Blockade (1938) - full transcript
A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with Russian whose father is involved in espionage.
[ Flute plays ]
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Attagirl!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Go on!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Go on.
Whoa.
Hey, Luis, give me a hand.
I would like to, Marco,
but can't you see I'm busy?
[ Sheep bleating ]
[ Laughs ]
You see?
If I stop playing, they get mad.
[ Luis plays his flute ]
What is that stuff
you're unloading, Marco?
Chemical fertilizer.
Chemical fertilizer?
I tell you, Marco, you are
going against nature.
Sometimes nature
needs a little help.
Not here.
There is no wine in the world
like our own Castelmare.
This year it'll be even better.
Hmm, what more do you want?
Did you ever think about this,
Luis?
Hmm, why should I think
about dirt?
Life comes from it.
It gives us bread and wine.
The secret of life
is hidden in the ground.
Man must learn that secret
and use it wisely.
He put waste to the richness
of the soil.
I'll show them.
I'll make my farm the showplace
of the province.
Well, I'm just a shepherd.
I let my sheep do my work
for me.
I tell you, Marco, you are
a slave to your own land.
Not for long. Wait until
I get tractor I sent for.
[ Laughs ]
When you'll get a tractor,
I will get a saxophone.
[ Luis plays his flute ]
[ Dramatic music plays ]
[ Bellowing ]
Don't worry.
Don't worry, children.
There's no need
to excite yourself.
Are you hurt?
You! Are you hurt?
Ah... I'm all right.
But... them?
They're all right.
The saints
are watching over you.
Have some wine!
-Oh, not now, thank you.
-That's too bad.
The finest wine in the world,
even better Tarragona.
No, no. I'm in a hurry.
I must get to Castelmare.
Castelmare?
You seem to have missed
the road.
♪ Will she tell me
I'm the one? ♪
♪ Will she promise me in fun?
♪ Will she?
♪ Then, I'll have to run
to a jug of porto. ♪
♪ Aye, aye
Days are never long ♪
♪ Aye, aye, if your arms
are strong... ♪
♪ Round a jug of porto.
Giddyup!
My father used to sing
little songs like that.
But you're a foreigner.
I wonder, do you think
we could go a little faster?
Luis, think we can go
a little faster?
Children, could we go
a little faster?
[ Bellowing ]
They say, "No, I'm sorry."
Have you ever been
to Castelmare before?
No. I'm gonna join
my father there.
We travel all over the world
in search of art treasures,
antiques and paintings.
A painter once stayed
at my house.
He used to get up at dawn
and paint till sundown.
In the evenings, he talked
to me about books,
and art, and poetry.
I liked that.
It was the most wonderful thing
that had ever happened to me
until now.
Until now?
I mean, you smashing
into my oxen and then...
There you are.
Here I am.
Hardly seems true somehow.
No. I seem to have
crashed into another world.
[ Bell ringing ]
You must be very happy
with all this peace
and beauty around you.
I am happy.
It's good to work in the fields.
I should like to do that.
With your hands?
Your skin is too soft.
Here, the women work in the sun
till their hands are hard
and cracked like old leather.
Yes, but they have other things
that I can never hope for.
Why?
You have everything -- money,
you travel, you're beautiful.
Thank you.
I think your painter friend
must've taught you
how to pay compliments
and make pretty speeches.
I never say anything
I don't mean.
You are very beautiful.
"She walks in beauty like..."
You know that poem?
Yes, but how do you know it?
It was in a book
the painter left behind.
Can you finish it?
If I can remember it.
"She walks in beauty
like the night
"Of cloudless climes
and starry skies
"And all that's best of dark
and bright
Meet in her aspect
and her eyes"
Thank you.
Must be wonderful
to be able to put words
together like that
when you want to--
when you want to tell someone
how lovely she is.
How far is it to Castelmare?
You can see it when we get
to the top of that hill.
When I was a boy,
I used to climb up there
and watch the ships
in the Mediterranean.
Then, it'll take us
a long time to get there.
Yes.
Do you mind?
No, I don't mind.
Well...
I never thought an accident
could turn out to be such fun.
I'll say good-bye here.
Oh, won't you come in?
I want you to meet my father.
Oh, but I can't let you go
after all you've done for me.
I've traveled
in the Rome Express
and the Orient Express,
but nothing can compare with
the Oxen Express to Castelmare.
I'll never forget it.
I won't either.
I've got to go back.
I have work to do.
Your work means a lot to you,
doesn't it?
It used to mean everything.
But now?
I'm not sure.
I've never met
anyone like you before.
I-- I've never met
anyone like you before.
Please don't change.
Promise me you'll stay the same.
If you promise to never
change that perfume.
You like it?
I get it in Paris.
Paris?
Rome, Berlin, London...
All the places I'll never see,
and you go again and again.
And I'd like to stay here
and work in the sun
until my hands get tough
as old leather.
Why do you say that?
Because...
I really mean it.
I'll take that.
[ Chuckles ]
I like my sheep better.
Let's go home.
I'm in a hurry.
You're in a hurry, now?
Why did you come
the long road over the hill
when you could come
the short way?
Come on, boys.
Norma!
Father!
[ Laughs ]
Did you think I was lost?
A little worried about you.
Look what I brought you
from London.
Thank you.
Thank you, my dear.
I think I know what it is.
And what did you bring for me?
Andre!
Hello.
Did you have a nice trip?
What are you doing here?
I came solely for the pleasure
of seeing you.
Father?
We met in Cairo
and flew over together
to pick up a few antiques.
I thought we weren't gonna do
any more business with him
after what happened
in South America.
This is different.
We do things on a bigger scale
in Europe.
It's more dangerous.
Too dangerous
to let you interfere.
Well, you can do what you like.
But I'm sorry, I- I don't want
to have anything to do with it.
Norma!
You must, Norma, for my sake.
Shall we ever settle down
and live like other people?
This is the last time.
He promised me
that I'll be free.
You think I like it any more
than you do?
Soon, we'll have our little
house and a garden.
And I promise you,
I'll do nothing but digging,
digging in the garden
all the day.
Oh, oh!
My favorite shoes.
Will you forgive me if I intrude
on this family conference?
But I think
we should get started.
Where are we going?
We must be in town
in the morning.
We've arranged
for a very important cargo
to be delivered to the--
to the proper people.
I wanted to stay here
a few days.
What's the attraction here?
I like it.
Really, really, she is...
She is a wonderful girl.
I've never seen
such fine eyes in anyone.
She remind me of Carmen, my...
my baby sheep.
Why keep talking about her?
As far as I'm concerned,
she's as far away as the moon.
[ Laughs ]
That's true.
But if you had her,
it will be like having a fine
jug that wouldn't hold water.
She'll make a great show
on Sundays and feast days.
But remember that in each week
there are six working days.
Anyway, what's it matter?
Take a deep breath
and smell the earth, Luis.
I'd rather take a deep
drink of wine.
And the water,
look how clear it is.
And the moon caught in it.
I've been living by this river
all of my life,
and it's always
been like that.
That's it.
It's always like that,
and you never think of it.
This belongs to us, Luis.
Nothing can take it from us.
Peace, strength, quietness.
Makes you feel as if you were
part of the earth.
[ Explosion ]
Listen.
Thunder.
Why should there be thunder?
There isn't a cloud in the sky.
There's a little cloud
with silver edges
over on the horizon.
Yeah.
But does a little cloud
make such big thunder?
[ Explosion ]
I don't understand.
It sounds like guns.
Well, who would be shooting guns
this hour of the night?
I wonder.
[ Explosion ]
Let's be getting home.
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosion ]
Papers, please.
Oh, foreigners, eh?
Where are you going?
To Granada.
We want to get out
of the danger zone.
[ Explosion ]
What are we to do now?
Find the road
through the mountains.
We've got to go along
with the others, Marco!
No.
We've always lived
in this valley.
They are too strong for us.
They can't come here.
This is my land!
You tell them that.
But this is not our fight,
Marco.
You're wrong, Luis.
This is our fight.
This earth, this valley,
it belongs to us.
It's worth fighting for.
Stop!
Turn back!
You may escape
with your lives,
but you won't have anything
to live for.
You'll be living
in a dead world.
Living in a place
that belongs to strangers.
It's worse than being in prison.
This valley, it's ours.
It's part of us.
We were born here,
like our fathers
and their fathers before them!
You can't live away from here!
If they take it away,
they'll take everything!
Turn back and fight!
Fight for it!
Fight them from our valley,
and it'll be ours again.
Ours! Ours!
[ Explosion ]
Some piazzamen!
Shout it out again.
[ Solemn music plays ]
[ Solemn music plays ]
[ Singing a march ]
[ Singing a march ]
[ Singing a march ]
Fire!
[ Gunshots ]
And here at the river,
the enemy advance was stopped.
And they were driven back
to their present position
on the east ridge.
The defense of the valley
prevented
the capture of Castelmare.
One man deserves credit
for organizing the defense.
Your commission reached us
this morning.
You've been made a lieutenant,
as a fitting reward
for your bravery
and example.
Thank you, sir.
Still, more
will be expected of you.
You all know
we're in a desperate position.
This province has been cut off
from the rest of our territory.
And if they take this city,
the entire province will fall.
We can hold them back, sir.
Your brigade will march
without you, lieutenant.
You will stay right here
in Monte Fiore.
I have a special commission
for you.
Yes, sir.
Don't be disappointed, my boy.
War isn't only in the trenches.
It's everywhere.
We must fight our enemies
wherever we may find them.
They can't defeat us
if we all do our duty.
They're weakening the morale
of our civilian population
by bombing cities,
blockading our food supply,
threatening us with starvation.
Spies and traitors
are spreading false rumors,
sending out information,
betraying every move we make.
Our greatest danger is from the
enemies among our own people.
We must find them
and clean them out.
We must find them
and clean them out.
How many sweethearts!
Oh, yes.
I can count about...
About a hundred.
A hundred?
More or less, but never less.
How do you manage it?
I play music for them
all day long,
and they stand around
and listen.
They stand and listen?
And if I stop playing for one
little minute, they wander away.
