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Thank you.

Thank you.

You're going to patrol it.

Roger.

Another English officer and gentleman, eh?

Flying Officer Stevens.

Two attempts to escape from Ingolstadt, three

months solitary confinement, transferred here.

And do you know why?

Because nobody ever escaped from here.

I see to that.

Jawohl!

Not in the cells, huh?

Not so good, huh?

Huh? Are you deaf?

All right.

I will send to fetch the senior English officer.

Look out!

Not the Commandant?

No, it's your lieutenant.

Look out!

Right.

Golly, good show.

Do you remember?

I like that bit of the song.

If you were the only girl in the world And I was the only

boy... Herr Major Hamilton, who is... where is he, please?

Herr Kapitän, please, where Herr Hamilton is, please. Mein Herr

Kommandant, at once.

The Kommandant wants Major Hamilton.

At once, please. Where is he? Very awkward.

Smelly race, don't you think?

Shall I tell him?

Well,

you see, we don't like to mention these things in the British Army, but Major

Hamilton's gone to the... Very awkward, this.

Shall we mention it?

Well, he's gone to the... And, of course, he'll go to the Commandant's

office as soon as he...

Old Clare, Hamilton.

The Commandant wants to see you at once. He does?

Is it in a jacket or tails?

He thinks to make me my temper lose by keeping me waiting.

But I laugh at the silly Anglisher, and I arrange.

You wait.

New boy?

No, thanks. It's nice of you to ask me to dinner, but I... Why are

you late?

Well, didn't Elsie tell you?

That's no way to speak to a British officer. What do you want?

We're too crowded in room 15 already.

Very well.

But understand this.

Unless you mend your manners, I shall issue orders that no officer will answer

roll call.

I am sorry, really, I'm very sorry, but it's only ink.

Oh, now, look what you've done. You've blockaded your sausage and all over your

coat. Oh, now, really, you... Oh,

right, all right, I've apologized. I've said I'm sorry, but I'm grieved. I'm

deeply grieved by your attitude.

I hope you didn't mind what I said about the room being overcrowded.

The fact is, it's a little awkward having you in there at the moment.

No, I don't like that at all.

You don't say, sir. No, I can't pass that. Bend over. Why, what's wrong with

the patch? Well, look at the contrast.

Of course, we could paint the whole thing for him. What do you think, Doc? A

good rich red, eh?

Well, there certainly would be something... As bad as all that, would

you say?

Here's a new boy.

Now then, let me introduce you.

Captain Grover, doctor, thank God.

Captain Royd, fifth lancers.

How do you do?

A gunner or sapper will do for a flapper, but for women, the lancers.

What, what, what?

Childish.

Stop. Here, here, take it easy, my boy.

You'll make yourself ill. With that, Mark?

Is there any warm rather than dirty water?

Oh, my God, look at those scars.

Yes, he looks to me as if he'd crushed his ribs and thigh and they made a first

-class mess of patching him up.

Poor devil.

I shall need a few things, hypodermic and morphine. Is it serious?

Oh, look at him, you fool.

Williams, get along to the commandant and tell him without my compliments to

bring his carcass along here at the double.

Right. What about the tunnel?

He's here.

Herr Hamilton, I have come for my sausage.

Speak up, please.

Is he swearing? No, somebody pinched his sausage.

Really? Let's hope it hurt.

You think you can come to my room and mops my wolf?

Oh, damn your sausage. Look at that. Doctor.

What is this? That boy is suffering from the effect of multiple wounds and

starvation, and probably from the after-effects of concussions. And you

are going to authorize the doctor to draw what he wants from the medical

stores. Jimmy!

Jimmy, for the love of Mike!

Jimmy, on your tail!

Steady, steady, steady.

Of course I'll come back, darling.

Don't worry, sir.

Three months solitary for trying to escape from this stinking hole.

Jimmy! Jimmy!

Of course I'll come back, darling.

I will have him sent to a hospital. No, Captain Grover will attend to him here.

He will do better in one of our hospitals.

He's too ill to be moved.

Is it yes or no?

His condition has nothing to do with me. I warn you again, Commandant.

If that boy dies, we'll see to it that you answer for his death.

A doctor shall have what he requires.

Did you find my sausage?

How's my wood spoon?

Nine, Herr Commandant. Just the cattle.

Extraordinary race, don't you think?

Put down double quantities of everything, Doc. Might come in useful.

