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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS. DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION

JUNE 25, 1965.

DOSSIER H-10, HAMILTON, GUY.

BORN 1936 UNDER THE SIGN OF CAPRICORN.

OCCUPATION--JOURNALIST

WITH THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING SERVICE, DJAKARTA.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT AS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.

YOU'RE AN ENEMY HERE, HAMILTON,

LIKE ALL WESTERNERS.

PRESIDENT SUKARNO TELLS THE WEST TO GO TO HELL,

AND TODAY SUKARNO IS THE VOICE OF THE THIRD WORLD.

WHERE YOU GET VISA?

SYDNEY.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?

MR. HAMILTON? MR. HAMILTON?

WELCOME TO INDONESIA.

THANKS. YOU'RE...

KUMAR FROM DJAKARTA OFFICE.

HORTONO, DRIVER.

WHERE'S POTTER?

MR. POTTER IS GONE. HE LEFT YOU THIS.

GONE? WHERE'S HE GONE?

BACK TO AUSTRALIA. PLEASE FOLLOW ME.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO STAY HERE AND BRIEF ME.

HE SAID HE WAS SORRY. HIS WIFE WAS SICK.

OF HIM?

NO. OF DJAKARTA, BOSS.

OUR FIRST AIR-CONDITIONED HOTEL.

AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS BEG TO BE KEPT COLD.

HEY, HEY. WHO'S THIS?

CIA.

NAH. HE'S AN EMBASSY OFFICE BOY.

LOOK AT HIM.

YOU'RE BOTH WRONG. HE'S THE NEW A.B.S. MAN.

HOW DID OUR DIMINUTIVE FRIEND KNOW THAT?

GUY HAMILTON, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

BILLY KWAN. I DID A LOT OF FILM WORK FOR POTTER.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I FELT SORRY FOR YOU,

DUMPED IN YOUR FIRST POSTING WITHOUT CONTACTS, ADRIFT,

HOPING TO BLUFF YOUR WAY THROUGH.

GUY HAMILTON, WALLY O'SULLIVAN, SYDNEY HERALD.

READ YOUR STUFF.

KEVIN CONDON, AND PETE CURTIS, WASHINGTON POST.

HI.

PLEASANT FLIGHT?

YEAH. IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

THIS YOUR FIRST OVERSEAS POST?

YES, IT IS. YEAH.

PITY ABOUT POTTER TAKING OFF.

YEAH, WELL, I'LL SURVIVE.

TAXI, SIR?

NO, THANKS.

YOU SHOULD TAKE A TAXI. IT'S DANGEROUS WALKING.

TAXI! TAXI!

TAXI, SIR?

NO.

EVENING, SIR.

MOST OF US BECOME CHILDREN AGAIN

WHEN WE ENTER THE SLUMS OF ASIA,

AND LAST NIGHT, I WATCHED YOU WALK BACK INTO CHILDHOOD.

WITH ALL ITS OPPOSITE INTENSITIES--

LAUGHTER AND MISERY,

THE CRAZY AND THE GRIM,

TOY TOWN AND A CITY OF FEAR.

HEY, ENGLISH, HUH?

ALWAYS LIKE THAT HERE?

OH, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

YOU'RE JUST A SYMBOL OF THE WEST.

FEEL MORE LIKE A SPITTOON.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

THIS IS A LITTLE MARKET FOR THE POOR.

THE PEOPLE ASKED HIM,

SAYING, "WHAT SHALL WE DO THEN?"

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S FROM LUKE, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 10.

WHAT THEN MUST WE DO?

TOLSTOY ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

HE WROTE A BOOK WITH THAT TITLE.

HE GOT SO UPSET ABOUT THE POVERTY IN MOSCOW

THAT HE WENT ONE NIGHT INTO THE POOREST SECTION

AND JUST GAVE AWAY ALL HIS MONEY.

YOU COULD DO THAT NOW.

5 AMERICAN DOLLARS WOULD BE A FORTUNE

TO ONE OF THESE PEOPLE.

IT WOULD JUST BE A DROP IN THE OCEAN.

AH. THAT'S THE SAME CONCLUSION TOLSTOY CAME TO.

I DISAGREE.

OH

WELL, I SUPPORT THE VIEW

THAT YOU JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT THE MAJOR ISSUES.

YOU DO WHATEVER YOU CAN

ABOUT THE MISERY THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU,

ADD YOUR LIGHT TO THE SUM OF LIGHT.

YOU THINK THAT'S NAIVE, DON'T YOU?

YEP.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. MOST JOURNALISTS DO.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET INVOLVED.

TYPICAL JOURNO'S ANSWER.

GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW. YOU'LL NEED IT.

GO HOME. GET SOME SLEEP.

TAKE THE ONE BEHIND ME.

YOU'RE AMBITIOUS, SELF-CONTAINED,

MODERATE TO CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICS

AND DESPITE YOUR NAIVETE,

I SENSE A POTENTIAL, SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY APPARENT,

A POSSIBILITY.

COULD YOU BE THE UNMET FRIEND?

BOSS, TAKE OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES

WHEN YOU GO IN.

WHY?

PALACE GUARDS SAY THEY CAN TELL AN ASSASSIN

BY HIS EYES.

MORNING. MISSED ANYTHING?

YEAH. 63 MINUTES OF EXCRUCIATING BOREDOM.

I GOT A FEELING HE'S GOING TO MAKE

A PRONOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING.

REALLY, KEVIN? WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

OH, JUST A THOUGHT.

YEAH? WHEN A THOUGHT CROSSES YOUR MIND,

IT'S BEEN ON THE SHORTEST TRIP IN DJAKARTA.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

SOON AS SUKARNO'S FINISHED BREAKFAST, WE GO UP.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN?

HE TIPS THE SCRAPS OVER THE BALCONY FOR US.

SORRY, CHAPS. AGE BEFORE BEAUTY.

1, 2, 3. TESTING, TESTING.

THAT WILL DO HIS IMAGE A WORLD OF GOOD.

...A THOUSAND TIMES, OF COURSE I'LL DO IT.

GENERAL...

NO, NO. NOT NOW.

COME ON, NOW. GIVE ME A SHOT AT THIS.

ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE THE U.N. OR NOT?

IF YOU DON'T LEAVE THE U.N., WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

CAN I COME TO YOUR PLACE?

SEE YOU THEN.

IN SHORT, DJAKARTA IS A CITY

WHERE THE QUESTIONS OUTNUMBER THE ANSWERS,

BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN--

SUKARNO'S TIGHTROPE SHUFFLE BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PKI

AND THE RIGHT-WING MILITARY

IS LOOKING MORE PRECARIOUS AS THE HOURS TICK BY.

THIS IS GUY HAMILTON IN DJAKARTA

FOR A.B.S. NEWS.

IS THAT ALL?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN THAT FROM BACK HERE.

WHAT ABOUT THE TIGHTROPE IMAGE?

EVERYONE THINKS SUKARNO IS IN CONTROL.

GUY, THAT WASN'T NEWS. IT WAS TRAVELOGUE.

SYDNEY OUT.

DIDN'T LIKE IT, EH, BOSS?

DON'T KEEP CALLING ME BOSS.

SORRY.

HAVE ONE OF THESE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CREEPING AROUND LIKE THAT?

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN.

POTTER GAVE ME A KEY. DO YOU WANT IT BACK?

NO.

KEEP IT.

DID YOU GET AN INTERVIEW TODAY?

WHAT?

DID YOU GET AN INTERVIEW?

NO, NO. I DIDN'T.

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. DO YOU REALIZE THAT?

IT'S EARLY DAYS YET.

ALL THE DOORS ARE SHUT TO WESTERN JOURNALISTS.

