Original subtitles

The short way is dangerous. The long way takes three hours.

The long way.

We leave at noon.

What are you working on?

This year's best-seller, if I ever finish editing it.

"Col. Etienne DeBray of the Foreign Legion:

Adventure and the Glory of Colonial France."

Sounds like a poet.

More of a philosopher. Want to hear?

"When I lowered my hand, the cannons would fire upon village."

Through my binoculars, I saw a woman slowly walking home,

carrying a jar on her head as she must have done every day.

In seconds, my gesture would remove her from this world.

Whose gesture would remove me?

"When and how?"

Did he lower his hand?

Yes.

So he was just another soldier.

No one is just anything.

"FOR THE TENTH YEAR OF OUR ETERNITY"

You like it?

I never know, Victor. Does it please you?

I love it...

and I love you.

Still?

Always.

- Hello, Mr. Manzon. - Hello, Marcel.

This is not about a seizure, nor a fine for negligence.

The problem is one of criminal fraud.

False representation of collateral.

Fifteen million francs.

We've made arrangements to cover the deficit.

The full amount?

Yes.

How?

A guarantee.

What guarantee?

My father-in-law.

I must turn over all information now.

Can you not see a way to give 24 hours to a firm

that is over a hundred years old?

If the Préville group is destroyed, they won't be alone.

I received this yesterday.

The intention is clear.

Unbelievable!

Let's stay with fraud and not add bribery.

If I stop prosecution,

there will be fines and suspension.

I understand.

If you offer collateral by tomorrow morning,

I will hold back the charges.

- I have your word? - Absolutely!

"Your long association with my family

would be strengthened by any personal consideration

you could offer in this difficult time.

"I guarantee you would receive a tangible expression of our gratitude."

Every cent I have is in this company,

and you come up with this...

You asked me to write it.

Not this!

We could be in jail, instead we have 24 hours.

Call your father.

He already refused.

Right now, it's that or prison. The baron would let me go, but not you.

Call him.

I can't reach him before noon.

It has to be today! Make him understand he has no choice.

They say Vera Cruz has the best lobster.

I found them inedible.

It's the water. Too warm. Lobsters need cold water.

- Right, Victor? - Yes, that's right.

Victor's father was a fisherman.

Excuse me, Mr. Manzon...

A gentleman outside to see you.

I just have to sign something. I'll be right back.

Well?

He says we took the risk,

we must bear the consequences.

Listen...

You've got to speak to him again.

This is hard for you,

but you must make him understand.

Tell him it could destroy the family.

And if he refuses?

He'll act to save the firm.

Talk to him again.

Maître d'hôtel!

Mr. Manzon?

Tell my wife... I had to leave on business.

Thank you, sir.

Pull up easy.

...temperature in Newark is 54 degrees.

In Morristown it's 57, and in Asbury Park...

Hey, Phil, how are you?

Is your cousin here?

- ...450, 55, 460, 65... - St. Dominic's, $2712.

St. Michael's, $983.

Bill, what do you have on St. Bartholomew?

- Fifty-eight. - Fifty-eight hundred?

George, what about Loyola?

All right, all you humps, up against the wall.

- What? What is this? - Move!

- What is this? - What's going on?

My dear friends, you have come together in this church

that the Lord may seal and strengthen your love

in the presence of the church's minister and this community.

Christ abundantly blesses his love.

Oh, my God, no.

Get that money!

What are you doing here?

You know whose parish this is?

Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

May your daily problems never cause you anxiety,

nor desire for earthly possessions dominate your lives.

May you find happiness and satisfaction in your work.

Oh, fuck.

That's it, now. Just kiss that pipe, boys.

Oh, my God! No!

Shut up, you, zip it!

You have declared your consent before the church.

May the Lord, in his goodness,

strengthen your consent and fill you with his blessings.

What God has joined, man must not divide.

Leave the change alone.

- George, don't try to move. - Beautiful.

May Almighty God bless you, the father, son and the Holy Spirit.

...father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord,

- conceived by the Holy Spirit. - Call my brother. We've been hit!

Son of a bitch.

♪ In the days I went a-courting ♪

♪ I was never tired resorting I

♪ To the alehouse or the playhouse And many's the house besides r

♪ As sure as me name is Barney I'll be off to Californy:

♪ Instead of digging praties I'll be digging lumps of gold 3

Don't get us glommed over here, huh?

No way.

We've already got a driver in the car.

Keep it up.

Don't press me, pal.

Couldn't you have stopped him without doing that?