If they've got them all.

What?

Elsie.

That sausage does travel.

Well, Doc, not a bad night on the whole.

A spot or two to deliver him, but nothing much.

He's a tough infant.

Care, charmer, sleep.

Son of the sable night.

Brother to death in silent darkness born.

Yes.

I've seen to that. He won't wake up till tonight.

Thanks, Doc.

Williams, Royd, first shift on the tunnel after roll call. Right. I presume

that means me for the second shift. You presume correctly.

Grover, you rest.

I'm all right, used to it. No, no, no, you may be needed.

Ah.

Herr Grover. Here I am.

Grover. Thank you. Herr McKenzie. Yes. Herr McKenzie.

Herr Williams.

Herr Royd. Take him out of his dirty paws, somebody?

For Herr Hamilton, that is all.

Thank you, Welsie.

Aren't there any parcels?

There is one for Herr Williams.

Well, where the devil is it?

The Herr commandant examines in bureau.

Crumbs.

That's the parcel with the ham in it.

Ham? He said ham.

Yes, but the ham's got the maps in it.

The what?

That'll mean a strafe search. Holy Moses. A complete set of hams and a map

and the commandant looking at it. Herr Hamilton.

Since when have you been allowed to open parcels without their owners being

present?

No.

And I'm fed up with complaining about the way you break the international

prison camp laws agreed to by your own country. I tell you, I am the commandant

here in this camp.

I make the laws.

And I am the senior British officer.

Complaints come through me. Hand over that parcel.

You will wait until I have finished with it.

It is fortunate for her, Williams, that nothing is hidden in this parcel.

Now you have my permission to take it away.

You do make it difficult for us to love you, don't you?

Well, here you are, Williams.

Did you find the map?

No.

There isn't one.

Something's been of this ham. Rat, probably. Rat is right.

The map ought to be in it.

Don't throw away the bone of the ham. You can boil it for soup.

Don't throw away the bone.

She's underlined that.

Of course I've got it.

half of the country from here to the frontier.

Seen this, Hamilton?

Yes. We must make a copy each.

Donald and Blitzen, where did you get mopped hair from?

Uh-huh.

This is my wife.

You can't. I'm sorry, old boy.

Oh, well, they do say opposites attract one another.

Look at her and then look at old Hamilton.

Marvellous picture, my dear fellow. Marvellous picture.

What a ghastly picture.

But it's exactly like me.

I've made up my mind not to give you that clock.

Why not?

Sentiment, that's all.

Sentiment? What a funny girl you are, Sarah. I can't see how you can be

sentimental. He went back to the front a week after you were married.

Yes, and wasn't I lonely?

I suppose that's why you asked me to share the flat.

Well, it's my sentiment and my husband.

You're so sentimental, I can't think why you don't wear a wedding ring.

The simple reason, dear, we had to borrow one to get married.

Anything else you'd like to know?

Are you jolly lucky to have a husband at all?

Men don't seem to like my sort.

Goodness knows why.

You'll find the right man Sunday, darling. Yes, when I run him down to my

lorry.

I wish you could go to this party tonight instead of me.

I don't think the Duchess would be pleased.

She's a dear.

And I see enough of her working at the canteen all day.

Eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty-seven,

eighty... Sugar, dear, hurry! The train's due in two minutes.

I wonder why they all like sugar.

I didn't think men cared for sweet things.

That's because you married a bishop.

Buns, please.

There they are, Duchess.

Indigestion for a hundred soldiers.

How long before we get in?

Two minutes.

London after 18 months helping the Kaiser lose the war.

Seems a good idea, doesn't it?

How long have you got?

Six days.

Just enough to whet the old appetite for more.

300 of us on this train and all the different notions how to enjoy our

leave. Interesting, isn't it? I expect we've all got much about the same idea.

What are you going to do, sir?

Oh, I'm going to work. Work, sir?

That's a queer way of spending a leave.

You see, I've been writing a book on psychology. I've been at it five years,

but I haven't had much chance after.

I had other things to occupy my mind.

Where are you going?

Oh, I'm going home.

Where's that?

Gloucester. My governor's a parson. It's a bit dull.

Wish to goodness I could stay in town and splash a bit of red paint about.

But you know, the old boy'd be hurt if I didn't turn up.

You going home, too?

My home's wherever I happen to be.

I'm going to use up all the red paint I can find.

I've forgotten what lipstick tasted like.

