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In the midst of the dark sea is a land called Crete, fair and fertile,

surrounded by the waves.

In 1944, 3,000 years after Homer's time, Crete was fighting another Homeric

battle, this time against the occupying Germans.

Fighting at her side was a handful of fellow islanders from the British Isles.

Nobody outside Greece.

knows what the Cretans went through in those years following the German

invasion. It was a nightmare of horrors, most of it caused by their kindness to

Allied stragglers, sheltering them, feeding them, looking after them as

after their own children.

Out of this comradeship grew the famous Cretan section of Force 133, watching

and waiting in the mountains, planning sabotage and sending reports from secret

radio stations.

Like hungry wolves, they looked down on their quarry below.

And when one of them came down into the valleys, it spelt trouble for the

Germans.

Yes, yes.

You can have it.

Noces.

Palace of King Minos.

Might make a good hideout.

Why come to Knossos?

Many Germans here.

The commander-in-chief lives at the Villa Ariadne. That's why.

So... You kill him?

No.

Kidnap him.

Impossible.

Utterly.

Kidnap him from the villa?

What do you think?

Very difficult.

An electrified fence, many sentries, many dogs.

Cut the wire, strike the dogs, kill the sentries.

All possible.

But you'll never get him away alive.

We're going to bring him back alive to Cairo.

Wonderful plan.

That's what I thought.

To make them look absolute fools.

That's the idea.

But you'll never snatch him from the villa.

It'll have to be done on the open road, between here and his headquarters at

Arianes.

I'll think about it.

Let's go into town.

I want to see the dentist.

Come inside, quickly.

I sent Elia to warn you. He must have missed you.

This house is being watched.

Is it?

I've brought you some potatoes.

Been humping around all morning.

Thank you.

I saw you come in.

Good. I can do with a couple of German MP uniforms. Just what I want.

This is no time for joking, my friend. Well, what are you waiting for? Get to

work on him.

Why me? I'm terrified of dentists. You know that I am. Well, what about you?

Don't be a fool.

I've got an identity card. I speak fluent Greek. No German can tell my

accent. They have a Greek policeman with them. He could.

Well, promise me you won't hurt me, because I can't bear being hurt. If you

hurt your nerve, I'll scream and say to you, none of this was in the original

plans at all.

You better give me one of those gags and keep my mouth open. On the instrument

table. Yeah?

Yes. That's it.

Bring the Greeks in.

Do you know this man?

And

who is this

other man?

What does he say?

Your papers.

Your papers.

The other one? What

did he say?

Autograph. Paper.

What's the drink for Taurus Wolf?

Luckily, the chap I've got coming from Cairo is just the right size for this

uniform.

I'll head together.

I'm gonna get the boat down, number one.

I say, hello.

You must be Moss.

I'm Sandy.

You don't know me, but I know all about you.

How do you do?

Sandy?

I've got a message for you from a namesake of yours, Sandy Rendell.

He's in Cairo just now.

Oh, yes, I know. What did he say?

Yasu. What does it mean?

Oh, hello.

By the way, this is Johnny Houseman. He's one of our cavemen from Mount Ida.

He's been here a year and he's going out on leave now. I've heard a lot about you

from Paddy. Good luck. Good luck yourself.

You'll need it.

Well, I'll be off.

Oh, hey, just a minute.

What about the boots?

I'm taking this pair with me. No, you don't. Come on, let's have them. That's

a rule of ours.

Come on, let's have them.

You know there's a shortage of boots?

Hey.

A nice pair of boots.

They're the only pair of boots I ever had that fitted me.

Excuse me for a moment, will you? I just have a couple of letters.

Hello.

Hello.

Are you English?

My name's Harry.

Are you friend of Paddy? Yes.

Paddy great friend of me also.

Careful, that's loaded. He's all right. He's wonderful.

I like a gun loaded. I don't like a gun not loaded. How far is the nearest

German post?

This way.

Time to smoke maybe two cigarette.

But we don't go this way.

You see this way?

Time for one half cigarette.

This way not good.

We go this way.