But my dog bring them back.
Your what?
Your dog?
But I love them best when they
stand around eating grass.
Your girls eat grass?
No, not my girls.
My sheep!
Wait out here.
♪♪
[ Applause ]
♪ Beloved, I love you
♪ The stars are bright
in this perfect night ♪
♪ Come back to my arms
♪ Beloved, I love you
♪ Your hair and me
♪ Be near to me, beloved
[ Sneezes ]
[ Laughing ]
[ Applause ]
Oh, bravo!
Here's to our country.
Believe me, it's a great thing
to fight against such odds,
without enough cannons
and ammunition.
Who says that?
Foreign newspapers.
We have plenty of guns.
Yes, but old-fashioned,
of small caliber.
Oh, no.
Very modern
and big ones, too.
I don't believe it.
Confidentially,
we have hundreds of them.
Don't believe everything
you read in the newspaper.
Just ask me.
I know everything.
I have a friend
who's an officer.
Hello, Marco!
Where have you been?
I'll see you tomorrow.
Oh, no.
Tomorrow, I'll be at the front.
You leave for the front?
That's special information,
special for him.
What do you mean?
He asked me
about military affairs.
What did you tell him?
Everything.
Everything?
Everything upside down.
Who is he?
I don't know.
The more you watch,
the less you see.
[ Laughing ]
The ace of hearts.
You see it...
And now you don't.
It's up your sleeve.
Pardon me, señor.
The ace of hearts.
Now you see it.
You place it in your glass, sir.
It's, uh, there.
You see?
[ Laughs ]
That's funny.
Oh, he's very funny.
All the time,
he's doing card tricks.
No. The other.
Look at his shoes.
Hmm, I wish I had
such fine shoes.
That's it.
Why would a shabby old man
have shoes like that?
It's in your hat.
Oh.
You look very innocent, señor,
but I'm not so sure, huh?
Ah!
[ Laughs ]
You had it all the time, eh?
This is going too far.
[ Laughs ]
Hey.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
[ Knocks on door ]
Who is it?
Patrol officer!
[ Knocks on door ]
Open the door
or I'll break it in!
I'm coming!
[ Yawns ]
I'm coming.
[ Sighs ]
I was asleep.
I'm so tired.
I can't keep my eyes open.
I'm afraid we'll have to keep
you awake all night.
You're coming to headquarters.
Oh.
Maybe you'll first explain...
I'll explain nothing.
Uh, you were ordered
to bring me without my shoes?
You may put on your shoes.
Thank you.
[ Music plays ]
While you are waiting...
I picked it up
in a little shop in Castelmare.
I collect such things.
You know, uh, antiques.
It's my business.
Hurry up.
I'm very difficult to fit.
I have my shoes
made-to-order in London.
I always go
to the same bootmaker,
a little shop
near Piccadilly Circus.
They make excellent shoes.
That's why I followed you.
Your shoes are much too good
for the clothes you wear.
One makes little mistakes.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Gunshots continue ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Hums ]
Father, what...?
Father!
Father!
[ Sobbing ]
What's going on in here?
The landlord said...
It's all right, sergeant.
Sir.
You did it.
You killed him!
You!
You must come with me
to headquarters.
You're under arrest.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know
he was your father.
I'll try to help you.
You'll be treated fairly.
You'll be given a chance.
Same chance you gave him.
What you say might be true,
but in these times,
we must be certain.
Bring her in.
Where are they taking those?
Put them in the cellar.
They're safer there.
[ Flute plays ]
Give me a hand.
I would like to,
but can't you see I'm busy?
You!
My sheep!
Marco, they've taken
my sheep away.
Come with me.
Where are you taking me?
Military court is in session.
Well, what do they want of me?
What should I say?
Tell the truth.
Air raid!
Lights out.
[ Sirens wailing ]
No, no, this way!
Idiot, you want them to know
this is our headquarters?
Turn off the light.
[ Airplane propeller whirring ]
[ Airplane propeller whirring ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Screaming ]
You stay here.
You stay here.
[ Screaming ]
[ Crying ]
Where are you?
I'm here.
Where?
I can't--
Can you reach my flashlight?
Are you hurt?
I'm all right.
Will we ever get out of here?
Will we ever get out of here?
I always wondered
what the end would be.
It comes to all of us.
I don't think I'd mind.
But I want it to be quick.
I don't wanna wait and wait,
buried alive,
slowly to stifle to death!
Never to see the sun again.
Sun?
Remember the road
to Castelmare?
You said you wanted to work
in the sun.
Work until your hands
were tough as old leather.
It seems so long ago.
The night
before the war started.
I knew I'd find you again.
You've never been
out of my thoughts.
I don't even know your name
but your perfume.
I can't forget what you've done.
A little while ago,
you killed my...
Don't.
There's so little time
for hate.
[ Coughs ]
It's smoke.
Dust?
I'm not sure.
Suppose there's a fire?
Over here.
It's blowing the other way.
We're left here to die.
[ Coughs ]
[ Coughs ]
No.
No, we can't give up.
It's wrong to give up.
I won't.
I won't.
I won't.
This may show them
where we are.
Get back.
Over there.
We must come down here.
Help me, Beppo.
It might be my friend.
What's happening?
What was that explosion?
There's someone down
there still living.
Help us!
Oh, not me.
I have my own job.
Better keep a sharp lookout
for suspicious characters
around headquarters.
You help us now,
I'll find you plenty
suspicious characters.
Digging?
Digging!
Breaking stones, do you hear?
They'll never get here in time.
-We'll die.
-No, no, listen.
They're nearer, much nearer.
They'll get us out.
And I'll be your prisoner.
A military court...
If you can prove
you're innocent...
Suppose I can't?
Will they put me in a dungeon
or stand me against the wall?
I'll help you.
You might have helped me once.
But now...
Why did you change?
You're the one
that's different.
Times like this can't change me.
I was born
in the Russian Revolution.
My mother was killed
with me in her arms
in front of my father's eyes.
He took me to Budapest.
There were guns in the streets,
men marching.
We escaped at night.
China, South America,
back to Shanghai.
You think you're fighting
for your country,
but I know better,
because I never had a country.
My father followed any flag
for the danger of it.
I never knew how old and gray
he was until I saw him die.
He wanted a house and garden.
But that's finished.
You finished it...
with one little bullet.
Your father and I
wanted the same thing.
And you killed him.
You're just another man with
a gun and you got to use it.
You got to kill.
There was no other way.
You didn't have to fight.
Look here.
Does that picture
make you laugh?
No.
If I shot it
and cut it to pieces,
would you laugh then?
No. It's too beautiful.
So is my country beautiful.
And I wanna keep it.
That's why I fight.
[ Rocks rolling ]
Marco, is that you
or your ghost?
Luis!
-Luis!
-Oh, Marco!
Oh, no.
That's no ghost.
Is that the sky up there?
Yes.
You come out here
and get a good look at it.
It's a grand morning.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Where is she?
She's gone.
We've got to find her.
The sentry would know.
[ Baby crying ]
What's that?
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
A baby!
Yes, we have a baby.
Baby!
Baby!
Oh, it's so nice.
Hi, baby.
Coochie, coochie, coochie,
coochie, coochie, cooch!
Coochie, chochie,
coochie, coo, coo...
Nice baby, huh?
No, no, no, this is my baby.
Your baby?
No, it's mine, too.
All of us.
Coochie, coochie, coochie,
coochie, coochie, coo.
It's a nice baby, huh?
Marco.
What about the girl?
I think they've got her
at headquarters.
To me, the greatest offensive
weapon in modern warfare
is starvation.
If the enemy blockade
remains effective,
it's only a question of time
until we'll be forced
to surrender.
What is it?
Excuse me, gentlemen.
When and where was she arrested?
One of our patrols picked her up
in headquarters.
What are you doing there?
I don't really know.
Come, now, you'll have to do
better than that.
I was too stunned
by what had happened.
My father had just been killed.
How was he killed?
He--
In the air raid.
After that nothing mattered.
I had nowhere to go.
Your father's business?
Art dealer.
Then, he must have had certain
connections among dealers here.
No, he only dealt
with private people.
What are your plans?
I have no plan.
-Who are your friends?
-I have no friends.
Get me her record.
I want to see it.
Yes, sir.
You were wrong about one thing,
señorita.
A friend has been inquiring
about you.
Mssr. Gallinet.
Norma.
Andre.
You here?
I arrived last night.
But...
You've had a terrible
experience, my dear,
but now you have nothing
to worry about.
I've arranged everything
with the commissioner.
Oh, Señor Vallejo here.
I'm taking a serious step
in releasing you
on my own responsibility.
And I'm doing it because
Mssr. Gallinet vouches for you,
and he's rendered
some unusual services to us.
I would suggest you leave
the country as soon as possible,
as I can't guarantee your safety
on the present conditions.
Thank you.
Perhaps,
you'll tell your friends abroad
that we're not such barbarians
as they've heard.
[ Laughs ]
Why do they take such dreadful
passport pictures?
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughs ]
Of course, he is stupid.
I've observed that great men
are often stupid.
Uh, when you see them
intimately.
Sugar?
How did you become
so friendly with Vallejo?
Ooh, I've given him some rather
useful information.
Cream?
So you serve both sides, hmm?
Well...
Oh, it's a game.
It's the only way to play it.
You'll never know
which side will win.
Personally, I enjoy it.
It's exciting and amusing.
Biscuit?
I don't know
which appeals to me more,
the money or the adventure.
And my father had to die!
Oh, oh, I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
And I was trying
to make you forget it.
Now, don't you see,
Norma,
what you need just now is
exactly what I'm offering you.
What are you offering?
Adventure, money, love.
Love?
Uh-huh.
I've decided what I need is
the love of a really good woman.
Let's be honest, we don't trust
each other, Andre.
You know I have no money
to get out of the country.
You've only helped me
because you think
I can be useful to you.
That's putting it
rather brutally, isn't it?
It's more brutal than that.
One word from you
to Señor Vallejo,
and I can be arrested again
and shot.
Mm-hmm.
