All language subtitles for Alexandre Astruc_Flammes sur lAdriatique (1968) english

"Adriatic Sea of Fire"

"April 1941"

"For nearly 2 years, there's
been war in Europe."

"The German army has
already invaded Austria...

Czechoslovakia, Poland...

Norway, Belgium, Holland

and France...

before finally turning east again."

"Yugoslavia had just denounced
her non-aggression pact...

with the Third Reich."

"The British stronghold of Malta,
undermined by a secret enemy...

had been obliged to call
it's fleet back."

"The Yugoslav destroyer, Zagreb, was
ordered to join this fleet near Dalmatia."

"Helmsman on duty, to the bridge."

"Helmsman on duty, to the bridge."

"Secure and stow the boats."

"Secure and stow the boats."

Standby, at the ladder.

"Turn 180"

Here you are, sir.

Good Morning, Commander,
I'd like you to meet my officers.

Gentlemen, this is
Commander Popovitch.

Gentlemen

-How do you do, Commander?
-Morning, Lieutenant

I'm Dr. Basic, pleasure.

-Good Morning, sir.
-Morning

He's not only been recommended as a
ship's officer, he's also a famous hunter.

He's set a record for the
boar hunt in Dalmatia.

It was last week.

14 boar killed, under 2 hours.

Congratulations

Did you sleep well, Captain?

Yes, I slept well, thank you.

Thank You

A message, sir.

Apparently, several Nazi divisions have
massed on the border of our country.

Do you think it's serious,
Commander?

I have no idea.

You're a betterjudge
than I am, Captain.

I'm not too worried, Hitler knows the
bravery of the Yugoslav soldier.

The Nazis will never violate
our border.

The French said the same thing, Captain.
Yet today, the Germans are in Paris.

What do you mean
by that, Lieutenant?

If Hitler wants to move
to the Mediterranean...

we mustn't have any illusions.

We're surely going to be
invaded, like everyone else.

"We'll be invaded"
Lieutenant, that's defeatism.

If Hitler ever attacks, we'll
send him back to Germany.

Well, when the time comes,
I'll serve my country, sir

Of course, I'm sure of it.

The Lieutenant is a patriot.

Then he should know confidence,
in certain cases, is a duty.

How is his "not to reason why".

You know, Commander Popovitch,
the Lieutenant is very sentimental.

That's why he always seems
so worried.

You'd be just as
worried, in my place.

Aw, come on now, you're worring yourself
sick, because you left a woman behind.

But I left 10 women behind, I should
be ten times as worried as you.

Enough!

I apologize for shouting, sir.

I believe a drink is in order.

How about it, gentlemen?

You always have
very helpful ideas, sir.

Now

The best there is.

-To your health.
-Telephone, Captain

Hello... Hello... Hello!

Hello... Hello

Hello!

Full on attack fire on
the aircraft.

Hello, anti-aircraft batteries.
Open fire at once.

They've no ammunition yet,
Captain.

Well, something's got to
be done about it.

On the double,
to your stations.

To your stations,
to your stations, hurry!

Man your guns! Let's go!

Smokescreen!

Smokescreen

"Repair crew to
the engine control room."

"Repair crew to
the engine control room"

Michael, Michael

Yes?

Are you hurt, Michael?

No, no

That gave me a big scare.

Is it serious?

There's a part that's
knocked out...

impossible to repair it.

And you haven't got
a spare on board?

No.

Have to get it at the arsenal.

No time for that.

You've got to repair it.

I tell you, that's impossible.

If I try, the whole
engine might breakdown.

There must be some way,
you must try.

That's my affair,
I'm in charge here.

Are the engines badly damaged,
Lieutenant?

One important part is broken.

It's impossible to repair it.

Well, how far would you say
we are from shore?

It can't be more than two miles.

There's a large base,
that stocks spare parts.

It's always served as a
dependency for the main arsenal.

There's no other solution, commander.
The Zagreb can only go 2 mph now.

I'll see, that's the big question, sir.

Well, we could always send
a boat ashore.

First establish radio contact and
see if they have the part.

If they say yes, we'll
go ashore and get it.

I understand, Captain.

Gentlemen, we're at war.

Germany sent bombers
over Belgrade.

The German army has already
invaded our territory.

Yugoslavia is relying
on you, gentlemen.

Before we go back to our stations,
are there any questions?

Hello, destroyer Zagreb,
calling Ploce?

Hello Ploce, hello Ploce, hello?