I've done some wrecking. Now you're here, we can get on with the rest of the

job. Oh, by the way, this is Anne Daniel, my right and left-hand man. This

is Captain Moss.

How do you do?

Well?

What is the job?

I'll tell you that later. Did you bring the whiskey? A case. Good.

The Golden Sovereigns? They're in my pack.

They weigh like lead. Yes, they go farther than that.

Well, what do you think of it?

I'm in a complete daze.

I like your outfit.

Want this?

It's rather nice.

I like them to think they're sort of Duke.

Latter-day Lord Byron.

George!

How much longer?

Two more cigarettes.

You've been saying that ever since midnight.

I make it 18 since we started.

He means Greek cigarettes. You mean English.

I'm beginning to learn.

Cast a minute over there.

Good luck we'll stop there, under the roof.

What's that smell?

Oh,

me?

Sorry.

But I'll get downwind of you.

You see, I haven't washed for six months.

A man of the people, that's me.

Tell me, where is this wireless station of yours?

Oh, it's about two nights' walk from here.

At least it was when I left my sergeant in charge.

Of course, you never know here in Crete. The Germans are always trying to

pinpoint us.

If they get wind of us, well, we move on.

Speaking of wind, hasn't the wind changed?

Yes, it has, rather.

Sorry. That's the altar.

Local, please.

There's someone in the room.

What's he up to?

Wait and see.

Come to be introduced.

Bill, this is Macaulay's sister, Captain Bill Moss.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Captain Moss.

Bill,

I'm going to leave you for a moment. This takes a long, long time, and I've

had it all before.

Children, welcome!

To health!

Thank you, but I draw the line. It's a sheep's eyeball.

You must be mad.

Greatest delicacy.

Hey,

help! Translation. What?

What's your name?

Bill. Mama?

Does she know where you are tonight?

I certainly hope not.

She says, don't go and lose your dear little life.

Well, you can see we've got this island pretty well buttoned up.

Money for jam.

Tell me, how'd you get my transfer through?

Pulled a lot of strings.

You've got a big job to do.

Wonderful.

Risky as hell, too.

What's the form?

Ever heard of General Criper?

No, uh, Jerry General?

They've got 30,000 paratroops on this island.

General Criper's their divisional commander-in-chief.

Good luck to him.

What is the job?

He is.

We've got to snatch him and take him over to North Africa.

Kidnap the C&C?

Mm-hmm.

Just the two of us?

Mm-hmm.

Pinch me, I'm dreaming.

Mind you, the Cretans will back us up in this, too.

Yes.

What about the Cretans?

They must run the most incredible risk, and yet they won't see...

What's up?

Sir, I've been living in the town too long. He says he can't sleep with the

goat anymore.

He's no cretin.

Oh, let me go. I don't mind.

I smell myself, actually.

Sandy.

Pleasant dreams.

Go on.

So we've decided to do something spectacular.

Something we can do on the cheap.

Cheap?

Well, you can have me very cheap.

Who else is in on this?

Just us three at the moment.

And Mikio Koumenakis.

Who's he?

Our chief agent in Heraklion.

Sandy. I thought he couldn't stick it.

Let him in.

Oh, it's the goat!

Well,

good night.

Good night.

Come on, Mickey.

Don't take all day.

How do we look?

You okay.

Feel okay in the dark.

You know, you look like an Englishman dressed as a German leaning against the

Ritz bar.

For heaven's sake, try and look a bit more like the master race.

Got an ammo.

That's better. Now get it.

If only I had a monocle.

Police corporals don't wear monocles.

Good.

I do feel naked without my moustache. Here come general now!

Nice car.

Looks like a Mercedes.

Is Mercedes.

1941 model.

Gray with brown leather, engine six-cylinder, special fog lamp, yellow,

two big head lamps.

Both out of line.

Adjusted. Driver was working on them this morning early.

9.15 now.

The general leaves the Villa Ariadne every morning at 9 to drive here, his

headquarters. He stays till 1 o'clock.

then drives back to the villa for lunch.

