him this.

Tell him that's
for the apology,

but tell him not to be
so late next time.

Right.

Do you know
where he'd be?

He'd better be
by the jail.

It's his day
for watching Grey.

That's all?

That's all for him.

Then go find that guy
with the, uh,

with the arm,
you know.
He's got a delivery.

Come on, Tojo,
time for tea.

Choice of litter,
right?

Right.

[MEN SPEAKING MALAY]

[SPEAKING MALAY]

You hear
the news, Max?

No.

The war's going to last
another ten years.

Official.

The last three years
was just for openers.

Ha-ha.

Oh, uh, Lee told me
to tell you

he'd done your laundry.

I asked him, uh,
specially, and he told me--

Yeah.

--to tell you...

Take one.

Oh, King, now,
you're really--

you don't have to--
have to do--

It's okay. Okay.
I'll call you
if I need you.

You want
my chow today?

You bet.

You got it.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Max?

See that guy out
there with the wog?
Get him for me.

[SPEAKING MALAY]

MAX: Hey, fella...

Uh, the King wants to see you.

The who?

The King.

What is it,
Garden Party Day,
or something?

All right, save the jokes,
he wants to see you.

I'm not joking.

We take our Royal family
very seriously, you know.

What's he want
to see me about?

I don't know.
How would I know?
He just said. Come on.

Extraordinary Court procedure.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

MAX: Come on,
come on.

I was sent for, I believe.

Yeah.

Yeah. Take a seat.

You smoke?

Yes.

Yes, I do.

All right, help yourself.

How come we
never met before?

No idea.
I haven't been anywhere
this year.

What's your name?

Uh, Marlowe, Peter Marlowe.

What's yours?

How's that chair feel?

Mmm?
Fine.

Cost me 80 bucks.

Did it?

Yes.

Well, I'd never have guessed.

You'd have said more, huh?

No, I don't think so.

I don't think
I'd have said anything,
really.

I've never been a great
chair-price-guesser.

I was just going
to fix some chow.
You want to join me?

Ahem.

I've just had lunch,
thank you.

Well, you could use some more,
couldn't you?

You want an egg?

Uh, excuse me,
what's all this in aid of?

Do what?

I mean, people just don't
give eggs away, like that.

Well, I'm not people.

Am I, Max?

No. No.
You're not people, King.

Well, you want an egg
or don't you?

Well, of course I want it.

Okay, then you got it.

How do you like it?

-Fried?
-Okay.

So you got yourself
a fried egg.

You're not related
to either Fortnum or Mason,
are you, by any chance?

Who are they?

Oh, it doesn't matter.

They run a little
family grocery shop back home.

That's pretty neat, huh?

Max wired it for me.

Yeah?

Nothing. Just telling him
you wired the hot plate.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, it's--
it's working okay, huh?

Well, it better be.
I've got to impress
the British.

The British are impressed.

You speak it pretty
good, don't you?

What's that, British--
I mean, English?

No, no, the stuff--
You know, the lingo,
out there.

Oh, yes. I suppose so.
Not too bad.

Say something for me now.

-In Malay?
-Yeah.

What sort of thing?

I don't care, anything.
I just want to hear you.

Uh...

[SPEAKS IN MALAY]

Hey, that's pretty good.

You hear that, Max?

What's that mean?

Well, it doesn't really have
a literal translation,

but, uh, roughly speaking,
it means...

when do I have to kiss thee
on the ass?

After the egg,
never before meals.

[EGG FRYING]

Plates.

How about that?

Not bad.
Not bad at all.

What the hell are
you talking about?

The egg ain't been laid
that tastes
better than that.

Don't get excited,
Fortnum.

When we say not bad,
we don't mean not bad,

we mean it's
bloody marvelous.

Yeah?

What do you mean
when you say it's
bloody marvelous?

Bit dicey.

Forget it.

[WHISTLES]

Lift your feet.

-What?
-Lift your feet.

You're slumming,
aren't you, Marlowe?

Don't be a snob,
old man.

Never make
a good policeman
if you're a snob.

Everyone looks the same
with their knickers down.

-Where's your arm-band?
-In my pocket, I think.

It's supposed to be
on your arm.
Those are orders.

They're Jap orders.
We stuff those, don't we?

They're also camp orders.

Put it on.

What's the matter
with you, Corporal?

Nothing, sir.

Just recovering
from the pleasure

of seeing you
twice in one day, sir.

Colonel Sellars
has reported the theft
of a gold ring.

A gold ring.

Gee.
Gee, that's tough, sir.

I believe you know
Colonel Sellars.

Could you describe him
to me, please, sir?

You play cards with him,
don't you?

Oh, that Colonel Sellars.

Yes. Yes.

Plays cards like an English
officer and a gentleman.

Well, of course, he would,
wouldn't he, sir?

Don't press your luck
too hard, Corporal,

just answer
the questions.

Did he ever
show you the ring?

No, far as
I remember,

he never even discussed
marriage, sir.

I'm warning you, Corporal.

You sure you're not
accusing me, sir...
in front of witnesses?

-Got a light, Grey?
-No.

I'm not accusing anybody,
Corporal.

Then, can I borrow
your Ronson?

Ronson...

Yes. It's in your top pocket,
I think.

Thank you.

Well, now, this is new,
isn't it?

Yes. It was mine.

We were playing poker
just before lunch,
and I lost it to him.

You what?

I lost it
to him at poker.

I had a straight,
but he had better.

Tell him.

Yeah. We were
playing stud--

What were the cards?

-His or mine?
-His.

Uh, aces on twos.

You're lying, Marlowe.

Why Grey, old chap,
what a thing to say.

It was pathetic.

I thought I had him by
the short and curlies with
a straight, like I said...

so I threw in the lot.

Threw in
the jolly old Ronson.

How do you play stud,
Marlowe?

-Stud?
-Yes.
How's it played?

Stud. You mean ordinary
stud, don't you?

Yes.

Uh, well, well.
We'll show you.

There's nothing like
a practical demo.

Yeah, you see,
it was my hole card--

I said I wanted you
to tell me, Marlowe!

Temper...

Well, never mind.

Don't need the cards
to show you.

Four cards face up--

You can imagine that,
can't you, Grey?

And one down.
There's "one in the hole."

It's just like
Happy Families, really,
in the nursery.

We never had
a nursery, Marlowe.

That was a close one.

Too bloody true.

Here.

You're on the payroll
from here on in.

20 bucks a week.

Okay, we'll make it 30.

Shove your money.

What'd I say?

No. It's what I said--
I said, shove your money.

One can't expect
bloody Yanks to understand.

What are you talking about?
All I did was up
two tens to 30.

Look, when someone
drops you in it,

they don't necessarily
expect to be paid
for getting you out of it.

So work your money.

What'd I do?

Nothing.
You did nothing, King.

30's above scale.
You treated him right.

Well, screw the British.

Yeah, screw 'em.

[LAUGHING]

[MAN SOBBING]

[BIRD CALLS AND WOLF HOWLS]

[WHISTLES]

[RADIO STATIC]

MAN ON RADIO:
Allied forces are still
making progress in Belgium,

and on the central sector,

towards St. Hubert,
in blinding snowstorms.

In the Philippines,
American forces
have driven a bridgehead

across the Agno River
in their thrust for Manila.

Formosa was bombed
in daylight
by B-29's without loss.

And in Burma,

victorious British
and Indian armies

are within 30 miles
of Mandalay.

