Original subtitles

Here is where they kept the prisoners.

This cross was put here by one of them,

who escaped later and who was a count.

Now we'll see where they disposed of the bodies.

Follow me.

He can't decide. Too bad for him!

Gather round, gather round, ladies and gentlemen!

For centuries, man has been chained.

Chained by what? Chained by marriage!

By money!

BY religion!

Now we'll show you how a man frees himself.

You...

Would you...

How are you?

Very well, thank you.

A lot.

I like Paris a lot.

What time is it?

11:05.

I'd like to live in Paris.

It can be tiring.

I like wide open spaces.

I may go to the beach.

You're lucky.

I like the ocean too.

It's far.

I have to work.

Yes. I'll come.

Wonderful!

Um, how much...

How much is it?

Not much.

Do you know Normandy?

Some of the guys have been there.

It's beautiful.

There's a train at 10:00 in the morning.

I'm on the dot.

Louder, man! Louder!

Nice weather today.

It'll be lovely at the beach.

If the sun keeps shining,

that'll be wonderful!

I hope it shines for two days straight.

The season is over.

In summer, it's hot but expensive.

We're lucky the weather is nice.

The electricity bill, all your money troubles.

Suddenly you think, "Aah,

if only I had a Dubonnet." Your troubles disappear.

Dynamism. Optimism.

It's good. It's great. It's Dubonnet.

"Cher" means both...

It means "sweetheart" and "expensive."

What do you mean? - How much for you?

Do you think I'm for hire?

You think I'm a...

You're mistaken. I have a job.

I work in a store every day,

from 8:00 to 6:30.

And on Saturdays, the morning only.

On Sundays, I'm free.

Except for vacations - My little vacations.

Want to hear a funny story?

Do you know how I got today off?

One day, I decided to quit my job.

It wasn't for me. I didn't like it.

I went to night school to become a teacher.

I never told the people at the store.

I still work there.

They would have called me a snob.

And if I failed, I knew they would laugh at me.

I... worked very hard. I didn't sleep.

After the exam, I got very sick.

Later, I discovered I'd failed.

It's a good thing I never told them at work.

Now I have my little vacations.

At work they think I'm delicate, fragile.

So if I tell them I don't feel well,

they give me three days off.

And voila! My little vacations.

No, not often.

So am I!

The water will be cold.

Nice?

I'm his best worker!

He just wants to keep me healthy.

I like your captain.

He must be nice

to give you a three-day pass and a promotion.

What is a good Negro?

It's perfect!

Fresh air, sun, a good meal.

All we need!

I was born in Chartres. Chartres, the cathedral.

Do you want to hear about my friend?

So, she works in the same store.

She's writing a novel.

I live with her, just to make things more complicated!

As you know, it's the off-season.

The restaurant is closed.

But you can have your choice of rooms.

Of course! I understand.

Two beds or a double?

What view do you prefer?

One bed!

As I said, it's the off-season.

I'm giving you a very pretty room.

Very convenient, very sunny...

and just up these stairs.

A beautiful room and very modern.

Dressing table,

big closet,

the bed,

armchair, table...

and separate bathroom.

This is a French place!

They're all tourist traps.

I am going to play a song for Miss Big Eyes...

and Señor Blackie.

I'm sure he was trying to compliment you.

You're a real fighter.

A real soldier.

Why can't people just be people?

A gorgeous day!

A lot!

I love the beach.

I love open spaces!

Me too!

They won't tell him, I'm sure.

They won't tell him, I'm sure.

No.

No what?

No, I'm not a philosopher.

I'm not that intelligent.

I take life as it comes.

What counts is how you look at life.

My wife thinks I'm stupid, but she's wrong.

I know what I know. That's it.

But I'm not a philosopher.

Why are you stopping?

I'm stopping for you.

Do you want to get wet?

- Wet? - It's going to rain.

But it was sunny a few minutes ago.

Yes, a few minutes ago it was sunny, but it's going to rain at 5:00 or 5:15.

How do you know? - Because I know what I know.

You can get off here. It's not far.

That's the long way. Take the shortcut.