I'm going to grab the first girl I can see and I'll show what an old army

customer can do.

Oh, I hope I haven't offended you, sir.

No, you've given me a great idea.

Evening, George.

Is the waiter going?

As usual.

I tell you, you ought to dine in a steak and kidney food.

That's what he likes.

Steak and kidney food.

You mean that's what you like?

He gets them out there in tins. He hasn't said so.

I always say it isn't the uniform. It's what's inside it.

You should know, dear.

Yes, he's been missing for 18 months now.

But I always meet every train in in case he turns up. But the war office always

lets mothers know if missing men are found.

Ah, but he mightn't have let them know he'd been found.

Just to surprise me like...

Come, ma'am. Thank

you, madam.

I hope my old woman hasn't forgot what I look like. Good luck for her, she has.

Well,

I hope you enjoy your leave. Same to you. You'll have to work here. There's a

lot of competition these days. Oh, don't you worry. The old Beck technique never

fails. Well, goodbye, Beck.

Thanks for a most enlightening talk.

And what are you going to do now, sir?

A little research work.

Optimist.

Girl, you see.

There you are, old boy.

Yes, my trouble is I talk too much. Never mind. She looks as though she

could cook. Did I say the first? I meant the second. Well, there she is.

You know, I think we've come to the wrong station.

Well, third time lucky, old boy. Thanks. I'll leave you to it. Have any got a

fortnight's leave? No, zero.

I'm glad I'm going to Gloucester.

Cheerio.

Oh, please.

Are you glad to be back in England?

Oh, it's all right so far. No complaints.

Did you expect any?

Oh, I don't know. I haven't seen the old woman yet.

Good evening.

We're so sorry we don't serve officers here. Oh, I do so want to thank you on

behalf of the men for the wonderful work you're doing here. We enjoy doing our

bit. Blimey, coffee again.

I could spare her for a few minutes.

I might be able to give her a few useful tips on how to make the men happy.

He may have some good ideas.

That's what I'm afraid of.

Well? Fine, thanks.

Please don't waste my time. Have you any suggestions for me?

Yes. Come and dine with me.

I mean about making men on leave happy.

That's just what you'll be doing.

I thought you wanted to help. I'm sorry. Oh, no. Can't I meet you when you've

finished work?

No, I've got an engagement.

Can't. Can't be done.

Am I to go out in the world alone, all unprotected and uncared for?

As far as I'm concerned, you've gone.

You're missing a great opportunity.

I'll survive somehow.

Goodbye. And thanks for all the bright ideas.

Thanks for the lovely time.

And that was that.

Really? Now I find that very interesting.

I must take up psychology.

In ten minutes, we could blow the whole Lester Square up.

I'm glad you changed your mind about meeting me. What are you talking about?

Are you quite comfortable?

You're crazy. I'm going to have to take cover.

Oh, it's all right. They've all gone over. They won't be back for another

hour at least.

You sure?

Oh, sir.

You should have heard it.

Archive.

I say, you look marvelous when... What?

I say, you look... Can't hear a word!

I say, you look marvelous when...

It's all over now.

Yes, it is.

Goodbye. Here, here, wait a minute. You can't go now.

I beg your pardon?

Are you deaf?

Yes, it's the noise.

I said you can't go now.

Shut up, for goodness sake.

Now, now, now, you must listen to me. I'm unattached and desperately lonely.

What are you going to do about it? I'll tell you.

I think you're awfully nice, very attractive, and probably kind to

animals. Now be a good little boy and run away and play soldiers.

I beg your pardon?

I'll write you about it. Goodbye.

You're missing a great opportunity.

Will you call me a cab, please?

Oh, certainly.

Handsome, I'll drive you there.

Oh, no, you won't. I'm not taking any chances.

Good night.

I must apologise for the view.

I must ask that Zeppelin commander for tea tomorrow.

If it hadn't been for that air raid... I suppose you think this is clever.

I don't think I know.

There's a law against kidnapping.

I've had it repealed.

Well, I suppose I might as well let you drive me there. It'll save me the fare.

Are we going the right way?

Yes. We're not.

You know the address.

Tell him.

Hoy.

Yes, sir?

93 Grosvenor Square.

Very good, Carol.

I always get my way in the end.

I'm not usually weak-minded like this.

I suppose it's the war.

Are you really miserable?

No, I'm enjoying myself.

And I'm furious.

I wish I could break you down a bit.