Those were
the news headlines.

The next news broadcast
will be at 06:00
Calcutta time...

[STATIC]

-You okay?
-Yes. Fine.

Old bladder's
playing up though.

[MAN SOBBING]

-What is it?
-Nothing. Nothing.

I've just been
to the bog.

And I'm happy to say
the old bladder's
working a treat.

That's good news,
isn't it?

Beautiful.

Thank you for waking
me up to tell me.

Oh, God, give me
a piece of your courage.

I'm so frightened.
I'm such a bloody coward.

You really ate them
in Java, did you?

Not only in Java.
Here in Changi.
So did you.

What?

Now look,
we had a pact.

We agreed we wouldn't
cook anything revolting

unless we
discussed it first.

-We agreed.
-I know we agreed.

You were dying.

And why do we
collect them?
It's protein.

Pure protein.

For the hospital,
for the seriously sick.

You were sick,
remember?

You were dying.

I really ate
them, did I?

You asked
for second helpings.

Blah!

Well, next time
I want to know,
and that's a bloody order.

-Excuse me, sir.
-Yes?

Okay,
I'll take them.

Here.

Colonel Smedley-Taylor
asked me to tell you, sir,

two of your men
have been fighting.

Only two?
That's a change.

-Who are they?
-Corporal Townsend
and Private Gurble.

-I've got them in jail.
-Right.

I'll deal with them
after roll call.
All right?

Uh, sir?

Uh, pity about Marlowe's
Ronson, wasn't it?

Yes, the stupid burke.
He should have been
more careful.

Mugs game, gambling.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Do you mind if I
see them alone?

No, sir.
Of course not.

Let them out,
will you?

Right.
Why were you fighting?

I want the truth, now.
No flannel.

Townsend?

Well?
I'm waiting.

This bloody sod
accused me of stealing
me mate's grub.

-He said I was stealing.
-And you were.

That's enough of that.

Townsend, if you have
a charge to make, make it.

Well, come on,
we haven't got all night.

Well, sir, it's my month
on cookhouse detail,

and today we had
184 to cook for.

He was me best mate,
and I thought
I could trust him.

I never touched
a bloody grain, sir.

I swear to God!

When I got back,
we were short.

Near half pound short,
and that's two
blokes' rations.

I know, but I
never touched it.

Were they short, Gurble?

Sir, I never touched them.

Were they short like he said?

Yes, sir.

Right. We'll have to
check the weights.

Oh, I checked them, sir.

I checked them
under his bloody nose.

Well, we must
check them again.
Lead the way, will you?

We'll go to the storehouse now
and settle this.

That day, on my last leave,
she said...

I said,
I'll always keep myself
clean for you.

Oh, God, I'll make any
sort of a bargain with you...

Just don't let her think
that I'm dead.

Don't let her think
that I'm dead.

Well, as far as
I'm concerned, Gurble,
the case is proved.

You're out
of my regiment.

You're dead.
You don't exist.

You keep your mouth
shut about this,
you understand?

My bloody oath,
Colonel.

Just keep
your mouth shut!

[GURBLE SOBBING]

The news was good last night.

We're only 30 miles
from where
the flying fishes play.

Oh, by the way,
I nearly forgot.

The wife asked me
if you'd like to
come to dinner tonight.

We're just having
a few people in,
nothing formal.

Would you say thank you
to her for me?

But I already have
a dinner engagement.

Well, there it is.

Good.

Another time perhaps.

Good.

That, uh,
that was my mistake
the other day.

I got stupid.
I offered the dough,

because I wanted
to thank you.

It's okay.

I've got a lousy temper
and a bloody awful
accent.

I know I sound
toffee-nosed.

You, uh, you British
insult easy, don't you?

You catch one
of these cruds
passing up a buck.

Nothing. Nothing.

Uh, go find Prouty
in the Garden of Eden
and finish the deal, will you?

I'm different
from Hawkins.

I let my doggie
off the leash.

Uh, look, can I--
can I offer you
a Kooa?

I mean, uh,
is that all right?

Sure.
That's different.

MAN: Hey!

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

There is a radio
in this hut!

Let me handle it.

Now let me in, will you?

Good morning, Captain.

It is not a good
morning, Colonel.

There is
a radio here.

A radio is
against the orders

of the Imperial
Nipponese Army.

Yes, well, I don't know
anything about it.

Do you know
anything about it?

No, sir.

What about you?

No, sir.

Where is the wireless?

Now look,
it's got to be found,
so where is it?

I order those responsible
to hand it over immediately.

Look, I'm asking you
just once more.

You.
What's your name?

Lieutenant Spence, sir.

-Where is it hidden?
-Where's what
hidden, sir?

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

Grey...

You're supposed to be
Provost Marshall.

If there's a wireless here,
it's your responsibility.

I know nothing
about a wireless, sir.

Then by God you should,
and I'll have you
court-martialed,

and it'll show
on your record.

Brough... What do you
know about this?

Nothing, sir.
And it's Major Brough,
Colonel.

Well, I don't
believe you.

It's just the sort of trouble
you bloody
Americans would cause.

I don't have to take
that kind of
noise from you.

You stand to attention
when I'm talking--

I'm senior
American officer here,

and I don't have to take
that kind of noise
from you or anybody.

Now, there's no radio,
or wireless
as you call it,

in this hut
that I know of,

and if there was,
I sure as hell wouldn't
tell you, Colonel.

Well, then,
we'll search the hut.

That's what we'll do.

Every officer will stand
by his bed at attention.

Do you hear me?
Attention!

SMEDLEY-TAYLOR:
Shut up, Jones.

There's a wireless
in this hut, sir,
contrary to regulations.

Yes, and I said
shut up.

Can I help you,
Captain?

There is a radio
in this hut.

According to the
Geneva Convention
governing prisoners of war,

and specially for soldiers--

I know the code of ethics
quite well, Captain.

If you believe
there's a radio here,

please make
a search for it.

Or if you know
where it is,
please take it.

It's your job to
enforce the law.

My job is to enforce
civilized law.

If you want to cite law,
then obey it yourself.

Give us the food
and medical supplies
to which we're entitled.

One day you will go
too far, Colonel.

One day,
I'll be dead, Captain.

Probably, I'll die of apoplexy
trying to enforce
insane laws

imposed by incompetent
administrators.

I shall report
your impertinence
to General Shima.

Yes, please do.

Then ask him who gave
the order that each man
in the camp

should catch
20 flies a day,

and that they should be
collected and counted

and delivered daily
to your office
personally by me.

Everybody outside, please.

Now you may make your search,
Captain.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Who belongs to this bunk?

I've no idea.
I'll ask.

And this, and this.

Who uses this bunk?

-Your name?
-Captain Daven, Infantry.

Did you make
this radio, Captain?

Yes--

I ordered Captain Daven
to make it.
It's my responsibility.

He was acting
on my orders.

-Is this true?
-No.

Who else knew
about your radio, Captain?

No one. It was my idea,
and I made it alone.

It's all right, old love.

I'm just as frightened
as you are.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

You men,
pick up this bunk
and follow me.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Doctor, could you come
here a minute, please.

He's lucky.

No more aches.

What'd he die of?

Changi blues, mostly.

Oh, you mean
the will to live?

No, not, uh,
not quite that, Corporal.

It is Corporal,
isn't it?
Corporal King?