Everyone goes that way. See the path?

You don't have to run. There's plenty of time.

It won't rain before 5:00 or 5:15.

5:20!

Perfect.

"I know what I know."

It's our second day, and I feel I've spent my whole life with you.

I love you too.

You know, suddenly I feel very healthy.

Yes, healthy.

I don't think I'm ever going to be sick again...

except with you.

I want to hold on to this moment forever.

Sometimes life is really beautiful.

Don't worry about your captain.

Even if they tell him we were together,

he won't punish you, I'm sure.

What? She's not here.

She's not here. She's sick.

I wonder if I'll get it.

You'll get it.

Yeah, you're pretty sure to get it.

Not bad...

Uncle Tom.

Yeah, you, Uncle Tom.

Handkerchief head.

I'm due for promotion. Why not me?

A lot of the other colored guys have been waiting longer than you for a promotion.

Somebody had to get promoted. Why not me?

Why not you?

Why you?

Because you're the captain's new good colored boy.

You are the captain's Uncle Tom, baby.

I'm not the captain's Uncle Tom.

Well, anyway, he thinks you are his Uncle Tom.

He trusts you.

And you know what the captain means by "trust."

If he can't trust you, boss...

I'll bust you or any other man I find I can't trust.

A soldier must hold his position in battle.

A commander must know this about his men...

The way a man handles himself in daily life

is a good indication of the soldier's performance in battle.

No man is an island unto himself.

A commander must work through his officers.

It's a good commander's duty

to know that he can trust his junior officers and noncoms.

In these troubled times, it's a sacred duty.

I have misplaced my confidence sometimes.

But the minute I see that my confidence in a soldier is misplaced,

I don't hesitate to admit my mistake.

What happens to you boys over here?

You seem to go wild or something.

If a man will not behave as a true American soldier,

he will never hold rank in this outfit.

Excuse the sermon, Turner.

Turner, I've been watching you.

I had the first sergeant call you in here this morning

because I have a pleasant surprise for you.

I have decided to appoint you assistant orderly,

and I have recommended you for another stripe.

Now, Turner,

I hope that the trust that I am placing in you

by this new position and this rank

will not be misplaced.

That's all.

You're dismissed.

I almost forgot.

Hey!

The papers for Turner's pass.

Since your new duty doesn't start until Monday at noon,

I told the first sergeant to give you a pass,

starting tomorrow morning until Monday morning.

Friday,

Saturday

and Sunday.

A three-day pass.

Now remember, when you're driving your car,

we're out to win this month's Safe Driving Award.

You'll be going to Paris, I suppose.

Oh, there's nothing wrong with that.

Paris has many wonderful things of real value...

The museums, the galleries.

My wife paints, you know.

But always remember this.

Confidence is the key to military strength.

And if I can'! trust you...

And you know what I mean by “trust”...

I'll bust you.

Yeah. And if I can't trust you, boy...

And you know what I mean by "trust"...

I'll bust ya!

Good luck. Yeah.

Good luck.

Here is where they kept the prisoners.

This cross was put here by one of them,

who escaped later and who was a count.

Now we'll see where they disposed of the bodies.

Follow me.

He can't decide. Too bad for him!

Gather round, gather round!

Right and left! Come on, gather round! You'll see how to get unchained.

Gather round, gather round, ladies and gentlemen!

For centuries, man has been chained.

Chained by what? Chained by marriage!

By money!

By religion!

Now we'll show you how a man frees himself.

Monsieur?

-Une beer. -Oui, monsieur.

Monsieur, will you have something else?

Monsieur?

Huh?

Will you have something else?

Do you want another beer?

Non. Non.

You...

Would you - -Non.

Was ist los, Fräulein?

How are you?

Very well, thank you.

A lot.

I like Paris a lot.

What time is it?

- Onze heures cinq.

Eleven hours and five.

You speak English.

I speak a little English, a few words.

Good. Now you can help me with my French.

I'd like to live in Paris.

It can be tiring.

Oui.

Sometimes it's tiring.

I suppose it would be.

I like wide open spaces.