He returns around 4 o'clock, then drives back to the villa for dinner around 8

.30.

In the dark.

Yeah.

That's the time to stick him up.

How far is it from here down to the main road?

One cigarette, maybe two.

Does he always stick to the same timetable?

More or less.

Sometimes General plays cards after working.

Cards? Yeah, a game called Bridge.

General, not very good player, but very lucky.

General, great believer in luck.

Round neck was a little black bag with lucky gold coin in it.

Coin saved General's life on Russian front.

Bullet hit coin instead of General.

Pity.

How do you know all this?

I, too, am spy.

Intelligence service.

I find out... He's a friend of the general's cook.

Pretty? Very fat.

Bill, don't be frivolous.

Sorry? Not a girl.

A man.

You know, the fact that he sometimes stays longer at headquarters is very

important.

Because when he doesn't turn up, maybe a couple of hours before they give the

alarm.

Next thing to do is to find a place to hold up the car.

We'd better recce the road.

This is a good spot.

Yes. Is that the main road?

Main bus route from Timbaki to Heraklion.

It's a typical place for an ambush. Here comes Trub now.

He's certainly slowed down at the junction.

And the general's driver's very careful. He's bound to slow down, too.

I've got it.

Grab the general's car, drive straight through Heraklion and out the other

side. It's money for Jan.

Yes, this is it.

If we ever last down that road there, he can signal us when the general's car

comes.

Alarm buzzer. Dry battery.

If I get very long wire, I can ring buzzer beside you.

I know where I can steal plenty electrical wire.

I got plenty of wire. Why use your own when I can steal it? No point taking a

risk. No, take risk. Only take wire.

I get wire.

Ah.

When me and George do something.

Don't worry, your turn will come.

You can help us deal with the general and his driver.

Now, this signalling business is very important.

If we snatch the general at night, how's Elias going to know that it's his car?

I know.

All right, come down the road and prove it.

OK.

Mercedes!

Volkswagen.

Is this the General Volkswagen?

Is this the General Volkswagen?

Hmm? Is this the General Volkswagen? I'm rehearsing a fool.

Oh.

Dankeschön.

It was but the wind, or a car rattling over the stony street.

On with the dance.

Let Troy be unconfined. No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure... It is

together, Oswald.

NSU motorcycle combination.

No sleep till morn.

when youth and pleasure meet to chase the glowing hours with flying feet.

Truckload of troops.

Hades.

Is this the ghetto's wagon?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right, right, right, right.

Come on!

Manifestant, petrol tank's full.

It was wonderful, wonderful!

One of them.

We'll show them. We'll show those sons of... No, no, Mickey.

Not in front of the children. Verstehen Sie, Deutsch. Passen Sie auf.

Stop it, Mickey.

Sorry,

a handbrake.

That's enough for you.

Nice timing.

General Kruipa.

George, let him speak.

General Kruipa. Ja.

Ich bin Major Lee Fillmore. Das ist Kapitän Moss.

Wir sind britische Offiziere.

Sie sind in Kriegsgefangene.

Verstehen Sie?

Ja, ich verstehe.

Wo ist mein Hut?

Here. Here comes number one.

Slow down, let him see the pennant, but don't stop whatever you do.

Get the general out of sight.

Him, my lass!

He's involved vines in his vest!

I can't feel it, Dan.

We're sitting on him. First time I sit on a general. Very hard seat.

I sit on General's stomach very comfortably.

Now!

He's looking after us.

He's gone back into the post.

That was the first one.

Now for number two.

Same drill?

He's gone to telephone the General's villa.

Watch him, watch him.

Get out of the way, cock.

Money for Jan.

Large built-up area.

Rapidly approaching.

Heraklion.

Here we come.

Now it's stiffened.

Can't rush this.

Oops-a-daisy.

The General!

Garrison cinema show.

Yes, we're expecting.

Right

here,

motorcyclists. They're all alike.

Which way?

Turn right

Number 22.

And that's the last.

Long live

the

rebels!

Long live crime!

Thank you! Thank you! Long

live the creatures!