CURTIS GOT AN INTERVIEW.

CURTIS AND WALLY HAVE GOT REPUTATIONS.

THEY CAN'T BE IGNORED.

YOUR ONLY WAY IN IS PERSONAL CONTACTS.

POTTER SABOTAGED YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,

SHOOT MYSELF?

10 YEARS I'VE WAITED FOR THIS.

IF I MESS IT UP,

IT'S BACK TO THE SYDNEY NEWS ROOM,

AND THAT'S A BLOODY GRAVEYARD.

IF YOU COULD GET ANY INTERVIEW YOU WANTED,

EXCLUDING ONE WITH SUKARNO,

WHO WILL IT BE?

LEADER OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.

AIDIT.

I'LL GET YOU TO HIM TOMORROW.

HE DOESN'T GIVE INTERVIEWS.

HE DOES WHEN HE NEEDS TO.

HE'S MY FRIEND. I'VE SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT YOU.

HOW COME YOU'RE ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH--

IF YOU WANT IT, IT'S YOURS.

IT SHOULD MAKE QUITE A STIR INTERNATIONALLY.

IF YOU CAN GET ME TO AIDIT,

I'LL GIVE YOU

ALL THE FILM WORK YOU CAN HANDLE...

EXCLUSIVE.

THAT'S GREAT, OLD MAN.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED--

A REAL PARTNERSHIP.

WHY THE BREAK TO ME?

WHY NOT POTTER?

I DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

WE'LL MAKE A GREAT TEAM, OLD MAN--

YOU FOR THE WORDS, ME FOR THE PICTURES.

I CAN BE YOUR EYES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. AIDIT.

LET'S GO, GUY.

I'LL TAKE THIS STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT.

YOU'LL BE RUSHING TO CATCH THE 2:00 FLIGHT.

I'LL MAKE IT.

IF THAT'S OUT OF FOCUS, I'LL KILL YOU.

YOU WORRY ABOUT THE WORDS, HAMILTON.

IDENTIFICATION-- GUY HAMILTON IN DJAKARTA.

LEAD-IN FOR STORY-- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

WITH HEAD OF THE INDONESIAN COMMUNIST PARTY.

PIECE BEGINS IN FIVE SECONDS.

"SUKARNO FINALLY YIELDED TO THE DEMANDS

"OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY IN INDONESIA'S CABINET

THAT A FIFTH FORCE IS TO BE ESTABLISHED..."

THAT'S BULL.

IT'S WELL-WRITTEN BULL RIGHT HERE IN MY PAPER.

MY PAPER WANTS ME TO MATCH IT.

HERE THEY ARE NOW-- SIR GUY AND THE BLACK DWARF.

CONGRATULATIONS, HAMILTON.

YOU SQUEEZED THE TEST MATCH INTO TWO COLUMNS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WANT A BEER?

GREAT.

ALI?

YOU REALLY THINK SUKARNO'S GOING TO LET THE COMMIES

HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE ARMY?

AIDIT'S LYING.

MAYBE.

KNOW WHY HE LET YOU HAVE THIS INTERVIEW?

NO. YOU TELL US, PETE.

BECAUSE HE KNEW A MORE EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST

WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN FILED IT.

CURTIS, IF AIDIT TOLD YOU HE HAD A TOOTHACHE,

YOU'D FILE IT.

YOU'VE BEEN AFTER HIM FOR MONTHS.

THIS STINKS, BILLY, AND YOU KNOW IT.

SUKARNO'S NOT STUPID.

HE LETS COMMUNISTS HAVE ARMS,

AND WE'LL HAVE CIVIL WAR TOMORROW.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

BETTER NOT BE. I'M GETTING MARRIED.

DON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP, KEVIN.

THIS STORY IS BULL, AND WHEN I FILE,

I'M GONNA...ON IT FROM A GREAT HEIGHT, MATE.

RIGHT. YOU DO THAT, BUDDY.

THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY--

SIMMER DOWN! YOU BOTH STOP IT!

NEXT TIME, PAL.

I MUST CONFESS, HAMILTON,

THAT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INFUSED IT

WITH A LITTLE MORE SKEPTICISM,

BUT BITTER RESENTMENT WON'T PREVENT ME

FROM ADMITTING IT WAS A GOOD PIECE.

NOW SHAKE HANDS.

BEAUTY AMONG THE SQUALOR.

I TOOK THAT WITH A 200-MILLIMETER.

GOT A NATURAL ELEGANCE.

WHAT?

ELEGANCE IS ALL I EVER SEE YOU SHOOTING.

WHY DON'T YOU QUIT TRYING TO SELL US ABSTRACT BEAUTY

AND ADMIT YOU'RE A PERVERT?

BILLY, YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL.

IS THAT PORNOGRAPHY OR ART?

IF IT'S IN FOCUS, IT'S PORNOGRAPHY.

OUT OF FOCUS, IT'S ART.

DEFINITELY ART.

VERY EXQUISITE CREATURES, AREN'T THEY?

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, HAMILTON.

I'VE BEEN WORRIED EVER SINCE YOU GOT HERE.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR SEX?

YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT?

WHENEVER I HIT THE FRONT PAGE, I GET A HELL OF A...

I GO TO THE CEMETERY.

NOW YOU'RE A NECROPHILIAC.

NO. IT'S WHERE THE PROSTITUTES HANG OUT.

FANTASTIC GIRLS, HAMILTON.

BEST-VALUE- FOR-YOUR-MONEY IN ASIA.

I'LL TAKE YOU UP THERE RIGHT NOW.

SOME OTHER TIME.

RIDDLED WITH V.D.

NEVER HEARD OF PENICILLIN?

YOU WILL LOVE THIS ACTION.

YOU WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT,

COSTS YOU $1.00.

STARVATION IS A GREAT APHRODISIAC.

KEEP IT UP, BILLY.

I'LL JUST NAIL YOU TO THE CROSS.

HE CAN AFFORD TO BE VIRTUOUS.

HE'S HOLDING HANDS

WITH THE BEST-LOOKING CHICK IN TOWN.

SHE'S A FRIEND, CURTIS.

UH-HUH. SURE SHE IS, BILLY.

YOU'D FIND THAT RELATIONSHIP HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

GET ME THE NAILS!

I'LL HANG THE LITTLE BASTARD UP!

YOU BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME?

HAMILTON.

THERE WE ARE. GO ON.

TOO MUCH, HAMILTON. TAKE IT EASY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

TRY ONE OF THESE. GO ON.

COME ON, COME ON. OUT OF THE WAY.

WE'RE TRYING TO EAT HERE.

THIS IS JUST TERRIFIC.

I WANT YOU TO MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND.

I JUST BOUGHT HIM FOR YOU.

DANCE FOR MY PAL HERE.

DO A DANCE FOR HIM.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

I CAN'T. I BOUGHT HIM FOR YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT. HE'S YOURS.

HE GOES WHEREVER YOU GO.

RIDICULOUS.

AHH. GOD.

IT WAS JUST A JOKE, FELLAS.

JEEZ.

HEY, WALLY.

SORRY.

BILLY, IT WAS A JOKE.

FORGET IT.

HEY, WHAT'S THAT WEIRD NOISE?

IT'S THE BAMBOO,

BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT HERE.

I HEAR HIM OUTSIDE AT NIGHT.

UH-HUH.

HE CAME INSIDE ONE NIGHT AND SPILLED SOME DEVELOPER.

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT STUFF?

ABSOLUTELY, OLD MAN.

THE UNSEEN IS ALL AROUND US,

PARTICULARLY HERE IN JAVA.

G'DAY, SPORT.

G'DAY.

YOU ONE OF US?