Shut your mouth before you get it.

What do you mean?

Just what I'm telling you, hard-on.

If you'd shoot a priest for $67,000, how much is my life worth?

A zero. You're a piece of shit.

- You bastard. - What the fuck are you doing?

He's gone.

He's gone.

Don't move him. You'd just better leave him till the cops get here.

There's a guy in the car over here.

Everybody stay out of the way. Let these guys come through.

Hey, Mickey! Over here!

What's the latest on your brother, Mr. Ricci?

- He's gonna be all right. - That's fine. Thank God.

One of those pigs walked away from that accident.

The guy's name is Jackie Scanlon.

He's a punk from Queens with the Donnelly mob.

A real piece of shit.

Mr. Ricci, everybody wants to help you out on this.

The guy can't make a move. Can't go nowheres.

He could be on his way to the moon by now.

We'll get you the best, but it's gonna have to come from the outside.

And it's gonna cost.

He robbed my church.

Shot my brother.

I don't care where he is or what it costs.

I want his ass.

- You've got a problem. - Tell me about it.

You're on the hit parade.

What?

That priest you whacked, he was Carlo Ricci's brother.

Forget the heat. Ricci himself is out looking for you.

You know I never carry a pistol.

Would you like to tell him that in person?

Got any money?

Two thousand.

- How about a passport? - What for?

The 2000, that's your passport

- You mean, out of the country? - Uh-huh.

Where?

All I can say, it's a good place to stay low.

Why?

It's the sort of place nobody wants to go looking.

- It's covered, okay? - It's okay. Where am I going?

Get a train down to Baltimore. Go to Pier 47.

And at Customs, ask for Nat Glick.

And don't mention my name.

'Cause as of right now, I don't know you and I don't wanna know you.

I owed you a favor. This is it.

You gonna tell me where I'm going?

I swear to Christ, I don't know.

Any eggs today?

Yes, Herr Serrano. Four minutes?

Four minutes.

Come on, lift it up!

Lift it up in the back!

Careful, you idiots! That man is hurt.

Julio Ramirez.

Serrano.

Marquez.

Transfers, passports this way.

- I'm in transit. - What?

I'm going to Managua.

Ah. Managua.

Yes. Go ahead.

Transit.

Can I get something to drink?

Passport.

In the plane, with my baggage.

I'm very thirsty.

Forget it, pal.

You stop eating and a year's pay might get you a seat

to the next rat hole. Come on.

I have three rooms. One of them is taken.

Agrippa!

Get the keys!

I'll take it.

- For how long? - Let's say a week.

He's here.

Wait here.

How much would it cost from here to Argentina?

An airline ticket costs 470 pesos.

Passports, maybe another thousand.

I have less than 100.

Everything I could save in a year.

My house, maybe cost 600,

if I could sell it.

Speak English?

Yes, I speak some.

- You wanna travel away? - Yes.

I can fix for you a la capital.

I want to go out of this country.

Out of this country? Dificil.

Very difficult.

Impossible?

Possible. Expensive.

Comprende?

Cost much.

Comprendo.

I can fix for you to go out from the country.

This reloj plus 1000 pesos.

I have only the watch.

Whiskey.

I haven't seen that before.

It's only for special customers.

Danke schön.

Put it on my account.

Thank you.

- You're in the workers' hotel? - Yeah.

- I like the southern exposure. - Yes.

I thought about it myself.

I understand you used to be in banking.

- That's the rumor. - Mm-hmm.

I had no idea I was the subject of rumors.

Carlos here used to be an ex-Reichsmarschall.

Right, Carlos?

What is your profession, Mr...?

- Dominguez. - Dominguez.

Ice hockey.

Read about this place in a travel brochure?

I heard it had a healthy climate.

Not what you expected.

It was exactly what I expected.

Juan Dominguez?

Aren't you the laborer Juan Dominguez?

No comprendo.

Is he your friend?

No.

You don't understand, huh? Let's see your identity card.

The identity card you keep here.

Juan Dominguez, born November 1939 in Las Columnas.

In this country.

That is you?

You don't look to me like you were born in Las Columnas.

Because you don't even speak Spanish.

And because you are a filthy gringo asshole.

This is false.

That's a violation of the immigration laws.

Hey!

You have more?

That's it.

Okay, next time you pay.

You make 3...

we take 1.

Understand?

Comprendo.

Okay.

You can go.

Get out!

I need my card.

Can't make shit without my card. I need...

Card.

Ah!

Yes, the card.

