All language subtitles for operation.cross.eagles.(1968.eng

(groaning)

(dramatic music)

(tense music)

(speaking German)

(groaning)

(dramatic music)

(radio speaking German)

(screaming)

(soldier speaking German)

(gunfire)

Everything all set?

Yeah, let's book.

Just a minute.

Better check it myself.

You didn't connect it!

Where are the other guys?

Everybody's dead.

Let's light the fuse.

Okay this is it.

(fuse hissing)

(tense music)

That way.

(heavy breathing)

Well, you got them
all lit, Tunley.

Think the plane will be on time?

It'd better be.

I've got a date with a redhead.

Our new team will be
coming in pretty soon.

I hope they don't have
it as rough as we did.

(phone ringing)

Our Capo fuel tanks destroyed?

Jawohl!

(mechanical ticking)

(ominous music)

Slow down, we get
off right there.

(gunfire)

Four Seasons to Baker Seven.

We've been attacked
and ambushed.

Repeat, we've been attacked.

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(gunfire)

(dramatic music)

Been here a long time.

Sure hope that pilot
knows where we are.

Sarge?

What's the first thing you're
gonna do when you get back?

That's easy.

Problem is, what do I do second.

(airplane buzzing)

There it is!

Get up!

Don't move!

Stand up!

Where the hell
did they come from?

Turn around.

Take the water.

Move!

(ominous music)

The pilot was dead,
couldn't reach him.

These salt fields
are like quicksand.

It's impossible to walk on them.

The Americans seem
to have managed.

Still worrying about the salt
fields, Admiral Von Vogels?

It's not the
salt fields, Fulda.

It's what's in them.

I don't know how many
Americans escaped.

We'll get all the
information soon.

I'm so sorry you
missed Ms. Dapola.

I know how you look
forward to her visits.

You are very perceptive.

Thank you, Fulda.

There's one for
the scrap pile.

Hey, Sarge?

Where do you suppose
they're gonna take us?

They could shoot
prisoners back here.

Nobody would ever
find out about it.

Alright you guys,
take it easy.

(suspenseful music)

You, in there.

Take them around the back.

Move!

Go on!

Keep going.

In there!

Well, Lieutenant Bradford.

Imagine seeing you here.

Sergeant Macafee,
nice of you to come.

Nice of me to come?

I was hijacked by a
bunch of German sailors.

What the hell is
going on around here?

Take it easy, Mac.

Just sit down and I'll explain.

Have a cigar...

pal.

Thank you, pal.

Alright, Lieutenant,
you've seduced me.

What's the story?

The Germans picked
up one of our officers.

An Army courier, his
name is Captain Scovill.

They've got him stashed away
in a prison here in Socerb,

on the Italian Yugoslav border.

We've gotta get him out.

An Army courier?

What is he, the general's
nephew or something?

No.

He's got information
that's very important.

Did you ever hear
of Cross Eagles?

No.

It's the codename for the
Allied invasion of the Balkans.

Scovill has all the facts.

I see, all we have
to do is spring him

before the Germans find
out his little secret.

I always said you had a
head on your shoulders, Mac.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

After you, Mac.

Mac, first introduce
me to your men.

Bell, Tunley, Lieutenant
Bradford, he's in command now.

This is part of
the international

underground fighters, Mac.

He's Kalich, the
leader of the group.

How you doing?

Thanks, pal.

You mind if I have
a shot of that?

Thank you.

Lieutenant...

(coughing)

What the hell is that?

(laughing)

Sometimes we use
it as medicine.

You like it?

Yeah, for a snake bite.

Well, what do we have here?

Let me take that, sweetheart.

I wouldn't want you to
lift anything too heavy.

(dramatic music)

Take it easy, Mac.

That's his girl.

And these are our friends.

This is a sketch of
the prison at Socerb.

These are the towers.

These are the three
gun placements.

And of course, the men
are at 20 foot intervals.

And these are the cells.

Scovill is in one
of these cells.

That looks like a tough
nut to crack, Lieutenant.

How are you gonna get in there?

Well, there are several
ways of getting in.

There's a cave a half
mile away from the prison.

It leads up into the
center of the prison.