AIR CONDITIONING, HUH?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE LIVING LIKE THE PEOPLE.

I KEEP FILM STOCK HERE. IT'S KINDER TO IT.

TO YOU, TOO, EH?

O.K., O.K.,

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HERE IS YOUR BASIC INDONESIA.

A NORMAL MAN OF NORMAL INTELLIGENCE

CAPABLE OF HAVING NORMAL CHILDREN,

BUT WHOSE BODY IS A JOKE.

THE ONE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF BEING A DWARF

IS THAT YOU CAN BE WISER THAN OTHER PEOPLE

AND NO ONE ENVIES YOU.

YOU'RE NOT A DWARF.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU, GUY.

YOU REALLY DON'T CARE, DO YOU?

EH?

WELL, MAYBE YOU JUST DON'T SEE.

WANT SOME TEA?

LOVE SOME.

HEY, THIS PICTURE OF SUKARNO HERE...

THAT'S ME.

THAT'S YOU. YEAH.

I DRESSED FOR THE PART.

HE'S QUITE A HERO OF MINE.

I THINK HE'S A GENIUS.

HE'S REALLY TRYING TO DO SOMETHING

FOR HIS PEOPLE.

TO THEM, HE'S A GOD.

THAT'S THE REAL DJAKARTA,

SCROUNGING FOR A FEW HANDFULS OF RICE

TO KEEP THEM ALIVE ANOTHER DAY.

THAT'S THE STORY YOU JOURNOS DON'T TELL IN YOUR REPORTS.

NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR IT.

TELL THEM ANYWAY.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU EXHIBIT THESE?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

I CARE ABOUT THE CONTENT.

I'M NOT VERY AESTHETICALLY MINDED.

THAT EXPLAINS THOSE TERRIBLE... YOU GOT AROUND.

YOU LIKE MY PUPPETS?

IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND JAVA,

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE WAYANG--

THE SACRED SHADOW PLAY.

THE PUPPET MASTER IS A PRIEST.

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL SUKARNO

THE GREAT PUPPET MASTER.

BALANCING THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT.

THEIR SHADOWS ARE SOULS,

AND THE SCREEN IS HEAVEN.

YOU MUST WATCH THEIR SHADOWS,

NOT THE PUPPETS.

THE RIGHT IN CONSTANT STRUGGLE WITH THE LEFT,

THE FORCES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS IN ENDLESS BALANCE.

IN THE WEST, WE WANT ANSWERS FOR EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING IS RIGHT OR WRONG OR GOOD OR BAD,

BUT IN THE WAYANG,

NO SUCH FINAL CONCLUSIONS EXIST.

LOOK AT PRINCE ARJUNA.

HE'S A HERO.

BUT HE CAN ALSO BE FICKLE AND SELFISH.

KRISNA SAYS TO HIM,

"ALL IS CLOUDED BY DESIRE, ARJUNA,

"AS A FIRE BY SMOKE,

"AS A MIRROR BY DUST.

THROUGH THESE, IT BLINDS THE SOUL."

PRETTY GOOD STUFF.

THIS IS THE PRINCESS SRIKANDI,

NOBLE AND PROUD...

BUT HEADSTRONG.

ARJUNA WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.

AND WHO'S THIS ONE?

AHH.

HE'S VERY SPECIAL.

THE DWARF...

SEMAR.

WHAT DOES HE DO?

HE SERVES THE PRINCE.

THAT'S MY JILLY.

NOW THERE'S SOMEONE YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW.

THE CHAP WITH THE MUSTACHE--

HE'S BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE.

COLONEL.

AH. KWAN.

THIS IS GUY HAMILTON FROM A.B.S.

COLONEL RALPH HENDERSON.

BEEN LISTENING TO THE BROADCASTS.

RATHER MORE INTERESTING THAN YOUR PREDECESSOR.

JILLY!

OH, BILLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I BROUGHT SOMEONE TO MEET YOU.

I KNEW I'D FIND YOU HERE.

THIS IS MY SPECIAL FRIEND JILLY BRYANT.

GUY HAMILTON.

WELL, DRINKS ALL AROUND?

OH, YES, PLEASE.

GIN TONICS FOR EVERYONE?

MMM.

FOUR.

YOU'RE AT THE HOTEL? IT'S A DELIGHTFUL SPOT.

WE'RE AT THE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE

SINCE THE LOCAL LADS KNOCKED DOWN OUR EMBASSY.

I HEAR THEY TORE THE PLACE APART.

YES. IT WAS ALL RATHER DROLL.

OH, GOD. IT WAS ANYTHING BUT DROLL.

DIDN'T SOME CLOWN PLAY BAGPIPES?

THAT WAS RALPH.

IT HELPED THE MORALE.

I BET YOU'RE COUNTING THE DAYS NOW, JILLY.

OH, THREE WEEKS.

TILL WHAT?

TILL I GO HOME.

WHERE'S THAT?

LONDON.

HAD ENOUGH OF THE TROPICS?

I'VE BEEN ON THE MOVE FIVE YEARS.

I'D LIKE TO GO SOMEPLACE AND STAY.

AH. HERE ARE THE DRINKS.

UH, WHAT'S THIS?

GIN AND TONIC, SIR.

THIS IS GIN, TONIC, AND ICE.

ALWAYS WITH ICE, SIR.

GIN TONIC DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE ICE.

I'M NOT AN AMERICAN. GET ME ANOTHER.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE IT.

WELL, WHO'S FOR A SWIM?

NOT ME.

I PROMISED MYSELF AN AFTERNOON OF LAZINESS.

HOW ABOUT YOU, JILLY?

NO. I'VE ONLY JUST COME OUT.

WELL, COME IN AGAIN.

NO. STAY HERE. KEEP BILLY COMPANY.

RIGHT, HAMILTON. I'LL GIVE YOU A RACE.

A RACE?

YOU AUSTRALIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SWIM.

WHEN RALPH SAYS RACE, HE MEANS IT.

THERE'S NO SENSE BEING HALF-HEARTED.

GAMES ARE A SERIOUS BUSINESS WITH THE ENGLISH.

THEY HAVE THEIR PLACE.

COME ON, HAMILTON.

IS HE SERIOUS?

GO ON, THEN.

ALL RIGHT. WISH ME LUCK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ABOUT WHAT?

HAMILTON.

HMM. CHEEKY.

COME ON, COLONEL. KEEP PACE, NOW.

GO, COLONEL!

COME ON, RALPH!

UP THE A.B.S., HAMILTON!

DO IT FOR THE A.B.S.!

COME ON, COLONEL!

WELL-DONE, RALPH!

WELL-DONE.

THE NEAREST ANYONE'S COME TO BEATING HIM.

HE HAVE YOU WORRIED, COLONEL?

INDEED, HE DID.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I FIND WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE IN COMMON.

WE'RE DIVIDED MEN.

YOUR FATHER--AMERICAN. MINE--CHINESE.

WE'RE NOT REALLY CERTAIN WE'RE AUSTRALIAN, YOU AND I.

WE'RE NOT QUITE AT HOME IN THE WORLD.

THANKS.

TIGER LILY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?

HE'S HAVING TROUBLES WITH THE MILITARY.

WHAT SORT OF TROUBLE?

HIS FATHER HAS A SMALL SHOP.

EACH WEEK, THE MILITARY COMES TO ASK FOR MONEY.

HE HAS NO MORE MONEY, AND HE'S AFRAID.

NO, BOSS. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS.

I GET MORE THAN THAT EACH WEEK EXCHANGING DOLLARS

ON THE BLACK MARKET.

NO, BOSS.

DON'T BE STUPID, KUMAR. KEEP THE DOUGH.