You know, tomorrow, I think I'll go to the beach.

Demain, je pense, j'irai peut-être à la mer.

I may go to the beach.

♪... close while dancin' ♪

♪ May I spend the night romancin'? ♪

You're lucky.

I like the ocean too.

It's far.

I don't have to be back until Monday morning.

Why not? Pourquoi pas?

♪ ...Kind ♪

♪ Say you'll be kind

♪ Hard times ♪

♪ Where there just won't be No hard times ♪

Come on.

I don't have to be back until Monday morning.

Why not?

I have to work.

Come with me.

Viens.

Come on.

Oui.

We could...

Yes. I'll come.

You mean you will?

Yes, I'll come.

Wonderful!

Um, how much...

How much is it?

Not much.

Do you know Normandy?

Some of the guys have been there.

- It's beautiful. - Let's go there.

Allons-y.

There's a train at 10:00 in the morning.

I have a car.

J'ai une voiture.

Je dois partir. I must go.

I must go.

Nous devons partir.

Demain. Tomorrow.

Oui. Yes. Sure.

Eight o'clock.

Huit heures. Correct?

We'll get an early start.

Nous partirons de bonne heure.

I'm on the dot.

On the dot. Moi aussi.

Formidable.

You really will be there?

Oui.

Yes.

Une beer!

Louder, man! Louder!

♪ No more slavin' in the rain ♪

♪ No more boots with mud and pain ♪

Maybe yes, maybe no.

I'm sure she'll come.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, baby.

She ain't comin'.

I hope she comes.

♪ Let's go on and on and on and on and ♪

♪ May the good times last forever ♪

♪ There'll be hard times... ♪

Nice weather today.

It'll be lovely at the beach.

If the sun keeps shining,

that'll be wonderful!

I hope it shines for two days straight.

I say -

What did I say?

Yes. Listen. Listen.

Uh...

It is a pretty day today.

Certainly, it will be beautiful at the...

beach.

At the beach.

I hope will be beautiful for...

uh, today, samedi

and tomorrow, Sunday.

Until lundi.

The season is over.

In summer, it's hot but expensive.

We're lucky the weather is nice.

I practice my English.

The...

The climat is good today.

But in other season, so it's not so dear.

"Dear"?

Dear. Cher, quoi.

- "Dear."

Expensive.

The electricity bill, all your money troubles.

Suddenly you think, "Aah,

if only I had a Dubonnet." Your troubles disappear.

Dynamism. Optimism.

It's good. It's great. It's Dubonnet.

♪ Hard times ♪

"Cher" means both...

It means "sweetheart" and "expensive."

Sometime...

Sometimes, to have a friend, it is expensive, huh?

Quelquefois, d'avoir un ami, ça revient cher.

- Hmm? - Combien?

What do you mean? -How much for you?

Do you think I'm for hire?

Do you think I am a tourist guide?

Ah.

You think I'm a...

Non.

You're mistaken. I have a job.

I work in a store every day,

from 8:00 to 6:30.

And on Saturdays, the morning only.

On Sundays, I'm free.

Except for vacations - My little vacations.

Want to hear a funny story?

Do you know how I got today off?

One day, I decided to quit my job.

It wasn't for me. I didn't like it.

I went to night school to become a teacher.

I never told the people at the store.

I still work there.

They would have called me a snob.

And if I failed, I knew they would laugh at me.

I... worked very hard. I didn't sleep.

After the exam, I got very sick.

Later, I discovered I'd failed.

It's a good thing I never told them at work.

Now I have my little vacations.

At work they think I'm delicate, fragile.

So if I tell them I don't feel well,

they give me three days off.

And voilà! My little vacations.

Do - Do you get sick very often?

No, not often.

I'm hungry.

So am I!

The water will be cold.

I don't care.

We don't have to go in. We can just walk around.

You know what? -Hmm?

I think I like your boss.

He must be a nice man to give you little vacations.

- Nice? - Oui.

Oh, la, la! No.

I'm his best worker!

He just wants to keep me healthy. That's all.

I like your captain.

- Really? - Oui.