I'm not easily broken down.

Well, let's pretend we're two other people and see if that's any easier.

All right.

I'll be the sergeant major.

I'll be the Duchess. Good.

Now look here, Duchess. I haven't got much time to beat about the bush, but

how about you and me parading every evening at six o'clock for the duration

of my leave, eh?

No?

I like you better as yourself.

Tell me about you.

There's not much to tell.

I was born... I was born in Gloucester.

In a quaint old country rectory, where I remember it well, there was honeysuckle

round the door.

So now you know all about me.

And here I am, talking to the best listener I've ever had.

After all, I've had nobody to talk to for 18 months.

You certainly can talk.

Was any of it true?

No.

Now tell me about you.

I, too, was born in a Quato country vicarage. Now, now, don't let's play

anymore. Oh, no, that's all.

Thank you, sir.

Tell me the truth.

You wouldn't like it.

I'll take a chance.

No.

I'm just a woman you've met and you've liked.

And who liked you?

And now I must go. I beg your pardon?

Don't start that again. Oh, please don't go.

I told you before.

I've got an engagement.

Why watching the river so fascinating?

Oh, I don't know. I suppose because whenever it gets angry, it soon gets

calm again.

It's seen too much. It knows better.

I suppose it's right.

Just takes everything as it comes and doesn't worry about tomorrow.

Like us?

Not a bit like us.

You know, you must tell me your name.

I don't see why.

Oh, just because I want to know.

It's a silly name. I like silly names.

I had a dog once called Adolescence.

Why? Because you were so spotty.

Go on, tell me. Be brave.

What do I look like?

Sylvia.

Anne.

Mary.

There must be something frightful if you're so shy about telling me.

I'm not shy.

I'll tell you.

It's Sarah.

Damn it, it's not as funny as all that. Yes, it is.

I had an aunt once called Sarah. She was enormous and her feet matched.

I suppose she lived in Gloucester.

I shall call you Willie.

Why? Because you won't.

Idiot.

And now I'm going to take you to your engagement.

No, you're not.

Why?

I'm not going.

But you must.

Your friends will be furious.

I don't think I mind.

Looks as if I shall have a nice quiet day in front of me. I shall probably

only have to drive about 3,000 miles.

Sounds easy enough to me.

Well, wish me luck.

Of course, if you return the compliment.

Oh, you've nothing to worry about.

No?

You don't mean to say you've made up your mind to tell him?

Tell him what?

That you're married.

Betty, you're a child wonder.

How did you guess?

Well, you're meeting him for tea at his hotel.

You want me to wish you luck.

So two and two make... You're right.

What a climate.

Fancy having a fire at this time of year.

Oh, I don't know. It seems to make this hotel seem a little less septic somehow.

Now, don't say it's cosy or I'll scream.

And don't be stingy with the butter.

There's a war on. Oh, so there is. I'd forgotten.

I hadn't.

I must go in a minute.

Oh, give that confounded canteen a miss tonight. I've only got a couple of days

left. I can't.

Will you write to me?

Yes, maybe.

Happy?

What do you think?

That makes up for lots of things.

Darling, you're funny tonight.

Funnier than usual.

Do you love me?

Oh, Captain Beck, this is so sudden. Oh, shut up. You say you do, but you won't

tell me your name.

Now, don't start asking me that again.

You know I'm Sarah.

Be content with that. Well, I can't be.

After all this time and I don't know who you are, I want a right to. I can't

address the letter.

Sarah, care of the Duchess, England.

I don't want you to write to me.

What is it?

I'm married.

So now you see, don't you?

Yes.

Is he out there?

Yes.

Do you love him?

I don't know.

Oh, what does it matter?

I may be dead next week, so may he.

Let's forget it.

I've gotta go now.

I'll get off early and come back to you.

Do you think I could get off early tonight?

His leave's nearly up. Of course you can.

Whenever busy on departure nights, the men are too full of beer.

You run along whenever you like. I want to surprise him.

Yes, this is Beck speaking, sir.

All leave cancelled.

Yes, I understand, sir.

9.45. Well, that just gives me half an hour to catch the train.

Yes, I can do it, sir.

Blast!

Taxi! Can I carry you, miss?

I say... Could I speak to Sarah, please?

She's not here, I'm afraid.

Do you know where she went?

She's gone to meet a friend.

A friend?

Oh, I see.

Thanks. No, sir, she's not been here yet.