Were you looking
for something, Lieutenant?

You left me very little
time to look for anything.

I wonder if I could ask
a favor, Sir.

Yes, by all means.

If he's going ashore,
I'd like to go too.

But that's impossible,
you're supposed to be on duty.

May I insist this time, sir.

You, take the Lieutenant's place.

It will be a privilege, Captain.

We'll make an exception,
this time.

Commander Popovitch,
have you made contact yet?

"Aye, aye sir,
they're coming in now."

Everything's going well, so far.

Good luck, Lieutenant

What can I do for you,
Lieutenant?

It's very urgent.

Sorry, I can't let you come in, sir,
by strict order of the base commander.

Yes, tell the Captain I'm here.

The Captain has left the base.

You mean there isn't
an officer left here?

-Yes, of course, Lieutenant.
-Well, go get him.

Call the Lieutenant, will you?

Well, it's a bit late,
we're set to move.

And we're unable to move,
without that part.

We're in no mood forjokes.

I must order you to
find that part.

Aye, aye sir, but
that's not easy.

Ask me to find a needle in
a haystack.

That would be simpler than
finding the part in our warehouses.

We're destroying all the
files, all of them.

Nobody wants to stay here.

Lieutenant,
is the telegraph working?

You're joking, since this morning,
we're cut off from the world.

You

Come on.

Show these gentlemen the way.

Now, do you see
what I mean, Michael?

Why try to understand?
My duty is to obey.

You're not going to obey those
crazy orders. Are you?

Listen, I've been ordered to bring
back the part and I will.

You're snapping up their bait,
hook, line and sinker.

-He knew they were closing down the base.
-Who?

He never called them, it was
nothing but a bald faced lie.

We'll see about that, afterwards.

Now, listen to me.

I admit I'm not sure what
they're little game is?

But I sense it's a very dirty game.

We've been sent here, why is that?

Simply to make sure
nobody repaired that engine.

That's their idea.

So what?

How can we guess the outcome
of this war?

Somebody's betraying us.

I suspected it too.

All the more reason to
go to the main arsenal.

A long way, I think we have
to watch that commander.

Yes, when I get back.

Michael?

-What do you want?
-Get out.

I said, get out!

Come on, boy.

Come on

That's it, whoa!

-Michael! Come back with me!
-Let me go.

You're not leaving me here,
the Germans are coming.

Your feet too tender to walk?

It's hot and your throat's dry.
Have some water.

I apologize for taking your car,
but this is a real emergency.

I couldn't do it any other way.

If you're convinced of it,
more power to you.

What have you been doing
in Ploce?

Listen, I know a little
about police interrogation...

I had a couple this morning.

Are you scared, now?

You're getting away,
so why be scared?

Well, I am scared.
What about it?

If you didn't want me to be,
you should have left me where I was.

No!

Let go of me!

No!

Let go of me!

But what are we waiting for to fire?

The Captain has given orders
not to open fire.

It's a funny war.
Why aren't they firing?

The German's never attack a ship
that's no longer able to defend itself.

If we're going to give up
without a fight...

they'd rather not cause
further damage, right?

I see that the Lieutenant
didn't come back with you.

No, sir, he won't be back
until tomorrow.

The base is closing down
and moving out.

Moving out?

That's right, sir.

Commander, I'd like to
speak to the Captain.

The Captain is asleep now.
Just tell me.

I'll ask him when he wakes up.

It's very important, sir.

He should be told there's someone
on board who's betraying us.

There will be no backbiting.

Sir, we must find out
who's interferring.

It's in the interest of
the nation.

What do you mean by that?

It's sabotage and it's already made
us waste a lot of time.

It's urgent that the order be given
to repair the engine.

Repair that part?

The Lieutenant said that it was
much too dangerous.

He can think what he likes.

The Germans are here, Commander.
We must repair the engine, at once.

Or don't you agree with me?

Of course, that's a good idea.

-I'll try to convince the Captain.
-Thank You, sir.

You sound very sure of yourself.

Can you blame me?

No, but when you have dinner with
the devil, take a large fork.

-I know, a pitchfork.
-Right

Anybody here?

Anybody here?

-Isn't there anybody here?
-Only us.

Where did the navy personnel go?

-I don't know.
-What are you doing here?

-Just policing the sands of time.
-But why are you here?

I'm not supposed to
tell anybody, sir.

Where are the spare parts?

I'm sorry, but you have no time,
the arsensal's blowing up in 10 minutes.