Long live my bottom that is sitting on the general.

Did you hear that, Paddy? The general speaks English.

Considerably better than your friend here speaks German.

Your sentry thought my German was excellent.

I am sorry for them. They will be in trouble tomorrow.

Would you mind asking your friends to remove their knives?

All right, hit him up, boys.

Thank you.

Do I understand that your plan is to take me to Cairo?

Yes, General.

Field Marshal Rummel didn't make it, but you will.

You're not going to leave me, Major.

Only for a little while, sir.

I wish to speak to you alone.

George, you can speak in front of Captain Moss.

You're not going to leave me in the hands of these Cretans.

Captain Moss will go with you, sir.

Very well.

Thank you.

But may I remind you, sir, that in Crete...

We're all in the hands of priests.

My coat and briefcase.

Very good, sir.

Run along.

Do you want a few driving lessons? Don't be mad. I'm a brilliant driver.

You'll soon get the hang of it.

This whole area here I want to block off.

Put 5,000 men in, 10,000, 20,000 if you want. General Kuiper must be found.

Scouting plan.

Fieseler Storch.

Fieseler Storch.

Thank you, sir.

My German should be almost perfect by the time we deliver you in Cairo.

If you deliver me in Cairo.

All clear? All clear.

No Germans in village.

Scouting plan.

They can't find the car yet.

Get out of here! Get

out!

George, grab one of those.

To all Cretans.

Last night, the German general Kraeper was abducted by bandits.

Bandits? What do they mean by that? How do they mean it as a continent? Go on.

The general is now concealed in the Cretan mountains and his whereabouts

cannot be unknown to the populace. The German army of occupation will pay 50

,000 Reichsmarks to anyone whose information will lead to the discovery

of General Kraeper.

But if the general is not returned within three days, all rebel villages in

the Heraklion district will be razed to the ground and the severest measures of

reprisal will be brought to bear on the civilian population.

How dare they?

How do you mean?

We'll have to sign notes saying who we were.

Cairo Radio broadcast that this is a military operation.

Bill, I'm sending runners to Tom and Dick Barnes to radio Cairo to send a

boat as soon as possible.

Ah, so there are other Englishmen in Crete.

You'd be surprised.

Four men coming from the village.

Cretans.

And his young brother.

Nicole!

You think you're occupying his island, sir?

While all the time you're like fat sheep penned in the valleys, watched by lean

and hungry wolves from above.

Cigarette, sir?

Sheep do not smoke.

Well, wolves do. Bang it over, will you?

What's the matter, Bill?

Haven't you lost one of your decorations, sir?

The one you used to wear around your neck?

This is terrible.

Never mind.

We'll get you another one in Cairo.

Don't understand.

That could only be a replica.

Where do you think you lost it? In the car.

I thought I'd seen it since then.

Come here, Artie.

Less than half an hour away.

We'd better get cracking.

Good luck.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, sir. I'm afraid we shall have to move on.

Try and eat later.

Your colleague, General Breuer, is being rather active.

I'm delighted to hear it.

I'll try and get you a meal later on.

For the moment, I hope we won't reject a walking like the rest of us.

I'm hardly in a position to object, Major.

Where are you taking me now?

To the birthplace of Zeus.

Father of the gods. Mount Ida.

Quite a climb.

One German cigar.

More star shells.

To the south of us this time.

Thank you.

Well, they're all around us.

In the valleys, but we're in the mountains.

That's where we intend to stay.

Have you a good ear?

Yes, for music. Why?

Listen.

Aircraft. Sweet music to my ears.

I've been waiting for that sound all night.

General Breuer is doing exactly what I would do in similar circumstances.

What is a circumstance?

It can be a number of things, George.

Pleasant or unpleasant.

Which is this, sir?

Pleasant for me, unpleasant for you.

Troop carriers, parachutists.

General Breuer realizes, of course, you're making for the south coast.

He estimates your speed of travel. He drops parachutists to cut you off.

It is exactly what I would have done myself.

I will go ahead alone, Philadelphia.