Of course, we could
always scale the wall.

And there's always
the front door.

Maybe Anna can help you.

She has German contacts.

Is she a double agent?

You may say that.

But her loyalty is toward us.

You sure about that?

In a war, a man must
believe in something.

We have faith in Anna.

Come on.

Remember when you
landed, Lieutenant,

and you got clobbered
by the Germans?

Yeah, I remember.

They knew the
exact time and place.

You ever think about that?

Yeah, I've thought about that.

Well only Bell,
Tunley, and myself

knew you were coming in here.

By the way, where is Bell?

I couldn't find him.

Did Kalich and his men
know you were coming in?

Yeah, of course they did.

Macafee: Well, that
means that the spy

could be right here
in our own camp.

Mac, you're really
the suspicious type.

It's a good thing
you're not a woman.

You'd make somebody
a terrible wife.

Well it pays to be
suspicious, Lieutenant.

You live a lot longer.

Ciao.

I'm glad you're on time.

The admiral will be pleased.

I'm flattered.

The reports you sent
have all proved accurate.

You've done well.

Thank you.

Most of the information,
we already knew.

But I hope in the future
you will be able to bring us

something more valuable.

I hope so. I'll do my best.

I am sure you will.

(bugle sounding)

Come.

We have important
things to discuss.

You are admiring Tartini.
You have good taste my dear.

I've always loved his music

ever since I was a little girl.

Admiral: It has soul.

Once you hear it, you
can never forget it.

Why don't we finish
our talk at my place?

(inaudible conversation)

Have you seen my Tintoretto?

What a marvelous collection.

Yes, I could tell you many
things about this collection.

But let's get first to business.

What's new?

I'm not sure of
the information.

But a shipment of guns
is to be delivered

to our underground at Treviso.

When?

I'll let you know.

What would I do without you?

By the way, did you
hear anything about

the landing of the
Americans the other night?

Yes, they were all killed.

I understand the
officer is still alive.

I didn't know that.

I know that the underground is

preparing to free
Captain Scovill.

SS Colonel Streich
is coming to take

the prisoner in his
hands on the 21st.

He will take care about that.

(radio squelching)

(groaning)

Cross Eagles prepare
attack at Socerb.

Repeat, Socerb, over.

Yes?

Cross Eagles?

Cross Eagles.

Yes.

Looks like a knife wound.

Who brought him in?

I did.

You're pretty good
with knives aren't you?

Are you accusing me?

No, I'm just
thinking out loud.

Alright, we're
running out of time.

I want you to give
me a man to take me

to the prison where
they're holding Scovill.

Lieutenant Bradford
wouldn't like it.

I'm going anyway.

Where's Bell?

He must be with
the lieutenant.

What about the lieutenant?

I gave you an order, soldier.
Now let's go.

(suspenseful music)

Where's Macafee?

He's gone to Socerb
to try to get Scovill.

Tunley and Leasco are with him.

To get Scovill, is he crazy?

Come on, let's go and get him.

Heh.

(speaking German)

(speaking German)

(speaking German)

(gunfire)

(speaking German)

(gunfire)

(screaming)

Let's get out of here, Mac.

Get down that hole.
That's an order.

The German
reinforcements are coming!

(screaming)

(gunfire)

Bradford: Your impatience
could have cost you your life.

But I want you to know that
I appreciate your effort.

I have another plan.

Anna tells me that a
high ranking German officer

is coming to take over
the command in Socerb.

He's coming by car.

The plan is to grab him
before he gets there.

Where do we grab
him, Lieutenant?

He has to come through
the town of Socerb

to get to the prison.

Alright, now after
we get him, what then?

Then we make a deal
with the Germans.

We exchange the German
officer for Scovill.

It's a good idea, Lieutenant.

Providing our
little stool pigeon

doesn't get a message out.

I'll take care
of that right now.

Nobody leaves this
house tonight.

But nobody!

Mac, you herd the
cattle onto the road.

Anna, you go up in that
house, up by that window.

Sure.

Tunley, you get
up on that gate.

Kalich, you stay in the tower.

Yes.

Gorich, you block the
road with the wagon.

Bell and Leasco,
you stay with me.

Right?