FOR MY FATHER,

I'LL PLAY THE BEGGAR.

AMERICAN EMBASSY.

WHO IS IT?

PKI.

GOT THE BELL AND HOWELL LOADED?

CHOCK-A-BLOCK.

ANY HAIRS ON THE LENS?

YOU WORRY ABOUT THE WORDS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PICTURES.

YEAH. SEE THAT YOU DO.

YOU, COME ON. YOU'RE DRIVING.

ME?

ME DRIVING?

CAMERA.

PKI DEMAND COMPLETE BREAK WITH AMERICA.

THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY CONFIDENT, AREN'T THEY?

THEY HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT.

ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER?

PERHAPS.

PKI!

CAMERA.

AT LEAST THEY WILL GIVE US DISCIPLINE.

STALIN HAD GOOD DISCIPLINE.

HE WIPED OUT 10 MILLION.

TAKE US UP CLOSER TO THE GATE.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

I THINK WE GET OUT.

BOSS. BOSS! NO!

HAMILTON, GET ME UP.

GET OFF! GET BACK IN!

COME ON!

COME ON!

BASTARD CUT ME.

COME ON! COME ON!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH. DID YOU GET THE SHOT?

YES!

THERE. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, FINE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER?

WHO?

JILL.

NOT MY TYPE.

OH. WHY'S THAT?

I THINK IT'S HER ATTITUDE.

YOU KNOW HOW THE BRITISH CAN BE SO DAMN SUPERIOR.

IT'S LIKE THE COLONEL WITH HIS GIN TONIC AND ICE.

OH. JILLY'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

WHO'S THAT IN THE PHOTOGRAPH WITH HER?

PHILIPPE. HE'S A FRENCH JOURNALIST.

HE WAS WORKING HERE FOR A WHILE.

WERE THEY...

YEAH, THEY WERE.

THEN HE GOT TRANSFERRED.

IT'S DIFFICULT FOR A WOMAN LIKE JILLY HERE.

WHY?

EVERY GUY WANTS TO GET HER INTO BED.

YOU KEEP THEM AT BAY, RIGHT?

SORRY.

I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME ONCE.

SHE TURNED ME DOWN.

WHAT ABOUT THE COLONEL?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE'S FOND OF HIM.

YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH THAT SORT OF THING IN THE TROPICS.

I'LL GET YOU A PENICILLIN TABLET.

GUESS I'LL SURVIVE. THANKS.

WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?

THANK YOU.

WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR, BILLY?

FOR YOU.

THE COMMUNISTS? THE CIA? STOP IT.

WHY THE HELL DO YOU KEEP A FILE ON ME?

I KEEP FILES ON EVERYBODY.

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

IF YOU'RE AN OPERATIVE FOR SOMEONE ELSE-- I'M NOT.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT?

YOU'LL HAVE TO TRUST ME.

WE'RE FRIENDS, AREN'T WE?

WE MAKE A GOOD TEAM.

WE EVEN LOOK ALIKE. IT'S TRUE.

WE'VE GOT THE SAME COLOR EYES.

HERE.

TAKE ONE OF THESE EVERY FOUR HOURS.

HERE ON THE QUIET PAGE, I'M MASTER,

JUST AS I'M MASTER IN THE DARKROOM,

STIRRING MY PRINTS IN THE MAGIC DEVELOPING BATH.

I SHUFFLE, LIKE CARDS, THE LIVES I DEAL WITH.

THEIR FACES STARE OUT AT ME--

PEOPLE WHO WILL BECOME OTHER PEOPLE,

PEOPLE WHO WILL BECOME OLD, BETRAY THEIR DREAMS,

BECOME GHOSTS.

IBU.

DOCTOR.

IBU. DOCTOR.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

IBU.

DOCTOR.

CAN'T MAKE HER UNDERSTAND THAT THE CANAL

WHICH SHE AND UDIN BATHE IN AND DRINK FROM CARRIES DISEASE.

IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, SHE WOULD BE A DECENT WOMAN.

HERE, SHE BEGS AND PERHAPS SELLS HERSELF.

HER TRAGEDY IS REPEATED A MILLION TIMES IN THIS CITY.

WHAT THEN MUST WE DO?

WE MUST GIVE WITH LOVE

TO WHOMEVER GOD HAS PLACED IN OUR PATH.

WHAT'S THE BIG OCCASION?

GENTLEMEN, AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

I HAVE SECURED ME A PORTION OF INDONESIA.

SO HAVE I, WALLY.

SHE'S WAITING FOR ME UP IN MY ROOM.

A BEACHHEAD OF TRANQUILITY, A PRIVATE DOMAIN, A HAVEN.

I HAVE TAKEN ME A BUNGALOW.

WHAT?

A BUNGALOW? WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

NOBODY LIVES HERE.

LET'S SEE HOW LONG YOU LAST.

WHERE IS YOUR DRINK? GET YOUR GLASS OVER HERE.

AH, BILLY!

UP.

WHO DO I LOOK LIKE?

A CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN IN A CAP.

I'LL SAY ONE THING FOR YOU.

WHAT'S THAT?

ANGLO-SAXONS ARE BETTER IN THE TROPICS!

* ANGLO-SAXONS ARE BETTER IN THE TROPICS *

* ANGLO-SAXONS ARE BETTER IN THE TROPICS **

COME ON. LET'S HIT IT, BABY.

* COME ON OVER, BABY, WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON *

* YES, I SAID, COME ON OVER, BABY *

* BABY, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG *

* WE AIN'T FAKIN', WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON *

* WELL, I SAID, COME ON OVER, BABY *

* WE GOT CHICKEN IN THE BARN-AH *

WHOO!

* COME ON OVER, BABY *

* BABY GOT THE BULL BY THE HORN-AH *

* WE AIN'T FAKIN', WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON *

* WELL, LET'S SHAKE, BABY, SHAKE *

* I SAID, SHAKE, BABY, SHAKE *

* I SAID, SHAKE IT, BABY, SHAKE IT *

* A LITTLE SHAKE, BABY, SHAKE *

* COME ON OVER, WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON *

HELLO, PETER.

ARE YOU ENJOYING THE PARTY?

MOI...

MOIRA. MOIRA.

I'D ENJOY IT A LOT MORE IF WE GOT OUT OF HERE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT?

HERE'S YOUR DRINK. THANKS, MATE.

CUT A RUG.

WANT TO DANCE? COME ON. LET'S DANCE.

* WELL, COME ON OVER, BABY, WE GOT CHICKEN IN THE BARN *

* WHOSE BARN MY BARN *

* COME ON OVER, BABY *

* BABY'S GOT THE BULL BY THE HORNS *

* WE AIN'T FAKIN', WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON *

OOPS.

SORRY.

* SHAKE IT *

* OH, SHAKE IT, BABY *

* YEAH *

* YOU CAN SHAKE IT ONE TIME... *

* ANGLO-SAXONS ARE BETTER IN THE TROPICS *

* ANGLO-SAXONS... **

YOU SPOIL ME, HADJI.

OH, I WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

* FUN TONIGHT *

* EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT *

* GONNA HAVE SOME FUN, HAVE ME SOME FUN TONIGHT **

RIGHT. CURFEW TIME.

OH, NO!

COME ON. ONE MORE.

LET'S PUT A RECORD ON.

COME ON. ONE MORE.

HELLO. ARE YOU ENJOYING YOURSELF?

YES, AND YOU?

FINE.

HAMILTON.

HOW DO YOU DO, COLONEL?

DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW SRI?

COLONEL HENDERSON, THIS IS JILL, UH...

BRYANT. BRYANT.

AND BILLY KWAN.

HEARD YOUR LOMBOK PIECE. INTERESTING.