But I still don't wanna have
anything to do with you.
I'm sorry you feel like that,
but I have important work
for you in the next few weeks.
I don't want to be mixed up
in it.
Now, what do you gain
by refusing?
If you don't go,
I'll send someone else.
The result will be the same
except for you.
You've no chance without me.
I'll get out of the country
somehow.
The brutal truth is
that you can't get away
unless you do as I tell you.
But I tell you,
I don't want that.
But if you follow my orders,
I'll see that you get out
of the country safely
and that you'll be free.
What do you want me to do?
[ Key turns ]
-Did you ring, sir?
-I did not.
Now, there isn't much time.
Go to Castelmare
and get in contact
with friends of mine there.
When am I to be free?
When the province falls.
The province?
Yes.
It's cut off on all sides.
It can't possibly hold out
beyond the end of the week.
You seem very sure of that.
Hm, well,
that's what I'm paid for.
Now, the key to the province
is Castelmare.
It's the only port
through which they can bring in
food and supplies.
So far,
we've kept it bottled up.
But they'll make desperate
efforts to break the blockade.
You'll be in Castelmare
to see they don't succeed.
But that means that I'm...
You've made your bargain.
But remember,
agents of mine are everywhere.
If you try to betray me,
you'll be shot.
Now, listen carefully,
you go to the café
on the waterfront of Castelmare.
Say that you feel ill
and ask for a glass of water.
Now, this is the one
that contains the message.
It's marked.
Don't give it
unless whoever serves you
spills the water
and goes back for more.
Spills the water
and goes back for more.
And now if you get into
any trouble, just swallow it.
They're perfectly harmless.
The secret of these
is much harder to discover
than the cards your father used.
[ Train whistle ]
♪ Will she let me
give her this? ♪
♪ Will she let me
give her that? ♪
♪ Will she dance around
my hat in the time of war? ♪
Good evening.
Oh, good evening.
Uh, do you mind
if I close the door?
But I'd like to listen
to the singing.
You never know.
You can't trust anybody.
Well, I didn't mean
that personally because,
of course, I can see immediately
that you're different.
Different from what?
Oh, different from-- well,
different from other people
who are different or...
or something.
You're going to Castelmare, huh?
Well, of course,
that's self-evident
because the train
is going to Castelmare,
and you're on the train,
so, you know...
You don't wanna talk,
do you?
Hmm, that's self-evident, too.
But then, you see,
we are here under very
unusual circumstances.
War.
Now, I kept something here
that...
[ Train whistle ]
I feel that I can trust you.
Why should you trust me?
I have my instinct.
But you don't know me.
[ Laughs ] I find myself,
I'm a very good judge
of horses and women,
and women and horses.
I don't know
why you're doing this,
but I don't know you,
and I don't want to share
your confidence.
Do you want to share this?
It's from abroad.
Are you trying to trap me?
Why, you poor child.
Now, there's an example
of war psychology.
Of course, in my opinion this
whole war is psychological.
I offer to share a tin
of corned beef with you,
and you react as it were
a high explosive that's done...
Tickets, please.
This compartment
is reserved for ladies, sir.
What?
Sorry, sir.
Oh, lot of red tape!
-I'll bring your things.
-No, thanks.
Have your passport ready
for military inspection.
Your papers, please.
Your papers, please.
So you're going to Castelmare?
You're going to question me?
No, I'm afraid you wouldn't
give the right answers.
Besides, your passport
has been signed
by the commissioner
of public safety.
Did you expect
to find me here?
No, it never occurred to me.
You know,
you don't lie very well.
I haven't had as much practice
as you've had.
If you had had any experience,
you wouldn't have followed me.
Why?
You let me know
that I'm under suspicion.
If I had anything to conceal,
this would've been a warning.
Perhaps, that's what I wanted
to do, warn you.
Thank you.
I'll be careful.
I hope so.
♪ In the time of war
♪ Aye-aye, she will like us all
Aye-aye ♪
♪ In the time of war
♪ In the time of war
Come in and sit down.
There's plenty of room.
Righto.
[ Train whistle ]
-Thanks for the egg!
-That's my egg.
-You mean it was your egg.
-Give it to me.
You catch your goose, and she
lay plenty more eggs for you.
-Please.
-But I have a baby.
And I have an aunt
in Castelmare who's starving,
and I'm taking her
my goose and my egg.
Look at you, you'll break it.
No, no, you'll break--
Tell me, did you ever wear
a necklace around your neck?
Jewels?
Better.
Pearls and diamonds?
Why not?
Real ones?
Every one is real, and these
will take your breath away.
Oh, garlic!
The necklace for you
and the egg for the baby.
[ Egg cracks ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Baby cries ]
Well, I'm, uh--
I wouldn't worry, old boy,
if I were you, you know.
Goose eggs are not good
for babies anyway.
What a pity.
My baby's hungry, too.
I'm awfully sorry.
Look here, how about
some corned beef?
Corned beef, what's that?
Oh, it's beef,
it's corned in a tin.
Beef, corn, and tin,
how did they do that?
Oh, it's quite simple.
They take some cattle, you know.
Cattle, not sheep, huh?
Oh, no, not sheep.
Oh, I'm glad
they don't tin sheep.
[ Laughs ]
No, they take beef.
Beef?
Yeah, yeah,
they take the jolly old cow...
Yeah, but you just said beef.
Oh, well,
it's cow until it's beef.
Why?
Why?
Well, I don't know.
Well, everybody knows
that a dead cow is beef.
Well, anyway, they take the cow
when it's beef,
and then they press it.
Why?
Well, to get it flat, so that
it will fit into the tin.
And there it is,
and it's awfully good.
Well, I wouldn't like it
if it weren't good,
and that goes for my baby, too.
Oh, well, how about
some, uh, biscuit?
No biscuits, no.
Not even with marmalade?
Not even with marmalade.
Sardines?
Oh, not sardines.
No sardines.
Well, what about some milk?
Milk?
Say, that's an idea.
We might try that.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Hello, hello, hello!
Oh, hello.
Then, come along and sit down,
will you?
But I...
You know, I was wondering
what had happened to you.
I missed you at the station.
[ Laughs ]
Do you--?
Ah, some, uh, coffee?
Uh, thank you.
And, yeah, I'd like
a glass of water, please.
I don't feel very well.
A glass of water.
And do you mind, taking that
to my room, please?
Thank you.
NORMA: I'm interrupting you
and your work.
NEWSMAN: Well, not at all.
No.
You see, my paper
only needs 2,000 words
from me every 24 hours.
And that's roughly 83
and 4/12ths
1/3 words per hour,
and that's one
and four 6ths...
I mean, one and two-thirds
words per minute.
So you see, if I chat with you
for about ten minutes,
then, I'd only be short 12
and three 16ths words.
But I'm sure I can pick that up
between now and dinner.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
It's all right.
Please, excuse me,
I'll get some more right away.
NEWSMAN: I hope
you're not superstitious.
Some chocolate?
Uh, no, thank you.
As a matter of fact, this isn't
a bad little spot at all.
Of course, it's just a café
on the waterfront,
but it's nice, and clean,
and, uh, and very interesting.
Chocolate?
Here, we have some...
Oh, don't give them penny.
If you do,
there'll be dozens of them.
Yes, I know, but...
Will you change this, please?
Right away, señorita.
Please, please.
Please.
Please.
Please.
No more.
Yes, it's pretty horrible
to have to watch little children
starve and not be able to do
anything about it, isn't it?
NEWSMAN:
But every time a relief ship
tries to get through
the other side,
it seems to know all about it.
They can't get past
their blockade.
You know,
some of my newspaper friends
seem to think
that the information
is coming from someone
in this neighborhood.
I can hardly believe that,
but I suppose it's just another
case of war psychology.
It's the message?
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
"Supply ship Fortuna arrives
before dawn Tuesday.
Notify X4,
destroy and return to base."
Notify X4,
destroy and return to base."
Here, señorita,
all the pennies we have.
Yay, yay, yay!
Penny!
Oh!
Oh!
Step away,
help me get her up.
Get her to the chair.
Get her some brandy.
Better get her a crust of bread.
Fellow citizens,
as the commandant
of this province,
I am forced to issue
new emergency regulations
for the conservation of food.
Rations of sugar,
bread, rice, and lard
are again cut in half.
And a special reminder
to the coast
that all catches of fish
must be reported.
They will be commandeered
for the use of the army.
Milk is reserved
for the children and invalids,
a pint a day, on presentation
of a doctor's certificate.
Fellow citizens, we must bear
these hardships with courage...
Let's get away.
...and have confidence
that food
and medical supplies
will reach us.
Then our fight
will not be in vain.
Oh, don't worry,
they're probably following me.
You know, all the newspaper men
are watching me.
Well, I can remember
a couple of years ago...
-Let's go this way.
-Hmm?
Yeah.
Wanna have a cigarette?
What are these women
waiting for?
Hmm?
Oh, food.
They won't believe
there isn't any.
[ Crying ]
What is it?
Can I help you?
Well, they're trying to bring
a relief ship through.
We can only pray for it.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
How is the baby?
The doctor said he couldn't do
anything for her.
You must have faith.
We must pray all night.
We must pray all night.
Why don't you go home?
It's getting late.
Why don't you go?
What's the matter with her?
Why does she just sit there?
In the last air raid, a bomb
destroyed the school house.
Her children are buried
under there.
Ever since, she just sits there.
Nothing could be done about it.
There's a little place
in England
on the Thames that I know.
You ought to see it on a drowsy
summer afternoon.
The smell of the gardens,
people in the fields,
and I can see all this
happening there,
hunger and machine guns.
The bomb dropping
on a school house,
hundreds of little lives
wiped out.
I can't stand it anymore!
Oh, I'm sorry.
[ Baby crying ]
What is it, doctor?
What is it
with all our children?
Is it in any danger?
That depends,
if the ship gets in in time.
[ Baby crying ]
Luis, I have a plan.
Before you make any plans,
you better arrest that girl.
Lieutenant Marco!
If anything goes wrong,
you'll be blamed.
They'll say you did it
on account of a woman.