Tell her to go straight to Victoria.

He told me to tell you to go straight to Victoria.

Thank you.

Well,

so long, son.

Send us a postcard when you get to Berlin.

It looks like a relief, sir.

I'd better have another look.

Yes, sir.

Don't seem healthy like, does it, sir?

No.

I've got to have a word with Captain Beck. Yes, sir.

It's too damn quiet for my liking. Why?

The division's a bit nervous.

Seems to think there's something going on.

Hold on a minute. Well, they're filling their trench up. The police are very

crawling with them.

Hello. Henderson says they're filling up their trench.

Hop along to the trench and get the men standing, too. Very good.

Well, what I've got to say is there's no official reason for winter.

Interval for laughter.

What's funny?

I've got about two men and one very small boy holding this trench. That's

what I find so side-splitting.

That's very nice of you. You must come along one afternoon and visit us in the

front line, if you can find a way.

Well, that's sure, if anything happens.

You will hear.

Lieutenant! Quickly! He has scattered the English!

They took the grave.

They are my prisoners.

What have you done?

Oh, never mind.

Oh,

that's very civil of you, I must say.

Thank you.

If you mean

that war is a silly business, I entirely agree with you.

Who's there?

New guard.

Guard,

in order?

Yes. Guard, action.

Yes. One, push forward.

Forward. March.

Take post.

Take post.

March.

When can we go and dig the tunnel again?

I like that.

I like pulling on the rope.

Mustn't overdo it, you know. Here, Horace has gone over the side.

Mustn't... Put some salt on his tail. Come on.

Here,

what's the meaning of this?

To bring that bait in here? What for?

More prisoners come tonight, mein Herr.

Do you mean to say that another officer's coming in here?

I want to dig.

Get out and take your men with you.

Why can't we go and dig? So you shall, my dear fellow. We all go and dig in the

garden tomorrow.

Stevens.

You must not talk about digging when there are Bosch in the room.

Now, can't you understand?

Did I talk about it?

I didn't mean to.

Oh, I know you didn't.

Come on, my boy.

You'd better turn in.

Well, what are we gonna do about this? We can't have another man in here. Don't

worry, we won't.

His wife has gone off with another man.

Seine Frau ist mit einem anderen Mann durchgebrannt.

He went back without even knowing my name, so there is no point in my telling

you his.

Kein Grund, dass ich dir seinen Namen erzähle.

I had to be fair with you and tell you the truth.

Ich musste aufrichtig zu dir sein und dir die Wahrheit erzählen.

Wahrheit. Try to forgive me your wife's error.

Good evening, gentlemen.

I will send you to your rooms. Two of you will go with my ordnance here.

Any two will do.

They've just been putting up another bed in our room.

Some of the other rooms are half empty. Why overcrowd us?

That, my lieber Hamilton, is my business. I demand that that bed be put

somewhere else. You demand?

Sehr gut.

I want to know, too, when that boy Stevens is to be exchanged.

When I will put his name forward. But good God, man, can't you understand that

the boy's mind has gone?

You think it's funny, do you? You think it's funny to see a boy like that broken

in mind and body.

That's your idea of a joke.

Oh, no.

It's not that that I am laughing at. What is the joke, then? What is it?

This letter, it's for you.

Ah, you've read it, I suppose.

Jawohl. It's my duty. Duty.

It's a good joke, isn't it?

Yeah.

This war won't last forever, will it? Oh, no, no.

We might meet again after it's all over.

Sure.

That'll be another joke.

You will take this officer, Captain Beck, to room 15.

Come on.

That animal's got too many legs.

Come along.

Come along.

Come along.

Come along.

You're doing fine.

You're doing fine. Come along.

Come along.

That way, man. That way.

He's going fine. He's going fine. He's nearly there. He's nearly there. Come

on. Another inch. Another inch. Come on, George. Come on.

Come on, Percy!

Get out of the way, get out of the way.

There's a foe there, there's a foe.

Percy's going, Percy's going.

Come on now, Percy.

Get going, get going, he's doing it all the time, isn't he? Come on, Percy,

Percy, Percy all the way.

He won!

Please.

Steady! Steady!

I'm sorry.

Did you give him a sleeping draft? Just before you came in. That's the worst

care he's had yet.

Oh, um, this is, uh... Beck's the name.

McKenzie.

Hello.

Royd. How do you do? Williams.

How do you do?