And the reason that it's blowing up,
is that the Germans are near.

-Where are the spare parts?!
-That way

Lieutenant! Lieutenant!

Thank You, very much.

And now, what are your plans?

Don't ask me...

I haven't any idea.

Are you married?

I left my wife and son at home.

The Germans are there, too.

You're fleeing from
the police as well.

That's right.

But why?

This morning my father was
shot by the Gestapo.

They're after you?

Who knows what they
would do to me.

But why?

In a police state, do you
need special reasons...

to be tortured or to be shot?

They know what they're doing...

you to be afraid of them...

to paralyze all the others
who want to say "no".

You've still got time...

but go quickly.

'Stand by the ladder"

Bring it in.

Commander,
mission accomplished, sir

Oh, let me congatulate
you for a difficult job, well done.

Congratulations

Keep turning

Keep turning

Hold it

Unload

Stop!

May I ask what's going on, sir?

Don't you recognize the noise
of your own engines?

Oh no, that's impossible!

Was it you who gave
that gave that order?

No, the Captain gave the order.

But it's a crime, it's sabotage.

You should be happy,
your engines are running.

You thought they couldn't run.

Swine!

That's a word you'll regret
as long as you live.

I promise,
I won't forget it soon.

You won't always wear
that uniform.

You'll be called to account for this!

You hear me?

Serge!

Stop it!

They're going to wreck everything.

It worked, it's repaired.

Serge!

Commander,
they closed the hatchway.

Stop those engines!

Stop here

Angle of sight, 200

Order below,
full steam to port.

Order below,
full steam to port

Full steam to port

"Increase steam"

"Increase steam"

Put in the new part.

Your place is up on deck.

That pitchfork should've
been bigger.

You thought you'd get him,
instead he got you.

Enemy scouters in flight, sir.

We've just won our first victory.

Yes and there'll be others.

Raise more steam.

Thirty five knots

Aye, aye sir.

Keep it up.

A message, Captain

Tell all the officers to
meet in my quarters.

All officers to Captain's quarters.

A meeting of all the officers
in the Captain's quarters

Hold your course.

Gentlemen, this message came by
radio from the admiralty...

giving the order to all navy
crews to stop all acts...

that might hinder
German police operations.

Furthermore, all ships must
make for port, at once...

to be turned over
to the Germans.

Any man who refuses to
comply or obstructs this...

will be turned over the Germans
and shot on the spot...

without a trial.

That's all, gentlemen

This message, was sent by the
admiralty, sir? It's authentic?

Isn't it a trick the Germans
are using to trap us?

It's not a trap, this
was a coded message.

They couldn't very well have faked a
message that was sent in typex code.

Yugoslavia and Germany signed
an armistice this morning.

An armistice, Captain?

Gentlemen, it's late.

Shall we get back to our stations?

We'll talk about it later.
We musn't waste time.

You will summon us, sir.

You have something to
tell me, Michael?

Yes sir.

Would obeying this armistice order
mean we'd have to surrender?

Yes, I'm afraid so.

We'd turn our ship over
to the Germans.

The orders are there and we
must execute them.

But the order we had before, sir...

saying that in the case of defeat...

join the British fleet at Malta.

Today's order renders all previous
orders null and void.

It's stated in the message,
in so many words.

We can't give up, Captain.

We simply can't give up like this.

We can't give up without
putting up a fight.

You'd accept this shameful surrender,
say we're beaten and that's it?

If you go 500 miles,
you join the British.

You simply can't say no.

Captain, we have to disobey.

Lieutenant!

I hope that I've badly misinterpreted
the statement you just made.

Small country fights small wars

How many men would you need
to go from here to Malta?

Why do you ask me?
You're the officer below deck.

You have no use for me.

To defend the ship,
how many men would you need?

I've no ambition to be Captain.

So stop asking.

The war is finished, for me,
same as for the others.

Serge?

Come with me.

It's the first time
I've seen you disobey.

And you're so earnest,
in fact you're glum.

Do you realize that with your attitude,
you're playing into the hands of Popovitch?

How's that?

This is capitulation of the lowest sort,
we can't allow it.

It's as bad for me
as it is for you.

But I'm not
as earnest as you are.

That's the difference.

Everything's always clear in
your head...

and well established,
once and for all.

You talk more like a book
every minute.

You don't forget a thing.

Look, it's very simple.
Look at that coast.

Don't you love your country?