You know better than that.
Yes, I know, but the general
and the colonel...
He checks by results.
What's the good
of locking her up
if we can't get the people
she's working with?
Everything depends
on the next two hours.
I'll do my part
and you do yours.
Go get your men.
Don't forget to take care
of the baby.
I must speak to you.
Why did you come here?
I'll be killed
for telling you this,
but now I don't care.
You were right.
I am a spy.
I brought a message
for someone.
You delivered it?
It will be transmitted
to the submarine base tonight.
They'll destroy the ship.
But I can save it
if you'll give me a chance.
Don't let your men follow me
when I leave here.
I'm only asking for a few hours.
To let you get away.
Do you think I'm lying?
What made you change?
I've seen the eyes of the women
and the children.
Eyes that stared, stared
from starving little faces,
trusting eyes,
they wouldn't believe
there was no more food.
There was a woman,
her baby was dead.
She refused to believe it.
She rocked him in her arms.
And there was one
with crazy eyes just staring,
waiting for her babies,
who were buried there.
I tell you, I can't bear it.
As long as I live,
those eyes will haunt me,
because I betrayed them
to save my own miserable life.
I hadn't the courage
to give it all up
because I was afraid to die.
But now I don't care.
I don't want to go on living
with this, this horror,
this agony in my heart.
Help me.
They're out there praying,
praying for that ship
to come in.
But I know
that it never will unless...
unless you will do
what I'm begging you to do.
You're free to go.
You think you can trust
your men?
You can depend upon them.
They know every inch
of the coast.
You understand your plan?
Absolutely.
We're ready.
Let's go.
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
Where are you going?
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
Password.
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
I have a new message for X4.
You in contact?
We've already sent
final instructions.
Instructions are changed.
X4 must return
to the base immediately.
Why?
Our plans were known.
The food ship has been sent
to another port.
It's urgent.
Are you in contact?
Stand by for further orders.
Tell them to go back
to the base at once.
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
They cut off.
I'm sure it's a mistake.
We'll proceed.
We'll proceed.
We'll proceed.
Halt!
Marco!
So you betrayed us! You!
[ Screams ]
You too.
Why couldn't you trust me?
Why couldn't you believe me?
I did believe you, I swear it.
Then, why did you follow me?
There was no other way.
I had my duty to do.
Duty!
What about the ship?
It's out there with food,
everything these people want.
And now there's no chance.
I tried to prevent this thing
from happening,
but you wouldn't let me.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
The ship!
The ship!
The ship!
The ship!
It's sinking.
It will be at the bottom
of the sea in a few minutes.
It's where all our food
goes these days.
The fishes feed well
in times like these.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
Now it's gone.
Why did they do that?
You must have been
very naughty.
Don't cry, my baby.
I know where there's milk, love.
Plenty of it.
I'll take you there.
You'll have everything you need,
everything you've been wanting.
It will be peaceful there, too.
Everything we've been
waiting for, my little one.
I'll take you there.
[ Splash ]
The whole world
ought to know about this.
They will.
The stuff that I send home
will burn up the cables.
To sink a ship
trying to bring food
into these poor devils,
what human beings
could send out information
to help a thing like that?
to help a thing like that?
[ Car honking ]
What's happening here?
The relief ship was torpedoed
at the harbor entrance, sir.
What?
And we came to welcome it.
And we expected to find
the whole town rejoicing.
There should be
an immediate investigation.
The report shows that you
arrested six men and a girl.
A strong recommendation
for mercy for the girl.
Yes, sir.
She's not responsible for this.
If we could find the men
who sent her...
Yes, she might help us there.
She might disclose
their identity.
Yes, sir.
Send her in.
You'll take care of the six men
for me.
Sir.
Here's my order. See that
it's carried out at once.
Yes, sir.
Good luck.
So, you're in difficulties
again.
I'm sorry.
This isn't gonna be
a formal cross-examination.
Between ourselves,
I don't like formality.
You have to talk to me
as if I were your own father,
and, after all,
I'm old enough to be that.
If I can help you...
I...
I don't want any help.
I wanna make up
for what I've done.
What have you done?
I'm a traitor.
Not to my country,
because I have no country.
But I betrayed the people here.
I used to think that wars were
fought for slogans, for flags.
But now I've seen
and understand.
I've been betraying myself
and didn't know it.
And who gave you your orders?
Your friend, Gallinet.
Agents all over the country
have been taking orders
from him.
I can give you proof.
I'm glad you told me that.
Had you told anyone else,
it might have had
serious consequences.
Come in, please.
She was just about
to betray you, Andre.
I am disappointed in you, Norma.
I thought you had
more intelligence.
You might have guessed
that Señor Vallejo
is working with me.
Unfortunately,
it can remain a little secret
between the three of us,
or rather the two of us,
for she'll hardly be
in a position
to make
any further confessions.
[ Phone rings ]
Yes?
Oh, very good.
All of them.
Thank you.
It might interest you to know,
the men who were arrested
with you
have just been executed.
Oh, splendid.
Your own men?
Well, they might talk.
We make it a habit to save our
friends from that temptation.
No! No! No!
Yes, and we'll do the same
for you.
Why?
You think you can get away?
Why, every soldier
in this place
is one of my men.
Oh, you little fool.
You've made an awful mistake.
But there still may be
a way out of it.
At least,
we can talk things over.
What do you expect me to do?
Beg for mercy?
Why not?
You know,
I never could resist you.
Thank you.
Mm-hmm.
Death before dishonor, huh?
If you like.
You must be tired of living.
You're wrong.
I want to live.
Hmm. That's too bad.
You know, you remind me
of your late father.
-My father?
-Yes.
Because he had illusions
about living a different life,
house in the country
and all that sort of thing
made him unreliable.
I gave him a very dangerous
assignment.
It was time to get rid of him.
You planned his death?
Yes. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
I don't hesitate
when anyone gets in my way.
Cigarette?
The men arrested by me
have been executed.
My orders.
But there was
no examination or record!
Are you cross-examining me,
Lieutenant?
No, sir.
You failed to protect
the food ship.
I haven't failed yet, sir.
The food ship is coming in.
Are you crazy?
I saw it go down.
You were mistaken, sir.
Look.
What's that?
The relief ship.
The one that was sunk?
An empty hull with no one on it.
A ghost ship.
My men towed it
from the west harbor
to deceive the enemy.
Why wasn't I informed of this?
The commandant was told, sir.
The commandant? I see.
Wait here, Lieutenant.
Andre, we've been tricked.
The submarine destroyed
a decoy ship.
The relief ship itself
is coming in now.
What are we going to do?
It's too late for the submarine.
We'll have to use planes.
I'll take care of it.
Well, let me know as soon
as you get in touch...
So, they sank the decoy,
did they?
Well, I'll see that ship
never reaches the harbor.
No.
No.
[ Gunshots ]
I did it.
I did, I had to.
He was sending for planes
to bomb the ship.
Come on.
I'll take you to the commandant.
We're prisoners.
What should we do?
I don't know.
-But don't be afraid.
-I'm not afraid.
But the ship,
it mustn't be stopped.
Why don't they signal?
I don't like the looks of it.
They were on that boat.
They'll tell us.
Cheer up.
Cheer up, everybody.
Soon we'll have food,
plenty of it.
Meat, bread, rice,
and everything.
I did it.
Oh, well, the boys helped, too.
You're under arrest.
You know who you're talking to?
You're all under arrest.
Oh, you got the wrong people.
We're the ones
to get the medals.
We had trouble enough
with that piece of scrap iron.
We had some job keeping
her afloat until they sank her.
Come along.
Oh, first, I must see
the commandant.
Why did they arrest them?
Who knows?
Maybe it's not a relief ship.
Wait.
Ahoy!
[ Singing ]
[ Singing ]
What's that?
What's that?
What's that?
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
Call the people for help!
They can't hear us.
If they knew, they'd help us.
We've done all we could.
Must it end like this?
No.
It must go on.
So much has happened
since we met.
I've never really been
in love before.
I never understood
what death meant.
It's all inside me.
For the first time in my life,
I can say things I feel
as if I was part of something.
I know, Marco.
I understand so much
I never knew before.
I never thought about people,
but now I want to live
for them, work with them.
Because we love each other.
But it's too late, Marco!
It's too late!
No, it isn't.
This minute is everything.
It's the meaning
and truth of our lives.
We're going to die.
There isn't anything else.
There's everything.
I know it's hard to die
wanting so much to live for,
but we're part of something,
something greater than we are.
Men and women,
the faith in ourselves,
all sorts of things
I can't find the words for.
Those people out there,
we've given them hope again,
you and I.
Their ship is coming in.
We gave it to them.
It's worth it, Norma.
You must believe me.
I believe it, Marco.
You're to come with me.
You're to come with me.
You're to come with me.
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
And so we feel
you deserve our thanks.
Well, I don't want your thanks,
gentlemen.
I've taken these extraordinary
precautions to ensure
the arrival of that cargo.
Because I know what it means
for the success of our armies
and the morale
of our civilian population.
I've only done my duty
as a patriotic citizen.
I see that...
Who ordered these people
brought here?
The commandant.
There must be some mistake.
There's been no mistake.
You ordered these people here?
I did.
What does that mean?
It means you've used
your high office
to betray a cause
you're pretending to serve.
There's no crime as rotten
as yours, a cheap politician
making a profit on the blood
of his own people.
Take him away.
Your testimony will be needed
at the court martial,
both of you.
You're free.
Lieutenant, you've served
your country well.
And I'll arrange to have you go
on leave as soon as possible.
Maybe you can find
a little happiness, peace.
Peace?
Where can you find it?
Our country's been turned
into a battlefield.
There's no safety
for old people and children.
Women can't keep their family
safe in their houses.
They can't be safe
in their own fields.
Churches, schools,
hospitals are targets.
It's not war,
war is between soldiers.
It's murder,
murder of innocent people.
There's no sense to it.
The world can stop it.
Where's the conscience
of the world?
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Attagirl!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Go on!
Giddyup!
Giddyup!
Go on.
Whoa.
