Nail in the Boot (1931) - full transcript
NAIL IN THE BOOT
Goskinprom of Georgia 1932
To the military newspaper of
the Transcaucasian Komsomol,
"Young Worker",
we dedicate our work.
A Film by the Revolutionary Shock
Worker's Brigade of Georgia No. 1
Screenplay - A. Perel'man
Director - M. Kalatozov
Cameraman - S. Apakidze
Art Director - S. Vasadze
Cast: Worker - A. Dialiaévili
Red Army Soldier - S. Palavandiévili
Armoured train commander - A. Chintibidze
Prosecutor - A. Chorava
The armoured train,
"Guardian of the Revolution",
returns from the front lines...
...with a battalion of
shoemakers on board.
Victorious
Homeward bound
Guardian of the Revolution
Guardian of the Revolution
Order 71.
I congratulate all the Bolsheviks
and comrade shoemakers.
The orders of the military command
were brilliantly executed.
Head of Division Orlik,
Commissar Duduéeva
Well done, shoemakers.
You did not let us down!
Not only can you
make boots...
...but you also fight well in battle...
A railroad hand car went ahead
to check if the way was safe...
...and hid the armoured train from
the enemy with its smoke
We WON the battle
The enemy never sleeps
Headquarters!
This is the commanding officer!
But the line was dead
Get out!
...and the railway tracks are
hopelessly destroyed...
...for two kilometres behind
and ahead of us!
Every hour is precious to us,
every minute means salvation...
So, comrade commander,
only WE can save the armoured train
Aim at the Reds‘ armoured train:
firing angle 48, 43 degrees
At the attacking enemy...
90 degrees...
FIRE!
To get help
The enemy drew ever closer
to the motionless fortress.
The Red Army soldier continued,
though limping badly,
The Red Army soldier continued,
though limping badly,
but a barbed wire fence stopped
his barefooted progress.
Without his boot,
he cannot pass!
Barbed wire...
BARBED WIRE...
...sharp, jagged edges...
A fence without end
From the North,
the infantry
The artillery
from the West
Cut off by the tanks
The enemy approaches
The armoured train
cools down
Nothing left to fight the enemy
The guns are silent
Will they come in time?
Damn this fence!
The soldier was tired
The black, oily puddle
tempted him
...but it proved fatal
And when there were no shells
...and when there was nothing
to fight the enemy...
The soldiers found new shells
They loaded their guns
with Red slogans
In the name of the revolution...
FIRE!
The Red slogan becomes a weapon
WORKERS OF THE WORLD!
Capitalists are making you fight
the world's first workers' country.
Fight the capitalists.
All power to the Soviets
But it was too late
The armoured train
had choked on gas
The Proletarian Court
tried him for his crime
Council for the Prosecution
Does the accused know
it's just the same on manoeuvres...
...as in war?
Yes, on manoeuvres!
Does he understand the importance
of delivering the message?
Does he understand
the revolutionary soldier's oath?
You are captured.
The enemy orders you to shoot
at your own troops!...
You did shoot!
An undelivered report...
...is the same as a bullet!
Knowing of the proletariat's duty
and honour...
...he pitied his own feet and
destroyed the armoured train.
TRAITOR
Let the dead speak!
We died in
the armoured train!
We...
There are moments
when the passionate heart...
...is full of anger...
and one word is longer
than the longest speeches
KILL
THIS
BASTARD!
We don't want...
such fathers
We will never be cowards!
Defence
Soviet country
You, citizen, should not carry
a gun in your hands but...
...such fathers
The accused takes the stand
Punish the pests of the defence
I alone am not to blame!
If bricks are badly burned...
and the steel is not
hardened enough!
REJ ECTS
A NAIL!
A nail in the boot!
You died in the armoured train!
REJ ECTS
You made shoddy boots!
You betrayed our defenders!
So, am | the only guilty one?
Do you plead guilty?
Who allowed rejects
to be produced?
Verdict:
The accused is found guilty...
...of disobeying an order.
There are no extenuating circumstances.
Responsible are useless soldiers
at the workers’ front and war front
Responsible are useless soldiers
at the workers’ front and war front
REJECTS ARE OUR ENEMY
The reckless shoemakers
are to be considered...
...enemies of the proletariat.
We don't want...
...such fathers
They will no longer be
called proletarians
Comrade soldiers of the
armoured train
For the future war
No nails!
Viewers! Who among you...
Viewers! Who among you...
are like these shoemakers?
are like these shoemakers?