Let's go.

(bell tolling)

(bell tolling)

(arguing unintelligibly)

(bell tolling)

(gunfire)

(speaking German)

(gunfire)

(bell tolling)

(whistling)

Come on, move those cattle!

Get in there!

(yelling at cattle)

Come on.
(gunshot)

I'm very disappointed
in you, Ms. Dapola.

I didn't know.

It was impossible to predict.

I disagree!

The attack was very
carefully planned

to capture one of our officers.

Yes, I agree.

It seems odd you had never
learned of that plan.

Underground units are
acting independently.

It is a necessary protection.

I want to know why your people

kidnapped SS Colonel Streich.

You find it out.

I will try.

That's all, Ms. Dapola.

Stop looking so
suspicious, Fulda.

Sorry.

If you are not concerned,
I shouldn't be either.

Her credentials are excellent.

Her father is a Russian
immigrant from Vladivostok.

He's now with our Army,
fighting on the eastern front.

(whistling)

Stop whistling in my presence.

And don't put
sugar in my coffee.

Now get me another cup.

Right away!

Am I supposed to take
orders from him, Lieutenant?

Of course, he's
an officer isn't he?

Okay.

Well, I'm glad to see
you're feeling better.

Lieutenant...

I demand to see a representative

from the Hague
convention, immediately.

Why, are you being mistreated?

I have been operated on
against my will.

And I have not been afforded
the privileges of my rank.

We operated on you
to keep you alive.

One of our men
gave you his blood.

Otherwise you would
have been dead.

May I ask, what
was his nationality?

Jewish.

You have poisoned me!

I'd rather be dead.

Now you relax,
Colonel, you relax.

We needed you alive to exchange
you for a British officer.

Tide comes in at 10 A.M.

Goes out at six P.M.

That should be good.

Let's go.

It's an amazing proposition,
but we'll accept it.

But I don't understand

why the Americans should wish
to make such an exchange.

They have no use
for the colonel.

It's the man they are
interested in, not the uniform.

You may tell the Americans

that we'll insist on
positive identification

before releasing our prisoner.

They will wish
the same courtesy.

That would be agreeable.

I will tell them.

Good day, Admiral.

Ms. Dapola...

Do the words Cross Eagles
mean anything to you?

No, they do not.

Hmm...

I see.

Very well, you may go.

I watched her face.
She's lying.

I think you should
speak to Captain Scovill.

Maybe you can find
out why the Americans

consider him worth one
of our best colonels.

The Reichsmarschall is
asking the same question.

He considers Captain
Scovill and Cross Eagles

as our most important break

in the Allied secret
plans for southern Europe.

(ominous music)

Sit down, Captain.

Smoke?

Uh uh. No, thanks.

Captain, you're to be...

exchanged for one
of our officers.

Thanks. Now I will
have one of those.

Are you pleased?

Hmm, what do you think?

Our cryptography
experts in Berlin

found your Cross Eagles
rather simple, almost naive.

I'm afraid I don't know
what you're talking about.

You must be a very
valuable, Captain,

to be exchanged for our colonel.

It's your information
they wish to protect.

You might as well
tell me the details.

If you know that much, you
know greatly more than I do.

I never heard of Cross Eagles.

I was hoping you would be

more cooperative
with me, Captain.

Sorry to turn a lady down.

Give me a rain check?

You are a very
foolish man, Captain.

Sooner or later, you will
tell us what we want to know.

You could make it
easy on yourself.

Somebody steered
you all wrong, lady.

Very, very wrong.

Here are the salt fields.

This is the hideout.

Low tide starts at six.

How do you know that?

I was doing some checking
while you were off being a hero.

These are the valves.

They control the water.

When these valves are open,

the water runs out like
air out of a balloon.

Then it has to be timed right.

It's gotta be perfect.

A couple of minutes either
way, and we're sitting ducks.

What about Scovill?

What's to prevent the Germans

from picking him off
after the swap?

Nothing.

We'll have our eyes on strike.

One false move, we hit them.

You don't think there's
a possibility of a trap?

Well, there's
always a possibility.

But that's a chance
we have to take.

Don't you think
that the operation

should be completed before dark?

