All language subtitles for Suicide.Battalion.1958.1080p.WEBRip.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX]

This is war in the Pacific.

American armed forces
are reeling

under the blows
of a savage and cunning enemy.

Pearl Harbor is a pile of rubble

and uncounted dead.

One by one,
our island strongholds fall

to the power-crazed Japanese.

These are the faces of war.

This is war.

What price must we pay
for one jungle island?

How many lives must it cost
for one small piece of land

or one building,

Colonel Craig's command post
on the island of Baluyanna?

[Gunfire]

[Shouts in Japanese]

[Speaks Japanese]

This building was only a heap
of mortar and wood,

but to these men, it was
to become a living thing,

a powerful enemy
that would destroy and kill

before it would surrender
its grim secret.

The United States
Army Engineer Corps

will always remember with pride

these men
of the Suicide Battalion.

Alright, let's plant one here.

I'd take it
around the bend, sir.

Start digging here, Donovan.

Just a suggestion, Major.

If it ain't a latrine,
it's a land mine machine

And I'm a-digging my way
through a couple of these

How about taking 10, Major?

My feet are killing me.

You know, this retreatin's
hard work,

and the human body
can only stand so much.

Remember that the next time
you're at Mama Lily's

in Banichi.
- I gotta get back to Banichi.

Cho-Cho's expecting me.

I'm gonna give her lesson
number four in fraternizing.

Mama Lily catches you
tutoring her niece,

and she'll decapitate you,
and that can hurt.

[Sighs] Listen, how 'bout
that breather, Major?

My feet are killing me.

Alright, take 10.
You may not get another chance.

And look out
for the sniper action.

The Japs may have
cut in behind us.

[Explosions in distance]

[Sighing]

Hey, put your feet
the other way.

The wind's blowing right at me.

Novello's secret weapon...
His feet.

Use them right,
and they'll win us a war.

[Laughter]

[Explosion]

First battle's
the toughest, kid.

A-A couple of times, I thought
I was gonna get sick.

Had a buddy at Verdun

used to heave
every time a barrage started.

Best heaver in World War I.

Think I'll drop my old man
a few lines.

Good idea.

He's in that tree, Major!

Keep busy!

[Screaming]

Well, what are we waiting for?

Major, I'd like
to take the boy back.

Okay.

"Hi, Dad.

Small lull in the fighting, so
I thought I'd drop you a note."

"We just got the building up,
and the Japs swamped us.

They had us outnumbered 20 to 1.

We didn't even have a chance
to destroy our equipment

or the buildings.

Dad, I saw a man die today
for the first time.

Maybe one of my bullets
killed someone.

Kind of hope not.

Tell Ma..."

I think his folks would like
to have that, Colonel Craig.

I can't send it through.

I guess this boy didn't know
much about censorship.

Get rid of it.

Ray didn't know very much
about anything.

McCormick, I want that
headquarters building destroyed.

Get ready for another assault
at 1400.

We can't take it
with the striking force we have.

We've learned that.

That building has cost us
too many lives already.

Am I being reprimanded by
one of my subordinates, Major?

No, sir.

But an open assault is hopeless.

I want that command post
demolished at any cost.

Then get me reinforcements, sir.

From where, Corregidor? Bataan?

Those boys are pretty well
occupied, you know?

Get your men ready, Major.

We can't take it by force.

I'll make your objections
a matter of record.

I don't like this
any more than you do.

Give me a handful
of demolition men,

and we'd have a better chance
than 500 infantry.

[Explosions in distance]

You think you can get
behind the enemy lines?

A few days, we could.

They'll have us pretty wel
bottled up by then, won't they?

- Yes.
- They'll relax.

Then we can move in.

You'll have to ask
for volunteers.

I can't order men out
on a mission like that.

It's suicide.

Men aren't fooled, sir.

They realize our position
is pretty grim anyway.

With your cooperation
and certain inducements,

I'm sure I can get them.

Inducements? What are they?

72-hour pass in Banichi,

three months' advance pay
in their pockets.

Pretty irregular, isn't it?

Take about three days to put
the plan in operation anyway.

If it works,
we'll save a lot of lives.

Bring me a detailed plan
as soon as possible.

I'll get busy. It'll help
if you get Lieutenant Hall

to talk to the men
while I do the paperwork.

I'll do that.

How long do you think
we can hold out, Colonel?

Evacuation of all nonessential
American personnel

from the Port of Banichi
began yesterday.

Does that answer your question?

Very graphically, sir.

[Explosions in distance]

Two messages, sir.
One from Captain Blair.

He's withdrawn to
a defense position as ordered.

Anything about casualties?

Very heavy.

And here's one from
Captain Hendry in Banichi.

Quite a town, that Banichi.

Go on, Lieutenant.

Two newspaper correspondents,

Wayne and Mason
of National Press Service,

request permission
to cover action at the front.

Now, can you imagine anyone
wanting to come out here?

We need obituary writers,
not correspondents.

It's tough enough for us
without exposing noncombatants.

Permission refused.
Wait a minute.

Give them another message.

Tell them this island's
a death trap.

They'd better get off it
if they can.

[Radio chatter]

[Laughter,
indistinct conversations]

Well, what do you know?
We got 10 mil of glass again.

Come on. Get it over with.

Hey, you forgot
the whipped cream.