You heard what that boy said just now?

Yes, something about a tunnel. Yes, that's why we didn't want you in here.

I don't think I follow.

Well, we're digging our way out.

I see.

The fewer people who know about it, the less chance of our being found out.

We've worked like dogs on this thing for over eight months.

I've made out a strict set of rules, and everybody has to stick to them.

Right. How about explaining things to Beck? The sooner the better.

Well, here's a plan in this filthy place.

We're on the corner here with a wire just outside, see?

And we're digging from a sort of basement beneath us under the

foundations.

Got it? Yeah.

This is the building. There's the main gate with the sentry.

There's the inner wire and the outer. Follow? Yeah.

Now, the tunnel goes in this direction.

Well, how far have you got?

That's what we're going to find out tomorrow.

Of course, we shall have to choose our time very carefully, and one of us will

have to attract the sentry's attention.

And you see another of us will go down the tunnel and shove a stick with a bit

of rag on it up through the earth.

Blimey, O'Reilly, what's that?

It's only light, Sarge.

Hamilton! Hamilton!

Doctor! Roy!

Hamilton! Oh, boy, this won't do. What's the matter?

You're all right, aren't you?

I ain't to worry about you. Oh, Lord, now, what's the matter? What's up,

Stephens? I thought you'd all gone without me. Oh, nonsense, laddie.

We've only been to roll call, old boy.

Come on, lie down. You're just being silly.

You're going to stay here? Well, of course we are. We've got a job of work

to do. Williams, take the window.

Royd, you take the wire.

The wire? Yes, if necessary, attract the sentry's attention.

You mean I've got to speak to him? I don't care what you do.

Doc. Yeah? Doc, you pass the signals from here to the tunnel.

Now, we don't want that commandant inspecting us. You want him kept in his

room? Yes.

How long for? Ten minutes?

Yes, if you can. I'll try. Right.

Go on, Royd.

Matt. Come on.

Many, many happy returns of the day, sir.

What do you say? Your birthday, sir. May I offer you my hearty congratulations?

But I have no birthday. Ah, now, now, you can't hide it from me. Now, what is

it, 70 or 80? And you don't look a day older now, do you? Now, you see, they

all agree with me.

How time flies.

Let's see that stick, Mac.

The other one.

Yes, those two together will just about do it.

Give me the prize and wire.

A mistake, sir.

Well, I am here, sir, on behalf of Room 15, to offer you their most hearty

congratulations. You see, we don't like this spirit of animosity about the

place. Animosity?

Yes, you know, unfriendliness. People thinking you're a dreadful little

growth. What? What do you mean by growth? Oh, a misbegotten... Misgeboren?

No, all I wanted to do was to offer you our very, very good wishes.

I tell you, I have no birthday.

Are you quite sure?

Do I not know my own birthday? All right, all right.

All I can say is I think it's a great pity. In fact, I think it's more than

that. It's a great shame.

Herr Captain Beck, I must go to my inspection.

Please get out.

After all the trouble we've taken.

I say, you there, just a minute.

Your man here? Oh, ja, to you, if you're going to be offensive.

You speak English?

Explain in plain English.

No, you don't, eh? Induce it awkward.

Dare she ever know what I'm going to talk to you about.

Of course, I'd prefer a cosy chat with a couple of polecats.

But since they're about the only vermin not found in this camp, you'll have to

do. Bitter?

Bitter. Oh, yes, bitter, yes. Very popular drink, I believe, amongst the

lower orders.

Also known as half and half, or mild and bitter.

Or even arms and legs.

Ich versteh nicht. Yes, arms and legs. No body. Jolly good one.

Yes.

Of course, personally, I prefer wine.

Wein? Ach, das ist wunderbar.

Well, I don't know that bar. I wish you wouldn't interrupt.

But, uh... No!

Christopher!

A glass of port on a cold morning, just before hounds move off.

Uh, jumping powder, don't you know?

Our feet are sand.

Well,

about two feet from the Ottawa.

Good.

Direction? If we're going straight, we'll go snap across the middle of the

allotment. Man, that's great.

What on earth's the matter with you? I've held converse.

I had to. The blighter would have walked right over the stick. Your country's

proud of you. Give him a medal, somebody.

Where do we stow the rest of the earth? Basement's nearly full.

That's a fence we'll jump when we get to it.

Two feet to the wire.

Twenty across the allotment.

And six more to the gorse.