He'd stopped believing
in the pigheaded,

totally unreasonable
will not to die.

There's a difference,
you know.

Hmm.
Perhaps you don't know.

I don't suppose
that kind of subtlety
bothers you very much.

Maybe not.

Touch wood.

I wouldn't put much
faith in that wood.

Probably contaminated.

You, uh,

don't have any tobacco,
do you, by any chance?

I hear you're good
for a little extra.

Yeah. Yeah, I was just, uh,
just going to
bring some to him.

Oh. He won't
miss it, then.

Thank you.

You must tell me your secret
one day, Corporal.

Medically, it ought to be
very valuable.

I'm just lucky, sir.

Oh no, that won't do.

[MAN COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

Oh, thanks.

-Can you spare it?
-I don't smoke,
never have.

Could you get my boots for me?
I've got to get up.

-Well, where are they?
-The foot of the bed.

I've kept those.

I kept them
in good shape.

Yes, you did.

There.

I've had enough,
thanks.

I'm dying.

Yes.

[COUGHING]

Orderly.

Yes?

Get the corpse detail
to take Sergeant
Masters' bed,

and Captain Daven's
will be free tonight too.

But don't let them
take the boots.
They're mine.

Yes, sir.

Uh, what about
Colonel Hutton, sir.
Do I give him quinine?

Of course
give him quinine.

I'm sorry.
Just asking.

Only doctors are supposed
to authorize drugs.

Well, give him quinine
and for the love of God

stop trying to pretend
you're Florence Nightingale.

Oh. There are
two appendectomies
for tomorrow morning, Colonel.

Right. I'll see them
before I go off.

-Do you want to
do them, or shall I?
-No, I'll do them.

Evening, Doctor.

Oh. Hello, Stevie.

Oh, by the way,
I, uh, finished
the autopsy

on the man found
in the borehole.

Death was from
suffocation.

If you find a man
head first halfway
down a borehole,

it's more than likely
that death will be
due to suffocation.

Yes.

Well, I wrote, uh--

I put on the death
certificate,

"Suicide while the balance
of the mind was disturbed."

Do you want that?

Oh, thank you, sir.

Have they identified
the body?

Yes.

It was
a Private Gurble.

Unusual name.

Not the way I'd choose
for suicide.

No. Unless of course
he was put there.

Oh? Why do you
say that?

Well, they held
a court of inquiry
this afternoon.

Apparently he'd
been caught
stealing hut rations.

Oh, I see.

Either way,
murder or suicide,

I'd say he deserved
it, wouldn't you?

Yes, I suppose so.

Well, I'd better get off
and finish my rounds.

Yes. Well,
goodnight, Colonel.

Would you like
a smoke, Stevie?

MAN 1: There he goes!
MAN 2: Don't let it get away!

MAN 3: Come here!
MAN 4: Watch out, watch out!

Get it!

There it is!

Get him!

Get him! Get him!

Got him!

Get him!

Get him!

All right, knock it off!
All right, just hold it!
Knock it off!

Will you knock it off!

Now, just leave it
where it is.
Don't kill it.

I got a better idea.

Tex?

Yeah?

-Get a blanket.
-A blanket?

Yeah. Yeah. Come on.
Come on, come on, will you?

That's it.
Now you
and Max trap it.

Come on, will you?
I want it alive.

With my blanket? You crazy?
It's the only one I got.

I'll get you
another one.
Just catch it.

Come on, give me
the other end.

All right, let--let's--
let's throw it down
and jump, okay?

-Right.
-Come on. Now.

I got him!
I got him!

Hey, I got it!

All right,
knock it off!
Now, quiet.

Max, you take it.

I don't want to take it.
He can take it-- It's his
blanket, he can take it.

Max, you take it.

Now Tex, you go
put on the java
while I work this out.

All right, gentleman,
gather around and hear
the words of the King.

And the whole court
strained in obedience.

Come on, come on,
come on.

All right,
so we got ourselves
a real live rat, right?

Yeah, so?

So? So use
your imagination.

What don't we have
a lot of in Changi.

Yeah, besides that.

Come on.
Food. Right?

Yeah. Well, what's that
got to do with rats?

God. You're not thinking
what I think you're thinking
are you?

You got it.

Only we're not
going to eat it.

Eat it? Eat what?

-What's he talking about?
-Rat meat.

Oh, uh, you're out
of your mind.

Do you think anybody's
would buy rat meat?

Will you let me finish?

Of course nobody's going to
buy it if they know it's rat,
but supposing they don't?

Suppose we say it's,
I don't know,
suppose we say it's rabbit.

But--uh--uh, there--
There are no rabbits
in Malaysia.

Okay, then we'll think
of something else.

What are you all
knocking it for?

Do you think we can
get away with squirrel?

That's it, squirrel.
Good.

Still not a lip-smacker,
is it?

Wait a sec. Wait a sec.
I know. I know.

-Deer.
-Deer?

Man, what kind of big game
you got back home?

No, not the usual
kind of deer.
I mean Rusa Tikas.

They're--they're about--
well, they're tiny--

they're--they're about
eight inches high.

The natives consider them
to be a great delicacy.

Rusa Tikas translated
means "mouse deer."

That's it then.

We're in the Rusa Tikas
business.

Now first thing
we got to find out is whether
it's male or female.

Then we get the opposite one,
boy meets girl,

and we're on our way
to our first million.

Now, how we going to sex it?

Hey, I read somewhere
in the Readers Digest,

that the Japs
are big sexers.

Oh, that's
with eggs, dummy.

Leave it to me.
I'll tell you.

Okay. You got the job.

Now, we got two things
to do immediately.

Liberate another rat,
whichever sex he or she isn't,

and then we got to find out
about their habits.

Mmm, well,
Vexley's your man for that.

Vexley? Who's Vexley?

Join my class?

You really want
to join my class?

If it wouldn't be
too much trouble, sir.

Oh, no. Delighted, old chap.

Delighted.

-Squadron Leader Vexley.
-Very pleased
to meet you, sir.

Hello, Peter.

All right, then...

Comfortable? Good.

Well, now, uh, today...

Today I was going to talk
about the largest of mammals,

whales.

Do you know anything
about whales?

Ah!

Oh.

Oh.

Whales are without doubt

the highest form
to which nature has aspired.

Now, you take
the sulfur-bottomed whale,

the most powerful animal
in existence.

Now, you take
its mating habits,

its mating is marvelous,

there's no other
word for it.

The male starts his, uh,
titillation

by blowing glorious clouds
of spray.

He then pounds the water
with his tail
near to the female,

who waits with, uh,
patient lust

on the, uh,
ocean's surface.

He then dives deep
and soars up out of the water,

huge, vast, enormous,

and crashes back
with thundering flukes,

churning the water into spray,
pounding at the water.

You have a question, Corporal?

-Yes sir,
what about rats, sir?
-I beg your pardon?

Well, this is all
very interesting
about the whales, sir,

but what about rats?

What about rats?

Well, I was wondering
if you knew anything
about them, sir.

Rodents are
entirely different.

Now, to return--

What do you mean
different, sir?

-What?
-Well, how are they different?

I shall be dealing
with rodents
in the next series.

Disgusting creatures.

There's nothing
about them to like.
Nothing.

Why are they
disgusting, sir?

I mean, do they have
bad habits?

Everything
about them is-- Ah!

Cigarette, sir?

Oh!

Why, thank you, Corporal.