[Indistinct conversations]

- We're the first ones in
- And the last ones out

The Yankee tank engineers

If there's drink to be had,
we'll find it no doubt

The Yankee tank engineers

We'll push up a building
and tear down a hill

If the Japs don't
get to their rations, well

The first ones in
and the last ones out

[Off-key]
The Yankee tank engineers

[All groan]

[Explosion]

Hey, you know,
a guy could get knocked off

with all that shootin' going on.

Cho-Cho'd never forgive me
if I got killed.

Well, you know,
I'll bet she'd think I did it

just to get out of marrying her.

Marry Cho-Cho?
Oh, this kid is sick.

- You're a medic.
- No bill's gonna cure

this fever, pops.
Only matrimony.

[Rumbling]

[Coughs]

Hey, one of those
might have my name on it.

- So what? You can't read.
- Eh.

What, the old Harry dyin' again?

Oh, he's always croakin'.

For a guy who's lived through,
how many wars, Harry?

Four, not countin'
the three years I was married.

[Laughter]
- You'll have to be put out

in pasture in some
old soldiers' home.

- It's not for me, guys.
- Hey.

Leave 'em where they are.

The ants got to eat, too.

Just had a talk
with the colonel.

Oh, is he bleeding daft?

He's lookin' for some of
the best demolition men we got.

Naturally,
I thought of you boys.

- Oh, sure, you did.
- Yeah.

Relax.
It's a volunteer mission.

Oh, my dogs are just killin' me.

And I'm reading a book,
and I can't quit

till I find out
who killed the butler.

'Course, there are
some compensations...

not bribes, mind you,

There's a 72-hour pass
in Banichi.

Three months' pay to blow
in that central town.

[Whistles]
What's the catch, boss?

It's a rough job.

The odds are about 1,000 to 1.

I'm used to them kind of odds.

Our chances are no better
sittin' here.

We're outgunned,
out-manned, and out-housed.

[Laughter]

I remember once
in the Argonne...

[All protesting]
- Reminiscing, Harry.

[Explosions in distance]

Who wants some of this?

I'll take mine.

You might even get
to see your girl, Tommy.

I got no right to deny her
the pleasure of seein' me again.

I-I'm with you, Lieutenant.

You jerks aren't gonna
make any score without me.

Soon as I find someone handy
with a machine gun, Marty,

we head for Banichi right away.

I just check with the colonel,
get my briefing, and,

Mama Lily's, here we come.

Okay, okay.

You know, let's hope
it's a one way street anyways.

Right. I wouldn't, uh...
I wouldn't like you guys

to think you've been
pressured into this.

- Oh, no.
- Colonel might ask.

You know, I got a hunch
we just had a snow job.

No pressure?

Can you check my head for rocks?

- Yeah.
- Volunteer like my brother

volunteered to get married.

There's this girl's father
standing over them with a .38.

That's for me, lads.

It'll be a rare treat
to lead the gay, ol' life again.

Yeah? Well, you talk
a good game anyway.

I got some left
and some to spare

- The Yankee tank engineers
- The Yankee tank engineers

[Men singing indistinctly]

You pull your left flank
back to this point.

The enemy will follow you in.

If it works, we'll be
creating a corridor

for you and your men
along the coast.

After a few days, they'll stop
patrolling that stretch.

Then we can come back
and pick up our supplies.

Still leaves you
4 miles from your objective,

4 very tough miles.

If only two of us
can get through,

we can still blow that building
to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Where do you want
to cache your spies?

One here and one here,

two caches at widely
separated points.

It's a good gamble, sir.

- Lieutenant Hall, sir.
- Come in.

I have the men, sir. They're
getting ready to leave now.

I've come for my briefing.

Major McCormick'll fill you in.

I thought I was
to be in command, sir.

I didn't tell you that.

Major McCormick
wasn't even mentioned

when you asked me
to recruit the men.

Didn't occur to me
to mention him.

He was busy working out details.

If Lieutenant Hall'd
like to drop out, sir,

it's alright with me.
- We're not playing

tiddledywinks, gentlemen,
or are we?

No, sir. I'm ready.

Maybe you'd be better off
without him at that.

No, he's the best
explosive man we have

He'll do his job.

Well, Colonel.

Well, you should have
quite a fling in Banichi anyway.

I'm sure the men will.

- Good luck, man.
- Thanks.

Hold it.

Hey, uh, Pappy, ol' buddy,

what are you gonna do
in Banichi?

Nothing but women there,
you know.

Well, first, I'm gonna...

Why, you wet-nosed,
bottle-fed pup.

I got my trainer in the kasbah.

Once you survive that,
you hold a lifetime degree.

Yeah. [Chuckling]

This will be
our rendezvous point.

In case we get separated,
we'll meet here.

Oh, Hall.

You're not too happy about
doing this job with me, are you?

No, I'm not.

Still check out if you want to.

I'll do what's expected of me.

That's all I'm asking.

So long as you don't let
your personal feelings interfere

with the job ahead of us,

I don't care
how you feel about me.

Do I make myself clear?

Clear and concise, as always,
Major.

Good.

Our lives may depend on that.

If the odds against us
are 1,000 to 1,

the Major's are 10,000
to the same 1.

Slap he'll get in the back
from his fellow officer.

You said it.

Whoo-hoo! Banichi,
here we come!

[Men cheering, laughing]

Hey, here we go!

Here we go, boys.

- Ah!
- Whoo-hoo! Here we are, boys!