Well? What's the result?

We ought to do it in six weeks.

Yeah.

Only six more weeks.

Six weeks.

It's the devil of a time with the box.

Here, here.

Name is here for Dr. Hoon. Back, back, back.

I'll go down, I think.

Here we are.

Cut off the joint and tube edge. Coming up.

Realized pudding. Okay.

What's the matter? We've still got five minutes.

There's somebody over here with the dog.

He's got Infernal Hun working on his allotment out there. We shall have to

dig deeper for a bit. Well, there's time for one more box. Oh, no, it's not worth

the risk.

I'd go for another handful. Now, don't be a fool. By the time you get down

there, you'll have about another minute. A minute's a minute.

Vic's right, old man. Sides are overdoing it. A rot. Yes, and you're

beginning to show it, too, once more.

Don't be a fool, Hamilton. We can't afford to have you cracking up at this

stage. Well, two to one.

Do we chuck it?

Time's up anyway.

All right.

Look out!

You've got a match. A match? Here.

Oh, it doesn't matter, will it?

Ah,

letters.

Here's two for you, Stevens.

Williams. Doc.

Oh, thanks.

Three for Royd.

One for Beck.

Mother Helen, listen!

And one wee postcard for me.

A glimpse of Socky Hall Street.

Right!

Why, what's wrong?

What do you make it?

Half-assed sex since the time... Meadows.

Dinner a half an hour early? What's the big idea?

There's something wrong.

Inspection after dinner.

Oh, love it, Mike. Why?

King's birthday.

That's right. They did the same thing last year. And lights out an hour

earlier, too.

No post for you again, Hamilton.

My young brother's waggled six months to half college.

Lucky devil.

Why don't you put in a complaint about your letters?

Ten to one, they're being held up.

Maybe.

That, too, makes me absolutely sick. Smoke will take the taste away.

You know what to do, Stephen.

What to do?

The toast to the king.

On the king's birthday.

You're the youngest. You've done it before.

You remember.

Yes.

Mr. Weiss.

The king.

Gentlemen.

The Herr Commandant.

Mr. Weiss.

The King.

Gentlemen.

The King.

The King. The King.

God bless him. God bless him.

Good, now we can smoke. Yeah, we've got the cigarettes. I haven't even got a

match. Any drafty in here?

Did you not hear me announced?

Noisy, too.

Very pretty.

Fine lot of soldiers.

Notice anything?

It's not that you mention it, I do.

Something crawled in here and died, perhaps, what?

Theatronic. Very funny.

Very funny.

Might be the drains, of course.

Do they have them in this country?

Do you know that one about the young lady and the tiger?

Oh, yes.

He's standing on the boat.

Meine Herren!

Eins, zwei... Deutschland, Deutschland, du...

Well,

anyway, the smell's gone.

Right turn.

March.

What's the idea?

Well, what do you think?

Good Lord, man, the rules. You made them and here you are. Yes, I know. Risking

discovery and the chances of all of you with only a fortnight to go.

I know all about that.

What's the matter?

I've got to get out of here.

I can't sleep.

Well, it's the same for all of us.

What do you know about it?

You've been here only a month.

I've been digging here for nearly a year.

Day after day, inch by inch, digging and burrowing like a rat so that I can get

out.

Oh, what the devil do you know about it? Well, go on, go up and tell them.

I know there's something else on your mind. We all do.

Now, look here.

We've known one another long enough now.

What is it?

It's my wife.

She's gone off with somebody else.

I see.

If only I could see her.

I know I could get her back.

Good dog, my hair. Voice, my sausage.

John, a better dash is good.

Yeah? Yeah.

Ach, my kleinen dipschen. Is that all right?

Marvellous old boy. Yeah, look what I've come upst. Will it do?

Grand. I think you do better with a little moustache, don't you? A

moustache? Yeah.

What's here from the pillow?

Full dress rehearsal.

That's fine. And how's that?

Dark. Oh, sir, this is so sudden.

Stephen's exchange has come through. Good.

Yes, I left him in the office with the doctors.

When is he to go? Tomorrow morning. That means we can go tomorrow night.

Yes.

Not that it matters.

I can't do anything to him once he's certified.

Oh, I wouldn't trust them. Oh, no, they wouldn't dare touch a mental case.

Well, anyway, he'll be gone before us.

Come on, let's draw now. Save time tomorrow.

Paper and pencil, somebody. Well, I've written out the slips.

