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MALE NARRA TOR: Deep in the heart of
the Aegean lies the island of Navarone.

In 1943, it stood like a thorn
in the Allied side.

Newly designed
giant radar-controlled guns,

set deep in the heart of the ancient rock,

gave the German High Command
total strategic dominance.

Air strikes and naval attacks
had proven costly and ineffective.

In desperation,
the Allies turn to infiltration.

On the night of September 24th,
a specially trained commando group

succeeded in penetrating
the very heart of the gun complex,

planted high explosives at the base
of the giant shell hoists,

then withdrew to await rescue
by ships of the Royal Navy.

-Reduce speed , N umber One.
-Aye, aye, sir.

(I N DISTI NCT)

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Fire !

(SI RENS BLARI NG)

(MEN SHOUTI NG)

Move ! Move !

Come on ! Move it!

Move it. H ut! H ut! H ut! H ut! H ut!

Regulations state, sir, that
in the absence of bacon , ham , etc. ,

the acting catering officer,

that's you , sir,
shall authorize once per week

-the issue of offal .
-Offal?

Offal , sir, is kidneys, liver, tongue, brains.

Well , I'll be damned !
Millie, how nice to see you .

-Hello, sir.
-What the devil are you doing here?

I have no idea.
I'm reporting to Commander Jensen .

I gather you've been hurling yourself
over the White Cliffs.

-How's the leg?
-It's still in the same place.

I thought they pensioned you off for good .

You still peddling
those whiz-bangs of yours?

Oh , yes. We've got things that go
bump in the night for all occasions.

I've been working on
a new type of detonator recently.

It might be quite interesting .

Excuse me, sir, we can't keep
Commander Jensen waiting .

-We'll have a quiet pint later on .
-He'd like to see you , too. Together.

Corporal , put that in my office, will you?

(KNOCKI NG ON DOOR)

Mallory. Take a pew. How's the leg?

-And Miller, isn't it?
-Sir.

I hear you've been attached
to Winston's toy shop.

Department of Dirty Tricks,
as those Whitehall chaps call it.

They speak very well of you .

Right. We need you chaps
for something rather special .

I'm afraid it's not exactly a masterpiece,

but I wonder if you can identify this fellow.

-Think back to Navarone.
-I'd rather not, sir.

N ikolai .

Yes. Let you down a bit, didn't he?

But what about him? Andrea's people
had him shot as a traitor, didn't they?

Yes, so we were told . In fact, he escaped .

But he wasn't a traitor.
He was a first-class German agent,

who we believe is operating now
somewhere in Yugoslavia

with the Partisans,
posing as one Captain Lescovar.

You both knew N ikolai . In fact,
you're the only people we know of

that can make a positive identification .

So, I'd like you to go out there and cope.

Cope, sir?

Kill him .

Discreetly, if possible.

-But I'm a civilian now, sir.
-Yes, we thought about that.

So, you've been recalled to the Colors
and promoted , Staff Sergeant.

Awfully generous, sir.

Exactly how do we get there?

We're taking you onto Force 1 0.

That's the code name of an operation
for the Allied mission in Yugoslavia.

Excuse me, sir. What's their objective?

It's being treated on a need-to-know basis,

and you don't need to know.

Barnsby, come in .

Sir.

Colonel . Force 1 0 flies out tonight.

It's all right.
You're taking these boys with you .

I beg your pardon , sir?

It's a matter of transportation .
You've got a couple of passengers.

J ust a sideshow, really.
Major Mallory, Sergeant Miller,

Lieutenant Colonel Barnsby.

Sir, my mission is all set.

It's been planned down to the last detail .

The last thing we need
are a couple of passengers.

Major Mallory does have
a certain amount of experience.

I wouldn't doubt it.

But we're talking about
some very hard traveling , sir.

We gotta move fast. My men are all young
and in top physical shape.

They're especially trained for this mission .

I'm aware of that.

Sir, I am concerned
about the safety of my command .

Well , these chaps have a job to do as well ,

and it's up to you to
deliver them safely to the Partisans.

You leave for Italy at 2300 hours,

and take off for Yugoslavia
the following night.

Very well , sir.

Thank you . That's all , gentlemen .

Well , we'll do our best not to make
a nuisance of ourselves, Colonel .

(MEN SI NG I NG)

All right, enough !

I thought we were going to an airfield .

From what I've observed
of Colonel Barnsby,

we might be going
to Yugoslavia by walking on water.

All right, it's right along here.
Slow down , Nolan .

Stop it.

Nolan , kill the lights. All right, out!

Oberstein , Reynolds, the fence.

You're gonna miss your plane
unless you join us now, Major.

Remarkable way of getting on
an aircraft, don't you think so, Millie?

Oh , well , nothing's ever easy, is it?

Well , it's not easy if you insist on
climbing through fences in the dark,

when there's a perfectly good gate
half a mile up the road .