From the door of this hut, you can see across the valley to Kedros.

We will light fires in the mountains if it is dangerous to move.

And if there are no fires, we'll join you tomorrow night. Where shall we meet?

In the cave above, near Ikaria. It is well.

Remember, if you see fires in the mountains, stay where you are.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Three, possibly four aircraft.

Sixty men, all fully armed.

What sort of aircraft do you use for paratroops, sir?

Junkers.

You won't like what these aircraft are going to drop.

They're Wellingtons.

See what we mean, sir?

The night is young.

General,

maybe you're on the Bergida.

Don't talk nonsense.

Send 500 men there.

Here you will need at least 2,000.

The motorized companies, all vehicles, even every plane.

I want results, gentlemen.

Do you understand?

I want results!

What news from Elton?

No news for them. I couldn't find him. The cave was empty.

What else did you hear?

What else did you hear?

I met the schoolmaster from Yerakari. That's all.

What did he say?

Sit down.

What did he say?

Who? The schoolmaster.

He says, many Germans in the valley of Amari. He says, Kenneth Tom and Corporal

Yanni pack up this morning and move up to a new hiding place.

Cave in Yerakari no longer safe.

Oh, thank you.

See you later.

What is it?

A boy

came with a letter from Andoni.

The Germans are drawing a quorum between us and the sea. One thousand men, he say

we must leave at once.

Is anything wrong, Major?

What's that?

They're trying to cut us off. We've got to move.

Winston Churchill.

Have you ever seen a German before?

He has good boots.

They're drawing a cordon between us and the sea.

Aunt Ellie sent this child down with a letter. I thought it was going to light

fires if there was danger.

Thick mist outside.

Visibility five yards.

I refuse to climb mountains in weather like this. I have no intention of

breaking my neck.

Nor climb.

We go down in valley.

Much easier, break neck.

The Geneva Convention stipulates that general officers shall be accorded

transport suitable to their rank.

You've nothing to worry about, sir.

The shepherd's very kindly agreed to loan you his donkey.

Private Manolli, here.

Scout ahead.

We might run into a German patrol.

Jerry's? I don't know. It could be.

Hello. Yes?

No call out, huh?

They can't see us either.

The general.

Watch him.

Are you badly hurt, sir? My shoulder. I've broken my shoulder.

I'll kill him, sir. Right here, sir.

Oh,

don't touch it. Come on, sir. You can't stay here.

I will not get on that boat again.

I would rather die.

All right, you die.

Manoli, get up.

Manoli, get up.

Well, sir?

Then you must help me.

Careful.

I think I'm going to faint.

I'll go ahead and wreck it.

Looks all right. Tell the others.

Right.

I am in

agony,

my dear.

No, no, no, no.

It'll soon be light.

Kill it, then.

We have still been followed.

Bill, I'm sick of being followed.

Let's wait for them here.

George, up the back. Niko, take the general down there.

The rest of you, under cover. Take up position.

Come on, hurry.

Niko!

Niko, where are we?

Not far. Village.

Major, you are being followed by patrol.

Of course, you may succeed in wiping them out, but in any case, your firing

will attract the other soldiers.

You had better give up and save your lives.

Save your life, you mean, sir?

I know what will happen to us.

We'd sooner fight.

Billy Dave, look!

Look!

Of course she followed donkeys. I'd forgotten that.

Paddy.

Fires.

Those must be Andoni's signal fires, warning us to stay on the other side of

the valley.

Manoli? Filidem?

Give me that letter.

Come on.

This doesn't say we should move. It says we should stay where we are.

Doesn't it?

Well, read it!

Yes, Filidem.

You'll realize there are about a thousand German troops in these hills,

and we've come right through them in the mist.

I read Andoni's letter. You misread it, you blithering idiot.

Andoni never could write properly.

Nico.

I want you to go up to the village and see if any of our runners are there.

Look in the rocky distillery. You might find him there.

Uh, Phyllidem.

Is it true you're taking General Tuccaro?

Yes, quite true.

You always leave boots when you go?

Always.

