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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:48,999 --> 00:00:51,967 Monday, August 2, 1907. 2 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:54,463 It's six o'clock in the morning. 3 00:00:55,034 --> 00:00:59,467 Today, my youngest son is going to leave our home. 4 00:01:00,202 --> 00:01:05,068 After 3 years of military academy, he enters His Majesty's Army. 5 00:01:06,136 --> 00:01:09,900 I hoped his first assignment would have been in town... 6 00:01:10,072 --> 00:01:11,936 or at least nearby. 7 00:01:12,138 --> 00:01:15,037 Instead, he's leaving for a lonely fort... 8 00:01:15,139 --> 00:01:17,902 on the most distant border of the empire... 9 00:01:20,874 --> 00:01:24,941 That horse... is a Tartar horse. 10 00:01:24,942 --> 00:01:28,637 GIORGIO SILVAGNI, BAHMAN FARMANARA PRESENT 11 00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:31,473 IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 12 00:02:17,589 --> 00:02:20,988 Come on... Come on, wake up... it's six. 13 00:02:23,424 --> 00:02:29,256 THE DESERT OF THE TARTARS 14 00:02:31,326 --> 00:02:36,089 FROM THE HOMONYM NOVEL BY DINO BUZZATI 15 00:03:26,141 --> 00:03:28,403 I can't be as happy as you are... 16 00:03:35,644 --> 00:03:37,838 I can't blame you. 17 00:03:38,378 --> 00:03:41,367 I know... but I don't want to leave remembering you like this. 18 00:03:41,711 --> 00:03:44,940 I know how much it means to you. 19 00:03:45,979 --> 00:03:48,344 But it's sad for those who are left behind, too. 20 00:04:09,285 --> 00:04:10,877 Go now! 21 00:05:36,175 --> 00:05:37,767 You're lucky... 22 00:05:37,842 --> 00:05:42,037 You'll wake up everyday hearing the famous trumpets of Fort Bastiano! 23 00:05:42,376 --> 00:05:46,332 I don't even know what this fort looks like... 24 00:05:46,477 --> 00:05:48,171 I only know it's very far... 25 00:05:48,412 --> 00:05:52,642 You're the one who's going to live the most exciting adventure. 26 00:06:18,286 --> 00:06:20,310 Do you see those trees, over there? 27 00:06:22,254 --> 00:06:28,053 When I reach them, I won't turn back, and you won't see me anymore. 28 00:08:26,687 --> 00:08:28,983 Hey... Hey! 29 00:08:33,988 --> 00:08:35,716 Hey there! 30 00:08:47,059 --> 00:08:50,959 Captain... Sir! 31 00:08:52,494 --> 00:08:53,983 What is it? 32 00:08:54,561 --> 00:08:58,859 Nothing, Sir... I just wanted to salute you... 33 00:08:59,096 --> 00:09:00,529 Who are you? 34 00:09:01,229 --> 00:09:03,855 Lieutenant Drogo, Sir. 35 00:09:06,597 --> 00:09:11,555 Go on! Our paths will meet downhill. 36 00:09:20,668 --> 00:09:23,465 - I'm Captain Hortiz. - Lieutenant Drogo, sir. 37 00:09:23,969 --> 00:09:25,594 I suppose you're on the way to Bastiano? 38 00:09:25,669 --> 00:09:28,637 I'd given up the hope of ever finding the fort. 39 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:30,731 Why? 40 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:32,735 I must have taken the wrong way, Sir, and... 41 00:09:33,071 --> 00:09:35,470 If you're coming from that direction, you most certainly did. 42 00:09:35,839 --> 00:09:38,238 Those mountains are the border with the North Kingdom. 43 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:41,264 No army could cross them... 44 00:09:41,407 --> 00:09:45,500 There's never been a fort around here. It'd be useless. 45 00:09:47,508 --> 00:09:50,032 Bastiano is farther on... to the north. 46 00:09:50,743 --> 00:09:53,574 I'm surprised that a messenger doesn't know where he's going... 47 00:09:53,944 --> 00:09:58,502 I'm not a messenger, Sir. I'm going to Bastiano for my first assignment. 48 00:10:00,011 --> 00:10:04,343 Congratulations, Lieutenant. You couldn't have made a better choice. 49 00:10:05,246 --> 00:10:08,043 - Two years, I suppose. - Sir? 50 00:10:08,581 --> 00:10:12,674 That's the rule. Two years on the border count double for seniority. 51 00:10:12,749 --> 00:10:15,738 I didn't know that, Sir, and I didn't choose Bastiano. 52 00:10:16,149 --> 00:10:18,809 - No? - I was ordered there. 53 00:10:19,950 --> 00:10:23,043 That's odd... usually... 54 00:10:24,885 --> 00:10:27,250 - Give me a drink, Strauss. - Yes, sir... 55 00:10:27,419 --> 00:10:29,318 What's odd, Captain? 56 00:10:29,619 --> 00:10:32,279 There aren't many volunteers for Bastiano these days... 57 00:10:33,287 --> 00:10:36,050 That's the reason why you were ordered there, I guess. 58 00:10:39,889 --> 00:10:41,855 - Would you like to drink? -Yes, please. 59 00:10:45,157 --> 00:10:47,283 - Here... -Thank you, Captain. 60 00:10:49,425 --> 00:10:52,619 Bastiano is a dead border station... 61 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,056 - as you will see. -Thanks... 62 00:11:33,669 --> 00:11:35,329 It's alright, Lieutenant. 63 00:11:37,171 --> 00:11:39,331 It was a splinter under the hoof. 64 00:11:41,505 --> 00:11:44,962 What did the Captain mean with a "dead border station"? 65 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:50,435 A border with nothing on the other side of it. 66 00:11:54,442 --> 00:11:58,239 Beyond the fort there is a desert... 67 00:11:58,510 --> 00:12:00,704 And then... nothing. 68 00:12:02,944 --> 00:12:05,138 The Desert of the Tartars... 69 00:12:06,044 --> 00:12:10,137 They may even have crossed it, centuries ago. 70 00:12:10,846 --> 00:12:16,178 But they vanished, after destroying the ancient city. 71 00:12:17,181 --> 00:12:19,807 The desert has kept their name. 72 00:12:20,783 --> 00:12:25,945 But the older history is, the more men change it into legend. 73 00:12:26,550 --> 00:12:30,246 So, we don't know what's true and what isn't. 74 00:12:35,853 --> 00:12:38,683 I've lived at Bastiano Fort for eighteen years. 75 00:12:38,953 --> 00:12:42,012 I must say the place is more lively on the inside than you could say from here. 76 00:12:48,023 --> 00:12:50,251 I see you are in a hurry to report. 77 00:12:50,690 --> 00:12:52,179 Ride ahead... 78 00:12:53,258 --> 00:12:56,987 Go... go ahead, Lieutenant... 79 00:15:14,895 --> 00:15:16,225 Halt! 80 00:15:17,496 --> 00:15:18,826 Advance and be recognized! 81 00:15:18,896 --> 00:15:22,921 I'm Lieutenant Drogo. Assigned to Fort Bastiano. 82 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:25,357 I've come to take up my post. 83 00:15:55,639 --> 00:15:57,264 I'm Lieutenant Simeon. 84 00:15:58,006 --> 00:15:59,439 Lieutenant Drogo. 85 00:16:00,874 --> 00:16:02,671 Welcome to Bastiano. 86 00:16:03,041 --> 00:16:04,337 Thank you. 87 00:16:04,641 --> 00:16:06,005 Lazare! 88 00:16:07,409 --> 00:16:08,807 Marshal Tronk. 89 00:16:11,276 --> 00:16:13,471 Take the Lieutenant's horse. 90 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:22,575 Come with me, I'll take you to meet Major Matti. 91 00:16:22,847 --> 00:16:25,815 - Take over, Tronk. - But, we're in the middle of a training! 92 00:16:26,147 --> 00:16:27,204 So what? 93 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:31,475 In case of alarm, the commissioned officer on duty takes command. 94 00:16:31,615 --> 00:16:33,173 That's the rule, Sir. 95 00:16:33,449 --> 00:16:37,974 Yes, Tronk, that's Paragraph 3. But paragraph 12 says: 96 00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:43,512 "Guard posts not immediately exposed to attack, which is this case... 97 00:16:43,585 --> 00:16:47,542 may be placed under the command of a high-ranking non-commissioned officer". 98 00:16:47,619 --> 00:16:49,086 Any objections? 99 00:16:49,653 --> 00:16:51,177 None, Sir. 100 00:16:51,554 --> 00:16:54,351 Fine. Come with me, Lieutenant Drogo. 101 00:16:56,922 --> 00:17:01,378 It's not your fault, but you've arrived at the worst possible moment. 102 00:17:01,556 --> 00:17:02,886 I'm sorry, Sir. 103 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:06,184 Colonel, this is Lieutenant Drogo. 104 00:17:10,125 --> 00:17:13,456 I'm delighted to welcome you to Bastiano. 105 00:17:14,026 --> 00:17:20,893 The King himself has called us "the noblest guardian of His crown... 106 00:17:21,095 --> 00:17:25,927 Our regiment is an enviable assignment for an ambitious young officer. 107 00:17:26,330 --> 00:17:28,058 You'll soon see for yourself. 108 00:17:31,431 --> 00:17:32,920 I'm listening, Lieutenant... 109 00:17:37,566 --> 00:17:41,830 All positions ready to open fire 6 minutes before the general alarm. 110 00:17:42,534 --> 00:17:44,729 Six minutes, you say? 111 00:17:45,869 --> 00:17:48,858 Five minutes and 42 seconds. 112 00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:54,666 It's a pity you're leaving us, Lieutenant. As a soldier... I'll miss you. 113 00:17:55,371 --> 00:18:00,931 If I may say so... I'll miss you too, Sir. As a soldier... 114 00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:03,771 You may go... 115 00:18:12,709 --> 00:18:17,268 A fine officer. But all the same... a good riddance. 116 00:18:19,811 --> 00:18:22,971 Would you like to be introduced to His Excellency now, 117 00:18:23,245 --> 00:18:24,678 or tonight at dinner? 118 00:18:25,246 --> 00:18:28,214 Tonight at dinner, Sir. It will be an honor. 119 00:18:54,453 --> 00:18:58,353 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. My name's Rovine. I'm the doctor here. 120 00:19:01,688 --> 00:19:05,747 Your medical file just arrived on my table. Welcome to Bastiano. 121 00:19:05,890 --> 00:19:07,118 Thanks, Sir. 122 00:19:17,459 --> 00:19:22,894 Excuse me, Colonel. Let me introduce to you... Lieutenant Drogo. 123 00:19:24,861 --> 00:19:27,794 - Sir... - No, thank you. 124 00:19:36,497 --> 00:19:38,362 Don't insist, I already told you... 125 00:19:38,431 --> 00:19:40,228 You must take a decision... You're in bad shape... 126 00:19:40,366 --> 00:19:45,266 I'm stealing the Lieutenant from you. Come with me, Drogo... 127 00:19:49,967 --> 00:19:52,162 What's wrong with the Lieutenant Colonel's health? 128 00:19:52,636 --> 00:19:56,467 A glorious battle wound... from the time when there were still wars... 129 00:19:56,603 --> 00:19:59,865 Broken back... Steel corset... 