Anything we can do to help, Colonel?

You can keep quiet
and out of the way, Major.

I don't have a whole lot of time
for explanations, Major,

but one of the many things
you don't know is that

the last three Allied missions
into Yugoslavia were blown

right here in Italy.

So this time, when we fly out,
we're not advertising the fact to anybody.

Holy cow, will you look at those guys?
They're stealing half the field !

BARNSBY: All right, hold it. Wait for me.

Okay, men , let's go !

-Blake, take care of Rastus there.
-Yes, sir.

-Okay, fellows, freeze !
-Back off. Come on , get back.

And you . Back. Back.

Bill , Eddie, fetch those other guys
out of there.

-What's your name, kid?
-Walter.

-What's yours?
-Well , it sure in the hell ain't Rastus.

Walter.

Good evening .

Come on .

Major, move !

-You two guys officers?
-More or less, yes.

We're very much obliged to you , Sergeant.

-Weaver.
-Sergeant Weaver, yes. Thank you .

US Army Medical Corps.

-But sir. . .
-MAN : All set, Colonel .

-BARNSBY: Still some outside?
-Yeah .

Okay, Oberstein , bang .

Hey, sir!

Where's Nolan?

I think you can take it
he won't be joining us.

Okay, let's go.

You miserable son of a bitch !

I saved your asses back there,
and then you guys go running out on me !

Hey, who is this guy? Get out of here !

Don't push ! Don't push me !

-Look. . .
-I think it's a bit late for that now.

You just shouldn't have left me there.
I saved you bums !

Well , we didn't think
you'd like where we're going .

You let me worry about that.

That guy's really gonna
melt into the landscape.

Yeah , them Partisans are gonna think
they've been invaded by Zulus.

Well , you are one man short.

Nolan can handle his chute, at least.

-Can you handle a chute?
-I can learn on the job.

That's right, you learn on the way down .

Well , I better go tell the Colonel
we got us another passenger.

I think the Colonel's got enough
on his plate for the moment, don't you?

So sorry.

I was rather hoping we'd lost that.

Oh , you never know.
It might come in useful .

-Hey, hey, what do you got in there?
-My pajamas.

Looks like high-explosive pajamas to me.

Not to worry, old boy.
I've been handling this stuff

ever since I blew up the nursery
with my first chemistry set.

Poor old Nanny.

We got company!

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(G U NS FI RI NG)

(ALL CLAMORI NG)

Cut two !

Reynolds, bail out!

J ump ! Go !

Come on ! Move !

Come on ! Get out. Come on . Move it.

Come on .

(SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

(G RU NTS)

(PANTI NG)

(OFFICER ORDERI NG I N G ERMAN)

Mallory.

Okay. Seen any of the others?

Not yet. Get down !

Come on .

(WH ISTLI NG)

-Okay, Reynolds?
-Yeah .

Where's your Sergeant Miller?

(G U N COCKI NG)

(G ROANS)

How the hell did he get here?

You let him on the plane?

I think he more or less invited himself.

Where did you learn
to handle a knife like that?

Harvard U niversity, man .

You don't call him "man".
You call him "sir". You call me "sir".

As long as you're here, you do
as you're told . Is that understood , soldier?

Yes, sir.

Gotta get out of here
before that patrol comes back.

Lieutenant Reynolds,
you take the point with me.

Sergeant Weaver, bring up the rear.
Everybody keep up.

All right. Let's go.

Organized young gentleman , isn't he?

-Any idea where we are, Colonel?
-Not a hell of a lot, no.

But if we keep going east,
we'll end up where we're supposed to.

How the hell did we manage
to get stuck with those two clowns?

I don't know, Doug .
Some idiot at British HQ.

Come along , gentlemen .
It's not teatime yet.

You think that young man has any idea
where we are, Millie?

-No, I shouldn't think so.
-I shouldn't think so either.

I'll go and try and find out.

Yes, why don't you do that.

Excuse me, Colonel .
Do you have any idea where we are?

Yeah , I've got a good idea
where we are, Major,

and how long it's gonna take us
to get there if you two can't keep up.

All right, let's move it.

-You know, this is really beautiful country.
-Yes, marvelous.

Rather like the Scottish H ighlands.

-You know Scotland?
-No.

Yes. I've often thought I'd rather like
to settle down there someday.

Looks like you're gonna have to
change your plans.

(MEN SHOUTI NG)

Take it easy.

Welcome.

Captain Drazak.

Seventeenth Partisan Regiment.

-BARNSBY: Good morning , Captain .
-Welcome, welcome.

MALLORY: Thank you , Captain Drazak.

They frighten you with bandages, huh?

Without bandages, you ...

(MAKES VOMITI NG SOU N D)

German , how you say, Flammenwerfer?

You say flamethrower.

Ja, ja, flamethrower.