Whoo!
- See you men later.

Yes, sir. 72 hours later, sir.
[Laughter]

Hey, how about that three days
and all this beautiful stuff

to blow it in?
- Look at it. Look at it, huh?

I can't wait to start sharing
my fortune at Mama Lily's!

Oh, hey, look who's talkin',
Methuselah.

Hey, hey, hey, let's go
check in, get cleaned up,

then we'll go down the stret
and get cleaned out!

[All chattering, singing]

The Yankee tank engineers

If there's drink to be had,
we'll have it no doubt

The Yankee tank engineers

If there's drink to be had,
we'll have it no doubt

The Yankee tank engineers

We'll push up a building
and tear down a hill

If the Japs don't
get to their rations, well

No, not you again!

- The Yankee tank engineers!
- No! Please. No.

Banichi calling Lone Star 1.

Banichi calling Lone Star 1.

Report your position, over.

Lone Star 1...

- Major.
- Hello, Edward.

Craig radioed that you were
on your way in,

but I didn't expect you
till later.

Well, my men were in a hurry.

They really had
those jeeps flyin'.

Huh. Welcome to Ghost Town.

See, uh, when are you leaving?

Couple of days.

I've been organizing
guerrilla resistance.

- Any luck?
- Not bad.

Say, uh, I wonder
if you can spare a man

for a pretty thankless job.

[Engines roaring in distance]

A job? What is it?

I want someone to stick
with my men.

I've got to know where they are
at all times.

Consider it done. He'll rule
and regulation them to death,

but he'll stick with them.
- Thanks.

He memorizes Pentagon directives

like they were poetry.

Oh, by the way, uh,

tell him to say the order
came from Craig himself.

Make it convincing.
- Leave it to me.

[Laughter in distance]

Well, I see Mama Lily
is still in business.

She is durable.

She's teaching
her waitresses Japanese.

- Captain Hendry?
- Yeah.

I'll see you in a minute.

[Piano playing in distance]

Thought all nonessential
Americans had been evacuated.

Oh, he and a woman photographer
landed here this morning.

Their plane was hit
with ack-ack,

couldn't turn back as ordered.

Before we could get them away,
the airstrip was bombed.

Result... No strip.
No planes coming or going.

Get them out of here.

I've no transportation for 'em.

Everything that could float
took off yesterday.

All I have left is a fishing
junk for myself and a few men.

Now, the best I can do
is take them with me when I go.

I want them out of Banichi
before that.

I tried, but it's
pretty hopeless.

[Explosions in distance]

Pretty rough up there.
- Yeah, plenty.

Get pretty rough right here
in no time at all.

Oh, maybe we'll get some help.

I hear the Navy...
[Explosions]

There's always that big maybe,
isn't there?

[Speaking Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Men conversing indistinctly]

Sergeant Donovan? Privates
Zagorsky, Green, and Novello?

Don't tell me I'm being picked
up before I start my leave.

Special duty.
I've been assigned

to serve as your escort.

Listen,
I don't want no chaperones

when I'm romancin' Cho-Cho.

Now, I'm tellin' ya.
- Whose orders, little man?

Colonel Craig's. I'm to see
that you do not fall

into the hands
of unscrupulous natives,

that you do not become involved
in altercations

with the populace.
- Alright, sonny,

you can help us down the street.
[Laughter]

I shouldn't have listened
to my mother.

I should have gone Air Corps.

[Speaks Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

Soldier boy come.

[Speaking Japanese]

- Good evening.
- Cho-Cho, no soldier boy come.

Must go home now.
- No.

- Come on! Mama!
- No! Oh.

The Americans are coming!
Oh! How wonderful!

I didn't know there was any
on this island.

[Women chattering excitedly]

No!

[Piano music playing]

Come on, big boy.

Oh, there it is.

"Good evening. How do you do?"

- Good evening. How do you do?
- Good evening. How do you do?

Mama!

[All exclaiming indistinctly]

- Hey.
- Cho-Cho?

- How are ya?
- Cho-Cho?

- Nice to see ya.
- Cho-Cho?

Darling, you have
come back to me at last.

- Mwah.
- Mwah.

Where's Cho-Cho?

[Sighs]

What is your name?

Valentino. Rudolph Valentino.

Of course.
Such a beautiful name.

[Laughter,
indistinct conversations]

You have money?

Ah, mon cheri,
come "wish" me to the kasbah.

I would love you
even if you had half of that.

Mama Lily,
how are you, sweetheart?

Here's for the drinks,
and, uh, mwah, one for you.

[Both laugh]

Come on, sweetheart.

I declare, honey,
you are the spittin' image

of a man I was engaged to
in Savannah.

Oh, deal me out of that
corn-pone, hominy-grits routine.

Last time I saw you,
you told me you're from Sweden.

Show me your passport
to prove it.

Well, I lived stateside,
didn't I? Nine years.

All I know is you rolled me
for 11 bucks.

You crumb-bum,
when'd you ever have 11 bucks?

Heh. For example.

That's so you won't
have to Mickey Finn me.

They give me awful headaches.
- I declare, honey,

if you aren't the cutest...
- Now, cut it!

You're gonna lose me.
- Okay, ya cheap hood.

That's my baby.