130 00:20:00,104 --> 00:20:02,503 He's the only one here, who's actually been under fire. 131 00:20:02,604 --> 00:20:05,469 Why you persist? You'd be better off stationed in town. 132 00:20:08,506 --> 00:20:10,734 Oh, right, you just arrived from the city... 133 00:20:11,374 --> 00:20:12,841 help me convince him! 134 00:20:12,908 --> 00:20:16,535 - Keep out of this, Lieutenant. - Be careful, for god's sake... 135 00:20:16,608 --> 00:20:21,167 Getting involved in Rathenau's and Amerling's bickering can be dangerous! 136 00:20:38,214 --> 00:20:40,704 Sirs! His Excellency! 137 00:20:45,149 --> 00:20:48,173 Welcome back, Hortiz. I hope your travel was fine. 138 00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:49,807 Thank you, Sir. 139 00:20:50,317 --> 00:20:55,479 Dear Nathanson... General Conrad greets you. 140 00:20:55,551 --> 00:20:59,507 He would like to have your help for the maneuvers in the south. 141 00:20:59,586 --> 00:21:02,417 Please help yourself... 142 00:21:06,721 --> 00:21:08,779 Carry on... please. 143 00:21:29,894 --> 00:21:31,452 Please, Sirs... 144 00:21:47,799 --> 00:21:52,562 This is Lieutenant Drogo, Sir. He has arrived this morning. 145 00:21:54,834 --> 00:21:57,597 My papers are at the headquarters. 146 00:21:57,901 --> 00:22:00,232 I request the honor of introducing myself to you. 147 00:22:02,202 --> 00:22:04,431 My name is Jean Baptiste Drogo, 148 00:22:04,604 --> 00:22:07,935 Infantry Lieutenant on first assignment. 149 00:22:09,872 --> 00:22:11,463 Good evening, your Excellency. 150 00:22:13,839 --> 00:22:15,465 Good evening, gentlemen. 151 00:22:15,673 --> 00:22:17,663 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. 152 00:22:18,074 --> 00:22:19,972 His Excellency, the Colonel, Count of Filimore... 153 00:22:20,041 --> 00:22:23,475 commander in chief of the garrison, invites you to join us... 154 00:22:23,609 --> 00:22:25,268 Colonel Nathanson... 155 00:22:29,410 --> 00:22:32,309 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. I am in command of your company. 156 00:22:32,477 --> 00:22:34,069 Captain Hortiz... 157 00:22:37,612 --> 00:22:41,205 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. I am in command of the garrison's artillery. 158 00:22:41,347 --> 00:22:43,279 Captain Von Sern... 159 00:22:43,981 --> 00:22:47,414 We already met... I am doctor Rovine... 160 00:22:47,548 --> 00:22:49,242 Major doctor Rovine. 161 00:22:51,349 --> 00:22:54,317 I am Simeon, senior subordinate officer of the garrison. 162 00:22:54,617 --> 00:22:55,981 Lieutenant Simeon. 163 00:22:57,951 --> 00:23:00,317 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. I'm Amerling. 164 00:23:00,484 --> 00:23:01,973 Lieutenant Von Amerling... 165 00:23:02,986 --> 00:23:05,783 - Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. - Lieutenant Von Rathenau. 166 00:23:06,486 --> 00:23:09,044 I am Maude. Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. 167 00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:10,483 Lieutenant Maude... 168 00:23:11,387 --> 00:23:14,514 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. My name's Von Arnim. 169 00:23:14,622 --> 00:23:17,089 Lieutenant Von Arnim. 170 00:23:17,923 --> 00:23:20,788 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. I'm Sarteris. 171 00:23:21,257 --> 00:23:22,883 Lieutenant Sarteris. 172 00:23:24,525 --> 00:23:27,719 - Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. - Lieutenant Gothard... 173 00:23:28,292 --> 00:23:30,657 I'm second Lieutenant Morel. Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. 174 00:23:31,427 --> 00:23:33,019 Second Lieutenant Morel. 175 00:23:36,561 --> 00:23:39,926 Good evening, Lieutenant Drogo. Will you dine with us? 176 00:23:40,295 --> 00:23:44,286 Thank you, Excellency. Thank you, Sirs. I am honored. 177 00:24:26,008 --> 00:24:29,202 You can only see the desert from the advance post. 178 00:24:30,109 --> 00:24:31,768 What can you see from there? 179 00:24:32,543 --> 00:24:38,966 Stones... sand... dust... 180 00:24:40,078 --> 00:24:42,409 And almost always, mist. 181 00:24:42,979 --> 00:24:46,640 But further, to the north... You must be able to see something? 182 00:24:48,347 --> 00:24:53,305 Nothing but mist... in winter and summer. 183 00:25:02,917 --> 00:25:07,613 Still... there are some who insist... 184 00:25:08,919 --> 00:25:13,183 that they've seen riders on white horses. 185 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,117 Patrols from the North Kingdom? 186 00:25:21,955 --> 00:25:24,116 Maybe not... 187 00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:27,320 Where else could they come from? 188 00:25:28,924 --> 00:25:30,652 From the desert... 189 00:25:38,293 --> 00:25:44,524 If it were true, the General Staff would know about it... 190 00:25:44,662 --> 00:25:48,527 There are things they prefer not to talk about... 191 00:25:48,663 --> 00:25:51,631 Colonel Filimore himself, he never mentions them. 192 00:25:54,498 --> 00:25:57,465 - As for Hortiz... - Captain Hortiz? 193 00:26:00,866 --> 00:26:04,027 It happened shortly after he arrived here... 194 00:26:04,967 --> 00:26:07,730 He was in charge of the outpost. 195 00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:12,464 He suddenly spotted them... 196 00:26:14,069 --> 00:26:16,298 just at the edge of the mist... 197 00:26:18,170 --> 00:26:20,228 Hortiz saw those riders? 198 00:26:20,904 --> 00:26:22,837 He even gave the alarm... 199 00:26:24,872 --> 00:26:27,237 He had a cannon shot fired. 200 00:26:30,807 --> 00:26:32,739 A serious decision... 201 00:26:35,042 --> 00:26:38,236 An officer like Hortiz would never have done it... 202 00:26:39,576 --> 00:26:41,669 if he was not sure. 203 00:26:45,578 --> 00:26:50,603 When dawn came, the riders had disappeared... 204 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:54,372 So he was the only one who saw them. 205 00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:58,542 This morning he told me that Fort Bastiano is a "dead border station"... 206 00:26:58,914 --> 00:27:02,779 overlooking nothing. He also spoke of legends... 207 00:27:04,316 --> 00:27:07,545 But he's stayed here, waiting... 208 00:27:09,018 --> 00:27:10,814 Waiting for what? 209 00:27:11,852 --> 00:27:18,719 The enemy. May he come from the North Kingdom, or the desert... 210 00:27:20,021 --> 00:27:22,784 Hortiz may not believe so strongly, now... 211 00:27:24,088 --> 00:27:28,920 but he's waiting, just like the others... 212 00:27:39,358 --> 00:27:44,986 Calm down, Colonel... please! Try to stay calm for a moment... 213 00:27:46,094 --> 00:27:47,458 Alright, alright... 214 00:27:48,161 --> 00:27:50,219 I'll help you, don't worry! 215 00:27:51,262 --> 00:27:53,729 How can I make you an injection?! 216 00:27:54,030 --> 00:27:55,292 Calm down! 217 00:27:56,130 --> 00:27:58,722 Give me a hand! 218 00:28:01,731 --> 00:28:03,164 Hold him, hurry! 219 00:28:05,066 --> 00:28:06,623 Keep him still! 220 00:28:09,533 --> 00:28:10,897 What is he saying? 221 00:28:11,034 --> 00:28:14,093 He wants you to put your hand on his mouth... 222 00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:28,298 Keep him still! 223 00:28:59,013 --> 00:29:00,980 You can let him go, Lieutenant. 224 00:29:40,024 --> 00:29:42,821 The drug acts almost immediately. 225 00:31:15,583 --> 00:31:19,039 - I just can't believe it... - What? 226 00:31:19,150 --> 00:31:21,015 That in three days I'll be back in town... 227 00:31:23,485 --> 00:31:27,885 and I won't see this fort anymore. But you... 228 00:31:29,853 --> 00:31:32,149 You'll be seeing my family? 229 00:31:34,188 --> 00:31:37,849 Listen... if you want, I can wait for you... 230 00:31:38,155 --> 00:31:39,315 No... 231 00:31:43,857 --> 00:31:47,085 I already told you, I like Bastiano, and I feel fine. 232 00:31:55,693 --> 00:31:58,388 That's what you're going to tell my mother. 233 00:32:05,629 --> 00:32:07,187 Promise me... 234 00:32:07,729 --> 00:32:09,992 What else could I tell her, the truth? 235 00:32:10,564 --> 00:32:13,930 That for you, staying another day at Bastiano equals suicide? 236 00:32:22,867 --> 00:32:25,062 You mustn't be late. 237 00:32:28,869 --> 00:32:30,858 - Good bye. - Bye. 238 00:32:59,844 --> 00:33:00,708 Alright. 239 00:33:01,877 --> 00:33:06,141 You've been frank with me, and I'll be frank with you. 240 00:33:11,379 --> 00:33:13,142 In order to stay at Bastiano, twice a year, 241 00:33:13,214 --> 00:33:15,307 we all have to pass a medical examination 242 00:33:15,914 --> 00:33:20,178 Me... Lieutenant Colonel Nathanson... the Colonel himself... 243 00:33:20,382 --> 00:33:22,542 Everyone... it's the rule. 244 00:33:25,217 --> 00:33:31,152 When your turn comes, I promise to get you a negative report. 245 00:33:33,219 --> 00:33:36,050 You can count on me. Is that clear, Lieutenant? 246 00:33:36,186 --> 00:33:39,552 Yes, Sir. I don't know how to thank you... 247 00:33:46,590 --> 00:33:51,387 Fine... the next examination will be in four months' time. 248 00:33:52,290 --> 00:33:53,519 Four months? 249 00:33:53,591 --> 00:33:55,957 That's the best I can do, Lieutenant. 250 00:33:58,126 --> 00:34:00,786 What if I would send in an application? 251 00:34:01,060 --> 00:34:04,289 It's a risk for your career. Think about it... 252 00:34:05,061 --> 00:34:10,120 Applying for a transfer at your first assignment could harm you. 253 00:34:11,729 --> 00:34:16,323 If you follow my suggestion, you'll have time to show your value. 254 00:34:16,930 --> 00:34:19,829 Four months... that's not so bad! 255 00:34:20,298 --> 00:34:23,129 I believe you're right, Sir... 256 00:34:25,099 --> 00:34:26,862 I thank you for your advice... 257 00:34:28,033 --> 00:34:32,900 Let's keep this between you and me. 258 00:35:03,309 --> 00:35:05,640 - Good morning, Sir. - Lieutenant Drogo... 259 00:35:06,410 --> 00:35:10,207 Your platoon moved in ahead of Lieutenant Sarteris' at roll call. 260 00:35:10,278 --> 00:35:12,268 He's your senior, here. 261 00:35:12,346 --> 00:35:15,143 Lieutenant Sarteris' platoon was late, Sir... 262 00:35:15,312 --> 00:35:17,006 Don't let this happen anymore. 263 00:35:22,681 --> 00:35:25,740 Your men are well disciplined. Congratulations. 