(H ISSI NG)

-Hello ! Hello !
-How do you do?

This is Maritza. Good soldier comrade.

(SPEAKS SERBO-CROATIAN)

How do you do, good soldier comrade?

(MARITZA SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Hello, Blackie.

Maybe it comes off now, Maritza.

(MEN LAUG H I NG)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Back off, soldier.

(LAUG H I NG)

I make big joke.

But joke on me.

Good , Blackie. Come. We go.

We eat with our comrades,
we make friends and drink,

then we fight the Germans. Come.

Come ! We go.

Where'd you learn
to punch like that? Harvard?

No, Harlem . Colonel .

Look, I'm not trying to get anybody killed ,
least of all me.

-But that big idiot started it.
-J ust watch yourself, soldier.

How's the leg today, Major?

-It's very much better, thank you .
-Good , good .

Well , it looks like
things may work out after all , huh?

Well , perhaps Miller and I
can still carry out our little sideshow.

Sorry about Force 1 0.

You're down to two men , aren't you?

Of course, I don't know
what your mission was,

but obviously it just isn't on now,
is it, Colonel?

(WOMAN SHOUTI NG)

(CH I LDREN SHOUTI NG)

(DOG BARKI NG)

(CH I LDREN CH EERI NG)

(GOAT BLEATI NG)

Looks rather like your own youngster,
doesn't he?

You really think so?

(SHOUTI NG I N SERBO-CROATIAN)

My friends, come.

Come. Eat.

We are Chetniks, not stinking Partisans !

(ALL CH EERI NG)

We hunt Allied commandos like wild pigs.

We work with Germans.
They are our friends.

Good evening , gentlemen .
Major Schroeder, 11 th Army Corps.

MALLORY: How do you do, Major?
Delighted to meet you .

We thought these people were Partisans.
Of all the luck, eh , Barnsby?

Sure.

Chetniks? Who would have believed that?

The other three Allied missions
that fell into our hands

were not quite so happy about things
as you appear to be.

I'm not surprised , sir.

But, you see, we're not commandos.
We're deserters.

Ah , deserters.

Give them to me, Major.
We kill them now.

You see, we were in
a prison camp in Termoli .

We escaped , managed to steal a plane,
flew here, RAF Lancaster.

We were attacked , hit, bailed out,

and landed in your territory, thank God .

Fascinating .

Tell me, why exactly did you desert?

I'm glad you asked that.

Yes.

Well , I am afraid
that is rather a long story.

Oh , please.

You must not be afraid of boring me.

-Have you ever heard of penicillin?
-No.

No, well , I'm not surprised .
It's a new development.

It's a drug that prevents wounds
from becoming infected .

It cures a whole range of infections,
as a matter of fact,

including some of
the nastier social diseases.

Naturally, it's become one of the most
sought-after items on the black market.

Our friend here, Sergeant Weaver
of the American Medical Corps,

was our supplier.

You are saying you stole these drugs
from the army to sell to civilians?

Not just civilians, Major.

We'd sell it back to the army. Any army.

I see.

Tell me, what has all this to do

with that suitcase you keep looking at?

Well , that suitcase is full of our penicillin .

Oh , indeed . Perhaps I could see some of it?

Certainly, Major. Open it, Miller.

You can't do that here. You'd ruin the lot.

You know perfectly well that
any contamination will destroy it.

It's got to be opened
under laboratory conditions.

Besides, there's nearly half a million
pounds worth of stuff in here.

I know all that, but the Major's
not interested in our penicillin .

He only wants to know
if we're telling the truth .

Anyway, what's the use of
a half a million pounds to you out here?

Well , that's besides the point.

I'm not going to open it.

Our story doesn't seem
to convince you , Major.

No, it does not.

Well , that's up to you , but every word
that he's told you is true.

If you don't believe it, check with
your own intelligence people in Italy.

They'll verify the entire story.

Oh , I shall certainly verify your story,

every word of it.

Every word of it.

MAN : Get in , scum !

Cute story, Major. Very cute.

What happens
when they open the suitcase?

I should think we'll all get shot.
Don't you , Colonel?

-Headquarters acknowledged your signal .
-Thank you , Bauer.

Maritza,

what do you think?

They're lying .
What does it matter anyway?

Kill them .

Yeah , you are probably right.

Do you know what I was thinking?

After the war, a million dollars.

You , a simple peasant girl from ...

I can never pronounce the name
of the place you come from .

With so much money, we could ...

They're lying . Kill them .

(DRAZAK SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

Out! Get out!

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Forward march !

(COMMAN DI NG I N G ERMAN)

What did I tell you?

Well , at least we got a good night's sleep.

(SHOUTS I N G ERMAN)

Good morning , gentlemen .

Our intelligence confirms
your escape from Italy.

You and you , follow me, please.

Your escape from Italy is one thing .