The End
Subtitles: O. Hanley, A. Heftberger
Goskinprom of Georgia 1932
To the military newspaper of
the Transcaucasian Komsomol,
"Young Worker",
we dedicate our work.
A Film by the Revolutionary Shock
Worker's Brigade of Georgia No. 1
Screenplay - A. Perel'man
Director - M. Kalatozov
Cameraman - S. Apakidze
Art Director - S. Vasadze
Cast: Worker - A. Dialiaévili
Red Army Soldier - S. Palavandiévili
Armoured train commander - A. Chintibidze
Prosecutor - A. Chorava
The armoured train,
"Guardian of the Revolution",
returns from the front lines...
...with a battalion of
shoemakers on board.
Victorious
Homeward bound
Guardian of the Revolution
Guardian of the Revolution
Order 71.
I congratulate all the Bolsheviks
and comrade shoemakers.
The orders of the military command
were brilliantly executed.
Head of Division Orlik,
Commissar Duduéeva
Well done, shoemakers.
You did not let us down!
Not only can you
make boots...
...but you also fight well in battle...
A railroad hand car went ahead
to check if the way was safe...
...and hid the armoured train from
the enemy with its smoke
We WON the battle
The enemy never sleeps
Headquarters!
This is the commanding officer!
But the line was dead
Get out!
...and the railway tracks are
hopelessly destroyed...
...for two kilometres behind
and ahead of us!
Every hour is precious to us,
every minute means salvation...
So, comrade commander,
only WE can save the armoured train
Aim at the Reds‘ armoured train:
firing angle 48, 43 degrees
At the attacking enemy...
90 degrees...
FIRE!
To get help
The enemy drew ever closer
to the motionless fortress.
The Red Army soldier continued,
though limping badly,
The Red Army soldier continued,
though limping badly,
but a barbed wire fence stopped
his barefooted progress.
Without his boot,
he cannot pass!
Barbed wire...
BARBED WIRE...
...sharp, jagged edges...
A fence without end
From the North,
the infantry
The artillery
from the West
Cut off by the tanks
The enemy approaches
The armoured train
cools down
Nothing left to fight the enemy
The guns are silent
Will they come in time?
Damn this fence!
The soldier was tired
The black, oily puddle
tempted him
...but it proved fatal
And when there were no shells
...and when there was nothing
to fight the enemy...
The soldiers found new shells
They loaded their guns
with Red slogans
In the name of the revolution...
FIRE!
The Red slogan becomes a weapon
WORKERS OF THE WORLD!
Capitalists are making you fight
the world's first workers' country.
Fight the capitalists.
All power to the Soviets
But it was too late
The armoured train
had choked on gas
The Proletarian Court
tried him for his crime
Council for the Prosecution
Does the accused know
it's just the same on manoeuvres...
...as in war?
Yes, on manoeuvres!
Does he understand the importance
of delivering the message?
Does he understand
the revolutionary soldier's oath?
You are captured.
The enemy orders you to shoot
at your own troops!...
You did shoot!
An undelivered report...
...is the same as a bullet!
Knowing of the proletariat's duty
and honour...
...he pitied his own feet and
destroyed the armoured train.
TRAITOR
Let the dead speak!
We died in
the armoured train!
We...
There are moments
when the passionate heart...
...is full of anger...
and one word is longer
than the longest speeches
KILL
THIS
BASTARD!
We don't want...
such fathers
We will never be cowards!
Defence
Soviet country
You, citizen, should not carry
a gun in your hands but...
...such fathers
The accused takes the stand
Punish the pests of the defence
I alone am not to blame!
If bricks are badly burned...
and the steel is not
hardened enough!
REJ ECTS
A NAIL!
A nail in the boot!
You died in the armoured train!
REJ ECTS
You made shoddy boots!
You betrayed our defenders!
So, am | the only guilty one?
Do you plead guilty?
Who allowed rejects
to be produced?
Verdict:
The accused is found guilty...
...of disobeying an order.
There are no extenuating circumstances.
Responsible are useless soldiers
at the workers’ front and war front
Responsible are useless soldiers
at the workers’ front and war front
REJECTS ARE OUR ENEMY
The reckless shoemakers
are to be considered...
...enemies of the proletariat.
We don't want...
...such fathers
They will no longer be
called proletarians
Comrade soldiers of the
armoured train
For the future war
No nails!
Viewers! Who among you...
Viewers! Who among you...
are like these shoemakers?
are like these shoemakers?
The End
Subtitles: O. Hanley, A. Heftberger