Hey, Luis, give me a hand.
I would like to, Marco,
but can't you see I'm busy?
[ Sheep bleating ]
[ Laughs ]
You see?
If I stop playing, they get mad.
[ Luis plays his flute ]
What is that stuff
you're unloading, Marco?
Chemical fertilizer.
Chemical fertilizer?
I tell you, Marco, you are
going against nature.
Sometimes nature
needs a little help.
Not here.
There is no wine in the world
like our own Castelmare.
This year it'll be even better.
Hmm, what more do you want?
Did you ever think about this,
Luis?
Hmm, why should I think
about dirt?
Life comes from it.
It gives us bread and wine.
The secret of life
is hidden in the ground.
Man must learn that secret
and use it wisely.
He put waste to the richness
of the soil.
I'll show them.
I'll make my farm the showplace
of the province.
Well, I'm just a shepherd.
I let my sheep do my work
for me.
I tell you, Marco, you are
a slave to your own land.
Not for long. Wait until
I get tractor I sent for.
[ Laughs ]
When you'll get a tractor,
I will get a saxophone.
[ Luis plays his flute ]
[ Dramatic music plays ]
[ Bellowing ]
Don't worry.
Don't worry, children.
There's no need
to excite yourself.
Are you hurt?
You! Are you hurt?
Ah... I'm all right.
But... them?
They're all right.
The saints
are watching over you.
Have some wine!
-Oh, not now, thank you.
-That's too bad.
The finest wine in the world,
even better Tarragona.
No, no. I'm in a hurry.
I must get to Castelmare.
Castelmare?
You seem to have missed
the road.
♪ Will she tell me
I'm the one? ♪
♪ Will she promise me in fun?
♪ Will she?
♪ Then, I'll have to run
to a jug of porto. ♪
♪ Aye, aye
Days are never long ♪
♪ Aye, aye, if your arms
are strong... ♪
♪ Round a jug of porto.
Giddyup!
My father used to sing
little songs like that.
But you're a foreigner.
I wonder, do you think
we could go a little faster?
Luis, think we can go
a little faster?
Children, could we go
a little faster?
[ Bellowing ]
They say, "No, I'm sorry."
Have you ever been
to Castelmare before?
No. I'm gonna join
my father there.
We travel all over the world
in search of art treasures,
antiques and paintings.
A painter once stayed
at my house.
He used to get up at dawn
and paint till sundown.
In the evenings, he talked
to me about books,
and art, and poetry.
I liked that.
It was the most wonderful thing
that had ever happened to me
until now.
Until now?
I mean, you smashing
into my oxen and then...
There you are.
Here I am.
Hardly seems true somehow.
No. I seem to have
crashed into another world.
[ Bell ringing ]
You must be very happy
with all this peace
and beauty around you.
I am happy.
It's good to work in the fields.
I should like to do that.
With your hands?
Your skin is too soft.
Here, the women work in the sun
till their hands are hard
and cracked like old leather.
Yes, but they have other things
that I can never hope for.
Why?
You have everything -- money,
you travel, you're beautiful.
Thank you.
I think your painter friend
must've taught you
how to pay compliments
and make pretty speeches.
I never say anything
I don't mean.
You are very beautiful.
"She walks in beauty like..."
You know that poem?
Yes, but how do you know it?
It was in a book
the painter left behind.
Can you finish it?
If I can remember it.
"She walks in beauty
like the night
"Of cloudless climes
and starry skies
"And all that's best of dark
and bright
Meet in her aspect
and her eyes"
Thank you.
Must be wonderful
to be able to put words
together like that
when you want to--
when you want to tell someone
how lovely she is.
How far is it to Castelmare?
You can see it when we get
to the top of that hill.
When I was a boy,
I used to climb up there
and watch the ships
in the Mediterranean.
Then, it'll take us
a long time to get there.
Yes.
Do you mind?
No, I don't mind.
Well...
I never thought an accident
could turn out to be such fun.
I'll say good-bye here.
Oh, won't you come in?
I want you to meet my father.
Oh, but I can't let you go
after all you've done for me.
I've traveled
in the Rome Express
and the Orient Express,
but nothing can compare with
the Oxen Express to Castelmare.
I'll never forget it.
I won't either.
I've got to go back.
I have work to do.
Your work means a lot to you,
doesn't it?
It used to mean everything.
But now?
I'm not sure.
I've never met
anyone like you before.
I-- I've never met
anyone like you before.
Please don't change.
Promise me you'll stay the same.
If you promise to never
change that perfume.
You like it?
I get it in Paris.
Paris?
Rome, Berlin, London...
All the places I'll never see,
and you go again and again.
And I'd like to stay here
and work in the sun
until my hands get tough
as old leather.
Why do you say that?
Because...
I really mean it.
I'll take that.
[ Chuckles ]
I like my sheep better.
Let's go home.
I'm in a hurry.
You're in a hurry, now?
Why did you come
the long road over the hill
when you could come
the short way?
Come on, boys.
Norma!
Father!
[ Laughs ]
Did you think I was lost?
A little worried about you.
Look what I brought you
from London.
Thank you.
Thank you, my dear.
I think I know what it is.
And what did you bring for me?
Andre!
Hello.
Did you have a nice trip?
What are you doing here?
I came solely for the pleasure
of seeing you.
Father?
We met in Cairo
and flew over together
to pick up a few antiques.
I thought we weren't gonna do
any more business with him
after what happened
in South America.
This is different.
We do things on a bigger scale
in Europe.
It's more dangerous.
Too dangerous
to let you interfere.
Well, you can do what you like.
But I'm sorry, I- I don't want
to have anything to do with it.
Norma!
You must, Norma, for my sake.
Shall we ever settle down
and live like other people?
This is the last time.
He promised me
that I'll be free.
You think I like it any more
than you do?
Soon, we'll have our little
house and a garden.
And I promise you,
I'll do nothing but digging,
digging in the garden
all the day.
Oh, oh!
My favorite shoes.
Will you forgive me if I intrude
on this family conference?
But I think
we should get started.
Where are we going?
We must be in town
in the morning.
We've arranged
for a very important cargo
to be delivered to the--
to the proper people.
I wanted to stay here
a few days.
What's the attraction here?
I like it.
Really, really, she is...
She is a wonderful girl.
I've never seen
such fine eyes in anyone.
She remind me of Carmen, my...
my baby sheep.
Why keep talking about her?
As far as I'm concerned,
she's as far away as the moon.
[ Laughs ]
That's true.
But if you had her,
it will be like having a fine
jug that wouldn't hold water.
She'll make a great show
on Sundays and feast days.
But remember that in each week
there are six working days.
Anyway, what's it matter?
Take a deep breath
and smell the earth, Luis.
I'd rather take a deep
drink of wine.
And the water,
look how clear it is.
And the moon caught in it.
I've been living by this river
all of my life,
and it's always
been like that.
That's it.
It's always like that,
and you never think of it.
This belongs to us, Luis.
Nothing can take it from us.
Peace, strength, quietness.
Makes you feel as if you were
part of the earth.
[ Explosion ]
Listen.
Thunder.
Why should there be thunder?
There isn't a cloud in the sky.
There's a little cloud
with silver edges
over on the horizon.
Yeah.
But does a little cloud
make such big thunder?
[ Explosion ]
I don't understand.
It sounds like guns.
Well, who would be shooting guns
this hour of the night?
I wonder.
[ Explosion ]
Let's be getting home.
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosion ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosion ]
Papers, please.
Oh, foreigners, eh?
Where are you going?
To Granada.
We want to get out
of the danger zone.
[ Explosion ]
What are we to do now?
Find the road
through the mountains.
We've got to go along
with the others, Marco!
No.
We've always lived
in this valley.
They are too strong for us.
They can't come here.
This is my land!
You tell them that.
But this is not our fight,
Marco.
You're wrong, Luis.
This is our fight.
This earth, this valley,
it belongs to us.
It's worth fighting for.
Stop!
Turn back!
You may escape
with your lives,
but you won't have anything
to live for.
You'll be living
in a dead world.
Living in a place
that belongs to strangers.
It's worse than being in prison.
This valley, it's ours.
It's part of us.
We were born here,
like our fathers
and their fathers before them!
You can't live away from here!
If they take it away,
they'll take everything!
Turn back and fight!
Fight for it!
Fight them from our valley,
and it'll be ours again.
Ours! Ours!
[ Explosion ]
Some piazzamen!
Shout it out again.
[ Solemn music plays ]
[ Solemn music plays ]
[ Singing a march ]
[ Singing a march ]
[ Singing a march ]
Fire!
[ Gunshots ]
And here at the river,
the enemy advance was stopped.
And they were driven back
to their present position
on the east ridge.
The defense of the valley
prevented
the capture of Castelmare.
One man deserves credit
for organizing the defense.
Your commission reached us
this morning.
You've been made a lieutenant,
as a fitting reward
for your bravery
and example.
Thank you, sir.
Still, more
will be expected of you.
You all know
we're in a desperate position.
This province has been cut off
from the rest of our territory.
And if they take this city,
the entire province will fall.
We can hold them back, sir.
Your brigade will march
without you, lieutenant.
You will stay right here
in Monte Fiore.
I have a special commission
for you.
Yes, sir.
Don't be disappointed, my boy.
War isn't only in the trenches.
It's everywhere.
We must fight our enemies
wherever we may find them.
They can't defeat us
if we all do our duty.
They're weakening the morale
of our civilian population
by bombing cities,
blockading our food supply,
threatening us with starvation.
Spies and traitors
are spreading false rumors,
sending out information,
betraying every move we make.
Our greatest danger is from the
enemies among our own people.
We must find them
and clean them out.
We must find them
and clean them out.
How many sweethearts!
Oh, yes.
I can count about...
About a hundred.
A hundred?
More or less, but never less.
How do you manage it?
I play music for them
all day long,
and they stand around
and listen.
They stand and listen?
And if I stop playing for one
little minute, they wander away.
But my dog bring them back.
Your what?
Your dog?
But I love them best when they
stand around eating grass.
Your girls eat grass?
No, not my girls.