The rest of your story is something else.

I had time to sleep on it.

So this morning , you know what I did?

I opened the suitcase.

Maritza !

And what do you think I found?

Firewood .

What did you expect? We buried that
stuff before your Chetniks picked us up.

We're not that stupid , Schroeder.

It's the only thing
we've got to bargain with .

Yeah , that is what
I thought you would say.

I don't believe you . I think you're lying .

You know they're lying .
Why don't you let Drazak get rid of them?

Gently, Maritza.

I don't believe your so-called
penicillin exists, but it just might.

So I will let you go and dig it up for me.

And if we do,

you'll shoot us
and bury us in the same hole.

I shall certainly shoot you if you don't.

Well , gentlemen , the choice is yours.

What I can't figure is
how the firewood got in the case.

Neither can I .

Don't know where we're gonna find any
spare penicillin around here, do you?

What are we gonna do, for Christ's sake,
keep walking until we reach the Adriatic?

Don't think the Iron Maiden's
gonna let us get that far.

Halt!

What did I tell you?

We are three miles past the spot
where you were picked up.

Well , where is this wonderful treasure?

In your imagination?

No, ma'am , it's not in our imagination .

I just think it's a bit further on ,
don't you , Colonel?

Yes, it is. It's. . .
I mean , it's not much further than this.

It's hard to tell .
The whole country looks alike.

You will start digging within five minutes.

What if we haven't found it
in five minutes?

Then you will be digging your graves.

Hey, Colonel .

Wait a minute, now. This looks familiar.

Isn't this our little hollow down here?

U h , yes. Yes, I think it is.

I remember this knoll over here.

Ma'am , this is it. I think this is it.

-And this knoll over here?
-You see, comrade?

We lined it up between them ...

There you are. There's our pile of stones.

Right.

Got to get them closer
and we use the spades.

Take the two that are closest to you ,

and I'll take the other one and the broad .

I'm going to get them closer now, okay?

Fritz, come.

It's here !

-Ready?
-Right.

You can get up now. They're dead .

I'm the one who puts firewood
in people's cases

and hides their high explosives.

Don't sit there gawping . Get out of here.

Keep moving in that direction .

Try to find Petrovitch's Partisans.

Now go !

Excuse me, good comrade soldier,

but exactly what story are you going
to tell Schroeder about all this?

You took us by surprise.

You got away.

Here, hit me.

Did you expect me to go back there
with my hair combed? H it me.

All right. I'm sorry.

Harder.

Come on , Colonel .

I hope that man Schroeder
believes that girl's story.

Yeah , if he doesn't, he'd better think twice
about calling her a liar.

What about Miller and Reynolds?

What about them , Colonel?

Yes.

I suppose they...

Let's move it.

Do you have the feeling
we're being followed?

Yeah , have the last ten minutes.

(G U N FI RES)

(SPEAKS SERBO-CROATIAN)

Next time, you can play the corpse.

Yeah , you seem pretty good
with that thing , though .

Could have been luck.

(CH UCKLES)

-Germans?
-Yes, or Drazak, I suppose.

(HORSES APPROACH I NG)

Partisans, thank God .

Good morning .

Good morning .

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

What's the matter with him?

-We've been looking for you people.
-Be quiet.

You will make your report
to Major Petrovitch .

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

I think we've run into
bad company, Colonel .

-Yeah?
-Yes, the leader.

-What about him?
-Afraid I know him .

-N ikolai .
-Who the hell is N ikolai?

It's N ikolai Lescovar.

The man I was sent to kill .

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

That dam , if it's the one
I think it is, I know where we are.

So do I , right in it.

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

-Do you think he's recognized you?
-Yes, I think so.

(MACH I N E G U NS FI RI NG)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Lieutenant Colonel Barnsby,
U nited States Rangers.

Major Mallory, sir.

You got away from the Germans.

How?

We escaped .

(PHON E RI NG I NG)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Captain Lescovar
has his doubts about that.

If you escaped ,
why were the Germans not pursuing you?

We observed you for five miles
before we picked you up.

Well , then you observed that we killed
those two Chetniks following us.

-The men with the bandaged faces.
-BARNSBY: Exactly.

Hardly a cause for congratulations.
Those two men were Partisans.

Comrades of ours whom we had
infiltrated into the Chetnik camps.

Now all links with our agent there
are broken , thanks to you .

I'm sorry.

The fact remains, however, sir,
that we're Allied officers.

There's no reason
we should have been treated this way.

I'm here in command of Force 1 0,
and I insist that we be allowed

to contact the Allied mission
at Marshall Tito's headquarters.

I'm sure London informed you ...

We are informed of many things
by London ,

very few of them ever seem to materialize.

However, you are right,

I was informed of your mission .

Personally, I doubt
if it was ever a practical one.

But now that you are here
without equipment,

the question is academic.