INTERESTING?

YES. YOU'RE STILL YOUNG ENOUGH

AND BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPECULATE.

THE LOMBOK FAMINE WASN'T EXACTLY SPECULATION.

I'LL GET MY COAT.

JILLY, WHAT DID YOU THINK?

I FOUND IT A BIT MELODRAMATIC.

IT'S ONLY MY OPINION.

MY FLATMATE WAS MOVED TO TEARS,

SO THERE YOU ARE.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MOVE YOU TO TEARS, EH?

JILLY.

CURFEW.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

RIGHT, EVERYONE. CURFEW.

SO IT BEGINS.

HEY, PUT IT BACK.

I LIKE THE CHALLENGE. PUT IT BACK.

HELLO.

HELLO.

HELLO. IS BILLY HERE?

HE HASN'T BEEN IN ALL DAY.

WE WERE TO GO FOR LUNCH.

MAYBE HE'S ON HIS WAY.

NOT UNLESS HE'S LATER THAN I AM.

YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR HIM?

OH, NO, THANK YOU. I'VE INTERRUPTED YOU.

IT'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE WASTED DAYS.

OH, IF BILLY DOES COME BACK, UM,

TELL HIM I'VE GONE BACK TO THE EMBASSY.

YOU'VE GOT A CAR?

I'LL TAKE A TAXI.

I CAN GIVE YOU A LIFT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WANTED TO GET HOLD OF BILLY MYSELF.

MAYBE WE COULD DRIVE OVER TO HIS PLACE

AND WAIT FOR HIM THERE.

HE'S BOUND TO TURN UP.

O.K.

O.K.

GET MY JACKET.

IT'S ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR.

BOSS.

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE SHEIK?

WHAT TIME?

2:00.

THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. CANCEL IT.

WHAT ABOUT PRIOK?

YOU HAVE TO BE THERE BY 3:00.

NOT 4:00?

3:00, BOSS.

I'LL MAKE IT, AND STOP CALLING ME BOSS.

I'M SORRY

IF I OFFENDED YOU LAST NIGHT

ABOUT YOUR FAMINE STORY.

OH, NO. A BIT OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

NEVER GOES ASTRAY.

WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS MELODRAMATIC ABOUT IT?

I DID OFFEND YOU, DIDN'T I?

HELL, NO. YOU DIDN'T.

IT WAS A GOOD PIECE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

I WAS THERE FOR TWO MONTHS.

I JUST THOUGHT THERE WERE TOO MANY REFERENCES

TO CHILDREN WITH GAUNT RIB CAGES AND BULBACEOUS EYES.

WELL, YOU WERE THERE.

THE RIG CAGES AND THE EYES ARE THE REAL THING, EH?

PERHAPS YOU ONLY NEEDED TO MENTION IT ONCE.

THEY ALWAYS DO THAT.

WHAT?

THEY WANT TO TOUCH YOUR WHITE SKIN.

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHY DID YOU LET RALPH WIN THAT SWIMMING RACE?

YOU'RE OBSERVANT.

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

SEEMED IMPORTANT TO HIM.

ARE YOU ALWAYS THAT GENEROUS?

OH, NO.

SO WHY?

I GUESS HE REMINDED ME OF MY FATHER.

HE HAD THE SAME BALD HEAD, MUSTACHE.

HE WAS KILLED IN THE WAR.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

BILLY TOLD ME.

BILLY

WAS PHILIPPE A GOOD JOURNALIST?

ONE OF THE BEST.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

SAIGON.

DID BILLY TELL YOU?

YEAH.

YOU AND HE HAVE BECOME QUITE A TEAM.

HE THINKS THE WORLD OF YOU, YOU KNOW.

OH, GOD. I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU'RE EVERYTHING HE'D LIKE TO BE.

HE'S A STRANGE LITTLE GUY, YOU KNOW.

HOW DOES HE MANAGE TO GET ME AN INTERVIEW

WITH THE TOP COMMUNIST IN INDONESIA?

YOU THINK HE'S AN AGENT.

WELL, MAYBE.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM VERY WELL, DO YOU?

HE'S A CAMERAMAN.

HOW DOES HE GET SUCH GOOD CONTACTS?

PEOPLE TRUST HIM.

HE BREEZES INTO EVERY EMBASSY RECEPTION,

AND NOBODY CAN GET UP THE COURAGE

TO ASK HIM TO LEAVE.

HE'S KEEPING A FILE ON ME.

WHY DOES HE DO THAT IF HE'S NOT AN AGENT?

HE KEEPS FILES ON A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE?

PEOPLE HE CARES ABOUT.

HAS HE TOLD YOU ABOUT IBU?

WHO'S THAT?

A WOMAN HE'S ADOPTED FROM THE KAMPONG.

BILLY'S GOT A WOMAN.

MORE THAN THAT.

THAT'S NOT HIS KID, IS IT?

NO.

HE GIVES THEM FOOD AND MONEY,

THAT'S ALL.

WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF TEA?

NO, BETTER NOT.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE INTERVIEWS AT PRIOK.

WANT TO COME?

TO PRIOK?

YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE MELODRAMA.

WHAT DO YOU DO AT THE EMBASSY?

I MEAN, APART FROM SOCIALIZING.

I WORK WITH RALPH.

YOU A SPY?

YOU'RE A SPOOK, AREN'T YOU?

I'D HARDLY TELL YOU, WOULD I?

WHAT AGENCY DID PHILIPPE WORK FOR?

A.A.P.

WHEN DID HE GO TO SAIGON?

A LONG TIME AGO.

PRETTY ARROGANT LOT, AREN'T THEY?

WHO?

THE FRENCH.

I FIND THEM ABSOLUTELY CHARMING.

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE TROPICS?

DID YOU ORDER THESE?

I MUST HAVE.

LET'S TAKE THEM WITH US.

OH.

OH, GOD.

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

MY HAT.

WHAT'S THIS?

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S GREEN STUFF.

GREEN STUFF USUALLY HAS ICE.

OH, NO.

GET ME ANOTHER AT ONCE.

DON'T YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW?

LET'S GO TO THE INTERVIEW.

IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER ON YOU.

MAYBE I SHOULD BUY ONE.

YOU CAN HAVE THIS ONE CHEAP.

OH, REALLY.

O.K.?

WELL, LOOK, I HAD A--

WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?

IN TWO WEEKS.

WHAT ABOUT DINNER TONIGHT?

NO.

WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT?

I'M BUSY ALL WEEK.

DON'T YOU EVER EAT?

GOOD-BYE.

I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, ALL RIGHT?

OH, LOOK,

WHAT'S THE POINT OF COMPLICATING THINGS--

WHAT'S COMPLICATED ABOUT EATING?

GOOD-BYE, FOR THE SECOND TIME.

GOOD-BYE, BEAUTIFUL.

WATCH OUT FOR THE MELODRAMA.

I'LL CALL YOU.

NO, DON'T.

I WILL.

THE SITUATION--SURVIVING ON A FEW HANDFULS OF RICE

ON THIS FAMINE-STRICKEN ISLAND OF LOMBOK.

BUT IT'S THE FACES YOU CAN'T FORGET.

LIKE IMAGES IN A RECURRING NIGHTMARE,

THEY JUST KEEP COMING BACK--

HAUNTED FACES, STARING BLANKLY

BACK FROM THE WINDOWS OF TUMBLE-DOWN HOVELS.

THE HOLLOW, LIFELESS EYES,

SKIN STRETCHED TIGHT ACROSS BONES,

HANDS OUTSTRETCHED,

DULL, LISTLESS EYES IMPLORING.

I MOVE AS IF IN A DREAM

THROUGH THE AGONY THAT IS FAMINE.