264 00:35:27,716 --> 00:35:31,207 So I'm all the more sorry you made the decision to leave us. 265 00:35:31,750 --> 00:35:33,239 Don't be surprised... 266 00:35:34,018 --> 00:35:37,280 Everybody knows about your agreement with Major Mattis. 267 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:49,218 Many young officers have come to Bastiano just like you. 268 00:35:51,756 --> 00:35:55,189 And those who have chosen to stay, don't feel inferior. 269 00:35:55,290 --> 00:35:57,484 I never thought anything like that, Sir. 270 00:35:58,024 --> 00:36:00,616 I wanted a different assignment. 271 00:36:00,791 --> 00:36:03,451 It was mere chance that I was sent here. 272 00:36:03,526 --> 00:36:06,152 And if the chance wants you to stay? 273 00:36:06,293 --> 00:36:08,658 Maybe that's what happened to me. 274 00:36:09,894 --> 00:36:14,624 It's more probable that chance had nothing to do with any of it. 275 00:36:29,566 --> 00:36:32,363 Close ranks, Lazare! Get a move on! 276 00:36:56,306 --> 00:36:58,705 - Come on, you stupid mule! - Hey, Lazare! Move on! 277 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,967 Come on, move! 278 00:37:10,777 --> 00:37:14,836 Coming off guard... To attention! 279 00:37:15,244 --> 00:37:17,109 Present arms! 280 00:37:39,617 --> 00:37:41,744 Platoon... halt! 281 00:37:42,251 --> 00:37:44,742 Turn on the right! 282 00:37:47,086 --> 00:37:49,075 Ground arms! 283 00:37:51,054 --> 00:37:55,920 Coming off guard, ground arms! Stand at ease! 284 00:37:56,155 --> 00:37:58,679 - Is this your first duty out here? - Yes. 285 00:37:58,789 --> 00:38:00,688 Rather boring, but you'll get used to it. 286 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:15,323 Night falls early, this time of year... 287 00:38:15,460 --> 00:38:19,155 Sooner or later, in this darkness, something's going to happen... 288 00:38:19,862 --> 00:38:23,454 The Colonel should be warned of the danger. 289 00:38:24,263 --> 00:38:26,229 What danger? 290 00:38:27,497 --> 00:38:30,396 You see Lieutenant Amerling's unit, over there? 291 00:38:30,598 --> 00:38:34,463 It'll be dark when they get back to the fort, like we'll do tomorrow. 292 00:38:35,465 --> 00:38:39,990 Just like you, Lieutenant Von Amerling has three different passwords. 293 00:38:40,167 --> 00:38:43,862 The one he used when he left, the one he used today... 294 00:38:43,968 --> 00:38:46,526 and the one he will need to re-enter the fort. 295 00:38:46,669 --> 00:38:50,432 Because, meanwhile, the guards will have come off duty. 296 00:38:50,937 --> 00:38:52,836 - What of it? - Well... 297 00:38:53,003 --> 00:38:57,870 Let's suppose that the only officer who knows the password falls sick... 298 00:38:58,005 --> 00:39:01,768 In that case, the returning guarding unit couldn't re-enter the fort. 299 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:05,966 Because nobody but that officer knows the password. 300 00:39:06,374 --> 00:39:10,568 - The sentries would recognize them. - In the dark? 301 00:39:11,375 --> 00:39:14,706 And what if the returning guarding unit was attacked by surprise... 302 00:39:14,776 --> 00:39:18,074 and wiped out by an enemy patrol between here and the fort? 303 00:39:18,244 --> 00:39:22,474 The enemy soldiers could put on our uniforms. 304 00:39:23,745 --> 00:39:25,109 True... 305 00:39:25,179 --> 00:39:28,703 Without the password, nobody coming from the North Valley... 306 00:39:28,780 --> 00:39:32,441 and I mean nobody, can enter the front. 307 00:39:42,951 --> 00:39:46,475 Guard! Lookout! 308 00:40:14,625 --> 00:40:15,921 Tronk! 309 00:40:17,593 --> 00:40:21,221 - Tronk! - At your orders, Sir. 310 00:40:21,794 --> 00:40:27,661 Tronk... I may be mistaken... But it seems to me that... 311 00:40:27,729 --> 00:40:30,594 - Alarm! Alarm! - Alarm! 312 00:40:30,697 --> 00:40:33,357 There's something out there, alarm! 313 00:40:36,497 --> 00:40:39,192 Take your positions! Quick! 314 00:40:41,399 --> 00:40:43,525 Back to your posts, not a sound! 315 00:40:45,234 --> 00:40:47,860 - Double the sentries, Corporal. - Yes, Sir. 316 00:40:48,001 --> 00:40:50,263 - Up to the platform! -Yes, Sir! 317 00:40:53,369 --> 00:40:56,496 - Machine guns ready! - It's vanished, now! 318 00:40:56,637 --> 00:40:59,695 - I can't see anything, now... - Machine guns ready to fire! 319 00:41:01,905 --> 00:41:03,769 They can tell, Sir... 320 00:41:05,939 --> 00:41:07,632 What do you mean? 321 00:41:08,240 --> 00:41:11,673 The horses, they can feel them coming... 322 00:41:12,841 --> 00:41:16,103 Them who? Shut up! 323 00:41:25,245 --> 00:41:27,268 From where? 324 00:41:29,212 --> 00:41:31,076 And who are they? 325 00:41:34,413 --> 00:41:40,041 There's only the desert out there... miles and miles of desert... 326 00:41:50,884 --> 00:41:52,317 Tronk... 327 00:41:55,119 --> 00:41:57,085 Would you give the alarm? 328 00:42:01,988 --> 00:42:07,445 To fire the cannon is always a serious decision... 329 00:42:07,989 --> 00:42:11,854 In a couple of minutes, the fort would be on war... 330 00:42:14,890 --> 00:42:17,823 I'd wait till dawn, Sir... 331 00:42:35,463 --> 00:42:37,555 What do you think, Tronk? 332 00:42:38,763 --> 00:42:40,924 Nothing yet, Sir. 333 00:42:42,131 --> 00:42:45,429 Ask the corporal to come here, and get back to your cannon. 334 00:42:45,532 --> 00:42:46,794 Yes, Sir. 335 00:42:48,499 --> 00:42:49,761 So... 336 00:42:52,667 --> 00:42:54,657 Now tell me what you think... 337 00:42:55,268 --> 00:42:58,827 That horse isn't from Bastiano, Sir. 338 00:42:58,969 --> 00:43:04,335 At Bastiano, maybe you haven't noticed, all the horses are black. 339 00:43:05,871 --> 00:43:07,667 So, where would it come from? 340 00:43:11,705 --> 00:43:14,172 Relieve the night guard, Corporal. 341 00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:19,436 Put three gunners at the cannon, ready to fire. 342 00:43:23,476 --> 00:43:24,772 Tronk... 343 00:43:26,709 --> 00:43:29,267 Would you advise me to give the alarm, now? 344 00:43:29,443 --> 00:43:31,467 No Sir, not yet... 345 00:43:31,877 --> 00:43:35,243 But we should be prepared to do it, any moment... 346 00:43:36,779 --> 00:43:41,508 That horse... what is the danger of a lone horse? 347 00:43:42,214 --> 00:43:44,306 It could mean that danger is on the way. 348 00:43:46,482 --> 00:43:48,346 From the North Kingdom? 349 00:43:48,482 --> 00:43:52,041 Their horsemen have never ventured into the desert... 350 00:43:52,716 --> 00:43:54,513 At least, not until now... 351 00:43:55,017 --> 00:44:00,111 Then call them with their name! I want to hear you say that word! 352 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:10,645 That horse... is a Tartar horse. 353 00:44:24,625 --> 00:44:26,648 Nothing's going to happen... 354 00:44:28,226 --> 00:44:30,091 No one's coming... 355 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:36,494 We spent the whole day staring at that horse. 356 00:44:36,662 --> 00:44:40,186 Lazare, on your post! C'mon, Lazare! 357 00:44:40,696 --> 00:44:42,685 I know how you feel, Sir... 358 00:44:42,929 --> 00:44:47,159 but the border is just below us... 359 00:44:47,498 --> 00:44:50,158 - Rules are rules. - What rules? 360 00:44:50,465 --> 00:44:53,693 That horse out there has nothing to do with your rules! 361 00:44:59,467 --> 00:45:02,765 Alright, Tronk... You're right. 362 00:45:04,468 --> 00:45:07,094 I won't send anyone to bring the horse in... 363 00:45:08,469 --> 00:45:10,960 because it's against regulations. 364 00:45:11,804 --> 00:45:14,794 Our relief will be here in an hour. 365 00:45:23,308 --> 00:45:25,104 And it will soon be dark... 366 00:45:34,810 --> 00:45:39,108 - Halt! Who's there? - Guard returning from the outpost. 367 00:45:39,178 --> 00:45:42,440 - Give the password! - "Sword and banner". 368 00:45:42,512 --> 00:45:43,910 Open the door! 369 00:46:11,119 --> 00:46:17,020 - Guard, halt! Turn on the left! - Stand at ease... 370 00:46:17,155 --> 00:46:20,145 - Tronk, call the roll and dismiss. - Yes, Sir. 371 00:46:21,489 --> 00:46:24,717 - Corporal, call the roll. - Yes, Sir. 372 00:46:26,290 --> 00:46:27,757 - Merru... - Present! 373 00:46:27,857 --> 00:46:29,290 - Sveta... - Present! 374 00:46:29,391 --> 00:46:30,858 - Vicinic... - Present! 375 00:46:30,958 --> 00:46:32,391 - Filey... - Present! 376 00:46:32,459 --> 00:46:33,926 - Fratz... - Present! 377 00:46:33,993 --> 00:46:35,460 - Haus... - Present! 378 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:37,050 Lazare... 379 00:46:37,727 --> 00:46:40,160 - Lazare! - Present... 380 00:46:40,795 --> 00:46:44,695 That horse should have been captured and examined! 381 00:46:45,595 --> 00:46:47,358 But, the regulations, Sir... 382 00:46:47,430 --> 00:46:51,091 There are situations where an officer must take responsibility. 383 00:46:52,297 --> 00:46:53,821 You may go... 384 00:47:01,433 --> 00:47:03,093 Stay here, Lieutenant... 385 00:47:07,134 --> 00:47:09,295 You behaved wisely... 386 00:47:09,502 --> 00:47:13,992 First, by not alerting the fort. Am I right, Excellency? 387 00:47:14,870 --> 00:47:18,360 It was just a horse without a horseman. 388 00:47:19,738 --> 00:47:23,433 Secondly, you followed regulations to the letter. 389 00:47:23,572 --> 00:47:25,061 I congratulate you... 390 00:47:26,773 --> 00:47:29,206 A border is a border... 391 00:47:29,841 --> 00:47:35,332 Only the Colonel could have taken the initiative to capture that horse. 392 00:47:37,242 --> 00:47:41,699 Captain, do you think that horse belonged to a military unit? 393 00:47:43,345 --> 00:47:46,972 - Answer me, Captain. - No, I don't think so, Sir. 394 00:47:48,312 --> 00:47:53,769 Still, you reckon that this incident is suspect... 395 00:47:54,081 --> 00:47:55,013 Yes, Major. 396 00:47:55,081 --> 00:47:58,514 Then why haven't you doubled the guards? 397 00:47:58,581 --> 00:48:03,175 Can't you see this is a moment in which regulations should be applied strictly? 398 00:48:12,618 --> 00:48:13,982 Come with me, Lieutenant. 399 00:48:21,754 --> 00:48:26,348 - A white horse, you said? - Yes, Your Excellency. 400 00:48:26,656 --> 00:48:28,419 Call me Colonel, please... 