My sheep!
Wait out here.
♪♪
[ Applause ]
♪ Beloved, I love you
♪ The stars are bright
in this perfect night ♪
♪ Come back to my arms
♪ Beloved, I love you
♪ Your hair and me
♪ Be near to me, beloved
[ Sneezes ]
[ Laughing ]
[ Applause ]
Oh, bravo!
Here's to our country.
Believe me, it's a great thing
to fight against such odds,
without enough cannons
and ammunition.
Who says that?
Foreign newspapers.
We have plenty of guns.
Yes, but old-fashioned,
of small caliber.
Oh, no.
Very modern
and big ones, too.
I don't believe it.
Confidentially,
we have hundreds of them.
Don't believe everything
you read in the newspaper.
Just ask me.
I know everything.
I have a friend
who's an officer.
Hello, Marco!
Where have you been?
I'll see you tomorrow.
Oh, no.
Tomorrow, I'll be at the front.
You leave for the front?
That's special information,
special for him.
What do you mean?
He asked me
about military affairs.
What did you tell him?
Everything.
Everything?
Everything upside down.
Who is he?
I don't know.
The more you watch,
the less you see.
[ Laughing ]
The ace of hearts.
You see it...
And now you don't.
It's up your sleeve.
Pardon me, señor.
The ace of hearts.
Now you see it.
You place it in your glass, sir.
It's, uh, there.
You see?
[ Laughs ]
That's funny.
Oh, he's very funny.
All the time,
he's doing card tricks.
No. The other.
Look at his shoes.
Hmm, I wish I had
such fine shoes.
That's it.
Why would a shabby old man
have shoes like that?
It's in your hat.
Oh.
You look very innocent, señor,
but I'm not so sure, huh?
Ah!
[ Laughs ]
You had it all the time, eh?
This is going too far.
[ Laughs ]
Hey.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
Arrest the magician
standing at the bar.
[ Knocks on door ]
Who is it?
Patrol officer!
[ Knocks on door ]
Open the door
or I'll break it in!
I'm coming!
[ Yawns ]
I'm coming.
[ Sighs ]
I was asleep.
I'm so tired.
I can't keep my eyes open.
I'm afraid we'll have to keep
you awake all night.
You're coming to headquarters.
Oh.
Maybe you'll first explain...
I'll explain nothing.
Uh, you were ordered
to bring me without my shoes?
You may put on your shoes.
Thank you.
[ Music plays ]
While you are waiting...
I picked it up
in a little shop in Castelmare.
I collect such things.
You know, uh, antiques.
It's my business.
Hurry up.
I'm very difficult to fit.
I have my shoes
made-to-order in London.
I always go
to the same bootmaker,
a little shop
near Piccadilly Circus.
They make excellent shoes.
That's why I followed you.
Your shoes are much too good
for the clothes you wear.
One makes little mistakes.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Gunshots continue ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Clock stops ]
[ Hums ]
Father, what...?
Father!
Father!
[ Sobbing ]
What's going on in here?
The landlord said...
It's all right, sergeant.
Sir.
You did it.
You killed him!
You!
You must come with me
to headquarters.
You're under arrest.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know
he was your father.
I'll try to help you.
You'll be treated fairly.
You'll be given a chance.
Same chance you gave him.
What you say might be true,
but in these times,
we must be certain.
Bring her in.
Where are they taking those?
Put them in the cellar.
They're safer there.
[ Flute plays ]
Give me a hand.
I would like to,
but can't you see I'm busy?
You!
My sheep!
Marco, they've taken
my sheep away.
Come with me.
Where are you taking me?
Military court is in session.
Well, what do they want of me?
What should I say?
Tell the truth.
Air raid!
Lights out.
[ Sirens wailing ]
No, no, this way!
Idiot, you want them to know
this is our headquarters?
Turn off the light.
[ Airplane propeller whirring ]
[ Airplane propeller whirring ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Screaming ]
You stay here.
You stay here.
[ Screaming ]
[ Crying ]
Where are you?
I'm here.
Where?
I can't--
Can you reach my flashlight?
Are you hurt?
I'm all right.
Will we ever get out of here?
Will we ever get out of here?
I always wondered
what the end would be.
It comes to all of us.
I don't think I'd mind.
But I want it to be quick.
I don't wanna wait and wait,
buried alive,
slowly to stifle to death!
Never to see the sun again.
Sun?
Remember the road
to Castelmare?
You said you wanted to work
in the sun.
Work until your hands
were tough as old leather.
It seems so long ago.
The night
before the war started.
I knew I'd find you again.
You've never been
out of my thoughts.
I don't even know your name
but your perfume.
I can't forget what you've done.
A little while ago,
you killed my...
Don't.
There's so little time
for hate.
[ Coughs ]
It's smoke.
Dust?
I'm not sure.
Suppose there's a fire?
Over here.
It's blowing the other way.
We're left here to die.
[ Coughs ]
[ Coughs ]
No.
No, we can't give up.
It's wrong to give up.
I won't.
I won't.
I won't.
This may show them
where we are.
Get back.
Over there.
We must come down here.
Help me, Beppo.
It might be my friend.
What's happening?
What was that explosion?
There's someone down
there still living.
Help us!
Oh, not me.
I have my own job.
Better keep a sharp lookout
for suspicious characters
around headquarters.
You help us now,
I'll find you plenty
suspicious characters.
Digging?
Digging!
Breaking stones, do you hear?
They'll never get here in time.
-We'll die.
-No, no, listen.
They're nearer, much nearer.
They'll get us out.
And I'll be your prisoner.
A military court...
If you can prove
you're innocent...
Suppose I can't?
Will they put me in a dungeon
or stand me against the wall?
I'll help you.
You might have helped me once.
But now...
Why did you change?
You're the one
that's different.
Times like this can't change me.
I was born
in the Russian Revolution.
My mother was killed
with me in her arms
in front of my father's eyes.
He took me to Budapest.
There were guns in the streets,
men marching.
We escaped at night.
China, South America,
back to Shanghai.
You think you're fighting
for your country,
but I know better,
because I never had a country.
My father followed any flag
for the danger of it.
I never knew how old and gray
he was until I saw him die.
He wanted a house and garden.
But that's finished.
You finished it...
with one little bullet.
Your father and I
wanted the same thing.
And you killed him.
You're just another man with
a gun and you got to use it.
You got to kill.
There was no other way.
You didn't have to fight.
Look here.
Does that picture
make you laugh?
No.
If I shot it
and cut it to pieces,
would you laugh then?
No. It's too beautiful.
So is my country beautiful.
And I wanna keep it.
That's why I fight.
[ Rocks rolling ]
Marco, is that you
or your ghost?
Luis!
-Luis!
-Oh, Marco!
Oh, no.
That's no ghost.
Is that the sky up there?
Yes.
You come out here
and get a good look at it.
It's a grand morning.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Help me get her into the air.
Where is she?
She's gone.
We've got to find her.
The sentry would know.
[ Baby crying ]
What's that?
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
[ Baby crying ]
A baby!
Yes, we have a baby.
Baby!
Baby!
Oh, it's so nice.
Hi, baby.
Coochie, coochie, coochie,
coochie, coochie, cooch!
Coochie, chochie,
coochie, coo, coo...
Nice baby, huh?
No, no, no, this is my baby.
Your baby?
No, it's mine, too.
All of us.
Coochie, coochie, coochie,
coochie, coochie, coo.
It's a nice baby, huh?
Marco.
What about the girl?
I think they've got her
at headquarters.
To me, the greatest offensive
weapon in modern warfare
is starvation.
If the enemy blockade
remains effective,
it's only a question of time
until we'll be forced
to surrender.
What is it?
Excuse me, gentlemen.
When and where was she arrested?
One of our patrols picked her up
in headquarters.
What are you doing there?
I don't really know.
Come, now, you'll have to do
better than that.
I was too stunned
by what had happened.
My father had just been killed.
How was he killed?
He--
In the air raid.
After that nothing mattered.
I had nowhere to go.
Your father's business?
Art dealer.
Then, he must have had certain
connections among dealers here.
No, he only dealt
with private people.
What are your plans?
I have no plan.
-Who are your friends?
-I have no friends.
Get me her record.
I want to see it.
Yes, sir.
You were wrong about one thing,
señorita.
A friend has been inquiring
about you.
Mssr. Gallinet.
Norma.
Andre.
You here?
I arrived last night.
But...
You've had a terrible
experience, my dear,
but now you have nothing
to worry about.
I've arranged everything
with the commissioner.
Oh, Señor Vallejo here.
I'm taking a serious step
in releasing you
on my own responsibility.
And I'm doing it because
Mssr. Gallinet vouches for you,
and he's rendered
some unusual services to us.
I would suggest you leave
the country as soon as possible,
as I can't guarantee your safety
on the present conditions.
Thank you.
Perhaps,
you'll tell your friends abroad
that we're not such barbarians
as they've heard.
[ Laughs ]
Why do they take such dreadful
passport pictures?
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughs ]
Of course, he is stupid.
I've observed that great men
are often stupid.
Uh, when you see them
intimately.
Sugar?
How did you become
so friendly with Vallejo?
Ooh, I've given him some rather
useful information.
Cream?
So you serve both sides, hmm?
Well...
Oh, it's a game.
It's the only way to play it.
You'll never know
which side will win.
Personally, I enjoy it.
It's exciting and amusing.
Biscuit?
I don't know
which appeals to me more,
the money or the adventure.
And my father had to die!
Oh, oh, I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
And I was trying
to make you forget it.
Now, don't you see,
Norma,
what you need just now is
exactly what I'm offering you.
What are you offering?
Adventure, money, love.
Love?
Uh-huh.
I've decided what I need is
the love of a really good woman.
Let's be honest, we don't trust
each other, Andre.
You know I have no money
to get out of the country.
You've only helped me
because you think
I can be useful to you.
That's putting it
rather brutally, isn't it?
It's more brutal than that.
One word from you
to Señor Vallejo,
and I can be arrested again
and shot.
Mm-hmm.
But I still don't wanna have
anything to do with you.