THIS IS GUY HAMILTON IN LOMBOK FOR A.B.S. MAGAZINE.

HELLO

OH, I'M SORRY, MR. HAMILTON.

UH, SHE'S OUT THIS EVENING.

ANY MESSAGE?

I'LL TELL HER YOU CALLED.

GOOD NIGHT.

ARE YOU SURE?

LISTEN TO THIS, GUY.

GUY, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHY DON'T YOU USE THE BUNGALOW? HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET.

SURE.

WHAT ARE YOU GRINNING AT, YOU FOX?

THESE ARE GOOD.

OH, YES?

TARO MAKASI.

JILLY, YOU'VE ONLY GOT 10 DAYS TO GO.

HMM.

10 DAYS.

ANY REGRETS?

NO.

NONE.

"HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S AMBASSADOR,

"SIR ANDREW WATT AND LADY WATT,

REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF THE COMPANY OF G.S. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE."

YOU GOING TO THIS?

YOU'RE JOKING.

YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

I DOUBT IT. THE BRITISH DON'T LET MUCH SLIP.

OH, YES, THEY DO. THEY'RE JUST MORE SUBTLE.

YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN HARDER.

COME AGAIN?

JILL WILL BE THERE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MUSIC FROM HENDERSON, OYSTERS FROM QANTAS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...

COULD I REMIND THOSE OF YOU

DRIVING BACK TO DJAKARTA THIS EVENING,

THE CURFEW HOUR APPROACHES.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

YOU'RE TERRIBLY LATE.

THE AMBASSADOR'S ALREADY ASKED ME TO CLOSE HERE.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. ARE YOU ENJOYING YOURSELF?

I MUST SPEAK TO MISS BRYANT.

IT'S ABOUT THAT INTERVIEW, MISS BRYANT.

THE INTERVIEW...

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU? YOU DON'T ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS.

LET'S GO.

I CAN'T. I'M A WEEKEND GUEST.

I CAN'T LEAVE WITH YOU NOW.

EVERYONE IN DJAKARTA...

I'M LEAVING IN LESS THAN A WEEK.

BYE.

START, YOU BASTARD.

BASTARD.

NOT THE HOTEL INDONESIA,

ALL RIGHT?

JILL, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

JILL, THE CURFEW!

JILL!

DAMN IT. A ROADBLOCK.

O.K., GET DOWN.

YEE-HA!

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING, JILL.

RALPH, I'M SO SORRY.

SO AM I.

I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

MORNING.

SORRY I'M LATE.

BRYANT, JILLIAN EDITH.

NATIONALITY, BRITISH.

BORN 1938 UNDER THE SIGN OF PISCES.

I MUST BE MAD.

OCCUPATION-- ASSISTANT TO MILITARY ATTACHE,

BRITISH EMBASSY, DJAKARTA.

FORMER POSTINGS-- BRUSSELS, SINGAPORE.

LITTLE RELIGIOUS FEELING, YET HAS A REVERENCE FOR LIFE.

THIS IS A SPIRIT LIKE A WAVERING FLAME,

WHICH ONLY NEEDS CARE TO BURN HIGH.

IF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN,

SHE COULD LAPSE INTO THE PROMISCUITY AND BITTERNESS

OF THE FAILED ROMANTIC.

ALI!

WHAT'S FUNNY?

YOU'RE LOOKING A LITTLE POOPED, KID.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THEY'RE ONLY JEALOUS.

I HEAR SHE REALLY TURNS IT ON, HUH?

IS THAT WHAT YOU HEARD, PETE?

HUH?

HEY, WHAT--

WELL, YOU SAW IT. I MEAN, THE GUY'S A LUNATIC.

I THINK OUR BOY'S IN LOVE.

O.K., START HER UP.

ALL RIGHT, SWITCH HER OFF. SWITCH HER OFF!

YES, SIR.

WHY LONDON, EH?

WHAT ARE YOU TRANSFERRING THERE FOR?

WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO TO SAIGON?

IT'S THE CENTER OF THINGS.

I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD,

NOT READ ABOUT IT IN THE YELLOW PRESS LIKE MOST PEOPLE.

WHY DON'T YOU STAY?

WHY SHOULD I?

HMM, MR. HAMILTON?

WHAT IS IT?

YOU'RE SOAKING.

JILL, WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S WRONG?

WE GOT A CODED MESSAGE THROUGH FROM SINGAPORE THIS MORNING.

A SHIP LEFT SHANGHAI A FEW DAYS AGO

WITH ARMS FOR THE PKI.

CIVIL WAR.

YES.

I'M NOT TELLING YOU THIS TO GIVE YOU SOME SCOOP.

I JUST WANT YOU TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

OH, I KNOW. I KNOW. IF THE PKI TAKE OVER,

THEY'LL SLAUGHTER EVERY EUROPEAN IN DJAKARTA.

I CAN GET YOU ON A PLANE.

NO, JILL, I'M STAYING.

NOTHING WILL KEEP THE COMMUNISTS AND MUSLIMS APART NOW,

NOT EVEN SUKARNO.

WONDER HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE STUFF IN.

PROBABLY A PORT UP NORTH.

YEAH, THEY'LL COME IN UP NORTH,

UNDER A FALSE BILL OF LADING--

TENNIS RACKETS, TOILET SEATS.

GUY, YOU CAN'T USE THIS.

THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ME.

HELLO, BILLY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR YOU.

SHOULD BE SOME MORE WORK FOR YOU SOON.

I'M JUST TRACKING SOMETHING DOWN.

ABOUT AN ARMS SHIPMENT?

JILL TOLD YOU.

I'M GETTING NOWHERE ON IT.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE OUT THERE LOOKING.

WHY NOT?

SHE TOLD YOU IN CONFIDENCE, SAME AS SHE TOLD ME.

BREAK THE STORY, AND EVERYONE WILL KNOW IT CAME FROM HER.

I'LL GET EVIDENCE OF MY OWN.

GREAT. THAT SHOULD EASE YOUR CONSCIENCE.

EVERYONE WILL STILL KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.

I CAN'T LET A STORY LIKE THAT JUST LIE.

I'M NOT RUNNING ANY STORY

UNTIL I GET INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION.

SORRY IF THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

IF THE COMMUNISTS HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE AFTER,

YOU'RE DEAD.

BILLY, WHEN THAT ARMS SHIPMENT COMES IN,

THIS WHOLE COUNTRY BLOWS UP.

HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

IF I DON'T FOLLOW THIS UP,

I MIGHT AS WELL GROW WATERMELONS, EH?

YOU HAVE CHANGED.

YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BETRAYAL.

IS IT POSSIBLE I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU?

YOU ABUSE YOUR POSITION AS JOURNALIST

AND GROW ADDICTED TO RISK.

YOU ATTEMPT TO RULE NEAT LINES AROUND YOURSELF,

MAKING A FETISH OF YOUR CAREER

AND MAKING ALL RELATIONSHIPS TEMPORARY,

LEST THEY DISTURB THAT CAREER.

WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE YOURSELF?

WHY CAN'T YOU LEARN TO LOVE?

A SHIPMENT THAT SIZE DOES NOT COME INTO THE COUNTRY

WITHOUT SOMEBODY TAKING NOTICE.

PERHAPS THERE'S NO SUCH SHIPMENT.

NO SUCH SHIPMENT...

O.K.

YOU COME BACK IN TWO DAYS.

YOU KEEP AN EYE PEELED.

MR. HAMILTON.

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TALK TO ABOUT THIS MATTER.

I'M NOT PKI, BUT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

NO LUCK, BOSS?

NOT A BLOODY THING.

HEY, KUMAR?