And you , Major?

You came here as an observer, perhaps?

No, sir. I was charged
with a mission of my own .

It's confidential .

Ah , confidential .

Sometimes I get the impression

that London looks on
this theater of operations

as a convenient place for conducting
what they call war games.

-May I speak to you personally, sir?
-You are speaking to me personally.

-I mean alone.
-No.

The People's Army does not
conduct military business in secret.

Very well , sir.

I was sent here to identify
a German agent, code name N ikolai .

We are reliably informed

that he has infiltrated
the People's Resistance Army

and is now known as Captain Lescovar.

And having identified this man ,
what were your further orders?

I was to eliminate him , sir.

Eliminate. Don't you mean kill?

Yes, sir. I do mean kill .

You hear that, Lescovar?

The gentleman from London
wants us to shoot you .

I'm sorry, Major.

I must admit, you are indeed partly right.

There was an agent named N ikolai
operating somewhere south of here,

and also called himself Lescovar.

But he was identified
many months ago and eliminated .

The British were informed .

But London were very specific.

Yes, they frequently are specific,
and just as frequently wrong .

Lieutenant Marko,
see that these gentlemen

give you a full report
on their activities in the Chetnik camp.

A specific report.

(MACH I N E G U NS FI RI NG I N DISTANCE)

Well , Captain , I guess we owe you
a bit of an apology, don't we?

Well , it happens.
We all get badly briefed sometimes.

I wish we'd been briefed
about the men with the bandages.

Replaced them with a couple of your own .
That's a good trick.

They were messengers to our agent
at Schroeder's headquarters.

Is your agent small , dark, pretty,

beautiful gray eyes
and shoots from the hip?

You mean Maritza? Yes.

She took a big chance for us.

She isn't Petrovitch's daughter
for nothing .

(BOMBS EXPLODI NG)

We hold this end of the bridge.

Over there, the Germans
are preparing for their final attack.

We have been ordered
to prevent them crossing at all costs.

What exactly do they have over there?

Three divisions, perhaps more.
We hold a brigade here.

Soon they'll bring up tanks, then ...

Why haven't you
blown the bridge already?

We have tried several times.

Each time, we lost valuable men .

Major Petrovitch has decided
it is impractical .

Well , he's wrong about that, Captain .

There's no bridge in the world
that can't be blown .

That's what Force 1 0 was here to prove.

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

I told you before, you have no men .
You have no equipment.

Look, I can radio London
for more equipment.

All you have to do is get me
an airstrip operational .

Call London . Prepare an airstrip
for a plane that may never arrive.

-Have you anything else to suggest?
-Yes.

Give me 20 of your men ,
and I can blow that bridge to hell .

You mean you can blow 20 of
my men to hell for nothing !

That bridge is indestructible.

(PHON E RI NGS)

Excuse me, sir. You don't need 20 men .

-You need Miller.
-Miller?

He's an expert with explosives, sir,
probably the best in England .

-This Miller is in England?
-No, sir.

-A prisoner in the Chetnik camp.
-Then he's already dead .

Not necessarily, Major.

I refuse to mount a full-scale operation
just to find out, Colonel .

I need every single man
I've got here, now!

Sir, we don't need to mount
a full-scale operation .

J ust give us two men .

(DOOR OPENS)

These officers are from headquarters.
They're here to interrogate you .

You reported five prisoners, Major.

Yeah .

Two of them tried to escape.
They were shot.

(MAN SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

(DOOR OPENS)

Major Schroeder is in the armory,
and I have told you before,

this area is out of bounds to all
of you people, except Captain Drazak.

Now, kindly remove yourselves
immediately.

And if you can read , which I doubt,
take a look at standing orders.

There. You have made me burn the milk.

Sergeant, let it burn .

(MAN SI NG I NG I N SERBO-CROATIAN)

Open up.

Prisoners for Major Schroeder.

(DOOR CLOSES)

You see, my colleague
does not believe you are deserters.

-The prisoners, sir.
-What prisoners?

I thought you said
these men had been shot?

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

All right, gentlemen , shall we go?

No.

This is not correct.

(G U N FI RES)

(MAN SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

Quick! Miller!

Bring him . Open it.

-Go.
-Marko.

(G ROANS)

Partisan bitch !

Always so kind to the man with burns.

But they have no burns.

The three Germans
with the prisoners that escaped ,

all shot in the back with machine pistols.

You killed them .

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Good . Give me the hat.

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

(CH UCKLES)

Open ! Open up !

(KNOCKS)

Open !

Open !

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Millie !

(MEN CONVERSI NG I N G ERMAN)

(ALARM SOU N DI NG)

Weaver, don't just stand there
gawking like an idiot.

Let's get this truck moving .

She okay?

Well , we'll drive as carefully as we can .

Hey, you . I don't like the way you talk.

You what?