-Take a couple, sir.
-Mmm?

I'm sure you'll need them,
if you're going to go
into rats in detail.

Well, right, now...

So, gentlemen,

the female can have
up to 12 litters a year

and anything up
to 14 per litter.

The young being born
blind and helpless
22 days--

22 days, gentlemen,
after...contact.

Now, the young,
they open their
eyes in two weeks

and they become
sexually active
in two months.

Holy cow.

You know what that
means, don't you?

That means
that in six months,

we're going to be
knee-deep in tikas.

Holy cow.

Yes. On the other hand,
they do have
some rather nasty habits.

You see, number one,
they're cannibals,
and number two,

they'll fight amongst
each other
if left to their own devices.

But on the credit side,
they'll eat anything.

I repeat, anything,
dead or alive.

Which means, we got
no logistics problem.

I got another one.

While you jokers are talking,
I'm out doing.

It's the right
mate, too.

-How do you know?
-I looked.

Well, what
are we waiting for.

Tex, Dino,
keep look-out.

Hey. Looks like Vexley
knows what he's talking about.

[RATS SQUEAKING]

Start counting the days,
gentlemen.

Swing!

MAN 1: Hey, good throw.

MAN 2: Throw it again.

MARLOWE: He looks different.
Don't you think he looks
different somehow?

KING: Yeah. He looks
like a married man.

All clear?

Come on,
we got things to do.

You want to do
something for me tonight?

Do a little interpreting?

Yeah.
Yeah, all right.

What have you got in there,
Marlowe?

Food.

Could I see it,
please?

Stop picking on me, Grey.

Where'd you get it?

I was given it.

We can guess who by, can't we?

-Where are you taking it?
-To the hospital.

-Who for?
-Mac.

Any more questions?

No.

Not for the time being.

But don't forget,
you and your crook friend
are on my list.

I haven't forgotten
about the Ronson.

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

I haven't broken
any orders.

You will, Marlowe, you will.

If you sell your soul,
you've got to pay sometime.

Don't give me all that
sally-army stuff.

I judge a man
by the company he keeps.

Your friend's a crook,
a liar, and a thief.

You're right
about one thing, Grey.

He is my friend.

But he's not a crook,
and he's not a thief.

But he's a liar.

We're all liars, Grey.

You denied the radio.

You got to be a liar
to stay alive.

Do a lot of things
to stay alive.

Like kissing a corporal's ass
to get food?

I said it first, Grey.

You won't believe me,
but I said it before you.

IN MALAY: Hast thou
something else?

I regret that Omegas
are not bringing much
in Singapore these days.

He's not interested.
He says the market's
very poor.

Yeah, that's why
he's here
risking his neck.

Tell him 3,000.
Tell him I'm sorry
it's overpriced.

IN MALAY: My friend regrets
the watch is overpriced,

but is forced
to ask $3,000.

IN MALAY: Truly,
it is overpriced.

The owner has
sickness in his head,

yet because we have
done business in the past,

I will offer 600.

He offers 600.

Tell him to work it.

No, no. That--
that's a joke.

No, you're doing
very well.

Tell him I can't
insult the owner
with such an offer.

IN MALAY: My friend regrets
he cannot entertain
such an offer.

IN MALAY: Perhaps I should
increase my offer to 1,000.

How'd we do?

Well, he's gone
to 1,000.

I'd need more than that
to live with the smell.

Ha-ha.

Tell him I sold one
just like it
a week ago

to one of his buddies
for three grand.

Tell him it's only
because I like
his smiling face, etcetera,

you know, the usual
horse manure.

Work him up a few
hundred at a time.

I got to go consult
with the owner.

Uh...

Er...

[SPEAKS MALAY]

400!

Why, everybody knows
an Omega is worth
at least 2,000.

-At least.
-I agree, sir,

but, you know, beggars
can't be choosers, sir.

Uh, I did my best, sir.
I really put it to him.

I'm sure you did.
I'm sure you did,
Corporal.

Not your fault,
don't think that.

But--

But what am I to do?

Could you have
one more try?

Please!
See what you can do.

Please.
I have great
faith in you.

I couldn't take
less than 1,200.

Of course--

Well, I don't think
I can do much, sir, but...

okay, I'll give it
another try.

2600 dollars?

2600.

And, uh, watch it,
because he spits
when he's doing

the "I'm being robbed"
speech.

IN MALAY:
The miserable owner

has the affrontery
to ask $2,600.

IN MALAY: $2,600.

[SPITS]

Poor man's Bela Lugosi.
He'll come back.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-He's gone to 2,100.
-Yeah, yeah.

That's what he always
intended to pay.

Tell him 2,600
or nothing.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

2,200 and that's
his final offer.

Yeah, it probably
is, too.

All right,
tell him I accept.

Tell him he's
too tough for me.

Tell him I'll have
to give out my commission

to make up
the difference.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-Only 900?
-Afraid so, sir,

and I had to sweat
blood to get that.

900, less
commission.

Terribly disappointed,
Corporal.

It's the last thing I owned.

Well, things are getting
tougher all the time.
Good night, sir.

Well, I didn't bring you
much luck, did I?

Here. You owe me
two bucks.

Two what?
What's that for?

-It's your commission.
-For what?

You don't think I'd put you
to work for nothing, do you?

But I'm not entitled
to anything for interpreting.

I told you
I was happy to do it.

Listen, take it.
108 bucks? 10%.

It's yours.
You earned it.

Look, how in the hell
can I earn $108

out of a total of 2200

and there
was no profit.

I'm not taking it.

Boy, I don't know
how you survived in this world
up to now.

Look, let's go through
the facts of life.

Now, your gallant Major Prouty
is selling me a phony.

So he deserves
whatever he gets.

You think he gives
a damn about me
if the watch backfires?

Maybe he stole it.
Who knows.

Anyway, he asked me 1200.

Now, I asked Torusumi 26,
and he settles for 22,

because he knows
he can get rid of it for 35.

I give Prouty 900,
less 10%,

and he goes home thinking
that's he's taken me,
so everybody's happy.

Now, as to overheads,
I had to pay $100
to get the watch fixed.

You know, so it shouldn't
fall apart in his hands.

Another 120
for various safety measures.
That makes 1120.

Now, 1120 from 2200
is 1080 bucks, even.

10% of that is a 108.

I gave you 110,
so you owe me two bucks.

Okay?

Listen, Pete,
you worked for it.

It's yours--
nobody is giving you
anything for nothing.

No.

Well, cheer up,
old boy.

Listen, on
your way home,
you'll see Brant,

give him his
wages, will you?

Brant?

You mean Colonel Brant?

Yeah, Colonel Brant.

Give him his wages,
he'll take it.

Well, trust me.
Goodnight.

Goodnight.

MAN: Murder!

Murder.

I want the charge
of murder sworn out.

I demand a court martial
for murder.

Look! Look! Look!

That beast killed
one of my children.

I want a charge
of murder sworn out.

Well, what beast?
What are you talking about?

That beast,
that murderer.

He's mad.
It was an accident.

The dog got off the leash,
that's all.

It was an accident.

I keep telling him,
it was just an accident.

That bloody beast killed
my child and ate it.

Colonel, it's--
it's a hen, not a child.

My hens are children,
you idiot.

I'll kill him
and his bloody beast.

I've said I'm sorry.

If I had the money,
I'd buy you
10, 20 hens,

but I can't.

For the love of God,
do something!