He must be nice

to give you a three-day pass and a promotion.

No, no, no.

He thinks I'm a good Negro.

"Good Negro"? What it is?

What is a good Negro?

To my captain, that's a Negro you can trust.

Trust to be obedient, cheerful and frightened.

Trust to be too frightened to go out with a white girl.

Mmm!

It's perfect!

Fresh air, sun, a good meal.

All we need!

I was born in Chartres. Chartres, the cathedral.

Do you want to hear about my friend?

So, she works in the same store.

She's writing a novel.

She met someone.

I live with her, just to make things more complicated!

As you know, it's the off-season.

The restaurant is closed.

But you can have your choice of rooms.

Anything!

Anything will do.

Of course! I understand.

Two beds or a double?

Sunlight.

The sun is very important for us.

What view do you prefer?

C'est difficile... It's difficult.

One bed!

As I said, it's the off-season.

I'm giving you a very pretty room.

Very convenient, very sunny...

and just up these stairs.

A beautiful room and very modern.

Dressing table,

big closet,

the bed,

armchair, table...

and separate bathroom.

Merci!

No! No! No! No!

One pancake, one mushroom dumpling.

Half serving of fried noodles, one Cantonese rice, one curry chicken,

and two lychees.

Pardon.

Merci.

Half serving of fried noodles,

one mushroom dumpling,

one prawn salad, one curry chicken.

You like it? -Yes.

But why don't we go to a French place?

This is a French place!

No, I mean a real French place.

They're all tourist traps.

Gracias.

Muchas gracias.

I'll play a song just for you.

Mademoiselle Big Eyes and the kind Monsieur Black.

A song for señorita Ojos Grandes y señor Negrito.

Attention. Attention.

Silence. Silence, please.

I am going to play a song for Miss Big Eyes...

and Señor Blackie.

I'm not a nigger! I'm not a nigger!

Je suis homme! I'm a person! I'm a person!

They seemed - They seemed so nice.

They were nice.

Ils étaient gentile.

Why - Why did you fight?

Il a commencé. He started it.

Mais qu'est-ce qu'il a fait?

What - What - What did he do?

He said something to me.

You heard him.

Non, je n'ai rien entendu de méchant.

I did not hear something wrong.

I - I speak bad Spanish, but...

En anglais. He said it in English.

No, I didn't hear him speak English. I heard nothing.

He called me a nigger.

"Nigger"?

- Is it wrong? - Oui.

But why?

Beaucoup de raisons. Lots of reasons.

But he - he called me "grands yeux."

Big - Big Eyes.

He meant that as a compliment.

No, he only meant he was going to sing a song for Big Eyes and Mister Black.

For-For Ojos Grande y señor Negrito.

For-For Big Eyes and Blackie.

I knew it!

I knew he was calling me black.

I knew it!

Non, non, il n'y a pas de sous-entendus.

He did not mean anything!

I'll bash his head in!

No! Please, go back to hotel.

Please. Let's go back to the hotel. -No!

Please! -No!

Yes, let's go back!

Comprende?

Understand?

No. Let's go back to the hotel.

Please.

I'm sure he was trying to compliment you.

How can anyone think that "black" is a compliment?

You're a real fighter.

A real soldier.

Why can't people just be people?

Voilà.

Voilà.

- Voilà. - Voilà.

A gorgeous day!

A lot!

A lot.

I love the beach.

I love open spaces!

Me too!

- Voilà. - Voilà.

-Parfait. -Parfait.

I can't see - see the water.

What is so funny?

What?

If my captain could only see me now.

♪ Roll ♪

♪ Roll ♪

♪ Roll ♪

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Now this is number two And the fun is up to you ♪

Whatever you do!

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Now this is number three And she left it up to me ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

I'm losing my voice.

♪ Now this is number four And I had her on the floor ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

To try it out!

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Now this is number five And we finally come alive ♪

♪ Roll me over, lay me down And do it again ♪

♪ Roll me over in the clover ♪

Turner, hi. -Hi.

What are you guys doing here?

Oh, nothing much. Just a little Sunday sightseeing.