I said I don't like the way you talk to me !
And this truck doesn't move

until somebody tells me
what the hell's going on around here.

Now, look, you ...

You big-time officers
have shafted me twice.

You tried to dump me in Italy,
ran out on me with the Krauts.

You expect me to drive you around
like some goddamned Tom chauffer.

Nobody tells me anything .

-You don't even tell me what's going on .
-I don't believe this.

Excuse me, Sergeant Weaver,

but is your trouble that
you want to be part of the team?

I don't want to be a part
of any lousy team , Major.

I just want equal consideration .

MALLORY: I don't think you're going to get
equal consideration from those people

back there, do you?

I don't care if they're the US Cavalry.

Nobody moves until somebody tells me
what you're planning to do.

We're going to blow up a bridge.

A bridge? Who's bridge?
Not me, buddy, I'm blowing up nothing .

We are going to help the Partisans
blow up a bridge,

and then , if we're very lucky,
we can all go home.

-Is that a fact?
-That's the general idea.

-That's why we came back for Miller.
-Yeah , Miller.

You didn't give a mother hunch
about me, did you?

You came back for Miller,
but you didn't come back for me, did you?

No, we didn't.

That's the first straight answer
you've given me.

I think the Major's got a point, Colonel .
They do look kind of mean , don't they?

Don't just stand there
gaping like an idiot, Weaver.

-Get in and drive the truck!
-All right.

(ENG I N E STARTER CRAN KI NG)

We'll have to do this another way.

Get away from the truck.

BARNSBY: Wait for my signal .

(MEN SHOUTI NG)

(HORSES N EIG H I NG)

Useful little insect, isn't he?

Keep an eye on him , Marko.

Miller, you are an incurable showoff!

Don't knock it, Major. Don't knock it.

(ENG I N E SPUTTERI NG)

Hard work, huh , Sergeant?

Well , these babies are
a little temperamental sometimes.

Like me.

Lescovar's confirmed
my signals got through to London .

-Do you like that chap?
-Lescovar?

Yeah .

Never thought anything about him .

-Knows his job, I suppose.
-Yes, he does, doesn't he?

All right, Sergeant.

What do you think?
Pretty straightforward , isn't it?

Well , no, not exactly.

In fact, not by a long shot.

I'd say you're flogging
a dead horse there, old man .

-What are you trying to tell me?
-Take a look.

Are you kidding?
I know every inch of that bridge.

Oh , yeah . Oh , well ,

in that case, you'll have noticed
how it's built into the living rock,

and how those main pilings
are not just ferroconcrete,

but 20-feet thick and twice as deep. That's
not forgetting the spans are locked ...

I told you , London's dropping
the same stuff we had before.

Yes, I know what you're getting ,
old boy, bags of equipment,

but it's not gonna be enough .

-What do you mean , not enough?
-Well , you might just bend it a little,

burn the paintwork here and there,

but nothing that would seriously
inconvenience the Jerries.

Look, our experts have been studying
that bridge for weeks,

and they say it'll blow.

I don't know where you learned your job,

but I'm talking
about the best construction engineers

in the business.

Yes. Well , they're probably experts
at building things,

whereas I'm an expert at blowing them up.

And you can take it from me
that one would need a good eight hours

to make a decent job of that bridge.

Eight hours?

Assuming , of course, the Jerries
are kind enough to leave us in peace,

and maybe provide a few working lights.

You've seen those searchlights, have you?
Yes. Well , I should ...

-Miller.
-Sir?

MALLORY: I think
you've made your technical point.

Many thanks, sir.

If I weren't absolutely sure of my facts,
I wouldn't be telling you this now.

And you understand I'm not exaggerating .

Miller, what would happen to the bridge
if that central arch

was suddenly hit
by several million tons of water?

-Water?
-MI LLER: Water?

I think we've been talking
about the wrong target.

Remember that dam we passed
just up around the bend?

What kind of a dam? Where is it?

It's two and a half miles up the river.

My dear chap,
why didn't you say so before?

I could do a tremendous job on a dam .

See, with a dam , you got
your natural elements working for you .

It's like having an enormous bath .
All you gotta do is pull the plug .

Thank you .

Come along , gentlemen .

As a technician , I just thought
you might be interested in that dam .

So the RAF drops the stuff
and we blow the dam , right?

Right.

Is it anything like Boulder Dam?
Now that baby's big , man .

How often have you used this
as a dropping zone?

Never.

The Germans see to that.

We have to keep moving around .

Makes sense.

Do you think those two guys
know anything about blowing a dam?

Oh , no, I shouldn't think they've got a clue.

Never mind , old Weaver.

We sergeants will see them through ,

as usual .

-Right.
-Hello.

Ought you to be out and about here?
It's jolly cold .

-Come in . Take a seat. Take it easy.
-Thank you .

But one thing I cannot do just yet
is sit down .