401 00:48:28,989 --> 00:48:30,752 I'm honored, Colonel. 402 00:48:31,423 --> 00:48:34,914 - No special marks? - No, Sir. 403 00:48:35,391 --> 00:48:36,789 And no saddle... 404 00:48:37,659 --> 00:48:41,684 - It must have gone away by now... - Probably, Colonel. 405 00:48:46,427 --> 00:48:49,952 Do you think I should have trespassed the border to catch it? 406 00:48:50,029 --> 00:48:52,961 Regulations are regulations, Lieutenant... 407 00:48:53,029 --> 00:48:55,962 It's certainly the Colonel's opinion. 408 00:48:56,864 --> 00:48:58,921 You may go now, Major... 409 00:49:11,634 --> 00:49:14,499 You must not blame yourself, Lieutenant. 410 00:49:14,835 --> 00:49:20,032 Major Mattis is right... There's nothing we can do about it. 411 00:49:34,006 --> 00:49:36,496 - Who goes there? - Private Lazare, mule driver. 412 00:49:36,574 --> 00:49:41,441 Listen, friend, I've broken regulations, try to keep it quiet... 413 00:49:41,609 --> 00:49:43,632 I'm bringing back the horse! 414 00:49:43,943 --> 00:49:46,774 Go to the entrance and give the password! 415 00:49:46,844 --> 00:49:49,607 The password?! How should I know it! 416 00:49:49,845 --> 00:49:53,176 Don't you understand, guard? Didn't you hear about the horse? 417 00:49:53,312 --> 00:49:57,576 Look, I'm bringing it in! Let me in, c'mon! 418 00:49:58,047 --> 00:50:00,979 Are you going to open up or not? 419 00:50:01,114 --> 00:50:04,980 - The password! - I told you... I don't know it! 420 00:50:05,115 --> 00:50:10,845 We surely know each other! I am Lazare! I can't see you, but... 421 00:50:12,417 --> 00:50:18,113 What are you doing? You're not going to shoot! 422 00:50:18,419 --> 00:50:20,818 No! Don't shoot! No! 423 00:50:23,620 --> 00:50:25,280 - Alarm! - Alarm! 424 00:50:25,421 --> 00:50:28,116 - Alarm! - Everybody on your posts! 425 00:50:36,456 --> 00:50:38,150 - Open the door! - You can't go out, Sir. 426 00:50:38,224 --> 00:50:39,748 Get off! 427 00:50:47,493 --> 00:50:48,823 Lazare! 428 00:52:03,513 --> 00:52:08,573 Right between the eyes. Who fired? 429 00:52:09,615 --> 00:52:11,582 Private Kupka. 430 00:52:14,816 --> 00:52:18,307 First rate shot. I trained him myself... 431 00:52:19,518 --> 00:52:23,042 - And who's this? - Private Lazare, Sir. 432 00:52:23,452 --> 00:52:24,509 A deserter... 433 00:52:24,585 --> 00:52:29,883 Being the officer on duty, it's my job to find out how the tragedy occurred. 434 00:52:30,053 --> 00:52:36,454 "Tragedy"? Stop being dramatic, Captain! 435 00:52:36,522 --> 00:52:41,218 Lazare tried to bring the horse back to the fort, Sir. 436 00:52:41,323 --> 00:52:43,255 The sentry can testify. 437 00:52:43,323 --> 00:52:48,985 Sure, he'll testify! And he'll confirm that this soldier was a traitor! 438 00:52:54,460 --> 00:52:57,655 You also have a few things to explain, Lieutenant. 439 00:52:57,795 --> 00:52:59,955 This soldier was in your unit, wasn't he? 440 00:53:00,028 --> 00:53:01,290 Yes, Sir. 441 00:53:01,362 --> 00:53:04,989 His disobedience could have caused a serious incident! 442 00:53:05,129 --> 00:53:09,359 The North Kingdom might protest for border violation! 443 00:53:09,431 --> 00:53:11,364 You can't be serious, Sir! 444 00:53:16,833 --> 00:53:19,459 Deal with this, Tronk. 445 00:53:19,534 --> 00:53:22,762 Have him buried, without honors! 446 00:53:22,934 --> 00:53:24,264 Yes, Sir. 447 00:54:07,412 --> 00:54:08,674 Marshal! 448 00:54:13,481 --> 00:54:17,039 - Order... arms. - Yes, Sir. 449 00:54:20,283 --> 00:54:24,513 Order... arms! 450 00:54:25,818 --> 00:54:28,842 Order... arms! 451 00:54:50,824 --> 00:54:54,725 Order... arms! 452 00:55:03,427 --> 00:55:06,554 Order... arms! 453 00:55:10,663 --> 00:55:14,062 Order... arms! 454 00:55:44,405 --> 00:55:46,168 What's going on? 455 00:55:51,574 --> 00:55:54,836 Tronk, I asked you what's going on! 456 00:55:54,974 --> 00:55:57,998 The third platoon refuses to obey orders, Sir... 457 00:55:58,075 --> 00:56:00,133 It's private Lazare's section. 458 00:56:00,576 --> 00:56:03,600 They refused to present arms before the flag. 459 00:56:06,578 --> 00:56:08,238 This is a mutiny... 460 00:56:22,215 --> 00:56:25,843 These men belong to your company, Captain... 461 00:56:27,116 --> 00:56:29,515 And to your platoon, Lieutenant! 462 00:56:31,218 --> 00:56:35,776 I demand a report, immediately! 463 00:56:49,455 --> 00:56:52,286 Order... arms! 464 00:57:03,159 --> 00:57:10,117 You bastards... You fucking bastards! 465 00:57:11,194 --> 00:57:14,355 You bunch of swines! Bastards! 466 00:57:15,529 --> 00:57:17,519 You bastards! 467 00:57:25,765 --> 00:57:32,359 Alright... let them stand there. Without food and water! 468 00:57:32,434 --> 00:57:34,730 As long as they refuse to obey! 469 00:57:37,902 --> 00:57:40,232 Marshal, break the ranks! 470 00:57:58,040 --> 00:58:00,530 My report, Colonel. 471 00:58:06,809 --> 00:58:09,334 What do you want from them, Major? 472 00:58:09,610 --> 00:58:14,408 First, their submission. Then, I want them severely punished. 473 00:58:24,214 --> 00:58:26,579 The dead soldier was one of them, wasn't he? 474 00:58:26,948 --> 00:58:29,574 That's no excuse, Colonel. 475 00:58:29,649 --> 00:58:34,606 Those men refused to present arms before their officers and the flag! 476 00:58:34,917 --> 00:58:37,748 And they disobeyed orders! 477 00:59:04,057 --> 00:59:07,218 Platoon... stand at attention! 478 00:59:09,059 --> 00:59:11,389 Order... arms! 479 00:59:23,830 --> 00:59:27,354 Captain Hortiz, have these men taken to their cells. 480 00:59:27,497 --> 00:59:29,555 Four days of bread and water. 481 00:59:50,803 --> 00:59:55,397 You have a heart condition, this altitude is bad for your system. 482 00:59:56,639 --> 00:59:58,731 Will that do? 483 00:59:58,805 --> 01:00:01,363 Perfect. Thank you, Doctor. 484 01:00:02,107 --> 01:00:05,506 Bastiano is probably bad for everyone. 485 01:00:06,108 --> 01:00:08,803 God himself would have troubles living here. 486 01:00:08,975 --> 01:00:11,032 You're thinking about Amerling's illness? 487 01:00:11,509 --> 01:00:14,737 Yes... Amerling's and other people's too. 488 01:00:18,844 --> 01:00:23,574 Some nasty germs have been trapped in these walls for centuries... 489 01:00:23,679 --> 01:00:26,009 There's no cure. 490 01:00:26,213 --> 01:00:29,146 And it's impossible to find its origin... 491 01:00:30,247 --> 01:00:33,408 Even the specialists in the capital weren't able find a cure. 492 01:00:38,416 --> 01:00:41,849 - You're wise to leave... - But, that's not the reason... 493 01:00:42,484 --> 01:00:44,247 I was sent here by mistake... 494 01:00:45,285 --> 01:00:49,310 Here or elsewhere... we're all somewhere by mistake. 495 01:00:50,753 --> 01:00:53,083 You're wise. If I could, I'd do the same... 496 01:00:53,287 --> 01:00:55,345 Couldn't you ask for a transfer? 497 01:00:55,887 --> 01:01:02,288 Yes, I could, of course... but I'd feel like a deserter... 498 01:01:06,790 --> 01:01:10,019 With this certificate, you can leave whenever you like. 499 01:01:10,591 --> 01:01:12,820 All you need is the General's signature... 500 01:01:13,825 --> 01:01:16,258 You're lucky, he'll be here in two weeks. 501 01:01:16,726 --> 01:01:20,921 Less than what it would take sending it to town and waiting for an answer. 502 01:01:22,761 --> 01:01:24,023 Thank you. 503 01:01:24,328 --> 01:01:27,057 - Goodbye, Lieutenant. - Goodbye. 504 01:02:20,743 --> 01:02:22,005 Touched! 505 01:02:27,545 --> 01:02:30,876 You're really good, and I'm not as young as you are. 506 01:02:30,946 --> 01:02:32,777 I ask your permission to retire. 507 01:02:33,147 --> 01:02:35,807 You don't seem tired, Captain... 508 01:02:36,981 --> 01:02:40,414 You think I can't last till the end of the match? 509 01:02:40,648 --> 01:02:44,946 I really wanted to stop, Amerling, but if you want to continue... 510 01:02:45,783 --> 01:02:47,113 Thank you, Sir. 511 01:02:53,686 --> 01:02:54,948 Thank you. 512 01:04:29,044 --> 01:04:33,637 Garrison! Stand at attention! 513 01:04:41,780 --> 01:04:44,009 On your knees! 514 01:04:48,315 --> 01:04:51,578 I'm afraid, and I place my trust in Thee, my Lord... 515 01:04:51,683 --> 01:04:54,309 O Lord, grant us peace! 516 01:04:54,417 --> 01:04:58,715 Listen to me, Lord, turn not Thy face away from me. 517 01:04:59,118 --> 01:05:02,677 Bless my soul and wash away my sins. 518 01:05:02,786 --> 01:05:05,946 Jesus, have mercy upon us. 519 01:05:06,120 --> 01:05:10,918 Saturday night, as the first day of the week was dawning... 520 01:05:10,989 --> 01:05:15,082 Mary Magdalene and the other Maria, after bought some essences... 521 01:05:15,156 --> 01:05:18,953 came to see Jesus' sepulchre to embalm him. 522 01:05:19,824 --> 01:05:23,087 And then an angel came, descending from up above... 523 01:05:23,359 --> 01:05:25,951 He knocked over the stone, and sat on it. 524 01:05:26,059 --> 01:05:30,152 He looked like a thunderbolt, and his dress was white as snow... 525 01:05:30,260 --> 01:05:35,217 The guards, frightened, fell on the ground as if they were dead. 526 01:05:35,295 --> 01:05:38,489 But the Angel smiled, and said to the women: 527 01:05:38,629 --> 01:05:43,723 "Don't be afraid, the man you are looking for, isn't here... 528 01:05:44,230 --> 01:05:48,721 He rose again from the death, on the third day, as he had foretold... 529 01:05:49,332 --> 01:05:55,892 and has gone to Galilea. You will meet him there. 530 01:06:09,137 --> 01:06:11,399 They have swords and shields... 531 01:06:14,005 --> 01:06:17,166 I'm sorry, Sir? What are you talking about? 532 01:06:17,906 --> 01:06:20,168 The horsemen in the desert. 533 01:06:20,340 --> 01:06:22,534 The men I saw once, a long time ago. 534 01:06:23,241 --> 01:06:25,173 They ride white horses. 535 01:06:25,742 --> 01:06:29,801 They don't want anyone to see their swords gleaming in the sun. 536 01:06:30,143 --> 01:06:35,907 They let them tarnish. An old warriors' trick. 537 01:06:37,111 --> 01:06:39,511 Is this what you wanted me to say? 538 01:06:39,978 --> 01:06:41,911 Why I stayed here? 539 01:06:45,313 --> 01:06:47,007 To wait for them... 540 01:07:54,499 --> 01:07:58,023 - This is Captain Hortiz... - Good evening, Captain. 541 01:07:58,199 --> 01:07:59,825 General... 