What the hell can I do,
except report it?

You'll have to
get rid of this dog.

What do you mean?

What do you
think I mean?

What I said,
get rid of it, kill it!

You can't order me
to do that.

Like hell I can't.
You know the rules.

You've been told
to keep out of this area.

It killed the hen.
You've admitted that.

I'm going to kill it.

The dog's mine to kill,
an eye for an eye.

Colonel Foster,
I have ordered
Captain Hawkins

to destroy his dog.

It's mine.
I'm going to kill it--

just like
it killed my baby.

Colonel Foster,
please, accept my apologies.

I'll do anything,
anything you want,

but please,
let me keep my dog.

If you don't get away,
Colonel,
I'll put you under arrest.

I'll get even with you.
Murderer.

I'll get even with you.
I'll get even with you.

I'll get even with you.

My baby.

[SOBBING]

My baby.

Grey, please
take back that order, please.

It's-- it's such
a small thing to ask.

I'll--I'll do anything,
anything at all.

But I can't.
You know I can't.

I'm sorry, but
there's nothing I can do.

You'll have to
kill your dog.

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

Help! Help us.

Somebody, please, help us.

Somebody, help us.

Please.

Somebody...

You're sure about this,
are you?

And that was
the whole message,
just come here, 54?

Come on in.

It's my birthday.
I thought I'd invite you all
for dinner.

It's real, is it?

Is it real?

Is it real pig?

You fantastic sod.
You're just
the bloody end.

-Where did you get it?
-A long story.

You didn't invent the wheel,
by any chance?

[CHEERING]

[SINGING "RING
AROUND THE ROSY"]

-[KNOCKING]
-Shh! Shh!

What's all the
big noise about?

Griffith, is that you?

Yeah. You want to get us
jailed or something?

No, sorry. Sorry.

Keep the noise down,
you stupid git!

-Who was it?
-That's Griffiths.
He owns this cell.

I hired it from him
at three bucks an hour.

You don't get nothing
for nothing.

You hired the cell?

Well, this Griffiths
is a smart cookie.

Thousands of guys here, right?
No peace and quiet.

So, this, uh, Griffiths,
he hires it out

for anybody
wants to do a "Garbo".

I bet this wasn't
his original idea.

There's just no pulling
the wool over your eyes,
is there, Major?

How much you make
on it, Corporal?

Just an honest 10%.

Check the door seals, Tex.

This smell gets out,
we can get torn apart.

I think just
a little more salt.

What do you
think, sir?

I wouldn't know.

I'm drooling so much
I lost my sense of taste.

Pete?

Well, just a dash.
Just a dash.

May I? May I?

Maybe you're right.

Only--only a touch, mind.

Yes, well, thanks
for licking the spoon.

Now, come on,
you've got to tell us,
where did you get it?

It's, uh...

it's Hawkins' dog.

-Mother of God!
Hawkins' dog!
-You said pig.

-Now, don't kid us,
will you?
-No, but you said pig.

No, you said pig.
I didn't say anything.

Goodnight!

Oh God, I don't know
what I'm going to do.

Oh, come on,
what's the difference?

Dog, pig, what's the big
difference? Meat's meat.

He's quite right.
Yes, he's quite right.

Now there's nothing wrong
with eating dog.

The Chinese eat them
all the time.

Yeah, but we're not Chinese.

No, but you're hungry,
aren't you?

That's not the point.

This isn't just any dog,
this is Hawkins' dog.

Now, wait a minute,
just because you know it,

that's what makes
the big difference?

Boy, that's really
British hair-splitting.

Why don't you smell it?

We don't need to smell it--
it's the greatest thing
since Bistro.

It isn't that,
it's what Pete said.

It is, huh?
Did you ever eat live lobster,

take a fish out of the water,
put it straight in the pan?

Or what about
them geese

they got
back in Europe?

They nail their
little feet down
and then they--

then they force corn down
their gullets through a funnel
until their livers burst.

So don't tell me
about Hawkins' dog.

Now, you don't want to eat it,
you just sit there and watch.
It's a free prison.

I suppose there's nothing
so shocking about it
if you rationalize it.

I still say
there's a difference.
This is Hawkins' dog.

KING: Correction,
it was Hawkins' dog.
Now it's just meat.

You tasted it, didn't you?

Well, didn't you?

Tasted good, didn't it?

So, what are you
pussyfooting about?

You've already eaten it.

Are we...

are we under starters orders?

Mm.

Mm!

Mm.

Oh, boy!

Mm-mm.

Oh, boy!

-Think fast.
-Off you go, lads.

Well, that's it, then,
for another day.

2163 officers and men.

541,000 pounds rice
issued at four ounces per man.

Uh, one bag was short
10 pounds

with a balance of 20
and a quarter pounds.

[GROANS]

Dysentery?

Yes.

Got it back
bad today, sir.

Thank you, sir.

See you next week.

Yes. Take care now.

Sorry, sir.
Careless.

This weight's
been tampered with.

What?

That's impossible.
Let me see.

No, it's not
been tampered with.

This is merely
a corrective hole.

This particular weight
was probably

a fraction heavier
than it's supposed to be.

My God, you had me
worried there for a moment.

They've all been
tampered with!

Oh, nonsense.
They're just corrective.

Don't give me that, Colonel.

I know enough
about weights and measures
to know holes aren't allowed.

There's no such thing
as corrective holes.

If the weight's wrong,
it's never issued.

Quartermaster,
what do you know about this?

Why nothing, sir.

I don't believe you.

You can't
accuse me, sir.

I--I don't know
anything about it.

All right, we'll put it
to the test, shall we?

I'm going to go outside,

and I'm going to show
everybody this,

and we'll see what they do.

No! Wait
a minute, sir.

You're right.

But it wasn't me, sir.

It was the Colonel.
He caught me pinching
a bit of rice,

and he said
he'd turn me in if I--

if I didn't help him.

Shut up, you fool!

Oh, you're not going
to listen to that, I hope.

The fool's just trying
to implicate me.

I had no idea
this was going on.

But he's got the key, sir.

The key to the safe
where the weights are kept.

It couldn't have been me, sir.
You know that.

Shut up, Blakely!

Now, shut up,
do you hear me?

How long have these weights
been in use, Colonel?

A year, two years?

I have no idea,
Lieutenant,

and if they have been fixed,
it's nothing to do with me.

But you have the key,

and you keep them
locked up, don't you?

Yes, but that
doesn't mean that I--

Have you ever looked
at the bottom of them?

No, I haven't.

-Well, isn't that
a bit odd?
-No, it isn't,

and I won't be
cross-questioned,
Lieutenant.

Well, you'd better
be telling the truth, Colonel.

Are you threatening me,
Lieutenant?

Because if you are,
I'll have you court-martialed.

I don't know about that, sir.
I'm here legally,

and the weights have been
tampered with, haven't they?

Haven't they?

I suppose so, yes, but--

Right.

That doesn't mean
that I had--

It means either you
or Blakely's responsible.

Or both of you.
You're the only two
allowed here.

It wasn't me, sir.
I swear to God.

I only got
one pound in 10.

Will you shut up!

Please, sir,
don't say anything.

They'll tear us
to pieces.

I hope they do, Blakely.

Now, listen, Grey,
we can sort this out.

Maybe someone
has meddled with them,

but the amount
is insignificant.

Oh, Blakely,
wait outside.

Stay where you are, Blakely.