Filly them.

Give me general boots.

I can make them fit.

I wish to be a runner for resistance.

But without boots in the mountains, I cannot run.

The general won't be leaving his boots, Nicole.

Why not?

Well, rule of the game.

You'll get some when we leave.

Men never give boots to boy.

They want them for men.

You'll be a man yourself soon. Now run off.

We'll join you later in the olive grove.

Oh, come on.

What's the matter?

Look, Philly, then.

Want to drink with?

To your smoke.

General Kripo, our hungry wolves.

I am honored, Major.

Not faces one forgets.

Filidem! Nato Niko!

Nikolaki!

Surrender. Did you find the runner?

Yes, Filidem. He is here. Why has he come?

He cannot.

Cannot? Cannot what?

Cannot walk Philly dam like this, like all village.

There lies a completely happy man.

Do you see who it is?

The face is familiar.

Don't bring a cigarette near his breath.

Why don't place the body?

It's the runner I sent to tell Sandy.

Oh.

We shall not get much out of him today.

Well, he may have a letter on him.

Come on.

Let's search him.

Of course, they expect to be searched.

He's got it on him. It'll be a hell of a job to find it.

If he's got it on him, we'll find it.

I know. His turban.

Come here.

That's from Sandy, all right.

I raise an aged, tattered, almost historic but respectful hat all my

rosiest congratulations.

A boat will call for you at Radacchino Beach at 2200 hours on the nights of the

13th, 14th, 15th respectively.

It's the only beach unoccupied and with suitable depth of water. Flash signal

SB.

But today's the 14th.

If only we'd known about this last night.

How far is Radacchino Beach?

A good two nights' march for you and me.

But not with Herr General.

Well, we'll have to risk it.

Suits me.

Risk what?

Daylight marching.

We'll march all today, all tonight, and all tomorrow.

The undaunted is it'll sky the head for us, and we'll have to carry our strength

through joy, even if it kills us.

We've got to do it.

Yasu. Yasu.

Yasu.

Yasu. Yasu. Yasu.

Go get him. Yeah, yeah.

Stop, please, stop.

We can't stop here. There's no shade.

No, it's impossible.

I can't. No, no, no.

Come on, mister.

This is no time to crack up. We'll soon be there.

Five minutes rest.

Gelapsa? Soon be dead.

Gelapsa!

Gelapsa!

Gelapsa! What is it?

It's the sea.

Rodakin out.

Many Germans.

They've just arrived.

Maybe not stay.

They're putting up tents.

We've had it.

Maybe find another beach, huh?

Too late.

Over there, village Calicrates.

Captain's handy there with radio. Only 20 cigarettes.

Send Nico. Ask for another boat. We might have to hide up for a whole week.

I'm frightened of the general going ill on us.

Get Yanni and his Andartes. He'll kill a lot of them. He's got machine guns and

mortars. We'll attack after dark. Money for jam.

It won't do. I've got to bring him back alive.

Where can we hide up near the beach?

Monastery. Four cigarettes. Oh, too risky.

I know a good cave.

How far from the beach? Seven cigarettes.

Eight. Seven. Eight.

Shut up. You might have to run for it.

Philly Dam? Huh? I know a very good place. See beach.

See everything.

Where my grandmother keep bees.

I'd say there's about half a company of the Blatters.

And they're there to stay.

Thanks.

Damn bad luck, you know.

Here we are, general and all, ready to go.

Boat waiting to take us off from the place stiff with heron foam.

They've been in and out for the last two nights.

Old brown colonel will be getting fed up with us.

We'll be lucky if he comes in a third time.

We'll go.

If only I could think of something to draw them off.

Nicko!

Give my boots a polish, will you?

You're a good boy, Nico. Thank you.

And where do you live?

Up there, at Anomeros. Oh, the high village.

Where we drank the rocky.

Yes, that is the name.

Anomeros mean high place.

And where is your house?

No house.

House burned by Germans.

Oh.

But where do you live?

With my uncle, Shepherd of Siloridi.

Where you stay some nights, I take you cheese to market.