WHAT ARE WE STOPPED HERE FOR?

IT'S GETTING LATE, BOSS.

WE'LL REST, THEN SWIM.

WE GOT TOO MUCH WORK TO DO.

TOMORROW.

HEY, WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

AN OLD DUTCH VILLA.

TIGER LILY HAS A FRIEND.

WE STAY HERE SOMETIMES.

CHEERS.

I'LL SEE YOU AFTER SIESTA.

YOU'RE IN OLD JAVA NOW, BOSS.

YOU'RE PKI, AREN'T YOU?

MY COUNTRY SUFFERS UNDER A GREAT WEIGHT

OF POVERTY AND CORRUPTION.

IS IT WRONG TO WANT TO CHANGE THAT?

ARE YOU GOING TO BE PART OF THE KILLING?

SOMETIMES THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.

YEAH, SURE, KUMAR.

YOU MUST NOT ASK ANYMORE ABOUT THE SHIP.

YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S ARRIVING?

MAYBE IT'S ALREADY HERE.

THAT'S THE CONFIRMATION I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

LISTEN TO ME!

I AM UNIMPORTANT TO THE PARTY.

EVEN TIGER LILY'S MORE HIGHLY PLACED.

THEY HAVE A DEATH LIST.

YOU ARE ON IT.

COME ON. COME ON.

OH...

HELLO? ARE YOU THERE?

HELLO?

I'M SORRY.

JILL BRYANT IS STILL UNAVAILABLE.

MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE AND YOUR NUMBER?

I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

* WELL, BE-BOP-A-LULA *

* SHE'S MY BABY *

* BE-BOP-A-LULA *

* I DON'T MEAN MAYBE *

I GOT THAT...BABY. SAIGON, HUH?

* BE-BOP-A-LULA, SHE'S MY BABY **

I'LL BE BLASTING GOOKS AND KICKING ASS.

WANT ANOTHER SHOT?

MMM. YEAH.

THE THING IS THIS,

I DON'T WANT ANY ILL FEELINGS ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SQUASH THOSE PANGS OF ENVY

WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN THE PRESENCE OF TALENT LIKE MINE,

BUT, I MEAN, THINK OF IT THIS WAY.

IF THERE WEREN'T GUYS LIKE ME IN THIS BUSINESS,

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO ASPIRE TO?

I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO SAIGON.

YOU TOLD ME THAT FOUR TIMES.

BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO MISS OUT

ON THE BIGGEST STORY OF YOUR LIFE.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE JUST WAIT AND SEE.

YOU TERRIFY ME. YOU TERRIFY ME.

I'M WAITING TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHINA'S ENTERING THE WAR, RIGHT?

ALONG COMES YOUNG HAMILTON,

BLOWS ME OUT OF THE WATER

WITH AN UPDATE ON SUKARNO'S PILES.

HA HA HA!

YOU ARE CRAZY.

YOU ARE PRETTY GOOD.

YOU HAD ME RUNNING THERE.

* A-BOP-BOP-A-LOOM-OP *

* A-LOP-BOP-BOOM! *

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

* TUTTI FRUTTI... *

CHECK THIS OUT.

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

* TUTTI FRUTTI... *

HA HA HA!

* NOW, WOP-BOP-A-LOOM-OP *

* A-WOP-BOP-BOP *

HEY, GIRLS. MISTER RIGHT.

HEY! YEAH!

O.K., YOU BEVY OF BEAUTIES!

* GOT A GAL NAMED SUE *

* SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO DO *

* SHE KNOWS HOW TO LOVE ME *

* YES, INDEED *

* SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING TO ME *

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE, GARCON.

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

* TUTTI FRUTTI AU RUTTI *

NO DANCE!

* GOT A GIRL NAMED DAISY **

YOU! STOP DANCE!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. TAKE IT EASY.

OUT!

WE'RE ON THE WAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF LAUGHS.

ADIOS.

ALL RIGHT. GET THE WINDOWS UP!

LOCK THE DOOR!

SEE ANYBODY YOU LIKE?

LET'S GET A LITTLE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.

HOW ABOUT HER? YOU LIKE HER

SHE LIKES YOU.

HA HA HA!

THIS IS CALLED YELLOW FEVER, KID.

HA HA HA!

ME CHEAP! ME CHEAP!

I THINK I'M IN LOVE.

CHOOSE ME, MISTER.

OOH, YEAH, BABY!

WHOO, YES! HEY, HEY, HEY!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

IT'S LIKE A BLOODY MEAT MARKET HERE.

I'M GOING. ARE YOU STAYING?

YEAH. O.K. GET OUT.

TAKE IT EASY, PAL.

YOU, TOO. HAVE A NICE TIME.

GIRLS, HUH?

IT'S YOUR OLD PAL, MR. PETE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH. YEAH. O.K.

SORRY. MISS BRYANT'S NOT AVAILABLE.

THANKS.

BILLY! BILLY, COME OVER HERE!

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU!

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

BULGARIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

NOT A CRUCIAL DAY FOR MODERN HISTORY,

BUT SUKARNO'S COMING IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE THINK HE'LL USE THE OCCASION FOR A SPEECH.

I'M SURE HE WILL.

THAT COMES LATER.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE CELEBRATING.

WHAT ARE YOU CELEBRATING?

CURTIS GOT SAIGON.

HUH HUH?

CURTIS GOT SAIGON.

WELL, WE MUST ALL DRINK TO THAT.

NO, NO, BILLY.

DON'T GIVE ME THIS CRAP TONIGHT.

WHEREVER HUMAN MISERY IS AT ITS WORST,

THE PRESS WILL BE THERE IN FORCE.

TO SAIGON.

GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL YOU?

PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING IN THE STREETS FOR RICE.

I SHOT SOME FOOTAGE.

DOES ANYBODY WANT IT? YOU CAN HAVE IT.

IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY SHORTAGE.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL THEM THE TRUE STORY, GENTLEMEN?

TELL THEM SUKARNO MAKES EMPTY SPEECHES

AND BUILDS MONUMENTS TO HIS VANITY

WHILE HIS PEOPLE STARVE TO DEATH.

TELL THEM THAT HE SAYS, "EAT RATS"!

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD US HE WAS A GREAT MAN.

HE WAS.

THAT'S WHY HIS BETRAYAL IS SO HIDEOUS.

STEADY ON, BILLY.

I'VE NEVER REALLY AGREED WITH YOU

ON JUST HOW MUCH

THE PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO MEAN TO SUKARNO.

ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS SLEEP WITH THEM.

THE FEMALE ONES, THAT IS.

HA HA HA!

HE DOES USE HIS PEOPLE AS OBJECTS OF PLEASURE,

BUT THEN, SO DO YOU.

ONLY YOU DO IT WITH BOYS!

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU LITTLE BASTARD!

CURTIS!

THEY'LL THROW HIM OUT OF THE COUNTRY!

YOU AND YOUR LITTLE GIRLS!

PUT HIM DOWN!

BILLY?

BILLY!

I'LL HAVE MY BAGS PACKED TONIGHT. HMM?

BILLY!

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!

BILLY!

BILLY, STOP!

DAMN IT!

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU MADE THE BROADCAST, DIDN'T YOU?

I DIDN'T SOURCE THAT BACK TO JILL.

I GOT THAT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

THIS COULD CHANGE THE POLITICAL SHAPE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA.

HOW FAR ARE MY LOYALTIES TO JILL SUPPOSED TO GO?

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP THE WORLD FOR HER.

YOU WON'T GIVE UP ONE STORY.

IT'S NOT JUST A STORY, DAMN IT!

IT'S THE BLOODY STORY!

CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU'VE LOST JILL.