There's no need
for Blakely to go,
is there, sir?

No.

Walls don't have ears.

You'll get
a pound of rice a week.

Is that all?

Okay, two pounds.

And a half a pound
of dried fish.

No sugar or eggs?

They both go to the hospital,
you know that.

What do you say?

I'll tell you
what I say, Colonel.

I'm going to go to
Colonel Smedley-Taylor,

and I'm going to tell him
what you've just said.

And I'm going
to show him this...

and if there's
a borehole party,

and I pray
there will be,

I'm going to ask
to lead it,

and I'm personally going
to shove you down,

but not too fast,

because I want
to hear you scream

for a long, long time
before you die.

Oh, my God.

KING: So the way I figure it,
you Australian thieves
are the only thieves

who can supply in bulk.

So I'll tell you
what I'm prepared to offer.

You supply
all the cages we need
and market the produce,

we'll cut you in
for 50% of the action.
You interested?

Yeah, sounds
like a proposition.

Okay, so we've got ourselves
a deal, right?

Nothing like dealing
with your own kind, is there?

When are you going
to start deliveries?

I've got to get
my organization primed.

Let me see.

Kurt, what do you think?

Five weeks outside.

They should have
some meat on them
in a month.

Okay?

Now, we figured
hind legs only. 10 a week.

You know, make it
a real luxury trade.

Now, look, I got
to mention this.

I'm not too keen
on selling to any cobbers.
You know, mates.

It just don't seem right,
does it?

Hey, King, you know,
he's got a point there.

MAN: Yeah, that's right.
We can't sell
to buddies.

Yeah, well,
I figured that one too.

Gentlemen, our policy
will be brass only.

-Brass only.
-Majors and up.

Genius.
I tell you, he's a genius.

Well, I've seen
Lieutenant Colonel Jones,

Quartermaster
Sergeant Blakely,

and relieved them
of their duties as of today.

And now
we'll forget the matter.

I say "we,"

because you are
to forget it with me.

In fact,
I'll make it an order.

You're to forget
it ever happened.

But we can't
do that, sir.

We caught them red-handed
stealing the camp food.

That's your food and mine.

They deserve to be topped.

Nevertheless,
under the circumstances,

this is the decision
I've made.

But what circumstances, sir?

You can't let them off
scot-free.

You just bloody can't.

Don't tell me what
I can or cannot do.

I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, sir.

But, sir,
those men are thieves.
I caught them.

I repeat,
the incident is closed.

By God, it's not closed!
I won't let it be closed.

They've been eating

while we've been starving,
and I insist that they be--

You can't insist
on anything, Lieutenant.

I intend sending the following
to the Camp Commandant.

"I strongly commend
"Lieutenant Robin Grey,
Royal Tank Corps,

"for his work
as Provost Marshall,

"Changi Prison.

"His consistent
performance of duty

"in difficult surroundings,

"is, beyond question,
of the highest order.

[COUGHS]

"I would like to recommend

that he be given
the acting rank of Captain."

You hypocrite.

I think
you're in with them.

Well, you're none of you
going to get away with it.

I can't prove anything
against you yet,

but I've got proof
against the other two,

because I've got this weight.

What about the weight,
Lieutenant?

I said, what about
the weight?

It--
This isn't the same.

This isn't
the one I gave you.

You're quite wrong,
Lieutenant.

It's exactly
the same one.

Now, you're
a young man, Grey.

I understand you want
to stay in the Army
when the war's over, eh?

Well, that's good.

The Army can use, uh...

hard-working,
intelligent officers.

I'm, uh, sure that

I could prevail
on the Commandant

to add to
my recommendation

that you be granted
a permanent commission.

Uh, you're just
overwrought at the moment.

It's understandably so.

These are terrible
times, Grey.

Terrible times.

But we must get them
into the right perspective.

I consider it
imperative

that we let this
tragic matter drop

for all our sakes.

No good purpose
could possibly be served.

I'm sure when you've had
a chance to think it over

as carefully as I have,

you'll appreciate
the wisdom of my decision.

Well...

Have you any objection
to my sending this forward?

Good.

We can take it
as read, then.

Your promotion
is confirmed.

Goodnight, Captain.

Okay, guys,
let's get it onto the truck.

All right, okay, now,
swing it over to you.

Now you'll have to
come back this way.

Hold it! Hold it!

[SCREAMS IN PAIN]

Roll it!

Don't eat too much rich food,
you should live to play
the violin again.

You're lucky.

No bones broken.

Now, think about
something else for a bit.

You got tickets
for the play?

Oh!

It should be a good one.

I helped write, or rather,
remember, the last act.

I saw the original production
on my honeymoon,
believe it or not.

Jessica Tandy,
I remember.

She played the character
of "The Young Lady
Living in Freedom."

She had a line...

I remember
as if it was yesterday.

The young man
said to her,

"My dear Audrey."

It was his line, not hers.
That's right.

"My dear Audrey," he said,

"You'll get spots
on your nose

if you drink
when it's hot."

Huh.

I'll never forget that.

Even though
I was on my honeymoon,

I fell in love
with Audrey,

young lady
living in freedom.

And now, our Sean
will be playing the role.

-What's the matter
with you, Stevens?
-Oh, nothing, sir.

You're a liar, Stevens.

You shave your legs,
and you're a liar.

But you care, you care,
that's what saves you.

Saves me from what, sir?

Yourself, Stevens,
yourself.

I thought
you were going to say

from a fate
worse than death, sir.

There's no such thing.

Did you draw your tickets
for the first night?

You know, I never saw a play
before I came here.

Movies, yeah,
but never saw a play.

Buster Crabbe.

You ever see Buster Crabbe?

Yeah, I think so.

That's the kind of acting
I like, boy.

Buster Crabbe,
Edward G. Robinson.

Those movie guys, boy,
they got it made.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It just aches a bit,
that's all.

You know, before this,
everybody
had it made but me.

Closest I ever got was
to read it out of magazines.

I used to watch
those real fancy dolls

getting out of
the big cars,

going to eat
the big dinner,

and they were
always with pigs.

You know, real pigs.

Fat old guys,
but they had it made.

Let's go.

I'll see you.

I'm saying
to the wife, Marlowe.

We did the right thing,
having him put down like that.

What?

The wife, she took it
very badly, of course,

but I was explaining to her,
they don't feel anything.

The vet just gave him
an injection,

and he went to sleep,

and I held him in my arms
all the time.

He didn't feel a thing,
just went to sleep.

Pete?

Pete. Where have
you been, buddy? I've been
looking all over for you.

What's wrong?

Listen, it's all set
with Tinker,

we're going to go through
with the diamond deal tonight.

What's wrong?

They're going
to cut my arm off.

I've got gangrene.

Now, look, Pete,

understand
what I'm going to say.

I'm not playing dirty pool,
but you've got to
be there tonight.

Pete, listen to me,
I know what I'm saying.
This isn't just any deal.

If the war ends,

the Japs are
going to massacre
every man in this camp.

The only chance will be
if you have the big money
to buy your way out.

This is going to be
our ticket, Pete.

That's why we need
this deal tonight.

Sod your deal!
The war isn't over.

Stop it!
Shut up.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Pete,
but you've got to
translate for me tonight.

Now, I'll come up
with something,
I promise you.

Whichever way you cut it,
we've got to have that dough.
You see that, don't you?

Either way,
it's just you and me.