Father, mother, brother, sister?

Have mother, have sister.

Father shot by Germans.

Oh.

Well, where do they live?

In Jerakari.

My mother sew, make clothes.

My little sister help.

How old is she?

Ten year.

Well, it looks hopeless. We'll stick it out.

Someone will have to go over to Sandy to send a message to Cairo.

Arrange a new boat and a new rendezvous.

Ah, you could do with a good pair of boots, Nico.

How much do they cost in Yerakari?

No boots in shop.

But George and Andoni have good boots.

Those are British boots.

Can't you get a pair?

Perhaps one day.

Can't you buy German boots?

Oh, yes, on black market.

German boots good, too.

Would you like to buy a pair?

What with?

With this.

Here. It's a gold sovereign. No, no, no. It is a German gold piece. Now, any

German officer will change it.

Go to Germans?

No. Why? You have not done any harm to the Germans?

Many things.

Oh, I see. Well, you see, they don't know that.

Now, you give that to a German officer and tell him you want boots.

Good boots.

Thank you.

I wouldn't say anything about it if I were you.

You see, George and Andoni might be angry that I give it to you rather than

to them. I'm very grateful to them, too, of course.

You understand.

Yes. And I wouldn't waste any time about it if I were you.

It's a valuable coin. You might lose it.

Somebody might steal it.

Yes.

Nicolle!

I want you to take a message for me to Captain Sandy.

He's in the cave above the village of Caligratis.

What's Quigg's way to get there?

I think Quigg's way is go down to coast.

Go along coast to Paciano.

Go up gorge of Caligratis.

Well, don't get pinched by the Germans, will you?

Here.

Here, I'll take it.

That's a very important message for Cairo.

You must get it to Captain Sandy as soon as possible.

What's the matter?

What's he been saying to you?

Sir, I've brought you some food.

How are you feeling?

Still considerable pain in my shoulder, I'm afraid.

I hope you will find that doctor soon. My heart is not strong enough.

And how are your plans progressing?

They aren't.

I did warn you you would find the beaches occupied.

General Boyer is not an idiot, you know.

You're right about the beaches.

And you now propose to storm the Rodakino beach with your desperados and

take it by force?

I had thought of it, but I changed my mind. Very wise.

Oh, would you send Nico to me? He's a nice boy. I enjoy his company. Very

pleasant to talk to.

I'm sorry, sir, but I sent Nico on an errand.

Major.

Which way is your errand boy supposed to go?

West. Why?

Because Nico appears to be going down to the beach.

Come with me.

You trust that boy, don't you, Major?

Yes, I do.

Yes, you trust all Cretans, don't you?

It's mutual.

I don't think you'd understand, you know.

They never betray you, never let you down.

You can see for yourself.

You trust them, fight for them, risk your lives for these barbarians.

These barbarians, as you call them, are some of the world's greatest

philosophers. And your ancestors were running around with horns in their

heads. I'm not really concerned with what happened 2,000 years ago.

What matters is what you are today.

And I fancy, Major, you are in for a big surprise.

They're on the move.

You're sure?

Yes.

Yes, they're moving.

Right, pack everything up.

You are too late, Major.

Captain Moss, you, I think, are the expert.

What are they?

Junkers. Three of them. Correct.

General Breuer would not make that mistake a second time.

No.

Now, the troops down there are advancing on your front.

The Junkers will drop the paratroopers in your rear to cut you off. You've

pinpointed your position.

How? Because I bribed that boy with a gold coin to go down to the beach.

You've been betrayed for the price of a pair of boots.

You've got a bargain for one piece of gold.

War is war, and facts are facts, Major.

They're at the crossroads.

They've stopped.

The officer's looking up here.

They're turning this way.

No. No, they're turning back.

Yes,

they're on the road to Paziano.

Good old Nicco. He's done it, Paddy.

By God, he's drawn about the whole boiling lot of them.

Shut up, Andoni!

If ever there was a lucky coin, General, Nicker did everything you told him. He

did everything I told him, too.

Your fat sheep are marching straight into a trap.