WHAT? WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD HER?

I GAVE HER TO YOU. I'M TAKING HER BACK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU GAVE HER TO ME?

YOU GAVE HER TO ME? YOU MAD LITTLE BASTARD!

YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE'S LIVES

JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT THEM IN YOUR BLOODY FILES?

NO. I BELIEVED IN YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MAN OF LIGHT.

THAT'S WHY I GAVE YOU THOSE STORIES

YOU THINK ARE SO IMPORTANT.

I MADE YOU SEE THINGS.

I MADE YOU FEEL SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT YOU WRITE.

I GAVE YOU MY TRUST.

SO DID JILL.

I CREATED YOU.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

MY GOD.

MY GOD.

WHAT THEN MUST WE DO?

WHAT THEN MUST WE DO?

WHAT...

THEN...

MUST...

WE...

DO!

MUST...

WE...

DO!

DO!

DO!

ROOM 719, PLEASE.

ROOM 719.

EXCUSE ME.

I MADE THE BROADCAST.

THE PKI CONFIRMED IT.

I MADE THE DECISION TO TELL YOU.

YOU'RE A JOURNALIST.

MR. DAVIS. SECURITY CHECK.

SECURITY CHECK.

YOU SEE THE LATCH IS ON THE DOOR.

Billy: AAH!

OH! AAH!

CLEAR THE WAY!

BILLY!

HEY, GUARDS, STOP HIM!

JILL...I DIDN'T MEAN TO FRIGHTEN YOU.

YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.

THE SECURITY MEN--

I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET HIS FILES.

HE WAS MURDERED, WASN'T HE?

YEAH.

OVER A BANNER, AND SUKARNO DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

WHO TOOK THIS?

HE DID.

SELF-TIMER, OUTSIDE THAT GROTTY LITTLE RESTAURANT

HE ALWAYS USED TO DRAG ME TO.

"BEST FOOD IN DJAKARTA, OLD MAN."

GOD, I LOVED HIM.

WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?

TOMORROW.

WHAT TIME?

2:00.

THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS TO HURT YOU

BY RUNNING THAT STORY.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.

YOU GO FIRST. GO ON. BACK DOOR.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

RIGHT BEHIND YOU. GO. GO!

JILL, I'LL BE ON THAT PLANE.

HORTONO.

WHAT'S GOING ON? I GOT TO GET TO THE AIRPORT.

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S GOING ON?

SOME PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN OVER GOVERNMENT.

TROOPS HAVE MOVED TO THE PRESIDENT'S PALACE.

LET'S GO.

BOSS, BROADCAST SAY WE SHOULD NOT GO OUT!

IT'S O.K. IT'S O.K.

NOW COME ON. THEY WON'T TOUCH US. COME ON. COME ON!

YOU BETTER KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, EH?

PRESS. PRESS. FOREIGN PRESS. A.B.S.

PRESS. PRESS.

UH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I WANT TO GO INTO THE PALACE, O.K.?

TAKE ME TO THE AIRPORT.

CAN'T, BOSS! ROADBLOCK!

TAKE ME TO BILLY KWAN'S.

O.K., BOSS. O.K.

YES, THE RETINA IS DETACHED.

YOU MUST LIE VERY STILL.

HOW LONG?

A WEEK, MAYBE 10 DAYS.

IF YOU WISH TO SAVE YOUR EYE, YOU WILL LIE STILL.

DO YOU HAVE TO BANDAGE BOTH EYES?

I'LL BE HELPLESS.

I'M SORRY.

YOUR EYE WILL BE BETTER?

MAYBE NOT.

LUCKY. STILL GOT ONE.

HA HA HA!

BAD MEN MIGHT COME SOON, I THINK.

I MUST GO HOME TO FAMILY.

I'M SORRY, BOSS.

GOOD-BYE, HORTONO.

GOOD-BYE, BOSS.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.

BILLY?

PATIENCE, MR. HAMILTON.

ALL IS CLOUDED BY DESIRE,

AS A FIRE BY SMOKE,

AS A MIRROR BY DUST.

PLEASE...

BILLY!

WHO'S THAT?

HORTONO?

WHO'S THAT?

IT'S ME, BOSS.

HAVE YOU BEEN SENT TO KILL ME?

WE HAVE FAILED.

WE HAVE BEEN OVERCOME BY THE MUSLIM GENERALS.

WHAT ABOUT SUKARNO?

HE'S FINISHED.

HE'LL BECOME A PUPPET OF THE RIGHT.

AND YOU?

I'M A DEAD MAN.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR EYE.

THERE SHOULD BE A PACKET OF CIGARETTES ON THE TABLE.

HELP YOURSELF.

STILL THE GOOD CIGARETTES, BOSS.

HUH.

THANK YOU.

TELL ME SOMETHING.

SURE.

AM I A STUPID MAN?

NO, KUMAR.

WHY SHOULD I LIVE LIKE A POOR MAN

WHEN STUPID PEOPLE IN YOUR COUNTRY LIVE WELL?

GOOD QUESTION.

THEN PLEASE ANSWER IT.

I CAN'T.

THEN WHY DO YOU CONDEMN THOSE IN MY COUNTRY

WHO TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

MR. BILLY KWAN WAS RIGHT--

WESTERNERS DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS ANYMORE.

WATER FROM THE MOON.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, KUMAR?

IT'S AN OLD JAVANESE SAYING.

IT MEANS SOMETHING ONE CANNOT EVER HAVE.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

JUST PAST 1:00.

THE AIRPORT CLOSED?

NOT YET... BUT EVERYTHING WILL CLOSE DOWN

WHEN THE ARMY PROCLAIMS MARTIAL LAW.

DRIVE ME THERE.

THEY HAVE ROADBLOCKED THE CITY.

NEVER STOPPED US BEFORE.

THEY WILL ARREST ME.

YOU CAN SIT HERE AND WAIT TO DIE,

OR YOU CAN DRIVE ME TO THE AIRPORT,

THEN GO INTO THE HILLS.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE NOW?

YOU CAN STAY AND WRITE ALL THE STORIES YOU WANT.

I HOPE TO CATCH A PLANE IS WORTH LOSING YOUR EYE.

GO AROUND. GO AROUND, KUMAR. GO AROUND. GO ON.

EASY. EASY.

DON'T SHOW THEM ANYTHING, KUMAR.

DON'T SHOW THEM ANYTHING.

YOU GO UP TO THE G--

CALM. CALM. CALM.

CALM. EASY. CALM.

EASY, NOW.

WHAT'S HE WANT?

PAPERS. GOT ANY?

NO.

HERE'S MY PAPERS.

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING SERVICE.

I'M A JOURNALIST. THIS MAN IS MY ASSISTANT.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO THE AIRPORT.

O.K. DRIVE ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

O.K.

O.K.! O.K.!

KUMAR, I'M SORRY--

DON'T WORRY. WE WILL WIN...

BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN SOMETHING.

GOOD-BYE, KUMAR.

THINK OF ME, GUY, WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN SOME CAFE IN EUROPE.

IN MY DREAMS, I'M ALWAYS SITTING AT THE TABLE

BY THE FOOTPATH, DRINKING COFFEE.

GOOD LUCK.

NOW GO.

QUICKLY.

I'VE GOT A TICKET!

NO BAGS! LOOK! NO BAGS! SEE? NO BAGS!

HEY! HEY! HEY! ROYAL NETHERLANDS.

WHAT?

HEY! ROYAL NETHERLANDS, 2:00, ALL RIGHT?

THANK YOU.

HEY, STOP! YOU!

WHAT?

YOU BRING THAT HERE!

THIS IS GUY HAMILTON BROADCASTING FROM DJAKARTA.

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