I will come up
with something,
I promise you.

Now, come on.

Come on.

Never been licked
yet, have I?

You okay?
Can you hold on?

Yeah.

Hey, you keep your eyes peeled
down there.
I'll call you when I want you.

[GREETING]

[SPEAKING MALAY]

He's got money.

Count it. 30,000,
five in Straits dollars
at eight to one.

I'll be right back
with the goods.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-It's all there.
-Right.

Show him the diamond.

It's Grey!
It's Grey!

Stay where you are!

Head them off!

MAN 1: Right down that end.

Do you see him
anywhere down there?

MAN 2: There they are.

They're this way,
down this way.

This way.

MAN 1: Double back!
Double back!

(MAN SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS)

There's one chance.

You go through the wire,
and I'll cover for you.

-I'll never make it.
-Yes, you will.

When you get through,
bury the dough,

and then come back
through the same place.

I'll cover for you.

Goddamn it, go!

-Never make it.
-Yes, you will.

You save the dough,
and I'll save your arm.

-What?
-Yes.

Now you heard me.
Now, go, go!

How can you?
How can you?

You, Corporal!
Stand where you are.

-Search him.
-All right.

What is this?

Nothing on him, sir.

Where's Marlowe?

I've no idea, sir.

-Where's the money?
-What money, sir?

The money from the sale
of the diamond.

What diamond, sir?

All right...

All right, Corporal.

The war'll be over one day,
and then you'll get yours.

All right, sir.
I believe you.

But until then.

KING: Pete's over the wire
behind hut 14.

Make sure he gets back safe.

You want
to see me, sport?

Yeah. I want some drugs.

Anti-toxin. A bottle of it.
And some sulfonamide powder.

Oh, that's
a bit strong, mate.

Look, I'll level with you,
it's for Pete.

If I don't get it, they're
going to cut his arm off.
He's got gangrene.

So, what's it cost
to save an arm?

For cobber,
I'll do it for 400,
that's a special rate.

-Okay, you've got a deal.
-It takes three days.

No sir, buddy,
I've got to have it tonight.

It's going to cost you
another 400.

Okay.

Okay, you win.

But you get it here tonight,
do you hear me?

Oh, Pete, you going
to make up a fourth?

We've saved
a place for you.

We dealt already,
but there's no fiddle.

How are you, Peter?

My word, the news
is very good, isn't it?

Well, who dealt this lot?

You did, McCoy, you did.

Won't be long now, oh, no.

And what have we got here?

Two spades, I think,
if it's me.

Is it me?

As a matter of fact,
it isn't. Pass.

Pete?

What?

Oh, three diamonds.

Pass.

-Well, three spades, I think.
-Oh, I'll pass.

-Pass.
-Pass?

-You should have more faith,
Peter.
-Still, I'll do my best.

-You'll do what?
-I'll have a go, as they say.

No, what did you say?

Faith? Do what?

Don't give me faith.

Don't give me
that old line of bull,

vicar or padre,
whatever you like
to call yourself.

You know what you can do
with your faith?
You can work it!

-All right, Pete.
-Don't say all right.

He knows what
I'm talking about.

-Don't you, Father?
-Pete, look--

Oh, shut up.

I like to talk about it,
I like to talk about God,
and faith, and mercy,

and all that other stuff.

What can God do
about anything?

And really do,
I mean?

-He can heal.
-He can what?

Heal?
Did you say heal?

It's a good job he's done
in here, then, isn't it?

This is
one of his major successes.

I suppose dying of
dysentery and blindness
doesn't matter.

Oh, he couldn't be bothered
about that.

Do you know what I think?

Oh, I think God's a maniac.

A vicious, sadistic maniac.

You can take your God, vicar,
and his precious faith.

They're both
a stinking, dirty joke.

[DOOR OPENS]

Well, where's the nurse?

Stevens couldn't get
down here tonight.

I'm going to give him
the first one.

-Do you know how to do it?
-Of course
I know how to do it.

Hey, have you got
some water boiling?

Yeah, right here.

You'd better know
how to do it.

Hey, pour a drop in there,
will you?

Keep the rest on the boil.

I've got to give him
a shot of morphine first.

And then I've got to
clean the wound up
the best I can.

Give us some more
light, will you? Quick.

Now, that's that.

Here, sterilize that again,
will you, mate?

And fill it up
from this bottle.

Let's get around here,
all right, mate?

There we are.

Get this bloody bandage off,
that's all.

Rip up.
It could be too late.

Get rid of them.
Bury them!

Tex!

Now, you've got to watch
this next bit,

because if Stevens don't come,
you'll have to do it.

Now, the injection's
got to be intravenous.

First, you find the vein.

You see, there it is there.

Now you stick the needle in,
and you pull the plunger back,

and you draw a little bit
of blood back
into the syringe.

See, like that.

That way, you're sure
you've got the vein.

Then when you are sure,
you squirt the antitoxin in...

But nice and slowly, mate.

Easy does it.

Until it's...

all gone. There.

That's got to be done
once every six hours
until the stuff's used up.

If you miss once,
you might as well
not have started.

How long
will he be out?

Oh, a couple of hours,
I reckon.

Well, we might as well
settle up now.

We'll settle up when
the diamond deal goes through.

Oh no, sport.
Look, I deliver,
I get paid now.

The diamond deal
has nothing to do with this.

Look, there's no harm
in waiting a day or two.

I'll tell you
the bleeding harm, mate.
If I can't get--

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

Don't tell me
you haven't got it?

Oh, I've got it.

I've got it,
I just don't know
where it is.

He's the only one
who knows where it is.

Well, there's
a fair old bundle

riding on his chances,
ain't there?

We'll be in touch,
sooner or later.

Goodnight, sport.

Have I been to get it?

Don't worry about it.

Have I been
to get the money?

No, not yet.

No sweat.

As soon as you get better.

You've still got this.

I got the stuff for you,
like I promised.

You've had the first shot,
that's why you've been out
so long.

You know,
there's nothing I can say.

Well, you could say
I'm a genius.
You could say that.

It's better.

And I got your money.

You sod!

You sod!

We done it!

We done it! We done it!
We done it! We done it!

Come on, tell me,
am I the King?
Am I the King?

[SNIFFING]

Can you smell cooking?

Yes, sir.
I've been smelling it
all morning, on and off.

It seems to be all over.

Jack,
I have to hand it to you...

delicious.

Absolutely delicious.

A little stringy, perhaps,
but nevertheless delicious.

Yes, just splendid,
just splendid.

Just splendid.

Yes, well, uh,

I won't say no
to a second helping.

Any chance
you getting any more?

Uh, could be.

I do have
a certain amount of influence.

[STATIC]

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Sir?

Nothing yet.

The Commandant's
still arguing with them.

What gets me is
there are no reprisals.

Usually, when
they find a radio,

you know there's
going to be trouble.

You can't remember
anything different

that happened that
night, can you?

No. It happened
too quickly.

When I woke up,
they were being marched out.

I didn't get a chance
to talk to any of them.

Well, as far as we know,
they're still in there.

They want
to see us, George.

Any idea
what's happening, sir?

No, I haven't
learned anything.

All very polite, but...

unless they're planning
to make an example,

they're usually over-polite
when it comes
to ceremonial death.

Well, we'd better
find out, hadn't we?

All of us, sir?