And our hungry wolves are waiting for them.

Yeah.

Where's the other one?

In the tent, I suppose.

Point is, where's the dog?

You can always fool a man, but you can't fool a dog.

Oh, no!

11 o'clock. We're an hour late.

George, get Anderley and the general.

Come on, flash the signal. Sugar Baker, ESP.

Right. Sugar Baker?

Sugar Baker?

How do I flash Sugar Baker?

Don't you know the Morse code?

Me? Well, don't you?

No.

Oh, no, you wouldn't know it either.

I must say, we are a nice couple.

Sir.

Do you know the Morse code?

Of course.

Aren't you professional, soldiers?

Good Lord, no.

The Major here?

No, an amateur. A distinguished amateur, but still an amateur.

Himalaya, I have allowed myself to be captured by amateurs.

I shall be the laughing stock of the Wehrmacht.

Don't let that worry you, sir, if I were you. Where we're taking you, too nearly

everybody's been captured by amateurs.

You are not likely to take me anywhere unless you learn to signal your boat.

It is a point you make.

I know that hat.

I know that smell.

Alexi! Alexi!

Oh, yes, who? Sandy! Sandy!

Come here, quick. We're in trouble.

Sandy, do you know Morse?

Morse who? Morse code, you idiot.

Oh, yes, of course I do. Flash the signal.

Where do you want me to flash? Oh, there. Out there.

Oh, there. Let's see.

What do you want me to flash?

Sugar Baker. Sugar Baker.

Oh, SB.

We had to pack up because there were a lot of Germans coming our way.

I thought I'd come down and see you all.

The Andartists are out. I expect you heard them firing in the gorge.

They're right behind me.

Yes, sir.

Boat stop.

Sandy, you're a genius of a putty medal.

I say, where's the general? Oh, uh, yeah, there.

General Kripa, Captain Sandy.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Another amateur.

At least he knows the Morse code.

Dinghy coming!

Fill it up!

Men coming!

It's Yanis and his Antarktis!

Did you wipe them out?

We wiped.

Any prisoners?

One. One?

A German?

Greek. Greek?

Nicko!

Nicko! Nicko, well done.

Oh, Erasmus.

George, Manolis, Siculis.

Nicko, you'd better come with us.

Major Lee Farmer. Yes, here, here.

Have you got the general, sir? Yes.

Captain's compliment, sir. He's very anxious to get out of here, sir.

Your scarf, Captain.

Oh, thank you, sir.

Here.

Well, sir, we're underway.

We're underway, and tomorrow morning we should be in Canada.

My congratulations.

George and Manoli and Andoni send their best wishes to you. Thank you.

And so odd enough does Nico.

Nico? Yes, he's on board with us. We didn't think it was safe to leave him

behind after what he'd done.

He can go back after the war.

He's a brave boy.

Yes. Have a boy, too.

Yes.

And honest.

He brought it back to you.

About what, Beck?

Your lucky gold coin.

Yes. An honest boy. Yes.

Bill.

All your possessions, sir.

Your knight's cross.

Various buttons.

Your iron cross, first class.

Your hat.

And your lucky girl, Coyne.

You see, Bill's very observant.

From the moment you lost your knight's cross, he's been keeping an eye on you.

You scattered a trail right across Crete, like Hansel and Gretel.

And we had a series of little birds picking them up for us.

Gentlemen, I wish to correct a remark you made.

Which one?

You are not amateurs.

You are professionals.

Thank you.

No hard feelings?

Not at all.

It was a highly successful military operation.

Brilliantly executed.

I'm going up to the wireless room, sir.

Have you a message for General Breuer?

Yes.

Kindly inform General Breuer that he is an incompetent idiot.

As you wish, sir.

How's your shoulder?

Tell of it, then.

You know, you promised me a doctor.

Yes, yes.

One outside.

And your friend, Nico.

How do you feel?

Flat.

You look flat.

I know how I'd like to look.

How would you like to look?

Like an Englishman.

Dressed like an Englishman.

Leaning against the red spire.