I'm sorry you feel like that,
but I have important work
for you in the next few weeks.
I don't want to be mixed up
in it.
Now, what do you gain
by refusing?
If you don't go,
I'll send someone else.
The result will be the same
except for you.
You've no chance without me.
I'll get out of the country
somehow.
The brutal truth is
that you can't get away
unless you do as I tell you.
But I tell you,
I don't want that.
But if you follow my orders,
I'll see that you get out
of the country safely
and that you'll be free.
What do you want me to do?
[ Key turns ]
-Did you ring, sir?
-I did not.
Now, there isn't much time.
Go to Castelmare
and get in contact
with friends of mine there.
When am I to be free?
When the province falls.
The province?
Yes.
It's cut off on all sides.
It can't possibly hold out
beyond the end of the week.
You seem very sure of that.
Hm, well,
that's what I'm paid for.
Now, the key to the province
is Castelmare.
It's the only port
through which they can bring in
food and supplies.
So far,
we've kept it bottled up.
But they'll make desperate
efforts to break the blockade.
You'll be in Castelmare
to see they don't succeed.
But that means that I'm...
You've made your bargain.
But remember,
agents of mine are everywhere.
If you try to betray me,
you'll be shot.
Now, listen carefully,
you go to the café
on the waterfront of Castelmare.
Say that you feel ill
and ask for a glass of water.
Now, this is the one
that contains the message.
It's marked.
Don't give it
unless whoever serves you
spills the water
and goes back for more.
Spills the water
and goes back for more.
And now if you get into
any trouble, just swallow it.
They're perfectly harmless.
The secret of these
is much harder to discover
than the cards your father used.
[ Train whistle ]
♪ Will she let me
give her this? ♪
♪ Will she let me
give her that? ♪
♪ Will she dance around
my hat in the time of war? ♪
Good evening.
Oh, good evening.
Uh, do you mind
if I close the door?
But I'd like to listen
to the singing.
You never know.
You can't trust anybody.
Well, I didn't mean
that personally because,
of course, I can see immediately
that you're different.
Different from what?
Oh, different from-- well,
different from other people
who are different or...
or something.
You're going to Castelmare, huh?
Well, of course,
that's self-evident
because the train
is going to Castelmare,
and you're on the train,
so, you know...
You don't wanna talk,
do you?
Hmm, that's self-evident, too.
But then, you see,
we are here under very
unusual circumstances.
War.
Now, I kept something here
that...
[ Train whistle ]
I feel that I can trust you.
Why should you trust me?
I have my instinct.
But you don't know me.
[ Laughs ] I find myself,
I'm a very good judge
of horses and women,
and women and horses.
I don't know
why you're doing this,
but I don't know you,
and I don't want to share
your confidence.
Do you want to share this?
It's from abroad.
Are you trying to trap me?
Why, you poor child.
Now, there's an example
of war psychology.
Of course, in my opinion this
whole war is psychological.
I offer to share a tin
of corned beef with you,
and you react as it were
a high explosive that's done...
Tickets, please.
This compartment
is reserved for ladies, sir.
What?
Sorry, sir.
Oh, lot of red tape!
-I'll bring your things.
-No, thanks.
Have your passport ready
for military inspection.
Your papers, please.
Your papers, please.
So you're going to Castelmare?
You're going to question me?
No, I'm afraid you wouldn't
give the right answers.
Besides, your passport
has been signed
by the commissioner
of public safety.
Did you expect
to find me here?
No, it never occurred to me.
You know,
you don't lie very well.
I haven't had as much practice
as you've had.
If you had had any experience,
you wouldn't have followed me.
Why?
You let me know
that I'm under suspicion.
If I had anything to conceal,
this would've been a warning.
Perhaps, that's what I wanted
to do, warn you.
Thank you.
I'll be careful.
I hope so.
♪ In the time of war
♪ Aye-aye, she will like us all
Aye-aye ♪
♪ In the time of war
♪ In the time of war
Come in and sit down.
There's plenty of room.
Righto.
[ Train whistle ]
-Thanks for the egg!
-That's my egg.
-You mean it was your egg.
-Give it to me.
You catch your goose, and she
lay plenty more eggs for you.
-Please.
-But I have a baby.
And I have an aunt
in Castelmare who's starving,
and I'm taking her
my goose and my egg.
Look at you, you'll break it.
No, no, you'll break--
Tell me, did you ever wear
a necklace around your neck?
Jewels?
Better.
Pearls and diamonds?
Why not?
Real ones?
Every one is real, and these
will take your breath away.
Oh, garlic!
The necklace for you
and the egg for the baby.
[ Egg cracks ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Baby cries ]
Well, I'm, uh--
I wouldn't worry, old boy,
if I were you, you know.
Goose eggs are not good
for babies anyway.
What a pity.
My baby's hungry, too.
I'm awfully sorry.
Look here, how about
some corned beef?
Corned beef, what's that?
Oh, it's beef,
it's corned in a tin.
Beef, corn, and tin,
how did they do that?
Oh, it's quite simple.
They take some cattle, you know.
Cattle, not sheep, huh?
Oh, no, not sheep.
Oh, I'm glad
they don't tin sheep.
[ Laughs ]
No, they take beef.
Beef?
Yeah, yeah,
they take the jolly old cow...
Yeah, but you just said beef.
Oh, well,
it's cow until it's beef.
Why?
Why?
Well, I don't know.
Well, everybody knows
that a dead cow is beef.
Well, anyway, they take the cow
when it's beef,
and then they press it.
Why?
Well, to get it flat, so that
it will fit into the tin.
And there it is,
and it's awfully good.
Well, I wouldn't like it
if it weren't good,
and that goes for my baby, too.
Oh, well, how about
some, uh, biscuit?
No biscuits, no.
Not even with marmalade?
Not even with marmalade.
Sardines?
Oh, not sardines.
No sardines.
Well, what about some milk?
Milk?
Say, that's an idea.
We might try that.
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Hello, hello, hello!
Oh, hello.
Then, come along and sit down,
will you?
But I...
You know, I was wondering
what had happened to you.
I missed you at the station.
[ Laughs ]
Do you--?
Ah, some, uh, coffee?
Uh, thank you.
And, yeah, I'd like
a glass of water, please.
I don't feel very well.
A glass of water.
And do you mind, taking that
to my room, please?
Thank you.
NORMA: I'm interrupting you
and your work.
NEWSMAN: Well, not at all.
No.
You see, my paper
only needs 2,000 words
from me every 24 hours.
And that's roughly 83
and 4/12ths
1/3 words per hour,
and that's one
and four 6ths...
I mean, one and two-thirds
words per minute.
So you see, if I chat with you
for about ten minutes,
then, I'd only be short 12
and three 16ths words.
But I'm sure I can pick that up
between now and dinner.
Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
It's all right.
Please, excuse me,
I'll get some more right away.
NEWSMAN: I hope
you're not superstitious.
Some chocolate?
Uh, no, thank you.
As a matter of fact, this isn't
a bad little spot at all.
Of course, it's just a café
on the waterfront,
but it's nice, and clean,
and, uh, and very interesting.
Chocolate?
Here, we have some...
Oh, don't give them penny.
If you do,
there'll be dozens of them.
Yes, I know, but...
Will you change this, please?
Right away, señorita.
Please, please.
Please.
Please.
Please.
No more.
Yes, it's pretty horrible
to have to watch little children
starve and not be able to do
anything about it, isn't it?
NEWSMAN:
But every time a relief ship
tries to get through
the other side,
it seems to know all about it.
They can't get past
their blockade.
You know,
some of my newspaper friends
seem to think
that the information
is coming from someone
in this neighborhood.
I can hardly believe that,
but I suppose it's just another
case of war psychology.
It's the message?
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
"Supply ship Fortuna arrives
before dawn Tuesday.
Notify X4,
destroy and return to base."
Notify X4,
destroy and return to base."
Here, señorita,
all the pennies we have.
Yay, yay, yay!
Penny!
Oh!
Oh!
Step away,
help me get her up.
Get her to the chair.
Get her some brandy.
Better get her a crust of bread.
Fellow citizens,
as the commandant
of this province,
I am forced to issue
new emergency regulations
for the conservation of food.
Rations of sugar,
bread, rice, and lard
are again cut in half.
And a special reminder
to the coast
that all catches of fish
must be reported.
They will be commandeered
for the use of the army.
Milk is reserved
for the children and invalids,
a pint a day, on presentation
of a doctor's certificate.
Fellow citizens, we must bear
these hardships with courage...
Let's get away.
...and have confidence
that food
and medical supplies
will reach us.
Then our fight
will not be in vain.
Oh, don't worry,
they're probably following me.
You know, all the newspaper men
are watching me.
Well, I can remember
a couple of years ago...
-Let's go this way.
-Hmm?
Yeah.
Wanna have a cigarette?
What are these women
waiting for?
Hmm?
Oh, food.
They won't believe
there isn't any.
[ Crying ]
What is it?
Can I help you?
Well, they're trying to bring
a relief ship through.
We can only pray for it.
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How is the baby?
The doctor said he couldn't do
anything for her.
You must have faith.
We must pray all night.
We must pray all night.
Why don't you go home?
It's getting late.
Why don't you go?
What's the matter with her?
Why does she just sit there?
In the last air raid, a bomb
destroyed the school house.
Her children are buried
under there.
Ever since, she just sits there.
Nothing could be done about it.
There's a little place
in England
on the Thames that I know.
You ought to see it on a drowsy
summer afternoon.
The smell of the gardens,
people in the fields,
and I can see all this
happening there,
hunger and machine guns.
The bomb dropping
on a school house,
hundreds of little lives
wiped out.
I can't stand it anymore!
Oh, I'm sorry.
[ Baby crying ]
What is it, doctor?
What is it
with all our children?
Is it in any danger?
That depends,
if the ship gets in in time.
[ Baby crying ]
Luis, I have a plan.
Before you make any plans,
you better arrest that girl.
Lieutenant Marco!
If anything goes wrong,
you'll be blamed.
They'll say you did it
on account of a woman.
You know better than that.
