All language subtitles for A Warning to the Curious (1972)

Along the coast of Norfolk there

persists an ancient legend it is said

that in the Dark Ages when the Vikings

were a constant scourge the three royal

crowns of Anglia were hidden in the

ground the crown so the legend runs had

a strange power no foreign army would

invade the Kingdom of Anglia so long as

at least one of them remained

undisturbed since that time the site of

one crown has been plundered by thieves

and its treasure melted down another has

been covered by the encroaching see only

one crown now remains lying somewhere in

its royal burial ground

oh hello can I help you no digging here.

I beg your pardon

no be in here what do you mean no

digging here I have permission from the

landlord

no would you understand about all day

that's your affair

look you stupid oh I said I'd got

permission now get out all I'll get you

locked up.

Oh

down for long sir a few days expect

oh you're letting me oh there's no need

thank you let's make a change from the

daily grind sir yes I suppose it does

begging your pardon sir but would you be

here to lunch

luncheon oh I'm gonna have a look round

I wouldn't have asked but bean it's so

early in the year and there's only you

and dr. Black tada black one of our

regulars sir.

Kahn's done every year to do a bit of

sketching a real gentleman dr. Black is

well if that's all so don't be get along

oh I'll be needing a loan of a bicycle

he's impossible

I'll see what I can do sir

it is a fine porch isn't it

hello yes it's a very interesting you

mentioned in Cooper you know Cooper

Cooper RAL romances and rolls of East.

Anglia fine publication sadly out of

print these many years you were looking

at the coat of arms yes there's a legend

attached to it isn't the Buried crowns

that guard the realm that's in Cooper

it's still current folklore around here

you mean they're still people who

believed in it most of my parishioners

they take these traditions more

seriously than their church-going

fascinating for the historian or the

antiquarian perhaps but uphill work for

the vicar I take it that is where your

interests lie as an antiquarian I mean

yes I'm an amateur

you know the legend well yes they say

two crowns were lost but there was a

local family who claimed to know where

the third was buried in times of war the

oldest male would watch to see if it

remained unmolested the last surviving

member of the family took the Duty upon

himself throughout the four years of the

great war it became an obsession with

him poor fellow he haunted the spot

night and day you knew him

yes I knew him he was a solitary you

know no family or friends no one at all

I was with him at the end the little

effect I'm afraid he died still haunted

by his superstition in great distress

there was no one to replace him you see

he was the last one to guard the crown

it upset him deeply

was he a an old man when he died no he

was young he had a consumption

if he treated himself with care does

anyone know where he watched if they do

they don't tell I'm not really a native

you see I've only lived here 20 years

sometimes wonder what my role is I'm

certainly not a father confessor no the

secret lies buried with him I should

think he was buried here yes over there

by the trees agar was the name William

ager do you mind if I look by all means

it's very overgrown in that corner I'm

afraid no one's been over there since he

was buried but give me if I leave you

now I'm a little cold.

I am sorry I heard the Bell Susan fell

off the shelf from broken arm just been

affecting a little repair was there

anything in particular I was interested

in old maps of this area let me see now

is it pilot oh yes I quit okay place is

covered in dust out red well was that

found uh in the foundations of the old

bridge they were pulling it down some

years ago now it was quite a common

practice in the Middle Ages human

sacrifice yes they believed the murdered

person becomes an evil spirit and guard

the bridge from hostile forces just done

with temples to build bridges with the

rest popular virgins were supposed to be

particularly efficacious London Bridge

is falling down my fair lady there sir

I'm Zatanna

huh well here your mask I I leave you

two

Nathaniel a giri's my name who Christ is

myself finishing.

Sieber is my dwelling place in England

is my nation now I'm dead in my grave my

bones are rotten

I hope I Lord will think on me and I'm

quite forgotten

Nathaniel baked

William and I even join the zebra mr.

Packs oh pretty well thank you very

quiet

makes a pleasant change from London well

it's hard to think of anywhere that

doesn't are you were down here for

shooting no archaeology is my hobby

actually really are you looking for

anything specific

no no that's same just looking around on

your charging happen nothing very

promising so far I'm afraid I'm sorry oh

I wonder if you could help me dr. Black

I'm looking for a family called ager I

was wondering if you were eager no I

don't think I can help you but ask

Arnold he'll know Arnold at the boots he

fulfills the role of a local newspaper

here in see Brett there's nothing he

does not know ie Gerson yeah

yes sir that's right in Sieber oh yes no

sir

your local man aren't you lived here all

your life that's right sir and zebras

any little play small enough six today

out to me if you didn't know him uh me

seems very odd to me too sir

if that's all sir

boy I know you don't believe me when I

tell you babe this be cool I hope he

hasn't hurt you

danger you should keep you locked up boy

down did anyone come by this what a

moment ago no it's been through here all

morning I've been in the yard the last

hour fire you to see see mister if

anyone comes down here it's an occasion

I just seen alright you're not from this

part of the world are you from London I

said God I was back there from there -

Anya yeah how long you been here two

years to live chance more like dad come

down looking for work some chance he

went off again after Christmas is gonna

come and fetch us when he slides

something when where's your mother then

do me a favor so you're alone I've got

me brother in the dog

wait a minute Lister you're looking for

someone oh I was looking for a cottage

with someone used to live that was

before your time I think something into

wonder if he existed at all no one's

he's still heard of him a man called.