Here's to the ladies
who take all our gold

Vive la Compagnie

They make old men young
and young men old

Vive la Compagnie

Vive la, vive la, vive l'amour

Vive la, vive la, vive l'amour

Vive la, vive la, vive
l'amour, vive la compagnie

[Singing indistinctly]
- Julie, where's Cho-Cho?

- Vive la Compagnie
- Come on, Mama!

Not know. She here before.

Vive la Compagnie

Not now.

Julie help you forget.

Yeah? Well,
I don't want to forget her.

[Laughter]

Major McCormick?

- Yeah.
- I've been waiting for you.

I'm Peter Wayne,
National Press Service.

Captain Hendry tells me
you're in command here.

- That's right.
- We came out here

on a specific assignment to
cover the action on this island.

I can show you
the necessary authorization.

I'm sure you have it,
but it's out of the question.

We have obligations
to our readers.

They have a right
to know what's going on.

Write your congressman,
Mr. Wayne. I'm sorry.

You'll be held to account
for this.

I'm sure.

[Wolf-whistles]

Well, hello.

That's him, Major McCormick.

He looks familiar.
Pete, did you talk to him

about getting through
to the fighting line?

I couldn't even
get through to him.

You haven't got what it takes
to subdue majors, Pete.

Obviously.
Man all battle stations.

Major McCormick?

I'm Elizabeth Ann Mason,
National Press Service.

I've heard of you.
You take pictures,

glimpses of the war
as seen by a woman.

I see you haven't read
the latest Pentagon bulletin.

This is Be Kind
to Correspondence Week.

Field majors aren't
on their mailing list.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

By the way, Miss Mason,
don't try and leave Banichi,

or I'll have you thrown
in a guardhouse.

[Explosions in distance]

This helps, little.

You're wasting your time
and assets on the major.

His blood is ice water,
and his emotions are cataloged

and stored in a deep freeze
for the duration.

He's a fighting machine,

a soldier's soldier.

There's no time for weakness.

And I hate his guts.

You have had a drink or two,
haven't you?

Or 12.

Catch up with me?

Stuff's hitting me.

[Explosions in distance]

What's he done to you?

Nothing, nothing but
be superior, strong...

and vulnerable.

You know, I think you envy him.

You're too smart for me.

Get down to my level.

I don't think my spinster aunt
would approve.

[Both chuckle]

[Laughter,
indistinct conversations]

[Piano music playing]

I don't mind payin' for tea,
but don't make me drink it!

Ahh. Mmm.

Look, watch it, will ya?

You almost knocked me
out of my chair.

Aw, you.

You still wait for Cho-Cho?

I love her.
Can't you understand that?

You never been in love, huh?

Oh, 390 times.

You be 91?

Or maybe Papa Lily
know where Cho-Cho is.

Yeah? Go get him.

Not now, Mama watching.

Is there a place
called New York?

Yeah. It's near
the Brooklyn Bridge.

One G.I. tell me,
when I come there,

he give me big present.

Big store.
- Oh, yeah?

Well, don't tell me.

I'll bet it was Macy's.

How'd you know?

Well, ya see, I knew
it couldn't be Gimbels,

because that's mine.

Now, you go get Papa Lily
and bring him up here.

And I'm gonna give you Gimbels.

- Two stores?
- Two stores.

Oh.

[Slurring] Tomorrow is only
a few drinks away.

You're very articulate,

and a little crazy.

At last, a woman
who understands me.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs] I'm afraid
I'm a little high.

What you need is some air.

Come on.

We'll grab a hunk of moonlight.

[Explosions in distance]

Denver Company calling Banichi.
Denver Company...

- How's it going?
- Well, alright so far.

I've arranged an escape
rendezvous with some guerillas.

You are an optimist.

They'll pick you up
on the coast road

and put you aboard a junk.

I'm not counting on it.

I guess I'll go back over
to the hotel.

[Women squealing, piano playing]

I see the boys are having
no dull moments.

By the way, have you done
anything about Miss Mason?

I'm afraid she'll have to wait
till I leave.

Alright, now, where's Cho-Cho?

- No parley Yankee Doodle.
- Aw, you parley good enough.

Now, where'd you take her?

Seattle, maybe San Francisco,
maybe Portland,

Hoboken, San Diego.

Uh, you've been maybe Pocatello?

Yeah, yeah,
break a leg, will ya?

Thank you.

Look, I'm not kidding.

Uh, Cho-Cho nice girl.

Me nice boy.

Look, I only beat my mother up
on her birthday,

and I never use more than two
loaded dies in any crap game.

Uh, Cho-Cho get married
next week.

Married?

No, no, she can't do that to me.

Oh, she no do. Papa do.

Man bring good present,
take Cho-Cho.

Look, I want to marry this girl.

I'll bring her good presents.

Jeep? Island man like jeep.

O-Okay, a jeep.

- Cow?
- Yeah.

- Goats?
- Goats.

- Chickens?
- Chickens.

- Geese?
- Geese.

Uh, $100 for marriage broker?

Mm-hmm. You're the marriage
broker? You lousy robber.

Alright, alright, 100 bucks.

- Uh...
- But make it snappy.

You go get present.

I see Cho-Cho daddy.

Everything be Seattle.

Ah, that Seattle.

I can hardly wait.

Hey, paisan, I need help with
something. Will... Come here.

Sure, I'll help you, boy.

I-I'm gonna get married.

Turning to me for help
on your wedding night?

Which one you marrying?

Here's to ya and to all
who have been before ya.