Roy, let's have that hat.

Here, mind the feather.

Now, we go in pairs.

Ten minutes between each. Agreed? Mm-hmm.

Well, it's your hat you better draw.

Williams.

Well, you two have got to break through the tunnel at the other end. We'll break

it all right, eh, Doc? We will.

Who goes next?

Mack.

Self.

Brother, shake.

That leaves you and me for the last pair.

Right.

Well, let's fix a date.

And the dinner's going to be on me.

We'll be there.

Hamilton!

Hamilton! Where's Hamilton?

I'm going home.

I'm going home, do you hear?

Take it easy, old man.

It's true, isn't it? Of course it is.

They are...

Lying to me? No, no, no. You'll be home in a week now. Yeah, but you must pull

yourself together or else you won't be allowed to go.

Who'd stop me?

You? No, no.

You leave me alone.

And you too.

I'm going home.

Do you hear?

It's all right.

It's all right because... Do you know what I said to him? What?

I said you're all going home too.

What's that?

I said you're all going home.

You are, aren't you? What do you mean? What are you talking about?

What did you tell the commandant?

Commandant?

What commandant? Stevens!

What did you tell the commandant?

Don't remember.

Don't leave me alone.

Get him!

Now!

Listen! Did you tell him about the tunnel?

Tunnel? Come on! Speak up!

I said you're all going home.

He said, no, you aren't.

But I'm going home.

What did you tell him about us?

I... I said I... I know you're going home tomorrow night.

That settles it.

We go now.

Williams, Grover, get a move on. Yeah, but what about Steve? I'll look after

him. You go.

We must make the interval between each pair two minutes and not ten. Right.

Good luck, Williams.

Same to you.

Stephens. Stephens, we're going now.

Stephens.

If they come in here...

We've gone to another room for a drink.

You understand?

Two minutes.

Right, off you go and good luck. So long. Don't forget my pie.

Stevens, there's nothing to be frightened of.

They can't do anything to you.

Now remember, if they come in here, we've gone to another room for a drink.

Breakthrough.

A minute and a half.

Give me one, Manuel.

Who is this?

Thirty seconds.

Is this your wife? Yes.

Five.

Right.

Where

are

the others?

They... They've...

Where are the others?

Another room.

That's right.

To have a drink.

You want to go home tomorrow, eh?

Yes, I'm going home tomorrow.

Unless you tell me the truth, you do not go.

You can't stop me.

Hamilton said so.

You told me they were going too.

How? You do not go unless you tell me.

They've gone.

Look.

Comrade!

Comrade!

My dear sir, be sensible.

Comrade!

They've got away.

Searchlights.

Was

that

really your wife?

What the devil are you talking about?

Up you go.

Which way, Hamilton?

Look out.

Straight ahead.

No cover the other way.

Searchlights will get you.

It'll be suicide.

Come on, Beck.

Right, I'm with you.

Good luck.

Oh, is everybody finished?

Good Lord, is that all we're going to get? I thought this was the hors d

'oeuvre.

Now we know why they're thinking of mechanising the lancers.

Do you know, they've overeaten themselves so much since the armistice

that the horses can't carry them anymore.

Got any indigestion tablets on you, Doc? Oh, what do you want, the horse plaster?

Well, let's hope the port's drinkable.

Don't be too optimistic, old boy.

The petrol age is upon us. A very subtle one.

Of course, you didn't expect his dinner to be as good as the one I stood you

last year. There's a reason in everything.

My wife will be delighted to hear what you've been saying about that dinner.

Oh, have a heart.

Well, the rate of things that are going on in the stock exchange, this is going

to be the last square meal I shall get till we meet again next year.

Well, you ought to have my job for a bit and be a poor, overworked country doctor

with all your meals interrupted by babies.

Babies? Yeah, hundreds of them. Sit down for a bit of dinner and help yourself to

pepper and salt and the telephone bell rings.

Another baby.

Well, now, lucky little devils, to be born into a world that's seen the last

of war.

Now, were we lucky or weren't we? What way?

To have taken part in a war to end war.

An experience that'll never happen again.

Yes.

Mr. Weiss, the king.

Gentlemen.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Mr. Weiss.

The king.

Gentlemen.

The king.

The king. The king. The king.

I'm sorry.

If I'd known you hadn't finished... Oh, that's all right, my dear.

Gentlemen, Captain Beck.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.