Hagar Hagar you've heard it well he used

to live here before we did her fancy

that did you no no he was dead before we

come honey nose touched doubt in what

way he must have been to go out at night

like that in his State of else

he can't be normal he went out on the

sea no but people say is to wait around

in that little wood over by the sand

dunes you can see around the back of the

ass want to see

butl don't suppose anybody goes there

now you would want to I seen an old

trams will Sam's Mina trees from time to

time but he never comes this way

hmm sorry you've got to go sir

something's come up in London I'll be

back in the morning.

Foxton return

morning.

Mauri running for the train man

that's right many a time

yes

why is that sir.

Oh.

Joy sir all right so summary

you're standing right in the middle of

my picture I'm sorry

you made me jump this is a wonderful

spot for landscapes I've been coming

here for the past 20 years and my wife

to test the bear so it makes a perfect

red.

I got if I'll ever catch it what a

strange eerie thing you can't see where

the beach ends or the sky beginning the

real night from walking on the water

buko miss Paxton no not really

I trust to settle your affairs in London

yes I did that sales definer good

because it's a it's a pity to have to

break up ones holiday

now there's an extraordinary thing I put

a figure on my shore to give it some

perspective and if you look you'll see

the someone standing there just where I

put it

it's a nature imitating art for you mr.

Paxton mr. Paxton

mr. Paxton what is the matter that's

nothing really had a bit of a shocker to

a bad news in London.

I didn't go to London not a black did

you not and I never go there possible

uh where did you go then you remember I

told you I was interested in archeology

yes yes I do think he's gone again yes

well they like plays tricks perhaps he

was never there you were saying mr.

Paxton yes

have you heard of the zebra crown dr.

black the crown that guards the coast

yes a match fact I have why I found

and the crown that's wonderful strong

and unique isn't there no don't touch

ones enough for that and it's brilliant

fine mr. Paxton you can't be an avatar

where did you study study I'm a club

doctor black or was a firm folded up

last week I've been in the job 12 years

clogging no prospects mind you but

respectable and above all secure that's

what they say isn't it

archeologists been my hobby for as long

as I can remember I used to dream of

doing something big for show people you

didn't need a string of letters after

your name to be recognized when the job

stopped I took a chance I heard about

the zebra legend in London read about it

in an old book I found I didn't believe

it at first so many legends like that

about the dark ages rubbish much of them

but what have I got to lose I was out on

the street in anyway was worth a trifle

an anglo-saxon crow no one's ever

discovered one before and I found it

well you are to be congratulated miss

Paxton and may I ask what you intend to

do with it next

I'm gonna put it back.

I beg your pardon I'm gonna play back

back in the ground in heaven's name why

cuz I'll expect you to understand

ever since huh touch this thing

I've never been alone oh you mean you be

followed well I understand there's some

local feeling on account of a legend I

believe you've heard about it me another

little an archaeologist was murdered

some years ago and it was thought that

he may have been out to the crown well

perhaps you should put the matter in the

hands of the police

I've been our point murderer died 12

years ago I've seen the grave

his name was William a guardian of the

ground within that case what have you

got to be afraid of you'd have felt it

too if you'd been there he's never left

me since I found the crown it takes

different shapes but he's never left me

if I return it there might be some hope

the thing is I can't do it alone go back

there I want you to come with me.

I know who is the new guests guests say.

Only You mr. Paxton no I just heard he

went into the room man in the dancer I

keep it locked to see it's a store color

sir

that's it

let's wanna dick look II hate that was

hurt

what happened Paxson what was it

you see you see he came to take it back

you

you

that's it

shall I come with you now I'd rather you

stayed here and kept watch as you wish

well that's done for the night you left

your coat on the man.

Ahnold have you seen mr. Paxton yes but

where is he

and we suppose we came to walk together

that's it sir he went off towards her

say well oh no sir they said a man he

came up and called for him to go walking

I mean I was working here it's daft I

know but he looked the image of you I

thought it was you sir it was only two

moments ago

you

why is it oh sorry sure all right or

somebody