So you can work. And earn.

Adios... Señor Dominguez.

I think it should produce twice as much

as this last zone that we just come out of.

When can you get this one pinched off?

Well, we've got our fleet trucks, and perforating trucks have been ordered.

Should be here.

Very professional.

Well, get it to the capital. Maybe we'll get some results.

The government's been told it was an accident.

What?

In this country, terrorists who blow up American oil wells are heroes.

We're paying that government to give us protection.

El presidente cannot risk his liberal image

by sending his troops to chase patriots.

Shit.

This is a telex from home responding to my report.

The first part just concerns regret, loss of life, et cetera, et cetera,

injuries and so on, and apparently, we have no insurance position

because of the sabotage.

Anyway, this is the part that concerns you.

"Limitations on production in recent months

due to acts of terrorism and political uncertainties

emphasize attention immediate supply obligations

"with minimum concern R and D."

- What the hell is R and D? - Research and Development.

"Please advise course of action soonest."

And it's signed "Webber."

- Is that it? - Yes.

What are the immediate supply obligations?

One tanker of 160,000 barrels by the end of next month.

We need that well to fill it.

They'll have to delay it.

Can't. Charter's running.

If we have to take a loss that big,

we might as well shut down now and save expenses.

[gunshot

I've seen worse.

Let's clear away all that junk and blow her out.

Give me the machete.

Don't move.

This stuff is too dry to fart.

When were these cases last turned?

I don't know.

That stuff has been sitting the better part of a year. It's worthless.

What do you mean?

When it sits for a long time without being turned,

the liquid nitro seeps out of the sticks and into the bag.

If you give those cases any kind of a bump, it'll blow.

It's risky moving one of those cases ten feet.

That fire's over 200 miles away.

If it were up there, could you use it?

I suppose we could boom-load a little bit at a time, yes.

- How you gonna get it up there? - It's not your problem.

We'll get it up there.

Well, what do you think?

Major problem is the vibration. This thing is like a damned eggbeater.

No matter how we shock-mount something,

it'll still have a severe lateral vibration.

I thought maybe you could, uh, swing-load it on a pallet.

About 20 feet down, there'd be no vibration,

but the problem's the turbulence.

We might move it half a mile that way but not 200.

I've never had a flight around here without some turbulence.

What are you saying, Billy?

Not with a chopper. There's no way.

I'll double the amount if you can think of a way.

It's not the money, Mr. Corlette.

Nobody's gonna get into a chopper with that shit.

You need a suicide jockey.

We now need experienced truck drivers.

Men who are willing to do a dangerous job.

This job must be done before we can reopen our gates

and bring back full employment to you people.

The men who qualify, they will receive exceptional wages.

Only experienced truck drivers willing to risk their life can do it.

No one else should apply.

The company will pay 8000 pesos to each driver.

Quiet, please!

Four men with enough guts can save Poza Rica and your village!

- Stop at the bottom of the hi". - I need to know the machine.

Pull over.

You crazy bastard!

Teamster?

Greyhound.

Vamos.

Serrano.

Dominguez.

Marquez.

Martinez.

You stay. The rest can go.

We're carrying three cases each.

One is enough to blow your fire. Six cases will blow out the whole field.

That means you don't think all the trucks will make it.

One of us is a backup.

We want double and legal residence, or we don't drive.

You leave in four hours.

- Only one machete? - How many would you like?

May have to put half the jungle under our wheels to get through the mud.

There should be two.

Condensers. Points.

Floats. Filters.

There's tape, wire, decks, channel locks, rags.

- Where's the rest of this cable? - It's over in the corner.

Where the hell is the German?

Honk the horn.

She's got something for you.

Good luck, Mr. Serrano.

What is it?

Honk the horn again.

Marquez!

Marquez!

Murderer!

Zionist! I'll kill you! You...

What happened? What happened?!

This Jew dog cut his throat!

No police.

Hold it! We just lost a driver. We need another one.

When the money's up, I'm as good as any of you.

Where are you from?

Listen, Pancho, I've been clocking you every second since you got into this town.

You pick your nose in this truck, better clear it with me first.

If you don't, I'm taking you and this nitro right into a ditch.

They've had 15 minutes.

Yes. One moment.

I have a letter.

I wonder if you would post it for me.

Paris. That could take a month.

Yes. Just keep it for me.

I'll take care of it.

Get out of there!

Scram! Are you crazy?

Get the hell out of there!

I guide you.

You drive, and I guide you. Okay?