You're not staying for the fireworks,
bags of panic and blue lights?

No. I've seen too many airdrops.
They don't compare to a nice, warm bed .

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

Would you believe it? Right on time.

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

(AI RPLAN E WH I RRI NG)

(MAN 1 CHA TTERING IN GERMAN
ON RADIO)

(MAN 2 SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(TWIG SNAPS)

(AI RPLAN E APPROACH I NG)

(SCREAMS)

(SPEAKI NG SERBO-CROATIAN)

I don't believe it.

Poor bastards.

This was no accident.

We've lost our last chance.

There is no question . We were betrayed .

Aren't we always with Allied missions?

Their security's a joke !

It doesn't matter.

We do our part, and what do we get?

Twenty lives lost.

-And one of them . . .
-It's passed .

Finished .

All that matters now is that the Germans
are marshalling their tanks.

They will cross the bridge
at first light tomorrow,

and there is nothing
we can do to stop them .

And you four gentlemen
have outstayed your usefulness.

You will be escorted back to
the Allied military mission .

Out of harm's way?

Sir.

I could leave the Germans
some very nasty surprises.

Thank you , Sergeant.

I think we have had enough surprises.

Captain Lescovar,

see that these gentlemen
have an escort of two men .

If those poor chaps had just half
the equipment that the Jerries have got,

I could have made that dam
look like Swiss cheese.

It's absolutely sickening .

Think the Jerries will have that gear
we need in their forward supply dump?

Of course they would .

Lashings of H . E. , landmines,
detonators, everything .

It's absolute certainty.

Your escort, Colonel .

I think you'll find them reliable.

Okay. Thank you , Captain .

I think we're going to need
rather more men than this, Captain .

My little sergeant here thinks the
Germans have the necessary equipment

in their forward supply dump
so that the Colonel can blow the dam .

That means you'd have to get
into the marshalling yards at Mostar.

None of you speak enough German .

You need me to help.

Thank you , Captain .

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

-You know I could get shot for this.
-Couldn't we all?

You look real beautiful , you know that?

Yes, it's all right for you .
You don't have to come with us.

We'll be back in exactly 35 minutes, right?

That's if the shop's open , old boy.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Pity they didn't teach you German
at that orphan school of yours.

Instead of Latin?
Perish the thought, old boy.

-These any use to you?
-No, I told you .

Teller mines is what we want. They look
like dirty great green dinner plates.

Maybe they just haven't got any.

They have.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(TRAI N HORN BLOWI NG)

I wonder what happened
to Barnsby and his truck.

I've been asking myself the same question .

Well , we can't just stand here
like ducks in thunder.

Over there. The railway wagon .
Get the stuff in there till he comes.

MALLORY: Barnsby should have been here
by now.

Where the hell is he?

Beautiful .

-They're just the job.
-Not now, Millie !

Well , it's got to be done sometime.
I'd rather do it now than in some ditch .

How long?

Oh , about 1 0 minutes,
given peace and quiet.

These little sods can be temperamental .

The gubbins itself is harmless enough ,
but then , aren't we all until detonated?

For a moment, I thought we were off.

Hey, where in the hell
have they gotten to?

You maniac.

What the hell are you doing here?

I'll go and have a look around ,
see if I can find them .

-There he is !
-Wait. I'll get him .

That's Lescovar. Where's Marko?

I don't know, but 1 0-to-1
they're hiding in that boxcar.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Bloody hell !

What's up now?

Some great ape of a sergeant.
He sent Barnsby's truck away.

Sergeant.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Be quiet. Listen to me.

There are two British commandos
in that cattle truck behind me.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

I'm Colonel Von Ingersleben ,
Special Field Intelligence Group.

Stand still , idiot! Look natural .

There is a third , an American colonel ,

in the truck which you just sent away.

I want to take them all together.

What's Lescovar doing?

He's shooting him some kind of story.

Go and assemble a squad of armed men ,

quickly and quietly.

And keep them out of sight.
Then report back to me.

U nderstand?

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

MALLORY: Good old Lescovar.

Best line-shooter in the Balkans.

All right, you guys, let's. . . Oh , man .

The sacks, back of the truck,
get them up here quick!

-You picked a fine time to do this.
-Sling out my suitcase, will you?

You trying to screw up this operation?
We're behind schedule already.

-How did you get here?
-I've been through that already, Major.

Help me get this stuff loaded
and get it on the truck.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

-BARNSBY: Right, Miller?
-Right. All set.

Let's go. Easy.

MALLORY: Hold it.

It's that man again .

I'll take care of him . Close the door.

They're all yours, Sergeant.
Bring the squad .

BARNSBY: All clear?

Give him a moment to get out of sight.

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

That fool Marko
must have given himself away.

I don't know how.

How in the hell are
we gonna get back across the river?

I mean , where are we going?