May you all be happy.
- Well, it's Cho-Cho.

I just got to marry her.
- You little devil.

Look, I got to get a dowry
or something together.

Will you help me?

That I will, ya little rascal.

Shh.

Hey, Mama! Drinks on me!

Set up a round at the bar
for Bill here and the girls!

Oh!

I'm going out to talk to him.

Am I being outranked?

I'm a working girl, Chet.

I came out here
to cover a story.

Enjoying your stay here,
Miss Mason?

Standing there in the darkness,

I almost mistook you
for a human being.

Next time you'll know better.

What can I do for you?

Either get me off this island,
or let me do my work.

You'll leave
with Captain Hendry.

And you can't go
to the fighting line.

Neither a gallon
of Chung's whiskey

or a guided tour to lover's lane
will change my mind.

I see why your men love you
as they do.

You're a commissioned
robot officer,

a bloodless facsimile of a man!

There was a woman
who knew different.

[Explosions in distance]
- I'm sorry, Major.

I have a job to do.

Very unpleasant job.

Lead five men on a mission
that may cost them their lives.

Whatever happens to us
is inevitable,

but I won't take the
responsibility for your life.

I knew the risk
when I took the assignment.

Good night, Miss Mason.

Your lover must be
frothing at the mouth by now.

Whoa.

[Shouting indistinct commands]

We got it.

Thank you, champion.
[Animals squawking]

Oh, these goats smell worse

than a herd of camels
holdin' a convention.

[Animal bleats]
What are you doin'?

Whoa. You leave 'em out here,

and your dowry'll
be gone by morning.

- So?
- No dowry, no wedding.

No wedding, no honeymoon, no...

- Oh, say no more.
- Ah.

I'm with you. Let's go.

Shh!

[Snoring]

Shh!

Oh, they're loaded.
They'll sleep like lead.

No one can sleep
through this stink.

I've got an idea.

[Animals snorting]
Aftershave lotion.

You gonna shave 'em?

De-stink 'em.

[Continues snoring]

That stuff smells worse
than the goats.

[Animals squawking quietly]

Shut up, or I'll
wring your ruddy neck.

[Goose squawks]

- Spread the papers.
- Okay.

[Goat bleats]

[Cow moos loudly]

Uh, w-what was that?

Tommy snoring.
Go back to sleep.

Oh. [Chuckles]

Sounded like a-a cow.

[Cow moos]

He's having a nightmare.

He's dreaming
he's locked in a bar,

and there's nothing to drink
but milk.

[Chuckling]

Milk.

[Mutters indistinctly]

[Goat bleats, cow moos]

Oh! Hey!

Hey! Hey, watch it!

[All shouting indistinctly]

[Groaning sleepily]

0530.

Time to get to work.
- Yes, sir.

When'd you last check
with Blair and the others?

A half hour ago.

Everything's quiet,
almost too quiet.

Won't be for long.

Think you can dig up
some coffee?

Yes, sir.

[Speaking Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Whistle blows]
- [Shouts in Japanese]

I was unnecessarily rude
last night.

I'm sorry.
- I was less than tactful myself.

Oh, Major, will you join me
in a cup of coffee?

No, thanks. I'm having
breakfast with Captain Hendry.

Hello, Major.

You still smell goaty.
Got them in your back pocket?

I got them parked on the road
downwind out of town.

Lieutenant Hall, uh, thought you
might want to go along with us.

Make good pictures, he says.

- What will?
- Tommy's going courtin'.

He's taking Cho-Cho's dowry
to her father.

Only animals go courting
this hour.

That's Tommy.

I'll get my things
and be right with you.

Uh, if something comes of it,
you can be the bridesmaid.

My favorite role.

[All shouting excitedly]

Planes!

Japanese bombers, sir,
a whole mess of them.

Well, there's not much
we can do about it,

is there, Lieutenant?

That wasn't just
a practice flight.

Alert all units to expect
a full-scale attack.

Yes, sir.

[Indistinct conversations]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Bombs whistling]

- [Speaks Japanese]
- [Speaks Japanese]

Alright, fire!

[Speaking Japanese]

[Bombs whistling]

Too bad we can't have
some of our men up there

running their tails
out of the sky.

Just had word
from Captain Blair.

Cable company's dug in.
- Are they under attack?

It's raining steel.

That means the nips
followed him in.

Well, gives the major
his corridor anyway.

Hmm.

Denver Company calling Banichi.
Getting hot sitting here.

I can't find any trace
of my men.

I've looked every place.
- My man's with them.

He'll bring 'em back
in one piece.

- Any news?
- They're under attack,

but holding.

Relax. Craig'll hold them off.

[Animals grunting, squawking]

I must warn you
that the transferring

of military vehicles
is expressly forbidden,

Section Z6, Article 896721-B.

Quiet, sonny,
or I'll take you off pablum.

[Horn honks]

Uh $25 for miscellany expense.

[Goose honking]

You throat-cuttin' thief.

Here.
- Thank you.

When do I get to see my girl?

Uh, Mama?

Uh...

[Cow mooing]

She's looking him over
like he's tomorrow's menu.

I'm cautioning you that
unless the necessary documents

have been procured
through proper channels,

any marriage is invalid.

Ain't that too bad.

Look, this ain't a marriage.

We're just, uh,
settin' up the deal.

Nevertheless,
Section 12, Article 564001...

[Animals mooing, squawking]

The Articles of War
clearly state that...