Thought we'd take a look at the ocean.

You had the same idea, huh? -Yep.

Rather a long way from home.

No further than any of you guys. -Well.

If you'd like, we can give you a lift back to the base in the car with us.

No, thanks. I got my own car here.

Anyway, I don't have to be back until Monday morning.

Oh? You on duty Mondays now?

Yep. Every Monday.

Captain has just made Turner temporary assistant orderly.

Hey! -Hey! Congratulations!

Mr. Lucky here. He's been free since Friday.

Captain gave him a three-day pass too.

I've just been using my pass to get some good, clean, lazy living in.

That is till you guys came along. -Oh. Hey, let's go, fellas.

Never disturb a man and his rest. -Yeah?

My daddy told me that.

Yeah. There's nothing else to do in this one-horse place but rest.

It makes a nice change - - Voilà!

You guys, this is a friend - Miriam.

Miriam, uh, these are some of the guys from the base.

Hello.

Je suis heureuse.

I am pleased to meet you.

It is a beautiful day today, hmm?

Shall we go get some coffee?

We gotta be getting along.

Yeah. The captain didn't give us three-day passes.

No. We don't have three-day passes.

We'll let you get back to your thing,

but we'll tell everybody we saw you.

What's wrong?

What's going on?

Non.

Is something wrong?

I guess I just lost my promotion.

They'll tell the captain they saw us.

They'll tell the captain they saw me with you.

They won't tell him, I'm sure.

Hmm? -Maybe.

They won't tell him, I'm sure.

Hey, look!

Hey! Hey!

Non.

No.

No what?

No, I'm not a philosopher.

I'm not that intelligent.

I take life as it comes.

What counts is how you look at life.

My wife thinks I'm stupid, but she's wrong.

I know what I know. That's it.

But I'm not a philosopher.

Ah!

Ho!

Ho!

Why are you stopping?

I'm stopping for you.

Do you want to get wet?

- Wet? - It's going to rain.

But it was sunny a few minutes ago.

Yes, a few minutes ago it was sunny, but it's going to rain at 5:00 or 5:15.

How do you know? -Because I know what I know.

You can get off here. It's not far.

Oh!

-Merci. -Ah!

Merci.

Non!

No what?

That's the long way. Take the shortcut.

Everyone goes that way. See the path?

Au revoir!

Non!

No what?

You don't have to run. There's plenty of time.

It won't rain before 5:00 or 5:15.

Merci.

5:20!

Perfect.

"I know what I know."

Miriam. -Hmm?

You're right.

I won't worry anymore.

I'm sure they won't do anything.

11:00 p.m.

It's our last night together.

It's our second day, and I feel I've spent my whole life with you.

Yep.

I don't think I ever had such a good time in all my life, Miriam.

Miriam?

Oui?

I love you.

Turner?

Oui? Oui?

I love you too.

You know, suddenly I feel very healthy.

Bonne santé?

Yes, healthy.

I don't think I'm ever going to be sick again...

except with you.

Do you want to be my girl?

Are you my girl then?

Oui.

Are you cold? -No.

-I-I could - -No. Shh.

I want to hold on to this moment forever.

Sometimes life is really beautiful.

I'll call you a couple of times every week.

We can come here every weekend.

If I get transferred, we can go some place else.

When I get my two-weeks vacation, we'll take a long trip some place.

Gotta get up early in the morning.

Must give myself plenty of time.

Oh.

Don't worry about your captain.

Even if they tell him we were together,

he won't punish you, I'm sure.

J'en suis sûre.

I am sure of it.

I'm not so sure.

I was sure I could trust you!

I did trust you, and you failed me!

Right!

Well, it's not the first time that I've been mistaken in my judgment of a man.

-Fred!

But when I see that my confidence in a man has been misplaced,

I don't hesitate to admit my mistake and straighten out my error.

Your recommendation for promotion is canceled!

I don't see why, just because you were on a three-day pass,

you thought that you could go further

than the normal two-day weekend traveling distance from the base.

What would you do on the battlefield?

I'm very disappointed in you.