Berlin , I shouldn't wonder.

Sarajevo,

that's where the train goes.

No stops.

I'm sorry about Marko.

Thank you .

It's a risk we all take.

He was a brave man and a good friend .

Yet, he got careless.

Do you think that big sergeant
spotted him as a Partisan?

I can't buy that.

The sergeant wasn't that bright.

He saluted you .
You're wearing a corporal's uniform .

That doesn't rate a salute
in the German Army.

Not in anybody's army.

Why do you think
he saluted you , Lescovar?

Perhaps he recognized
my natural superiority.

Yes, perhaps.

You say this train goes to Sarajevo,
no stops?

But I noticed on the map that
we pass within a half a mile of the dam .

Strange you didn't bother to mention that.

Now, what's all this about?

Some fool of a sergeant salutes me,

and I forget to mention
that we pass near the dam .

And a little while ago

you said that Marko must have
given himself away.

I don't think he gave anything away,

except his life.

What did you give away, Lescovar?

You think I'm a traitor. Is that it?

I don't think. I know.

I've always known .

I just couldn't prove it.

You're N ikolai .
You're the man who blew us in Greece.

Thank you , Colonel .

I've done your job.

You help me do mine.

Oh , crikey.

It's lit like a Christmas tree.

Dawn's around 5: 30.

That gives us an hour to get in ,
half hour to set the charges,

and 20 minutes to get clear.

What you need , sir,
is a little diversion , isn't it?

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(G U NS FI RI NG)

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Man , what the hell am I supposed
to do with this?

Oh , I don't know.
Try and imagine you're a dog .

Oh , for heaven's sake.
On the road , man . On the road .

(TRUCKS APPROACH I NG)

Hallelujah !

J ust unroll it and string it out.

(HORSE N EIG H I NG)

Come on , Blackie.

Come on , Blackie.

Come on .

You bleed red blood , eh , Blackie?

(G ROANS)

(MACH I N ERY WH I RRI NG)

(MAN CHATTERI NG)

Here.

Right here.

(ORDERI NG I N G ERMAN)

There we are.
You all right, old man?

Come on ! Blow, damn it! Blow!

Give them a chance.
They'll be here in a minute.

If they'd been caught,
we'd have heard the alarm go off.

(SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

How long do we make the fuse?

They're Germans.
They're gonna be punctual .

Usually are.

We've run out of time.

Twenty seconds? What do you say?

It's your decision , Colonel .

I'm asking you .

Twenty seconds sounds about right.

Then we won't have so far to run .

It would've been nice
to see that bridge go, huh?

Yes, wouldn't it?

It's all been very interesting ,
though , hasn't it?

Yes.

(MEN CHATTERI NG I N G ERMAN)

It didn't do a goddamn thing ! Nothing !

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

Miller! That useless git!

-It didn't. . .
-What?

-It didn't work!
-I know it didn't work!

Well , let's get out of here !

Yeah , let's get out of here.

When I catch up with that little
perisher, I'll wring his useless neck!

Nothing !

We've been through all this and nothing .

Nothing but...

You can't expect an enormous volcano
with three tiny bags of explosives.

You have to let nature take her course.

Give it time. It'll work.

(MEN CHATTERI NG)

Hold it.

(RUMBLI NG)

(SPEAKI NG G ERMAN)

(CRACKI NG SOU N D)

MALLORY: If I were you ,
I'd get out of here fast!

(SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

(ALARM RI NG I NG)

You son of a bitch !

Well , I told you ,
it's only a matter of waiting .

You cute little son of a bitch ! You did it!

Come here ! You did it! You did it!

You cute little son of a. . . You did it!

Why, you Limey genius, I love you !

Steady on , old Weaver. Steady on .

You did it!

(SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

(SOLDI ERS SHOUTI NG I N G ERMAN)

(G U NS FI RI NG)

(ALL CLAMORI NG)

Miller, you horrible little man .

You knew that was gonna be
a slow-motion explosion .

You deliberately didn't tell me, did you?

Well , I didn't want to bore you
with technical detail .

I thought it might have been
a bit over your head .

What happened to you?

He bit me in all the excitement.

But damn it to hell !
We did it, Colonel ! We did it!

Yes, we did , Sergeant. We did .

And a Merry Christmas.

Yes, gentlemen , we did it.

But before

we can start awarding ourselves
Victoria Crosses

and Congressional Medals of Honor
and so on

and so forth and such like,

I think I'd better point out that one,

we're now on the wrong side of the river.

That two,

we have no hope whatsoever
of rejoining the Partisans.

And that three,

this neck of the woods
will soon be crawling

with very bad-tempered Germans.

And four,

I don't think that our little genius,
Sergeant Miller there,

has even got a box of matches
left in his suitcase.

And so, therefore,
I think we can take it, gentlemen ,

that we are going to have
a very long walk home.