I'll get her for you.

She's beautiful.

Mm-hmm.

Everybody come back later.
We talk.

Leave all these
beautiful beasts here?

Nothing doing. We're not leavin'

until a legal and binding
understanding has been reached.

I need a book of some kind.
Anything. Anything at all.

All I have is a dictionary.

- Perfect.
- What do you want a book for?

Perfect.

[Goat bleats]

What's with the dictionary?

According to the law
set forth in this book

and approved by
the Supreme Court of Madagascar,

I now proceed to draw up
a verbal agreement.

In the articles
governing contractual agreements

while on active service...

Listen, ya Philadelphia
mouthpiece, beat it.

- The provost...
- Now, I mean it!

The provost general...

- Move!
- Beat it!

[Chicken clucking]

I am now, according to the law,
drawing up an agreement

between the parties
of the first and second part.

Man, no second parts.

[Both laugh]

Her hand, you bloomin' idiot.

Come on.

Now, by repeatin' after me
the words I say,

you will be givin' mutual and
binding consent to matrimony,

as soon as a chaplain
can be shanghaied.

Resourceful engineers,
aren't we?

Now, say after me.

Adoxography.

- Adoxography.
- Adoxography.

A noun from the Greek adoxos,
inglorious, plus graphy.

I do.

And you?

Adoxography.

Now both of you say.

Uh...

Hydr... Hy...

Hydroxy-hexachloro-do-
phenyl-thane.

[Cow moos]

- Hydro...
- Hydrox...

Hy... Look, my leave'll be over
before I can say that.

As long as you're willing.

That's the main thing.

Now, before I pronounce this
engagement, uh, E Pluribus Unum,

is there anyone
who wishes to object?

Uh...

Let him repeat after me.

Antidisestablishmentarianism.

As is the American custom,
you may now kiss your intended.

What gives?
Now, listen, we're engaged.

No, no kiss till marriage.
Come back three day later

with chaplain fella.
- Three days?

Young girl must fast
and pray for three days.

Then you come back.

Listen, I don't
have that much time.

Cho-Cho not be lonesome.

He keep her company
all the time. Alright.

- Hey, wait, no, no.
- Listen, they can't do it to me.

Ah, wait a minute.
There's a time to fight

and a time to use your head.

First thing you do
is to make a temporary retreat.

Make them think
we're leaving the area.

Now, come on. Come on.

[Bombs whistling]

[Explosions]

Craig's a sitting duck
out there.

Hey, where is everybody?
The hotel's like a tomb.

Even Chung left,

packed a suitcase and left.
- Chung left? Well,

that's something to worry about.
- What do you mean?

Hell, those natives have
their own building alarm system.

Any of my men in the hotel?

No, and Beth must be with them.

What am I supposed to do now?
- Everything'll be alright.

You stick around with us
if you like.

[Indistinct shouting]

Battery "A," range, 1,200 yards.

Fire!

"A" Company, cover sector 3!

"B" Company,
cover the left flank!

Oh!

Aah!

Come in, Banichi.

Captain Blair, "A" Company.

Captain Blair, "A" Company.
Come in.

[Gunfire, explosions]

Captain Blair, sir.

That opens the road to Banichi.

Tell Beckman to move in.
- No answer there, either.

Call Hendry at Banichi
and tell him

to alert McCormick
of a breakthrough.

Tell him to get going.
- Yes, sir.

[Gunfire, explosions continue]

Come in, Banichi. Banichi, over.

Aah!

Come in, Baker Company.

Do you read me, Baker Company?

Come in! No answer, sir.

Well, what'd he say?

Just, "Come in, Banichi.
Banichi, over."

Then he went dead.

Fire!

[Shouting in Japanese]

[All shouting in Japanese]

[Explosions]

Still no sign of my men.

I'd better get started alone.
- What's happening?

Well, I'm afraid they've
broken through, Mr. Wayne.

- What are you gonna do with m?
- Well, we take you with us

soon as we're ready.
Start burning the records.

Mama Lily doesn't know
where they are?

Yeah, that's what she said.
Think I'll try her again,

this time with
a little more persuasion.

So long, Captain.

Don't forget that escape setup.

Yeah.

Oh, Yankee, Nipponese come soon!

For the last time,
where are my men?

Japanese come!

Oh, hide, soldier! Quick!

Oh, no hide here!

Any Americans?

All go.

[Speaking Japanese]

[Grunts]

Come with me, soldier.

Go, soldier boy.

Boys at Cho-Cho's house.
- How far is it?

No, not far by jeep.
One fella lend me jeep.

I take you my place,
I lend you jeep.

Do something, will ya?
For Pete's sake.

- Just hold on.
- Well... Well, do something.

It's coming to me.
It's coming to me.

You look worried, Chet.

I am. The shelling stopped.

Yeah, I noticed it.

Could mean
it's all over with Craig.

I wonder.

- I got it!
- What is it?

We'll get 'em out to the jeep.

You go around to the side
of the house and get her.

I'm wastin' away! Let's go!
[Chuckles]

[Horn honking]

[Men shouting indistinctly]

I think we'll take
the jeep back.

No, no, no, no!
No, no, no, no jeep!

Him belong to Cho-Cho daddy!

Maybe we better arbitrate this.

Start arbitrating.

[Whispering]
Cho-Cho. Cho-Cho? Honey?