And you have to learn a lesson, all of you.

Now, if the only way you can learn is by the rod,

then it will be by the rod.

I am also restricting you to your barracks until further notice.

And you better not step outside that barracks door

until someone comes to get you to take you to the mess hall.

Turner, you're lucky that I'm not taking away your other stripes.

It's my duty to see to it

that this is a strong and well-disciplined outfit.

And I intend to do it!

Ciao, baby.

Ciao.

♪ Jesus ♪

♪ I got Jesus in my soul ♪

♪ He made the mountains rock ♪

♪ And he made the oceans roll ♪

♪ Jesus is the love That's dearer than gold ♪

♪ He made the mountains rock ♪

♪ And he made the oceans roll ♪

♪ When Goliath was braggin' He gave little David that sling ♪

♪ He made the mountains rock ♪

♪ And he made the oceans roll ♪

♪ When Moses was runnin' ♪

♪ He opened up them waters And closed 'em again ♪

♪ He made the mountains rock ♪

♪ And he made the oceans roll ♪

♪ Jesus, I got Jesus... ♪

Turner.

I don't want any chow, thanks.

Holiday or no holiday.

Turkey or no turkey.

The captain wants to see you, Turner.

In dress uniform, Turner.

-Come in.

Ah, Turner.

Turner, this camp is relatively small,

and, as such, we all have to stick together.

Now, I know that this lady and her group

will appreciate it much more if one of their own show them around.

Uh, they, uh, asked to visit the camp, Turner.

They came unexpectedly,

and you were the, uh, only one available,

so, uh, I sent for you.

Turner, show this lady and her group

some of the interesting parts of our camp.

Thank you, Captain.

So you the young man that's goin' to show us around.

That's nice, son.

That's nice.

- Girls! Girls! - -Look at that.

This is the young man the captain gave us to show us around.

We do it every day at sundown.

Sundown, mm-hmm. That gun, is it dangerous?

It's sort of a monument.

Monument? Mm-hmm, that's nice.

There sure aren't many soldiers for a place this big.

We're being transferred, you know.

And a lot of the guys have already left.

And most of the other guys are off because it's a holiday.

Holiday? And all those poor French people workin'?

It's not a holiday in France.

You smart as a whip, boy.

Are you going on a holiday?

No, ma'am. I'm not allowed to leave.

That's the bachelor officers' quarters.

Ooh-ooh! Girls, bachelor officers' quarters.

Over there is the dining hall where we eat.

How long you been punished so far, son?

Girls! There's the dining room, girls.

Look over there.

Thirteen days, lady.

Thirteen days?

Well, that's long enough for anything you might have done.

I'm gonna go see your captain. He likes you.

I'm gonna fix it up with him.

You'll see. -No, lady.

Lady, don't do that. Please, lady. -I'm gonna fix that up for you.

Please, lady. No, lady, please. -And it's gonna be fixed up for you.

Please don't do that, lady. -Oh, yes.

Now don't you worry, son.

I'm gonna take care of that for you.

Your captain will fix that up.

Girls, take good care of this boy.

Oh, don't you worry.

Believe me, when Mrs. Abernathy makes up her mind to do something,

she does it.

Oh, here I am. -Please, lady, don't...

But I got your restriction lifted.

Here's your paper.

I told the captain you was sorry for what you done.

And he said you could go into town with us.

You can go into town with us, son.

You can't take your car, but you can come with us.

Son!

Son!

Hey!

The captain's taken me off restriction.

See? -Yeah.

Allo? -Hello.

May I speak to Miriam, s'il vous plaît?

Miriam?

Miriam Gervase, s'il vous plait.

Allo?

May I speak to Miriam Gervase, s'il vous plaît?

What? She's not here.

Miriam Gervase, s'il vous plaît.

She's not here. She's sick.

Allo? Allo?

Yes?

She's not here. She's sick.

Allo? Allo?

Girl, let me tell you about the preacher.

Ooh-ooh!

Oh, he'll be right back.

Girls!

He went to get some things. He'll be right back.

Hey. Baby, I coulda told you.

Fuck you.