Yes, I know, but the general
and the colonel...
He checks by results.
What's the good
of locking her up
if we can't get the people
she's working with?
Everything depends
on the next two hours.
I'll do my part
and you do yours.
Go get your men.
Don't forget to take care
of the baby.
I must speak to you.
Why did you come here?
I'll be killed
for telling you this,
but now I don't care.
You were right.
I am a spy.
I brought a message
for someone.
You delivered it?
It will be transmitted
to the submarine base tonight.
They'll destroy the ship.
But I can save it
if you'll give me a chance.
Don't let your men follow me
when I leave here.
I'm only asking for a few hours.
To let you get away.
Do you think I'm lying?
What made you change?
I've seen the eyes of the women
and the children.
Eyes that stared, stared
from starving little faces,
trusting eyes,
they wouldn't believe
there was no more food.
There was a woman,
her baby was dead.
She refused to believe it.
She rocked him in her arms.
And there was one
with crazy eyes just staring,
waiting for her babies,
who were buried there.
I tell you, I can't bear it.
As long as I live,
those eyes will haunt me,
because I betrayed them
to save my own miserable life.
I hadn't the courage
to give it all up
because I was afraid to die.
But now I don't care.
I don't want to go on living
with this, this horror,
this agony in my heart.
Help me.
They're out there praying,
praying for that ship
to come in.
But I know
that it never will unless...
unless you will do
what I'm begging you to do.
You're free to go.
You think you can trust
your men?
You can depend upon them.
They know every inch
of the coast.
You understand your plan?
Absolutely.
We're ready.
Let's go.
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
[ Chatter ]
Where are you going?
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
Password.
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
Bandarillo.
I have a new message for X4.
You in contact?
We've already sent
final instructions.
Instructions are changed.
X4 must return
to the base immediately.
Why?
Our plans were known.
The food ship has been sent
to another port.
It's urgent.
Are you in contact?
Stand by for further orders.
Tell them to go back
to the base at once.
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
[ Explosions ]
They cut off.
I'm sure it's a mistake.
We'll proceed.
We'll proceed.
We'll proceed.
Halt!
Marco!
So you betrayed us! You!
[ Screams ]
You too.
Why couldn't you trust me?
Why couldn't you believe me?
I did believe you, I swear it.
Then, why did you follow me?
There was no other way.
I had my duty to do.
Duty!
What about the ship?
It's out there with food,
everything these people want.
And now there's no chance.
I tried to prevent this thing
from happening,
but you wouldn't let me.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
Pray for it.
The ship!
The ship!
The ship!
The ship!
It's sinking.
It will be at the bottom
of the sea in a few minutes.
It's where all our food
goes these days.
The fishes feed well
in times like these.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
There is no hope for us now.
Now it's gone.
Why did they do that?
You must have been
very naughty.
Don't cry, my baby.
I know where there's milk, love.
Plenty of it.
I'll take you there.
You'll have everything you need,
everything you've been wanting.
It will be peaceful there, too.
Everything we've been
waiting for, my little one.
I'll take you there.
[ Splash ]
The whole world
ought to know about this.
They will.
The stuff that I send home
will burn up the cables.
To sink a ship
trying to bring food
into these poor devils,
what human beings
could send out information
to help a thing like that?
to help a thing like that?
[ Car honking ]
What's happening here?
The relief ship was torpedoed
at the harbor entrance, sir.
What?
And we came to welcome it.
And we expected to find
the whole town rejoicing.
There should be
an immediate investigation.
The report shows that you
arrested six men and a girl.
A strong recommendation
for mercy for the girl.
Yes, sir.
She's not responsible for this.
If we could find the men
who sent her...
Yes, she might help us there.
She might disclose
their identity.
Yes, sir.
Send her in.
You'll take care of the six men
for me.
Sir.
Here's my order. See that
it's carried out at once.
Yes, sir.
Good luck.
So, you're in difficulties
again.
I'm sorry.
This isn't gonna be
a formal cross-examination.
Between ourselves,
I don't like formality.
You have to talk to me
as if I were your own father,
and, after all,
I'm old enough to be that.
If I can help you...
I...
I don't want any help.
I wanna make up
for what I've done.
What have you done?
I'm a traitor.
Not to my country,
because I have no country.
But I betrayed the people here.
I used to think that wars were
fought for slogans, for flags.
But now I've seen
and understand.
I've been betraying myself
and didn't know it.
And who gave you your orders?
Your friend, Gallinet.
Agents all over the country
have been taking orders
from him.
I can give you proof.
I'm glad you told me that.
Had you told anyone else,
it might have had
serious consequences.
Come in, please.
She was just about
to betray you, Andre.
I am disappointed in you, Norma.
I thought you had
more intelligence.
You might have guessed
that Señor Vallejo
is working with me.
Unfortunately,
it can remain a little secret
between the three of us,
or rather the two of us,
for she'll hardly be
in a position
to make
any further confessions.
[ Phone rings ]
Yes?
Oh, very good.
All of them.
Thank you.
It might interest you to know,
the men who were arrested
with you
have just been executed.
Oh, splendid.
Your own men?
Well, they might talk.
We make it a habit to save our
friends from that temptation.
No! No! No!
Yes, and we'll do the same
for you.
Why?
You think you can get away?
Why, every soldier
in this place
is one of my men.
Oh, you little fool.
You've made an awful mistake.
But there still may be
a way out of it.
At least,
we can talk things over.
What do you expect me to do?
Beg for mercy?
Why not?
You know,
I never could resist you.
Thank you.
Mm-hmm.
Death before dishonor, huh?
If you like.
You must be tired of living.
You're wrong.
I want to live.
Hmm. That's too bad.
You know, you remind me
of your late father.
-My father?
-Yes.
Because he had illusions
about living a different life,
house in the country
and all that sort of thing
made him unreliable.
I gave him a very dangerous
assignment.
It was time to get rid of him.
You planned his death?
Yes. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
I don't hesitate
when anyone gets in my way.
Cigarette?
The men arrested by me
have been executed.
My orders.
But there was
no examination or record!
Are you cross-examining me,
Lieutenant?
No, sir.
You failed to protect
the food ship.
I haven't failed yet, sir.
The food ship is coming in.
Are you crazy?
I saw it go down.
You were mistaken, sir.
Look.
What's that?
The relief ship.
The one that was sunk?
An empty hull with no one on it.
A ghost ship.
My men towed it
from the west harbor
to deceive the enemy.
Why wasn't I informed of this?
The commandant was told, sir.
The commandant? I see.
Wait here, Lieutenant.
Andre, we've been tricked.
The submarine destroyed
a decoy ship.
The relief ship itself
is coming in now.
What are we going to do?
It's too late for the submarine.
We'll have to use planes.
I'll take care of it.
Well, let me know as soon
as you get in touch...
So, they sank the decoy,
did they?
Well, I'll see that ship
never reaches the harbor.
No.
No.
[ Gunshots ]
I did it.
I did, I had to.
He was sending for planes
to bomb the ship.
Come on.
I'll take you to the commandant.
We're prisoners.
What should we do?
I don't know.
-But don't be afraid.
-I'm not afraid.
But the ship,
it mustn't be stopped.
Why don't they signal?
I don't like the looks of it.
They were on that boat.
They'll tell us.
Cheer up.
Cheer up, everybody.
Soon we'll have food,
plenty of it.
Meat, bread, rice,
and everything.
I did it.
Oh, well, the boys helped, too.
You're under arrest.
You know who you're talking to?
You're all under arrest.
Oh, you got the wrong people.
We're the ones
to get the medals.
We had trouble enough
with that piece of scrap iron.
We had some job keeping
her afloat until they sank her.
Come along.
Oh, first, I must see
the commandant.
Why did they arrest them?
Who knows?
Maybe it's not a relief ship.
Wait.
Ahoy!
[ Singing ]
[ Singing ]
What's that?
What's that?
What's that?
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
Call the people for help!
They can't hear us.
If they knew, they'd help us.
We've done all we could.
Must it end like this?
No.
It must go on.
So much has happened
since we met.
I've never really been
in love before.
I never understood
what death meant.
It's all inside me.
For the first time in my life,
I can say things I feel
as if I was part of something.
I know, Marco.
I understand so much
I never knew before.
I never thought about people,
but now I want to live
for them, work with them.
Because we love each other.
But it's too late, Marco!
It's too late!
No, it isn't.
This minute is everything.
It's the meaning
and truth of our lives.
We're going to die.
There isn't anything else.
There's everything.
I know it's hard to die
wanting so much to live for,
but we're part of something,
something greater than we are.
Men and women,
the faith in ourselves,
all sorts of things
I can't find the words for.
Those people out there,
we've given them hope again,
you and I.
Their ship is coming in.
We gave it to them.
It's worth it, Norma.
You must believe me.
I believe it, Marco.
You're to come with me.
You're to come with me.
You're to come with me.
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
[ Crowd cheering ]
And so we feel
you deserve our thanks.
Well, I don't want your thanks,
gentlemen.
I've taken these extraordinary
precautions to ensure
the arrival of that cargo.
Because I know what it means
for the success of our armies
and the morale
of our civilian population.
I've only done my duty
as a patriotic citizen.
I see that...
Who ordered these people
brought here?
The commandant.
There must be some mistake.
There's been no mistake.
You ordered these people here?
I did.
What does that mean?
It means you've used
your high office
to betray a cause
you're pretending to serve.
There's no crime as rotten
as yours, a cheap politician
making a profit on the blood
of his own people.
Take him away.
Your testimony will be needed
at the court martial,
both of you.
You're free.
Lieutenant, you've served
your country well.
And I'll arrange to have you go
on leave as soon as possible.
Maybe you can find
a little happiness, peace.
Peace?
Where can you find it?
Our country's been turned
into a battlefield.
There's no safety
for old people and children.
Women can't keep their family
safe in their houses.
They can't be safe
in their own fields.
Churches, schools,
hospitals are targets.
It's not war,
war is between soldiers.
It's murder,
murder of innocent people.
There's no sense to it.
The world can stop it.
Where's the conscience
of the world?