Get in the truck.

- Come on. - No!

Come on.

Okay.

Is this the road to Poza Rica? Si?

Which road leads to Poza Rica?

Do you want to go home?

No... which road goes to Poza Rica?

Poza Rica died a long time ago.

He's crazy.

That's the wrong road.

I think this road's better for us because it's higher.

We take this one.

No, you don't understand.

This road is too low. It goes through the swamp.

There's too much mud.

Can't you read a map? We have no information on that road.

You're full of shit. You take that road!

We follow the map.

It's the wrong road.

This is the wrong road!

Where the hell are you going?!

We're gonna cross that bridge, and you're gonna guide me!

'Cause I can't do it alone.

They've had it.

We're sitting on double shares.

Twenty thousand. Twenty thousand apiece.

No way they're gonna make that bridge, I'll tell you that.

That's 20,000 apiece.

We're sitting on 20,000.

Double shares.

Come on!

Come on!

Stop! Stop!

Come on!

Stop, stop, stop!

Stay close!

Kassem!

Where are you?

Where are you?

Stop! Stop!

- Stop! - I don't see you!

Stop! No!

Stop! Stop!

Stop! Stop!

Stop!

Are you all right?

The winch!

Get the winch!

Come on!

Come on! Come on!

Come!

Come!

Come! Come!

Come! Come!

Come!

Come! Come! Come!

Come! Come!

Come!

Come! Come!

Come on! Come!

You're crazy.

It's eight trees!

No way.

Start chopping!

Make your move.

Caoba.

Excellent wood.

We're gonna go around it.

If we can hack out eight trees.

If you cut them down, how do you move them?

A winch.

How you gonna clear the stumps?

How you gonna drive through a swamp?

We're gonna go through it.

Impossible.

Impossible?!

I think I can clear it.

Too small.

Show me your pocket.

Perfect.

Are you from Paris?

- ...I lived there, yes. - Where?

16ème arrondissement.

Do you know Paris?

I was there for two days.

Very expensive.

So they say.

Your family is there?

My wife.

Just my wife.

- No children? - No children.

I met my wife...

when I first came to Paris from Bretagne.

The day she gave me this...

was the last day I saw her.

It's five minutes before 9 in Paris.

Dominguez.

Don't move.

Get down.

Get down on the ground.

Get the other one out of the truck.

Come out!

I said, come out!

He won't come out... Should I kill him?

No... Don't shoot at the truck.

Come out!

What do you have in the truck?

Supplies.

For what, supplies?

Vienna sausage.

Wonder Bread.

Northern Tissue.

Kleenex.

Nothing else?

He says the truck carries supplies.

Okay, so you got just what we need.

You don't have to be afraid from us.

Bring the other one... We'll kill them in the road.

He's a madman... Come out!

The little dove won't leave her nest.

Listen, amigo, just come out.

We just need this truck.

We need food, you know.

And toilet paper.

I'm sick.

Should I shoot him?

We'll do them together in the road.

Who the fuck's gonna drive?

You're a good driver.

There's a ton of explosives!

What are you gonna do with all that money, you hump?

Talk to me. What are you gonna do?!

Get laid.

Best whore in Managua.

Two whores!

Two best whores in Managua.

You do it, kid.

- Do it for me. - With you, Pancho.

You do it for me.

- Okay? - I'll do it!

What do you mean, you don't know?!

Get a train down to Baltimore. Go to Pier 47.

Where am I going?

Where am I going?

Where am I going? Where am I going?

What do you mean, you don't know?!

- It's good. - No good to me.

What do I do with this, take it into a bank,

flash an ID, and give them a thumbprint?

- Our deal was cash. - Our head office is sending a man

by the name of Gus Lefferts to meet you at the plane.

He'll take you to our bank. You'll have that cash before suppertime.

You might ask Lefferts when you see him what's available in the capital.

I told him you were a first-rate driver.

Not anymore.

Yeah, well... if you find anything that's good, send me a postcard.

Maybe I'll join you.

You mean, you'd give all this up?

In six months' time, who knows? I might have no choice.

Carlos.

Three beers, please.

You know, there's one place down here

that might be kind of nice for a guy in your situation.

You ever think of going to Managua?

Managua?

Shit, there's no way I can go to Managua.

Too bad. It's a nice place.

No. Managua's no good for me.

Carlos.

Got any scotch?

Oh, by the way, when you get into Bonao, would you mail that for me?

Can I have a couple of minutes?

For you, they'll hold the plane.

May I have this dance?