It better be.

The whole exchange shouldn't
take more than half an hour.

Any other questions?

Nope.

No.
Well, let's get some rest.

I was told the
admiral was here.

Not at the moment.

You have something for him?

The details of the exchange.

It's to take place at
six o'clock this evening.

Fulda: It's agreed
that the salt fields

are the place for the exchange.

But just a minute.

The admiral instructed me
to ask you a few questions.

I hope you will be
cooperative and answer.

(Anna yelps)

That was just so we
understand each other.

I am not as lenient
as the admiral.

You can go.

There is no need to make
it unpleasant for yourself.

We just want to know the meaning
of the words Cross Eagles.

I don't have any idea
what you're talking about.

(tense music)

This Scotch is
excellent, Admiral.

I'm sure you didn't
invite me here

to ask my opinion
as a connoisseur.

I thought you
might be interested

in knowing that the
exchange is to take place

in exactly five minutes.

That means you're
gonna keep me here?

Yes, Captain.

You should be flattered.

The fact is, we consider
you too valuable to give up.

Heh. If you think our
people are gonna

hand over a German colonel,

without getting something in
exchange, you must be crazy.

They will get something,
of course.

In the meantime,
you and I will have

our little talk
about Cross Eagles.

For the last time, Admiral,

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Not the last time, Captain,

far from the last time.

(tense music)

(speaking German)

(yelling in German)

(yelling in German)

(speaking German)

Now, let's get
down to business.

What are you gonna do?

Have that female
impersonator of yours

shove lighted matches
under my fingernails?

(dramatic music)

What are you doing here?

(gasping)

(yelling in German)

(yelling in German)

(speaking German)

That stupid woman!

How's it possible?

(groaning)

(rustling)

(groaning)

Enemy Soldier: There's
someone on the roof.

I'm going to check.

You're under arrest.

Who are you?

Lieutenant Bradford,
U.S. Army Intelligence.

You alright, Captain?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'd like another
shot of that Scotch.

We haven't got time. The
Germans are right on our tail.

Got the key to the handcuffs?

When you get through
with those handcuffs,

put them on the admiral.

Okay.

Go ahead, start moving.

Bell: Stay where you are!

What the hell is that?

The worm has
finally wriggled out.

It was his tip that cost the
lives of many of our men.

That's right.

Now take the handcuffs
off the admiral.

Go ahead, Corporal.

And while you're at it,

handcuff them together.

Quit bluffing, Lieutenant.

It's too late for jokes.

You're right.

You may as well
throw away that gun.

It won't work
without a firing pin.

(grumbles)

(grunting)

(gunshot)

(groaning)

How'd you know it was Bell?

I didn't.

But I knew it wasn't the
underground or the girl.

That only left Bell,
Tunley and you.

Me?

(clicking)

You son of a...

Come on, I've still got
that date with the redhead.

Let's go.

Have a cigarette, pal.

I wanna thank you,

in the name of the
United States government.

I hope we meet again under
better circumstances.

Good man.

I...

I was wrong about you two.

Sorry.

We understand.

I hope we'll meet again.

So do I.

Okay, Mac, let's go.

Alright.

Take off his
handcuffs, Captain.

Congratulations on
my capture, Lieutenant.

But haven't you
forgotten something?

Like what?

Cross Eagles.

The codename for
your Balkan invasion.

We've broken the code.

Any attempt at a surprise
invasion from now on,

will be doomed to failure.

Captain, would you tell him

what you know
about Cross Eagles?

I'm tired of
answering that question.

I've told you a dozen times.

I know nothing
about Cross Eagles.

You hear that?

He doesn't know what
you're talking about.

Neither do I, Lieutenant.

Would you mind
explaining it to me?

Sure.

There never was any Balkan
invasion or Cross Eagles.

It was only a smokescreen,

setup to get what
we really wanted.

And what, may I ask, was that?

Bradford: You.

You must be joking.

No, Admiral.

You're the chief of
the Adriatic Fleet.

You're more valuable to
us than 20 Cross Eagles.

Or one British captain.

I assume that I was expendable.

Heh.

Now that we have you, Admiral,

it'll be a lot easier
getting into Italy.