542 01:07:59,900 --> 01:08:01,230 Our dear Nathanson... 543 01:08:01,300 --> 01:08:05,597 - I'm happy to see you, how is it? - Fine, Excellency, I feel better. 544 01:08:06,001 --> 01:08:09,696 - Lieutenants Von Amerling... - Sir. 545 01:08:10,569 --> 01:08:13,468 - Von Arnim... - General... 546 01:08:13,570 --> 01:08:16,196 - Maude... - Excellency. 547 01:08:17,771 --> 01:08:19,966 First lieutenant Gothard. 548 01:08:20,738 --> 01:08:22,330 I'm honored, Your Excellency. 549 01:08:24,906 --> 01:08:27,305 - Lieutenant Sarteris. - General... 550 01:08:27,707 --> 01:08:33,039 Ah, Sarteris... your mother is my wife's friend. They meet often. 551 01:08:33,275 --> 01:08:37,675 She always asks me about you, I'll tell her that we've met. 552 01:08:37,743 --> 01:08:39,607 Thank you very much, Sir. 553 01:08:41,077 --> 01:08:43,908 - Lieutenant Morel. - Good evening, Excellency. 554 01:08:44,078 --> 01:08:45,841 Good evening, Lieutenant. 555 01:08:47,845 --> 01:08:51,779 - Major Mattis. - Nice to see you. 556 01:08:51,880 --> 01:08:53,347 I'm honored. 557 01:08:54,048 --> 01:08:56,879 - Captain Von Sern... - Captain... 558 01:08:58,848 --> 01:09:01,679 - Lieutenant Simeon. - Ah, Simeon... 559 01:09:02,283 --> 01:09:05,341 I knew your father, we were together in the academy. 560 01:09:05,417 --> 01:09:06,646 I know, sir... 561 01:09:08,151 --> 01:09:11,915 - This is Lieutenant Drogo. - Lieutenant... 562 01:09:12,019 --> 01:09:14,418 You're new at Bastiano, aren't you... 563 01:09:14,919 --> 01:09:16,114 I've been here four months, Sir. 564 01:09:16,186 --> 01:09:19,313 I consider Lieutenant Drogo as one of the garrison's best officer. 565 01:09:19,387 --> 01:09:23,150 I'm not surprised, Filimore, Bastiano attracts all of our best young men. 566 01:09:23,221 --> 01:09:26,280 - I'm happy to see you here. - Dinner is served, Sirs. 567 01:09:26,423 --> 01:09:27,890 This way, Excellency. 568 01:09:29,057 --> 01:09:32,252 Good idea! This ceremony has given me appetite. 569 01:09:32,324 --> 01:09:35,552 I envy you, Filimore... you have the best garrison, the best officers... 570 01:09:35,792 --> 01:09:40,625 the finest cooks of the kingdom. I ask myself if Bastiano has a weak spot? 571 01:09:42,460 --> 01:09:47,293 Dear Colonel, I want to tell you a stow that... 572 01:10:09,068 --> 01:10:13,161 - ls something wrong, Drogo? - No doctor, nothing... 573 01:10:14,302 --> 01:10:16,701 Shall I have the General sign your certificate for you? 574 01:10:16,869 --> 01:10:18,358 No, thank you... 575 01:10:19,003 --> 01:10:21,902 Then, don't just stand there. Come and sit... 576 01:10:47,111 --> 01:10:48,635 I'm going this way... 577 01:10:51,878 --> 01:10:57,074 - This time we lost our prey, Sir. - You lost it, not me... 578 01:12:34,473 --> 01:12:39,703 Next time, Lieutenant, don't provoke me with these kinds of games. 579 01:12:40,041 --> 01:12:43,668 And don't try with others. You would lose in any case. 580 01:12:45,342 --> 01:12:47,206 Yes, until it's a game... 581 01:12:49,744 --> 01:12:53,177 Major! Look over there... 582 01:13:11,149 --> 01:13:11,979 How many are they? 583 01:13:12,516 --> 01:13:14,279 About one company, I think. 584 01:13:17,183 --> 01:13:23,744 That soldier... the one who brought that horse to our fort... 585 01:13:25,019 --> 01:13:26,815 Do you remember, Drogo? 586 01:13:27,754 --> 01:13:29,948 Yes, Colonel, I remember. 587 01:13:34,021 --> 01:13:39,581 It's too bad we never found where that horse came from... Come in, please. 588 01:13:44,557 --> 01:13:46,183 Colonel... 589 01:13:48,825 --> 01:13:50,519 Lieutenant Amerling just came back... 590 01:13:50,593 --> 01:13:54,288 He believes the enemy will be in sight in a few minutes. 591 01:13:56,927 --> 01:14:00,190 - Did you say "the enemy", Major? - Yes, Colonel. 592 01:14:00,329 --> 01:14:04,490 Those soldiers are advancing armed, according to the rules of engagement. 593 01:14:04,563 --> 01:14:06,996 They wanted to take us by surprise, after skirting the desert... 594 01:14:07,064 --> 01:14:09,793 avoiding to be seen by the outpost. 595 01:14:10,531 --> 01:14:13,328 Thank you... you may go, Major. 596 01:14:14,066 --> 01:14:19,761 Colonel, Sir... aren't you going to order a general alarm? 597 01:14:21,134 --> 01:14:26,092 Major, I appreciate your sense of duty, as always. 598 01:14:26,402 --> 01:14:31,837 Summon all the officers for the usual daily report, in 10 minutes. 599 01:14:32,070 --> 01:14:35,163 - But, Colonel... - You may go now, Major. 600 01:14:44,007 --> 01:14:46,167 Please stay, Lieutenant... 601 01:14:53,009 --> 01:14:55,476 Stay, phase... 602 01:15:01,245 --> 01:15:06,008 What's this confusion? Go back to your places! 603 01:15:06,079 --> 01:15:10,172 You've no business here! Clear the parapets! Move! 604 01:15:15,882 --> 01:15:19,713 Colonel, the officers are here to report. 605 01:15:37,854 --> 01:15:40,651 Sit down, please, Colonel Nathanson. 606 01:15:49,657 --> 01:15:51,624 Sit down, gentlemen... 607 01:15:55,592 --> 01:15:57,752 Did you want to say something, Major? 608 01:15:57,893 --> 01:16:00,986 There are more on the way, Colonel. 609 01:16:01,127 --> 01:16:05,357 They're spreading out along the border. You can see them from the window. 610 01:16:05,495 --> 01:16:07,552 No, I don't think so. 611 01:16:09,429 --> 01:16:11,293 Stay where you are, Major. 612 01:16:14,564 --> 01:16:18,657 I'll ask you to look out, if I feel it necessary. 613 01:16:32,035 --> 01:16:36,435 I'm sorry to have to say this... 614 01:16:37,336 --> 01:16:39,030 I have noticed... 615 01:16:44,438 --> 01:16:50,430 I noticed that, during the changing of the guard, some units arrive... 616 01:16:50,740 --> 01:16:52,537 without their commanding officers. 617 01:16:52,674 --> 01:16:56,301 Colonel, we're wasting valuable time! 618 01:17:06,244 --> 01:17:08,802 Lieutenant Malevic, Excellency. 619 01:17:09,012 --> 01:17:12,570 I bring a message from Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff. 620 01:17:17,447 --> 01:17:19,413 Excuse me, gentlemen... 621 01:17:51,256 --> 01:17:54,780 Thank you, Lieutenant. You must be exhausted... 622 01:17:55,157 --> 01:17:57,852 Lieutenant Von Arnim will look after you. 623 01:18:05,793 --> 01:18:07,783 Dear Officers... 624 01:18:08,394 --> 01:18:11,191 I noticed that this morning, our soldiers... 625 01:18:12,129 --> 01:18:15,391 and you too... were somewhat troubled... 626 01:18:15,563 --> 01:18:21,726 by the presence of unidentified troops spotted in the North Valley. 627 01:18:23,198 --> 01:18:27,291 The troops are from the North Kingdom, 628 01:18:28,433 --> 01:18:31,593 sent here simply to survey the border line, 629 01:18:31,733 --> 01:18:34,792 just like we did ourselves a few years ago. 630 01:18:37,235 --> 01:18:38,565 Good... 631 01:18:39,136 --> 01:18:43,763 The units in question will not come to our fort. 632 01:18:46,537 --> 01:18:48,402 They won't. 633 01:18:48,872 --> 01:18:55,466 They'll break up in small groups over the mountains, to carry on their mission 634 01:18:58,441 --> 01:19:01,567 This is what the Chief of the General Staff told me in his message. 635 01:19:03,042 --> 01:19:08,374 He also asked me to organize an expedition without any delay... 636 01:19:08,910 --> 01:19:15,003 to establish the border line on our side, along one mountain area... 637 01:19:16,079 --> 01:19:19,068 that hasn't been surveyed yet. 638 01:19:23,447 --> 01:19:28,439 I don't need to add that it would be best if we reached first... 639 01:19:28,582 --> 01:19:34,278 to the north brink, to take its possession, without any incident. 640 01:19:36,884 --> 01:19:40,909 Colonel, as the only engineer co-officer of this garrison... 641 01:19:40,985 --> 01:19:44,112 I ask authorization to command the expedition. 642 01:19:44,353 --> 01:19:48,911 Yes, of course. Pick the men you need and leave at dawn. 643 01:19:49,521 --> 01:19:52,250 Have them take warm clothing. 644 01:19:56,957 --> 01:19:59,549 Dear gentlemen, you can leave... 645 01:21:05,241 --> 01:21:07,709 You're going to have a hard time walking in those things. 646 01:21:08,408 --> 01:21:10,773 I wouldn't want to stop because of stupid reasons... 647 01:21:10,976 --> 01:21:13,137 They're going to hurt, you'll see. 648 01:22:56,803 --> 01:22:58,998 - Sergeant! - Yes, Sir. 649 01:23:01,472 --> 01:23:05,064 - We'll camp here. - Platoon, halt! 650 01:23:05,239 --> 01:23:07,468 Have the first unit set up their tents. 651 01:23:09,007 --> 01:23:11,475 The men who will go on top can rest. 652 01:23:11,641 --> 01:23:12,938 Yes, Sir. 653 01:23:15,309 --> 01:23:17,935 Sergeant, set up the tents and discharge the mules... 654 01:23:18,010 --> 01:23:18,805 Hey, you... 655 01:23:18,876 --> 01:23:21,707 light the fire, and distribute the meals. 656 01:23:24,411 --> 01:23:26,605 I see you're in good shape. 657 01:23:26,845 --> 01:23:29,312 I feel very well, thank you, Sir... 658 01:23:29,545 --> 01:23:32,843 It's a pity we don't come up here more often. Wonderful place. 659 01:23:33,014 --> 01:23:35,845 In that case, you can come with me on the climb. 660 01:23:36,314 --> 01:23:38,645 That's what you want the most, isn't it? 661 01:23:39,749 --> 01:23:41,647 I wasn't expecting such an honor. 662 01:23:41,782 --> 01:23:46,580 Don't ever loose the contact with the fellow that's towards you. 663 01:23:49,318 --> 01:23:53,309 If you're left behind, fire 3 shots. 664 01:23:53,686 --> 01:23:56,948 We'll stop and fire more shots, so you can reach us. 665 01:23:57,186 --> 01:24:03,053 No matter what, you mustn't put off your gloves! 666 01:24:03,955 --> 01:24:05,718 You, cover up your head! 667 01:24:18,859 --> 01:24:22,157 Platoon... stand to attention! 668 01:24:30,195 --> 01:24:33,026 Twenty soldiers and two officers, Sir. 669 01:24:34,863 --> 01:24:38,024 - Alright, Lieutenant. - Godspeed, Major. 670 01:25:03,038 --> 01:25:04,368 Goodbye, Drogo. 671 01:25:06,004 --> 01:25:07,334 Goodbye. 672 01:25:23,143 --> 01:25:26,872 - With God's help... let's go... - Platoon, form a line... 673 01:25:26,944 --> 01:25:29,468 Go, ahead! 