[Both sighing]

Oh, we finally made it.

What do you say to that?

Yeah.

Oh, baby, you said it.

[Jeep horn honks]

Come on.

- Get in. We're leaving.
- What?

Well, sir, I just got engaged.
I can't leave her.

Novello, get in.

Alright.

Why, you old skinflint,

this jeep's got
a special motor in it!

Runs on coconut juice, she does!

No, no, no, you promise
good dowry present!

[Jeep horn beeps]

Alright, men,
the party's over with.

Business as of now. Let's go.

Leave's over?
I still got money left.

You got no place to spend it.

The Japs have just
taken Banichi.

What about me, Major?

There's still some
friendly natives around.

You'll have to contact them.
It's the best I can suggest.

She might run into
some of the unfriendly ones.

She'd have a fightin'
chance with us, Major.

We could hide her somewhere.

We're fightin' a war,
not dancing a cotillion.

Now, let's get going.

I'm not leaving without her.

I could shoot you for that kind
of insubordination, Lieutenant.

Maybe.

Alright.

Looks like you get
to that front line after all.

Let's go.

[Indistinct shouting,
jeep horn beeping]

Get the lead out.
We've got to get to the TNT,

if the Japs haven't
beaten us to it.

I'm sorry it worked out
like this.

I'll keep out of your way.

Will you?

After the job is finished, make
your way back to this point.

Get in jeeps and start driving.

Brothers will pick you up
and take you to the coast.

Okay, let's go.

Here you are, soldier.

I hope you know how to use it.

Seems alright.

Shall I go see?

Yeah.

[Quietly] Okay.

[Explosions in distance]

Alright,
take the playthings out.

Even a rookie knows better
than that, Lieutenant.

Did you think you were in a bar
lighting a cigarette?

That guy can cut
your jugular vein with a word.

We'll see who cuts
whose jugular vein.

Everything here, Donovan?

Yes, sir, including this
tin cure for a hangover.

Here, this'll keep you warm.

[Explosions in distance]

Gather 'round, men.

Alright. We'll work
in three teams of two men each.

Donovan, you go with me.

Uh, Lieutenant,
you go with Zagorsky.

That leaves Green and Novelo
for the third team.

You haven't told us
the objective of this mission.

Just what are we dyin' about?

In that headquarter building
we put up for Colonel Craig,

we build a basement
bomb shelter.

It also served another purpose.

Some of our top intelligence
records were kept there,

including the names
of some of the guerillas

on this and other islands,

the manner in which
they were to get their supplies,

and the delivery points.

We didn't get a chance
to destroy those records.

For all we know,
they're still there.

- They might have found them.
- Maybe.

But we still have to find out.

On your right as you go down
the basement steps,

you'll find some cement blocks.

A middle one in the third row
can be removed.

Behind that,
you'll find the records

If they're there.
Man, this is a screwy war.

Yeah, who do I see about
handing in my resignation?

Alright, we'll leave at 0200.
That's nearly six hours.

You men better get some sleep.

We'll take six one-hour watches.

I'll take it first, man.

Novello, tie this to that post.

Your private quarters,
Miss Mason,

and I do mean private.

I want you to lay off.

I mean that.

[Wolf-whistling]

[Men whispering indistinctly]

- Lousy censor.
- Oh, he ain't human.

Okay, Donovan, I'll take over.

Real pleasant out here.

Hard to think that a couple of
miles down that hill [Chuckles]

You better get some rest.

Major...

We give you a pretty
rough time of it, don't we?

No more than I've got
comin' to me.

I've been soldiering
most of my life,

served under a lot of men.

You're up there with the best.

Thank you, Donovan.

I heard you come out here.
I wanted to talk to you.

Lieutenant Hall
will be out here in a minute,

ready to battle me
for your favors.

You don't fool me with that
caustic tongue of yours anymore.

I just want to tell you that
you're in no way responsible

for what's happened to me.

It's my own fault completely.

Well, that doesn't
make it any easier.

Few hours, I have to
take those men out there,

maybe to die.

Here you are, a reminder of all
the things men want to live for.

Yeah, even me.

You make me wanna go on livin'.

Now that it's too late.

You know what I thought

when I saw you come back
to the hotel last night,

all those leaves
sticking on your clothes?

I looked at you,
and I said to myself,

"There goes a high-class,
college-bred camp follower."

Even though I knew I was wrong,
I wanted to believe it.

Even as I was thinking it,

I knew I could love you.

I love you.

Now do you see
why you shouldn't be here, Beth?

I'll go.

Better.

Please.

[Men conversing in Japanese]

At 0345,
start back for the jeeps.

You should be there by 0500.

Walk carefully,
and keep your gun ready.

If none of us are there by 0530,

get into a jeep
and start driving.

Matt, what I said out there,

I meant it.

So did I.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Keep thinking that.

You two sure did look cozy.

You're glowing
like a high-school kid

at her first prom.
What happened to us?

I don't know.

Easy how you handle that stuff.

It ain't firecrackers.

[Grunts]
Man, I'm carrying enough TNT

to blow up Mama Lily's
black market ration coupons.

I want your kiss, Matt.

- I'll forget that, Lieutenant.
- Don't.

Use it in my court martial.

And this.
- [Grunts]

[Screams indistinctly]

[Crying]

Had enough?

Only for now.

I feel good now, Major.
Had to get it out of my system.

Hell with that court martial.