Yes, they asked for
all senior officers.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

We, the Emperor,
have ordered
the Imperial Government

to notify
the four countries,

the United States,
Great Britain,

China, and
the Soviet Union,

that we accept
their joint declaration.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

The enemy has made use
of an inhuman bomb

and is incessantly
subjecting innocent people

to grievous wounds
and massacre.

To continue the war
under these conditions

would not only lead
to the annihilation
of our nature,

but the destruction
of human civilization as well.

How could we then
protect our
innumerable subjects,

who are like
newborn babies for us?

How could we ask forgiveness
of the divine spirits
of our Imperial ancestors?

When our thoughts dwell
on those, our subjects,
who died in battle,

and those who perished
by premature death,

and on the families
they left behind them,

we feel profoundly upset.

It is our desire
to initiate an era of peace
for future generations

by tolerating the intolerable
and enduring the unendurable,

remembering
our heavy responsibilities

and the length of road
yet to be covered,

and concentrating
all of our strengths

on the construction
of the future,

animated by deep morality
and firm honesty.

We swear to hold the flower
of our national policies
very high,

resolve not to remain backward
in the general progress
of the world.

We ask you, our subjects,

to be in the incarnation
of our will.

Am I to take it...

That the war is over?

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Yes. The war is over.

The war is over!

Yee-haw!

We made it!
We made it!

It don't make sense.
It just don't make sense.

Hey, Max?

Want to make us all
some victory coffee?

-What about my rats?
-What?

Well, who's going to
take care of my rats
after I've gone?

Well, you haven't gone yet.

What about them?

But you don't realize,
they've been born
in captivity.

They don't know
no different.

Well, open up their cages.
They'll soon learn.

Huh, Max?

Yeah.

I wonder...

I guess there's been
some big changes back home.

I bet there's been some
big changes back home,
huh, Pop?

You make it.

What are you doing?

Hey, look what you
did to my shoes.

Make me a fresh cup of coffee,
Corporal.

Get out of here
before I put my foot
through your face.

Oh, you do that,
you just do that.

I'll bust you,
I'll bust you.

Don't forget, I got the rank.

I got the rank.

I am a Top Sergeant!

Top Sergeant!

I can have you
court-martialed.

Tex, get that pot.

Listen. Listen!

What do you want?
You want money?

I've got money.
I've got money.
Good Jap money.

Here--here, 90 bucks.
Just enough for one cup
of coffee. Here.

You make it.
You make it, Corporal.

Tex, get that pot.

Stay where you are, soldier.
All of you,
stay where you are.

Stay.

As of now,

I assume full military command
of this hut!

Under the authority
invested in me,

this hut
is now under full military--

I'll kill you!

Tex, get him!

What are you--?
What are you--?

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

MEN:
* Why are we waiting?
Why are we waiting? *

I wondered
where you were.
I missed you at the play.

What do you want?

Sir?

I just wanted to see you.

Well, you've seen me.

[SCREAMING]

All right, soldier, salute me.

I said, salute.

[GUNSHOT]

Salute me,
you bastard.

[GUNSHOT]

Right, now get in
that bloody guardhouse
and stay there.

Good. The next time
I say salute, salute.

And you.

[GUNSHOT]

Hello.

I'm Weaver, Paratroop Corps.

Can you tell me, or show me,
who's in command here?

You are British,
aren't you?

Well, there's no need
to be afraid of me.

I was passing bricks
back there myself.

I couldn't think
what to say to them.

I just kept
repeating myself.

You are British, aren't you?

Well, the war's over,
you see...

I've been sent on ahead.

To look after you.

Smoke?

They're the real stuff.
From home.

Players for you,
remember?

What's the matter?

What's the matter?

The war's over.

KING: Welcome
to Changi, sir.

Thank God
somebody here is normal.

I'm Captain Weaver.

I've been sent
to look after the camp

until the main lot arrives,
which could be any moment now.

Began to wonder
if there was something
wrong with me.

KING: I guess most of them are
in a state of shock, sir.

It's been a long time.

Yes, I--
I suppose it has.

Are you--? You're not
British, are you?

No. No, I'm American, sir.
Corporal King.

There are
a few of us Colonials
scattered around.

Oh.

Major Brough,
he's our officer.

Maybe you'd like
to meet him, sir.

Yes. Yes, of course.

Who are those
poor sods, Corporal?

Just some of the guys.
Officers.

-Officers?
-Yeah.

Yeah, well, these are
all officers' huts, sir.

The enlisted men
are mostly inside the wall.

-Are they all like that?
-Sir?

Do they all look like that?

Yeah. Yeah.

Then why
are you so different?

Sir?

I said,
why are you so different?

How do you mean, sir?

Why are you dressed properly
and they're all in rags?

Oh.
Well, there's, uh,

there's no harm in
looking after your clothes.

You're in good shape, too,
aren't you?

Yeah, well, I've been
keeping on the ball, sir.

No harm in that either,
is there, sir?

No. No harm at all.

Where's the Camp Commandant's
quarters?

Uh, over there, sir.
The end bungalow.

Right.

I won't forget you,
Corporal.

And I shall certainly see
your Major Brough
at the earliest opportunity.

What do you mean
by that, sir?

You figure it out, Corporal.

I wish I had
your nerve, Fortnum.

I couldn't talk to him.

I ran away. We all did.

He was so real.
He was too real.

God, it's mad, isn't it?

It's over and we've survived.
But it's still all mad.

What did he say to you?

He just asked me
a few things.

Did he say--?
Did he tell you anything?

No, nothing
I didn't already know.

Hey, it's over,
isn't it?

It's not--
it's not a mistake?

No, it's not a mistake.
It's over. Forget it.

You've got the luck now.

Forget it?
Hey, listen,
I'm talking to you.

You called me sir
last night.
You called me sir.

And that's the second time
you've walked away from me.

The war's over,
that's the only thing
that's changed.

You and me,
we're just the same.

Look, people don't
change because...

When the all-clear
sounds, do they?

I haven't changed.

I'm not ashamed or embarrassed
because you're my friend.

We survived it.

You and me.

Don't you remember
what we had?

I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for you.

Don't you remember that?

Well, you worked for me
a couple of times,

and I paid you for it,
that's all we had.

Fortnum.

Fortnum, friendship isn't
a matter of a 10%.

Don't ask me
to forget it all now.

Please, not that,
otherwise what's it
all been in aid of?

I'm not different.

But that's just you.

Mate, one at a time,
one friend.

That's good enough
for anybody.

Just for starters.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

It's empty.
Where've they gone?

-What?
-I said, where
have they gone?

Are you deaf
or something?

Who what?

Where's who gone?

King, the Americans!

Oh, the Yanks.
They're moving out.

They should be
on their way by now.

Come on, men,
get in the trucks.

Let's go, boys.

Come on, boys,
we've got a plane to catch.

Come on, boys.

Get your butt in the truck,
Corporal. Let's go.

King!

MAN: Yankee, go home!

Well, that was worth
waiting for,

seeing him cut down
to size like that.

It's our turn
now, Marlowe.

We're getting even
back home too.

It was our vote
that slung old Churchill
and his mob out, you know?

You see, you people
haven't got the world
by the shorts any longer.

It's our turn now.

Still, you can
always feel proud
you were his friend,

I suppose.

It wouldn't have occurred
to you, would it, Grey,

that you're only alive
because of what he gave you?

What are you
talking about?

I never
took anything from him,

he never
gave me anything.

Only hate, Grey,

only hate.