674 01:27:16,672 --> 01:27:21,402 I wish I could go with you to Amerling's family, to tell his mother that... 675 01:27:23,075 --> 01:27:25,371 I'm sure you'll find the right words. 676 01:27:28,276 --> 01:27:30,572 Will you come back to the fort, Drogo? 677 01:27:32,077 --> 01:27:33,771 I don't know, Captain... 678 01:27:35,644 --> 01:27:39,044 I asked for a permit. I'll go see the General. 679 01:28:05,019 --> 01:28:06,315 See you... 680 01:29:13,304 --> 01:29:16,635 This is unheard of! You can't ask me to leave the fort! 681 01:29:17,305 --> 01:29:20,397 I'm not asking you, Major. I have made my decision. 682 01:29:20,839 --> 01:29:23,465 It's not regulation... only the General can... 683 01:29:23,539 --> 01:29:28,497 The General promised me that he'd give you a splendid assignment, 684 01:29:29,074 --> 01:29:35,771 where your remarkable ability to command, will be appreciated. 685 01:29:35,943 --> 01:29:40,104 I'm surprised by your sudden interest in me, Colonel... 686 01:29:41,144 --> 01:29:46,943 And I am not. I've always appreciated your devotion to duty... 687 01:29:47,079 --> 01:29:49,136 But I don't belong to your world, isn't it? 688 01:29:49,213 --> 01:29:51,146 Tell me the truth! 689 01:29:51,314 --> 01:29:55,214 You've never considered me equal to the officers of your class. 690 01:29:55,382 --> 01:30:00,373 You just put up with me, and you know why! 691 01:30:00,750 --> 01:30:05,343 You let me handle the jobs you didn't want to touch yourself. 692 01:30:06,751 --> 01:30:10,014 But you never had anything but contempt for me! 693 01:30:10,885 --> 01:30:15,115 It's because of Amerling, that you're asking for my leaving... 694 01:30:17,720 --> 01:30:20,517 You hold me responsible for his death! 695 01:30:27,356 --> 01:30:31,756 You're the one who feels like that, and you're pleased by this thought. 696 01:30:32,225 --> 01:30:33,850 You're quite mistaken! 697 01:30:36,159 --> 01:30:37,489 No... 698 01:30:39,227 --> 01:30:42,888 You had nothing to do with the death of Count Von Amerling. 699 01:30:44,061 --> 01:30:45,425 Nothing! 700 01:30:46,995 --> 01:30:53,054 It's something you can't understand. It's beyond what you are... 701 01:30:55,064 --> 01:30:58,395 beyond anything you will ever be! 702 01:31:05,166 --> 01:31:08,725 Here is your promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. 703 01:31:09,035 --> 01:31:10,967 I congratulate you... 704 01:31:59,614 --> 01:32:02,207 Lieutenant Drogo? The General's waiting for you. 705 01:32:13,052 --> 01:32:14,950 I'm Lieutenant Drogo, Sir. 706 01:32:19,620 --> 01:32:22,882 Bastiano... yes, sure! 707 01:32:23,020 --> 01:32:25,010 Please, come in and sit down. 708 01:32:26,388 --> 01:32:30,720 You are from the fort that gave us plenty of troubles... 709 01:32:30,856 --> 01:32:33,255 over that border matter. 710 01:32:34,323 --> 01:32:37,847 His Highness accepts no compromise about the empire's integrity. 711 01:32:38,058 --> 01:32:41,686 A mountain peak is a mountain peak. And that Lieutenant... 712 01:32:41,758 --> 01:32:43,657 Von Amerling, Sir. 713 01:32:44,093 --> 01:32:45,957 Count Peter Von Amerling... 714 01:32:46,727 --> 01:32:51,718 His stubbornness lost us a mountain peak! 715 01:32:52,028 --> 01:32:55,291 Sir, Von Amerling is the one who died... 716 01:32:55,629 --> 01:32:58,255 Ah, is that so? 717 01:32:59,830 --> 01:33:01,695 So... please, sit down... 718 01:33:02,597 --> 01:33:07,122 In any case, the whole business made a bad impression. 719 01:33:08,132 --> 01:33:10,031 Enough of that! 720 01:33:10,233 --> 01:33:12,825 You're here because you want a new assignment, aren't you? 721 01:33:16,635 --> 01:33:19,068 Bring me the file of Lieutenant... Uh, what's your name? 722 01:33:19,135 --> 01:33:21,193 - Drogo. - Drogo! 723 01:33:24,203 --> 01:33:28,933 You would like to get an assignment in town, I suppose. 724 01:33:29,305 --> 01:33:33,296 - Yes, Sir, if it can be arranged... - Sure! Why not... 725 01:33:34,706 --> 01:33:37,934 Do you know Bastiano's weak point, Lieutenant? 726 01:33:38,507 --> 01:33:40,940 No, Sir, I have no idea... 727 01:33:43,341 --> 01:33:45,365 There are too many men... 728 01:33:47,743 --> 01:33:50,073 That's the weak point, too many of 'em... 729 01:33:50,243 --> 01:33:56,110 That's why it was decided to reduce its troops. 730 01:33:57,145 --> 01:34:01,602 - Reduce the troops at Bastiano? - You didn't know? 731 01:34:03,247 --> 01:34:04,372 No, Sir... 732 01:34:04,448 --> 01:34:08,006 I can't seem to find your transfer application... 733 01:34:08,315 --> 01:34:10,543 - I didn't make an official request... - So? 734 01:34:10,615 --> 01:34:14,879 But I think this paper will do... 735 01:34:15,716 --> 01:34:18,047 It's a medical certificate, Sir. 736 01:34:18,451 --> 01:34:23,010 Oh, well, if it's a medical certificate, I understand... 737 01:34:24,219 --> 01:34:28,483 And I also see it was made out a long time ago! 738 01:34:30,288 --> 01:34:33,846 Not that I doubt its validity, but it's a bit too old... 739 01:34:34,522 --> 01:34:37,114 That's quite unpleasant... 740 01:34:44,424 --> 01:34:46,152 If your health was so bad... 741 01:34:49,959 --> 01:34:51,517 that it didn't allow you to stay... 742 01:34:51,927 --> 01:34:57,918 to stay in Bastiano, then why didn't you leave the fort? 743 01:34:58,995 --> 01:35:03,054 But, I was assured that... 744 01:35:03,130 --> 01:35:06,290 You will return to the fort, Lieutenant... 745 01:35:06,430 --> 01:35:10,386 to settle this problem. That is, if you're still in poor health. 746 01:35:11,465 --> 01:35:17,195 Wouldn't be easier for me to make a normal application for transfer? 747 01:35:17,266 --> 01:35:21,598 No, Lieutenant. That was possible before, but not now... 748 01:35:21,801 --> 01:35:23,858 We're reducing the staff at Bastiano, 749 01:35:24,135 --> 01:35:31,900 we'll give preference to officers who have made regular applications. 750 01:35:32,537 --> 01:35:35,561 But when, Sir? I never heard it mentioned. 751 01:35:36,138 --> 01:35:38,128 How should I know? 752 01:35:39,940 --> 01:35:46,739 You wouldn't dare to ask me for some favoritism, would you? 753 01:35:47,007 --> 01:35:48,735 No, Sir. 754 01:35:50,342 --> 01:35:51,831 Goodbye, my friend. 755 01:35:56,710 --> 01:35:58,973 Keep me informed... 756 01:35:59,711 --> 01:36:05,441 C'mon, I may seem severe, but I like receiving young officers... 757 01:36:06,113 --> 01:36:11,207 At your age, an occasional scolding doesn't do any harm... 758 01:36:12,081 --> 01:36:13,514 Goodbye, Lieutenant... 759 01:38:30,484 --> 01:38:34,146 Platoon... turn left! 760 01:38:36,753 --> 01:38:38,810 Close the ranks! 761 01:38:51,257 --> 01:38:54,247 - Welcome back, Lieutenant. - Are you leaving, Tronk? 762 01:38:54,491 --> 01:38:57,151 No, Lieutenant. I'm staying... 763 01:39:47,472 --> 01:39:48,870 Colonel, Sir... 764 01:39:53,940 --> 01:39:55,997 Drogo... you came back... 765 01:40:02,808 --> 01:40:04,468 My little private space... 766 01:40:05,643 --> 01:40:09,873 As time goes by, we accumulate things without realizing, until the day... 767 01:40:11,678 --> 01:40:13,202 Follow me, Drogo... 768 01:40:14,179 --> 01:40:17,578 The General told me about a reduction of the strength... 769 01:40:18,513 --> 01:40:21,969 I didn't expect it to be so severe... or that you'd be leaving too, Sir. 770 01:40:22,114 --> 01:40:23,603 Neither did I... 771 01:40:24,148 --> 01:40:28,479 It took everyone by surprise... Usually things proceed... 772 01:40:29,149 --> 01:40:31,082 more slowly. 773 01:40:31,750 --> 01:40:34,149 Do you know why the General Staff has called you back, Sir? 774 01:40:34,217 --> 01:40:39,379 No, they probably think I've been here long enough... 775 01:40:40,085 --> 01:40:42,108 that I'm too old. 776 01:40:43,452 --> 01:40:46,511 It's up to you to take my place, my young friend... 777 01:40:48,621 --> 01:40:52,316 Will you do me the honor of having a last drink together? 778 01:40:52,389 --> 01:40:54,583 Of course, Sir. I'd be delighted. 779 01:40:55,490 --> 01:40:59,980 I was afraid I wouldn't have the chance of bidding farewell to you... 780 01:41:03,025 --> 01:41:05,492 - Here it is... cheers. - Thank you. 781 01:41:11,661 --> 01:41:14,424 You wanted to leave too, didn't you? 782 01:41:15,728 --> 01:41:18,320 There's been a misunderstanding regarding my file. 783 01:41:18,862 --> 01:41:22,455 - I hope my command is not responsible... - I'm the only one to blame. 784 01:41:22,530 --> 01:41:26,020 Would you like me to put in a word, to speed things up for you? 785 01:41:26,097 --> 01:41:33,192 I thank you, Colonel, but I don't mind staying a while longer at the fort. 786 01:41:33,999 --> 01:41:38,627 - Hortiz will be happy to have you. - Captain Hortiz is staying? 787 01:41:38,734 --> 01:41:43,327 Major Hortiz... he's replacing me as commander of Fort Bastiano. 788 01:41:44,203 --> 01:41:46,000 It was my wish... 789 01:41:50,170 --> 01:41:53,570 If you'll excuse me, I still have a great deal to do... 790 01:41:55,406 --> 01:41:58,703 I won't be coming to the refectory again. 791 01:42:00,440 --> 01:42:02,372 Take care of yourself, my friend... 792 01:42:03,941 --> 01:42:06,601 - Sir... - Goodbye. 793 01:42:35,816 --> 01:42:37,782 Ah, you came back... 794 01:42:38,550 --> 01:42:39,983 What is it? 795 01:42:40,750 --> 01:42:46,310 - You don't seem pleased to see me... - I just thought you'd never come back. 796 01:42:48,786 --> 01:42:53,619 - Any news, down there? - Nothing, as usual. 797 01:42:59,089 --> 01:43:04,216 - May I have it back? I must go... - Please, just one moment... 798 01:43:07,491 --> 01:43:12,926 - What are you looking at?! - Nothing in particular... 799 01:43:13,726 --> 01:43:16,625 - Listen, they're waiting for me, I must.. - There's a light, down there! 800 01:43:17,393 --> 01:43:20,326 A light?! What are you talking about? Have you gone crazy? 801 01:43:20,394 --> 01:43:24,328 There isn't just one light, there are three... four... no, five! 802 01:43:24,395 --> 01:43:26,725 Oh, come on... that's absurd! 803 01:43:26,796 --> 01:43:29,025 Then look... look over there! 804 01:43:29,331 --> 01:43:33,196 Look at them, in between those mountains... over there! 