Over here, men.

Right, it's 0157.

It's three minutes
before we start.

Say, when you get to New York,
you look up a fella

by the name of Tony Bracken
for me.

You tell him you knew Marty.

Marty the Gooch
is what they used to call me.

Now, you tell them
I was parsing off Japs

like I was getting paid
piecework for.

You know, he's gonna
get a kick out of that.

You'll tell him
yourself someday.

You kiddin'?

Besides, who needs it?
It stinks.

Well, you can wait for me
at the jeeps.

I'll be there.
- I'll wait for you.

Ah, these hams
with the last stack climax.

You know, I got a hunch.
We're all gonna make it back.

Alright, check your watches.

It's 0201.

Alright, Donovan and I'll
take it from the north.

Lieutenant and Zagorsky
will take it from the west,

Green and Novello
take it from the east.

Get as close to the house
as you can.

Should make it there by 0345,

those of us who get through.

At 0350, each team strikes.

Remember, to do the job right,

we've got to use
explosives and fire.

Any questions?

And don't engage the enemy
unless you have to.

If you do,
you can't expect any help.

One of the teams
has got to get through.

Alright, Novello, Green, take it
from the east down the hill.

Lieutenant, Zagorsky, the west.

Goodbye, Beth.

Come back, Matt.

Let's go, Donovan.

[Animal hooting]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

We could clean them out, Major.
They're not soldierin',

they're takin' a moonlight walk.
- That's a break.

They think they got nothing
to worry about.

[Grunts]

This stuff weighs a ton.

It'll get a lot heavier
before it gets lighter.

[Animals hooting]

Boy, my feet hurt.

You should've left 'em home.

Thought I heard something.

[Speaking Japanese]

[Shouts in Japanese]

Hey, that's coming
from the hill.

Yeah, sure landed on Tommy
and Marty. Let's go.

It's in the shoulder. Watch it.

It's a flesh wound.

I didn't even get
to make a fight out of it.

Man, that hurts.
- You ain't croakin' yet.

Got yourself a puncture,
that's all.

Well, I'll have to get some help
to get you back to the shack.

You can make it
with that dame photographer.

Wait here. I'll be right back.

I'll wait on ya.

There she is.

Come on, let's move
and get it over with.

Chet, Wally, eternity'll have
to wait a few more minutes.

What will?

What are you doing here?

Patrol jumped us. Tommy's hit.

I need some help
to get him back to the shack.

I can't do it.

Japs'll be on that hill
like locusts.

I'd just be sacrificing
anybody I sent back to help him.

Gonna let him lay up there
and bleed to death?

I've got to.

Maybe on the way back, we'll...

I'm gonna go back there myself.

You're stayin' with us, Green.

I said I'm goin' back!

You move, and I'll kill you.

You're murdering
that kid up there.

Cut it off, Marty.

3:47.

Lieutenant must be
in position by now.

Beth'll be starting back
for the jeeps.

[Gunshots]

[Conversing in Japanese]

[Whistle blows,
men shouting in Japanese]

Tough luck, Major.
Looks like they're alerted.

I don't know.

The more men they send out
looking for us,

the fewer men there'll be
around the house.

We'll give them a chance to
clear out, then we'll move in.

[Whistle blowing]

[Speaking Japanese]

Now the fun starts.

Okay, Green, you cover us

As soon as you can,
join up with Hall.

Set?
- Yeah.

I hope you make it

so Novello can bug you
the rest of your life.

[Whistle blowing]

Okay, kid, let's move.

[Gunshot]

[Shouting in Japanese]

Aah!

That's Hall.
He must be in trouble.

Get over there
and give him a hand.

Get two dozen of 'em, Marty.

Ready, old timer?

What are we waitin' for, sonny?

Lieutenant? It's me, Marty.

They got him, huh?

He'd be mad as hell if he knew.
He was convinced he'd make it.

They got Novello, too.

It's getting to be
a small world, ain't it?

[Grunts]

[Whispering] Take the window.
I'll take the door.

[Speaking Japanese]

It's alright, it's just my hand.

[Gunfire]

I'm not waiting, Lieutenant!

I'll need about three minutes
down there, Donovan.

Try and see if you get them.

[Grunts]

Come on, you lousy,
stinkin' hoods!

Come on!

[Speaks Japanese]

[Gunfire in distance]

For a bit there,

I thought I'd fooled that mn
at the pearly gates.

Ah, quit your bellyachin'.

You got at least
two more wars to go.

We'll be out of here
in one minute.

Aah!

Get the flamethrower.

- He's dead.
- I set a trail of gunpowder.

Never mind about me!

Always the hero, aren't you?

"Never mind about me."

Donovan's hat.

Any second now, Major.

Alright, now to get to the jeep.

Come on, on your feet.

Put your arm around me.

[Speaking Japanese]

[Screaming]

[Grunting]

Chet. Are you alone?

No, I brought him back for you.

Take me to him, Chet. Please.

Sure.

He's all yours.

He needs a stretcher.

[Shouts in native language]

At this point, I'm supposed
to say, "Bless you, children,

and may all your troubles
be little ones."

But platitudes nauseate me,

so we'll give it
a real switch, Major.

I hated your guts
the first day I met you.

I still do.

Outside of that,
good luck to both of you.

- Lieutenant.
- What do you want?

Thanks.

Come on, Cho.

How's that camp of yours fixed
for girls?