Of course and before I start going all
the way across the Mediterranean...

I want to go back and pitch Papa's
hay and drink Mama's tea.

In a weeks time, everyone in Yugoslavia
is going to be ether a Nazi slave...

...or a fighter
-If that's the case...

you know very well
which side I'll be on.

I just hope it won't be too late.

I can't understand it...

you are courageous, intelligent,
generous, un-selfish...

yet, today you are lacking
something.

You're like a baby, you can't see what's
as plain as the nose on your face.

Since they started to promote
all kinds of high ideals...

in connection with the war...

It's not my war, anymore.

I have an impression that the
whole thing is beyond me.

A war isn't like going
boar hunting.

It's everyone's business.

This war is especially important...

that's probably why
you're saying no to it.

Take a look around you..

and listen, they are all there,
waiting for you...

waiting for you to join them.

They need you as much
as you need them.

I'm sure you'll know how
to point the way.

Hurry up.

We're coming

Please listen to me.
There's no time to lose.

Everybody's been hiding
the truth from you.

Do you want to rot in a
German, fascist prison camp?

They told you that in a few hours our
country'd be at peace.

It's not true, it's impossible
under occupation.

And if Hitler wants fresh, young
cannon fodder for his army, it's you.

You who'll be enrolled...

and will be sent out to be killed
by your real allies.

That's not what we heard. We've
been told the war's finished.

Thank You

And you?

And Miko and Vladimir?

Why don't you want to look me
in the face, Vladimir?

Why should I believe you
any more than them?

Because I'm risking
my life for you.

The others are afraid.

Lieutenant?

Look out, Lieutenant!

Here they come!

Here they are

Halt!

Draw in irons.

I always thought you had no
business being with us.

I pity you, Commander.

Thank You very much.

That's something they
won't forget.

I hope you'll forgive me,
Lieutenant.

Order executed, sir.

How many miles to go?

We're putting into port, now.

I'll never understand how we
could possibly lose this war.

We weren't the first to be defeated.
It may be God's will.

We must've committed some very serious
errors to be punished like this.

I'm beginning to think we'd have been
better off going to Malta.

To Malta? In a week there won't
be an Englishman left on Malta.

And all those who talk like you will
have been hanged before then.

In six months, we will all be parading
through the streets of London.

We?

What do you mean, 'we'?

If you like, we shall both be there.

I'll be there and you'll be there.

In the Europe of tomorrow, there
will be room for all men of good will.

Captain?

You seem worn out by this war.

If you want, I'll take care of
formalities for landing.

Yes, you seem to have far greater
aptitudes for such work than I have.

Scout across the starboard bow!

Scout to Starboard

Hello, reverse steam, slowly.
Reverse steam, slowly.

Turn over the ship!

Salute your flag, Commander.

Come out

And now, go and
join your shipmates.

The Captain has pardoned you.

Good, in the morning, he will be executed.

Excuse me, I know I'm not the
one you expected.

Put these on and no questions.

Where's Michael?

He's going to be shot,
tomorrow...

onboard.

To be shot...?

Because he tried to talk the
crew into going to Malta.

And you, how did you find
out we were here?

The radio news today

Sit down, won't you?

You did want to leave
with him, didn't you?

I would have done whatever
he'd have liked.

You know very well that Michael
couldn't possibly have left with you.

You know what he wants now.
Obey him, then.

Do what he would expect
you to do.

You big fool!

If I were you, I'd be with him
this very instant, why are you here?

Because he wanted me to
come here.

But why?

Why did it have to be you?

Because you need me,
just as I've always needed him.

Come in, Lucius.

And the others?

Hurry up, swim ashore,
it's half a mile.

But aren't you coming?

Come on, hurry.

Don't waste you time, Michael.

And the others?

They're all there,
they're going to try to get away.

But they're waiting, waiting for you.

Both of us had the same idea.

But that way,
you'll never make it.

Look

Go on, open the door.

Why did you come back?

You better hurry,
or we'll both drown for nothing.

Go on Michael, all those men
on shore need you.

I know that and here's
where they need me.

Go ahead

Let the water rise!

What's wrong? Are you hurt?

Move fast

If we're discovered before we get out of
the engine room it means...

We'll have worked for nothing.

Doing alright?

Yes, fine

Yes, over on this side,
it's going fine.

Now, go open the other side.

Help me get up there.

Down!

Water

Alarm!

Hurry!
Water will saturate the engines!

Now, raise more steam.

Here's it comes!