805 01:43:37,366 --> 01:43:40,958 Don't tell me you don't see anything! I wouldn't believe you! 806 01:43:42,400 --> 01:43:47,425 I discovered them 3 weeks ago... I was waiting to tell you... 807 01:43:48,768 --> 01:43:50,064 Why? 808 01:43:51,302 --> 01:43:54,326 I was afraid you wouldn't believe me, and laugh at the idea... 809 01:43:55,670 --> 01:43:58,137 So you don't have to tell anybody about it! 810 01:43:58,605 --> 01:44:00,663 The lights are there, everyone can see them! 811 01:44:00,738 --> 01:44:04,468 No, not without a special field glass like this... 812 01:44:04,573 --> 01:44:07,302 We should tell Hortiz, at least! 813 01:44:07,374 --> 01:44:08,670 No... 814 01:44:10,708 --> 01:44:12,471 They would cancel the departures... 815 01:44:13,008 --> 01:44:15,601 You can't imagine how many of them would take advantage... 816 01:44:16,643 --> 01:44:19,110 of this opportunity to stay! 817 01:44:20,143 --> 01:44:22,076 What opportunity? 818 01:44:22,644 --> 01:44:29,046 If something finally happens, the fewer of us, the better! 819 01:44:29,646 --> 01:44:31,409 What are you saying?! 820 01:44:35,815 --> 01:44:37,804 It's probably a nomads' camp. 821 01:44:38,515 --> 01:44:40,073 No... 822 01:44:43,283 --> 01:44:47,444 They would move. In three weeks time the lights would have vanished. 823 01:44:48,618 --> 01:44:53,485 It seems like a construction site... they're building a road. 824 01:44:57,354 --> 01:45:01,083 A road? In the desert? 825 01:45:01,722 --> 01:45:05,314 Who could they be? And what would be the use of it? 826 01:45:05,456 --> 01:45:10,515 To reach us faster. To transport heavy weapons... like cannons! 827 01:45:10,657 --> 01:45:13,818 Cannons across the desert? Listen, Simeon... 828 01:45:15,092 --> 01:45:18,185 - Do you really believe that? - Think what you like! 829 01:45:19,159 --> 01:45:22,854 But don't tell a soul! Is it clear? 830 01:45:23,394 --> 01:45:26,952 Ok, I believe it's best not to. But leave me your field glass, will you? 831 01:46:13,707 --> 01:46:17,038 Colonel... would you do us the honor of presiding at our table? 832 01:46:39,214 --> 01:46:40,908 Sit down, gentlemen... 833 01:46:44,482 --> 01:46:45,778 Thank you... 834 01:46:51,017 --> 01:46:53,746 I beg your pardon for being late... 835 01:47:21,558 --> 01:47:23,957 What are you looking at, Lieutenant? 836 01:47:32,194 --> 01:47:38,458 And what are you and Captain Simeon plotting together? 837 01:47:40,697 --> 01:47:42,357 A secret... 838 01:47:43,731 --> 01:47:46,255 that has become too heavy for us. 839 01:47:47,132 --> 01:47:50,827 We were planning to tell you, of course... 840 01:47:52,233 --> 01:47:56,031 but we wanted to be certain. 841 01:47:58,068 --> 01:48:00,035 Certain of what? 842 01:48:03,603 --> 01:48:07,127 Here... look for yourself, Major. 843 01:48:08,470 --> 01:48:11,631 There, straight that way... 844 01:48:34,244 --> 01:48:37,109 What was I supposed to see, Lieutenant? 845 01:48:37,912 --> 01:48:42,073 But, Sir, those dim lights... Straight in front of us... 846 01:48:42,180 --> 01:48:44,738 I don't know what you're talking about... 847 01:48:46,248 --> 01:48:49,180 I didn't see a thing. Nothing at all... 848 01:48:51,416 --> 01:48:53,144 Absolutely nothing. 849 01:48:56,083 --> 01:48:58,073 Listen... 850 01:49:00,318 --> 01:49:05,310 I don't want a rumor, based on an optical illusion... 851 01:49:06,053 --> 01:49:08,111 to spread in the fort. 852 01:49:09,287 --> 01:49:13,585 In the past, irresponsibility damaged the reputation of this fort. 853 01:49:14,088 --> 01:49:17,249 I know... but, Sir... this time... 854 01:49:17,323 --> 01:49:19,221 Is that clear, Lieutenant? 855 01:49:24,191 --> 01:49:26,089 Yes, Major, Sir. 856 01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:37,726 I have just received your promotion to the rank of Captain. 857 01:49:38,928 --> 01:49:41,054 Congratulations... 858 01:49:51,098 --> 01:49:55,157 - Anything else, Captain? - No, you may go... 859 01:50:13,071 --> 01:50:16,766 He says they're advancing, but they're still invisible to the naked eye... 860 01:50:16,905 --> 01:50:20,896 I can't understand it... Maybe they're having some problem. 861 01:50:20,972 --> 01:50:24,928 Maybe they don't want to alarm us by coming too fast... 862 01:50:25,007 --> 01:50:28,031 They're pretending the road is of no great importance. 863 01:50:29,241 --> 01:50:34,903 Yes... of course! That must be it! Yes! 864 01:50:36,010 --> 01:50:42,002 They hope that in time, the lights and the road will seem normal to us. 865 01:50:42,112 --> 01:50:46,238 And the proof is Hortiz's attitude. He never mentions it, he's not worried... 866 01:50:52,114 --> 01:50:53,706 Who's on guard at the outpost? 867 01:50:53,781 --> 01:50:57,476 Sarteris, but with his field glass he can't see them. 868 01:50:57,982 --> 01:51:01,176 I don't trust Sarteris, I don't trust anybody... 869 01:51:09,685 --> 01:51:13,142 - Are you sure they're coming toward us? - Absolutely. 870 01:51:15,387 --> 01:51:22,311 I've got two points of reference. I can't be wrong... it's impossible. 871 01:51:29,691 --> 01:51:31,089 Stay down... 872 01:51:31,958 --> 01:51:34,425 Come on, cover yourself... 873 01:51:36,959 --> 01:51:39,892 Ok? I'm going... 874 01:51:48,363 --> 01:51:53,024 It could take them years... 875 01:51:56,131 --> 01:51:57,620 Years? 876 01:52:00,866 --> 01:52:02,196 Yes... 877 01:52:03,233 --> 01:52:06,825 Haven't you noticed how Hortiz has aged? 878 01:52:11,535 --> 01:52:14,695 The commanding officer of this fort, request that... 879 01:52:14,802 --> 01:52:17,929 all officers and soldiers of this garrison... 880 01:52:18,070 --> 01:52:24,493 ignore the rumors about an impending invasion of our borders. 881 01:52:25,739 --> 01:52:28,434 Therefore, any officer on duty will verify... 882 01:52:28,706 --> 01:52:31,571 that guards and sentries on duty at the outpost... 883 01:52:31,707 --> 01:52:35,538 use only regular optical field glasses. 884 01:52:41,143 --> 01:52:42,701 Go on, Captain... 885 01:52:46,244 --> 01:52:52,270 Therefore, anyone possessing irregular optical instruments... 886 01:52:52,413 --> 01:52:57,176 which often cause mistaken evaluations... 887 01:52:57,381 --> 01:53:00,110 will immediately surrender such instruments. 888 01:53:00,682 --> 01:53:05,309 An officer will confiscate them and keep them in a safe place. 889 01:53:11,051 --> 01:53:12,449 Missed! 890 01:53:21,620 --> 01:53:24,020 I can't understand why Hortiz gave that order. 891 01:53:24,287 --> 01:53:26,084 What does it matter, now? 892 01:53:27,455 --> 01:53:30,753 Nobody really believes in the road's existence... 893 01:53:33,357 --> 01:53:34,755 Not even I... 894 01:53:35,124 --> 01:53:37,819 What do you mean, "not even I"? 895 01:54:08,066 --> 01:54:09,362 Bulls eye! 896 01:54:11,000 --> 01:54:13,592 I hope you didn't turn in your field glass... 897 01:54:13,934 --> 01:54:16,526 What else was I supposed to do? It was an order! 898 01:54:17,902 --> 01:54:20,426 Without it, we won't see them anymore! 899 01:54:20,970 --> 01:54:26,598 See what? Who? You just won't see that far, that's all. 900 01:54:35,707 --> 01:54:37,037 Come in... 901 01:54:41,175 --> 01:54:44,870 - Were you looking for me, Sir? - Yes. Would you have tea with me? 902 01:54:44,942 --> 01:54:48,240 Of course, Sir... with pleasure. 903 01:54:57,045 --> 01:54:59,569 I have made the decision to abandon the outpost. 904 01:55:04,081 --> 01:55:06,071 May I ask why, Colonel? 905 01:55:06,415 --> 01:55:09,906 I haven't enough men to keep a permanent guard out there. 906 01:55:10,182 --> 01:55:15,015 But, it's the only place from which we can have advance warning... 907 01:55:15,084 --> 01:55:16,778 That's enough, Drogo. 908 01:55:21,652 --> 01:55:23,278 I've had enough... 909 01:55:24,887 --> 01:55:28,013 Nothing you can say will make any difference. 910 01:55:31,288 --> 01:55:33,255 I already signed the order. 911 01:55:34,623 --> 01:55:36,316 Excuse me, Colonel... 912 01:55:36,656 --> 01:55:39,123 I can't understand what's happening here... 913 01:55:39,223 --> 01:55:41,713 You can't give an order like this... 914 01:55:51,660 --> 01:55:55,287 An inspection guard will be sent there every ten days. 915 01:55:56,694 --> 01:55:58,855 I place you in command of it. 916 01:56:42,940 --> 01:56:47,340 Company! Stand at attention! 917 01:56:48,675 --> 01:56:51,301 Present arms! 918 01:57:01,279 --> 01:57:03,007 For Colonel Hortiz... 919 01:57:03,179 --> 01:57:08,705 - Hip, hip, hip... - Hurrah! 920 01:57:53,226 --> 01:57:56,057 Do I have your permission to enter the refectory hall? 921 01:57:58,893 --> 01:58:00,360 You're welcome, Colonel... 922 01:58:07,796 --> 01:58:11,252 Would you like anything? May I serve you? 923 01:58:12,364 --> 01:58:13,797 Just a coffee... 924 01:58:42,839 --> 01:58:44,499 Where have you been assigned? 925 01:58:47,173 --> 01:58:49,004 I'm going nowhere, Drogo... 926 01:58:52,374 --> 01:58:55,069 Things will be different here, from now on... 927 01:58:57,976 --> 01:59:00,170 It would be better for me to leave... 928 01:59:01,211 --> 01:59:02,609 Why? 929 01:59:03,411 --> 01:59:09,608 You're second in command now, in a few years, you'll take Simeon's place. 930 01:59:15,647 --> 01:59:18,478 But still, nothing will happen... 931 01:59:20,615 --> 01:59:24,572 - Do you really have to leave? - I received orders... 932 01:59:26,283 --> 01:59:30,649 And obeying is the thing I did best in my life... 933 01:59:57,525 --> 02:00:00,515 I hope you'll be in command of the fort, when the enemy will attack... 934 02:00:00,593 --> 02:00:02,492 and I know it will. 935 02:00:03,460 --> 02:00:06,223 Even if I was ordered to ignore it. 936 02:00:06,994 --> 02:00:09,893 What nonsense, and what disregard... 937 02:00:12,129 --> 02:00:15,027 I might have been useful in wartime... 938 02:00:15,897 --> 02:00:20,990 I'm so regretful... I waited for such a long time... 939 02:00:22,699 --> 02:00:24,756 without knowing why... 940 02:00:52,473 --> 02:00:55,566 I'm glad you kept me company this far... 941 02:00:56,241 --> 02:00:58,038 Now you must go back... 942 02:01:00,342 --> 02:01:02,309 Have we ever shaken hands? 943 02:01:04,309 --> 02:01:06,640 Never, Sir... 944 02:03:25,647 --> 02:03:27,239 Go away! Go! 945 02:04:58,872 --> 02:05:04,204 Drink this, Captain. It's freezing on this platform, at night. 946 02:05:04,273 --> 02:05:05,671 Come on, take it. 947 02:05:08,708 --> 02:05:12,471 I'll have your horse saddled... let's go back... 948 02:06:32,730 --> 02:06:36,186 - Are you certain? - Absolutely, Major. 949 02:06:36,598 --> 02:06:38,860 Sergeant Tronk saw them too... 950 02:06:48,001 --> 02:06:49,399 The cannon... 951 02:06:50,401 --> 02:06:52,027 My God, the cannon... 952 02:06:53,502 --> 02:06:57,436 So... it's finally happening... what do I have to do?! 953 02:06:59,103 --> 02:07:00,536 I can't... 954 02:07:03,105 --> 02:07:04,367 They fired the cannon... 955 02:07:07,405 --> 02:07:09,498 Tronk ordered to fire the cannon... 956 02:07:46,617 --> 02:07:49,414 The Tartars! They're coming! 957 02:07:49,817 --> 02:07:53,251 Did you hear that, Sir? The enemy's coming towards the fort! 958 02:08:28,361 --> 02:08:30,657 - You're improved since tonight. - Oh, yes... 959 02:08:31,261 --> 02:08:35,092 - I want to get up... - I wouldn't advise that. 960 02:08:35,795 --> 02:08:42,322 Come on, Rovine, haven't you heard... the enemy is advancing... 961 02:08:42,564 --> 02:08:45,862 Yes, battalions and battalions! 962 02:08:46,065 --> 02:08:48,464 And you want to keep me in bed? 963 02:08:48,532 --> 02:08:50,897 I haven't decided this by myself... 964 02:08:51,266 --> 02:08:55,166 What do you mean? Who took this decision? 965 02:08:57,202 --> 02:09:00,260 You ought to rest for a day or two... 966 02:09:01,969 --> 02:09:05,130 Major Simeon wants you to stay in your room. 967 02:09:06,137 --> 02:09:07,467 Simeon? 968 02:09:08,804 --> 02:09:13,637 He came to see you last night, he didn't think you looked well. 969 02:09:15,073 --> 02:09:16,903 He should mind his business! 970 02:09:19,474 --> 02:09:21,168 Have they sent a messenger to town? 971 02:09:21,308 --> 02:09:24,241 Sergeant Lobis left after the first cannon shot... 972 02:09:24,476 --> 02:09:27,841 By now, the General Staff should have been informed. 973 02:09:27,909 --> 02:09:29,205 Damn it! 974 02:09:30,310 --> 02:09:32,175 Will you let me know what's happening? 975 02:09:33,544 --> 02:09:36,943 Remember that I'm second in command at Bastiano! 976 02:09:37,812 --> 02:09:39,210 - What are you doing?! - Sir... 977 02:09:39,346 --> 02:09:41,779 Stay calm, come on! 978 02:09:42,247 --> 02:09:44,043 Don' t be agitated, come on... 979 02:09:49,181 --> 02:09:51,547 Come on, stay calm... 980 02:09:56,517 --> 02:09:58,211 Go to hell, Rovine... 981 02:09:59,885 --> 02:10:03,318 Leave me... leave me alone... 982 02:10:10,921 --> 02:10:13,649 The cannons are in sight... 983 02:10:14,355 --> 02:10:16,288 What is he saying? Rovine! 984 02:10:18,089 --> 02:10:20,182 I'm sorry, my friend... 985 02:10:21,724 --> 02:10:24,918 It's not your fault that I fell ill in a moment like this. 986 02:10:27,425 --> 02:10:29,290 Maybe you're right... 987 02:10:31,459 --> 02:10:33,324 Without any doubts, in fact. 988 02:10:44,363 --> 02:10:47,296 You'll make it, I know... 989 02:10:50,298 --> 02:10:54,254 - Call Kreysky... - He's on guard duty, Captain... 990 02:10:54,333 --> 02:11:00,961 Everyone's been mobilized... except me! They say I'm too old... 991 02:11:01,734 --> 02:11:04,258 Please, help me... 992 02:12:14,820 --> 02:12:18,379 Ah, Drogo... I looked all over for you... 993 02:12:19,321 --> 02:12:22,516 I didn't know what to do. Decisions have to be made, and... 994 02:12:22,890 --> 02:12:26,619 It seems you already made them without me... 995 02:12:28,624 --> 02:12:32,854 Of course, I had to. I intended to tell you, anyway. 996 02:12:33,892 --> 02:12:35,359 Do you feel better now? 997 02:12:36,893 --> 02:12:39,952 Yes... I'm fit for duty. 998 02:12:41,928 --> 02:12:46,987 I'm glad to hear it. I sent a messenger asking for two regiments. 999 02:12:47,063 --> 02:12:49,462 What if the enemy attacks before they arrive? 1000 02:12:49,530 --> 02:12:51,929 I've concentrated the artillery here at the outpost... 1001 02:12:52,164 --> 02:12:53,824 to hit them from the side. 1002 02:12:54,131 --> 02:12:56,723 Isn't it dangerous to weaken the fort? 1003 02:12:57,565 --> 02:13:01,294 Not at all... I hope you agree. 1004 02:13:11,335 --> 02:13:14,893 We'll open fire only when we're attacked, not before. 1005 02:13:15,770 --> 02:13:17,328 Why not? 1006 02:13:20,137 --> 02:13:25,368 They could be... provoking us. 1007 02:13:25,473 --> 02:13:29,566 Nonsense! No one sends out a whole army for provocation... 1008 02:14:03,716 --> 02:14:05,809 Is it really an army? 1009 02:14:08,017 --> 02:14:09,347 Yes... 1010 02:14:11,784 --> 02:14:13,751 Look for yourself... 1011 02:14:31,123 --> 02:14:32,521 Take this... 1012 02:14:43,193 --> 02:14:44,921 Are they easy to see? 1013 02:14:46,527 --> 02:14:47,721 Yes... 1014 02:14:48,561 --> 02:14:51,529 Their vanguard is in full sight. 1015 02:14:52,962 --> 02:14:54,395 Look... 1016 02:15:07,266 --> 02:15:08,790 Captain, Sir! 1017 02:15:12,367 --> 02:15:14,595 Drogo, what's wrong? 1018 02:15:55,312 --> 02:16:00,076 Don't worry, Simeon. I won't cause you any more troubles... 1019 02:16:03,714 --> 02:16:05,772 Tomorrow I'll be able to help you... 1020 02:16:08,849 --> 02:16:10,316 Where are they now? 1021 02:16:11,283 --> 02:16:16,410 They haven't moved. They must be waiting for reinforcements. 1022 02:16:21,886 --> 02:16:23,444 The best strategy... 1023 02:16:25,320 --> 02:16:28,413 would be to keep them from establishing a firm position. 1024 02:16:31,188 --> 02:16:32,518 Of course... 1025 02:16:36,389 --> 02:16:42,188 The best move... would be to open fire immediately. 1026 02:16:45,892 --> 02:16:47,689 Don't you agree? 1027 02:16:48,426 --> 02:16:49,824 Maybe... 1028 02:16:51,694 --> 02:16:54,161 But I can't act all by myself... 1029 02:16:58,896 --> 02:17:03,659 If there's anything I can do, just tell me... 1030 02:17:07,132 --> 02:17:09,155 I feel better already... 1031 02:17:14,099 --> 02:17:17,032 I can't stand to stay in this room... 1032 02:17:17,501 --> 02:17:22,560 Don't think I've forgotten you. I even have some good news, for you. 1033 02:17:23,269 --> 02:17:26,566 Today, a very comfortable carriage will arrive here... 1034 02:17:29,237 --> 02:17:30,670 What for? 1035 02:17:30,737 --> 02:17:33,295 War or not war, friends come first... 1036 02:17:34,072 --> 02:17:38,972 I won't leave you here in this room, when you'd get better care in town... 1037 02:17:40,807 --> 02:17:42,739 You might have asked me... 1038 02:17:43,841 --> 02:17:45,705 You were sleeping... 1039 02:17:48,475 --> 02:17:53,137 - Rovine told you to do it? - No, you know Rovine... 1040 02:17:53,277 --> 02:17:57,972 The enemy is at the gates, and he keeps on scraping the walls... 1041 02:17:59,411 --> 02:18:04,902 No, no... he just thinks you'd benefit from a change of air... 1042 02:18:04,980 --> 02:18:06,913 He told me so. That's all... 1043 02:18:11,182 --> 02:18:13,774 I have no intentions of leaving, Simeon... 1044 02:18:18,450 --> 02:18:20,747 I thought I was doing the best for you... 1045 02:18:26,786 --> 02:18:28,617 It's been so many years... 1046 02:18:30,920 --> 02:18:33,387 I've waited so many years for this day to come... 1047 02:18:35,821 --> 02:18:38,187 I sacrificed everything for it... 1048 02:18:39,322 --> 02:18:40,584 Everything... 1049 02:18:49,358 --> 02:18:50,689 And now... 1050 02:18:52,926 --> 02:18:54,689 Now that the enemy... 1051 02:18:56,927 --> 02:18:58,360 Now that war... 1052 02:19:01,495 --> 02:19:03,427 I don't want to leave... 1053 02:19:10,898 --> 02:19:12,864 You can't ask me this... 1054 02:19:14,565 --> 02:19:17,760 - It's impossible! Not you! - Come on, Drogo! 1055 02:19:17,965 --> 02:19:20,728 Yes, you're right. I'm sorry... 1056 02:19:22,433 --> 02:19:23,729 Anyway. l--- 1057 02:19:25,868 --> 02:19:28,494 I'm not able to endure such a long trip. 1058 02:19:29,936 --> 02:19:33,563 You were talking about getting up, making yourself useful... 1059 02:19:34,303 --> 02:19:35,861 It's not the same thing... 1060 02:19:37,304 --> 02:19:39,362 Do you really want to be useful? 1061 02:19:42,373 --> 02:19:47,102 When the reinforcements come, I could billet 3 officers in this room... 1062 02:19:48,073 --> 02:19:52,871 Two beds along this wall, and the third over there, in that corner... 1063 02:19:53,341 --> 02:19:55,069 I'm sorry to say so... 1064 02:19:55,810 --> 02:19:59,869 But that's the only way you can be useful to me and this fort... 1065 02:19:59,977 --> 02:20:02,774 This will be your way to help us in war. 1066 02:20:06,646 --> 02:20:08,476 By leaving my post? 1067 02:20:08,579 --> 02:20:11,205 What else can you do in your condition?! 1068 02:20:25,317 --> 02:20:26,750 I understand... 1069 02:20:31,386 --> 02:20:32,852 but don't insist. 1070 02:20:33,653 --> 02:20:35,416 I won't leave... 1071 02:20:39,521 --> 02:20:41,009 All right... 1072 02:20:42,354 --> 02:20:44,378 if you're going to take it that way! 1073 02:20:45,956 --> 02:20:48,480 I spoke to you as a friend... 1074 02:20:50,090 --> 02:20:52,989 Now your commanding officer is speaking. 1075 02:20:55,225 --> 02:20:57,487 I know your sense of discipline... 1076 02:20:58,992 --> 02:21:01,153 and I know you will obey. 1077 02:21:09,329 --> 02:21:12,956 You'll travel under the best possible conditions... 1078 02:21:14,263 --> 02:21:19,663 You don't know how many of us would like to be in your place... 1079 02:21:22,332 --> 02:21:23,730 Don't worry... 1080 02:21:25,033 --> 02:21:30,627 I'll write in my report that you held out to the end of your strength... 1081 02:21:31,768 --> 02:21:35,360 and that your courage... 1082 02:21:37,903 --> 02:21:40,097 was an example to us all. 1083 02:21:45,271 --> 02:21:46,635 In life... 1084 02:21:48,306 --> 02:21:50,671 everybody has to accept the role... 1085 02:21:52,207 --> 02:21:54,072 which was destined to him. 1086 02:22:04,443 --> 02:22:05,773 Goodbye... 1087 02:22:50,322 --> 02:22:52,948 When you want, Captain, I'm ready... 1088 02:22:56,057 --> 02:22:58,184 Just one more minute, soldier... 1089 02:23:41,202 --> 02:23:42,726 Drogo! 85645