Suicide Commandos (1968) - full transcript
World War 2 - a British commando squad is tasked with attacking the "secret" German airfield from which German fighters have been attacking bombers which are trying to stop German tanks from reinforcing the D Day defences.
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today in the commons prime minister winston
churchill reviewed the war situation on all fronts
particular emphasis was given to the problem
of averting further destruction by v2 bombs off
the south coast and in London proper. despite the
barrier of radar interception many bombs gained
their targets causing considerable damage the
prime minister however indicated that the autumn
of forces is on the final decline... i've got to see
you please i told you later. now it's impossible...
but i tell you i can't right now. now listen to
me if you want the truth i don't want to see
you now do you get it you don't want to sit but
why? oh will you cut your whining and just shut up
Dorothy, don't talk like that you can't do what
you want oh really and why can't i
because because what because you're a married
woman now. and is that a gift for me being the
wife of a maltese laos? listen i'm telling
you for the last time i don't ever want to
see you again now do you understand? find
yourself another wife cause we're through.
(Honky Tonk Piano Music)
beer. I want beer.
(Honky Tonk Piano Music)
oh
hmm?
sorry soldier but i'm waiting for someone. only me.
let's go eh? all right knock
it off and stick to your beer
why you. (punch)
(Soft Music Plays)
how about another beer right? you shut up!
(Soft Music Plays)
(Fighting)
come on
(Fighting)
uh
drive with the siren that'll scare the bar
others
get in come on you'll never make it
thanks another minute and and they what's
your attachment cannons artillery yeah i know
i'm a dirty maltese so forget it i haven't said
anything yet yeah but you're english dude french
my name is eric kodek now give me your documents
come on hurry up give them to me private victoria
commandos the heroes of the kingdom
how come you already know me
maltese eh it's all a dirtiest
of you soldier i've ever seen
stand still man it may surprise you to know
that you've been selected for special duty
you will be trained as a commander
and also as a parachutist
sergeant cleric the supervisor training and the
discipline all right then claire wait outside
yes the sergeant
i think you found the right man good uh suppose
we haven't transferred immediately sir saturday
we need five men like that yes
sir we need tigers six real tigers
horace
horis yes captain with alacrity and dispatch
and attention horus take your sights
should horus cite a plane in the sky
oh mushrooms they're bolitis parasiticus
how many were saved
take you down man
harper
up men i have the honor of informing you that your
application for volunteer duty has been accepted
the silence pardon sir but i don't
really recall voluntarily applying the
point is that i was declared unfit for the
military exactly only the doctors made a mistake
as of right now your private harper in the
special services of the british army ah bully
sergeant yes sergeant yes sir sir yes uh
okay
without a fence i sometimes think you
imported french or fella headed off
the boy scout troop commanded
by harper when he was a civilian
won every orientation contest that every regional
and national boy scout meet for the past 10 years
harper's a kind of a genius at direction finding
at night in the daytime in fog and thunderstorms
without any compasses or maps harper's boys have
always found the right road before anyone else
colonel we've had harper under observation
for six months he's not a man he's a a walking
compass a human radar he'll be the one when
the time comes we'll be able to under under
any conditions to lead us straight to our
objective and maybe get us back home too
yeah but you have the necessary equipment
compasses sure section d equipment complete
with compasses projectors and all the rest we
can draw that stuff from supply but when the time
comes even if we manage to get to our objective
with our bare hands that's already saying a hell
of a lot and there's just one we can use a man
like harper i see a point sign but harper is so
he's so fragile
let's try giving him a rifle and a little
self-confidence then let's see if he can use them
very good now let's try hitting the target
how do you mean target the black thing there with
a little apron i did aim for it sergeant claire
remember our agreement
never in front of me yes sir
may i try so with that you
know how to handle a pistol
well i uh once had an air compressed
pistol i practiced with in the uh country
parker get it
oh good lord what have i done i'll be damned
yeah me too that boy's better than buffalo really
private up for attention four years ago man opened
the greatest hunting season in history private
harper when the game is man himself it's open
season on every other animal too remember that
yes sir
hello sam
you've been discharged
an officer is not permitted to commit suicide
while he's in command you're considered
government property and you're not allowed to
destroy it you were the one who taught it to me
i could go on and tell you what a
beautiful world that is out there
and that the army needs you and a whole lot
of crap like that but the worlds are whole sam
and the army doesn't know what to do with
people like you you want to die huh tell me
i've got just a way to do it just what you're
looking for come with me and you won't live long
in fact i think i can promise you
you'll never make it till christmas
if you're interested let me know yes
colonel he'll be here in three days
as soon as the hospital releases him
don't worry sir callaway is a
great soldier a born fighter
everything i know callaway taught me
and he still knows twice as much as i do
and he speaks german too yes very good
german very good better than hitler yes sir
oh let me ouch sergeant oh you got
to try to get up by yourself clear
don't move it's your turn next come
on i think you've broken my officer
this is him yes sergeant
okay wait outside
private sorel
so you know you don't say
i'm innocent you say yes sir
didn't they teach you anything at all no the
charges were stealing in the barracks with your
past record of burglary and stealing cars no judge
in the world is going to believe you're innocent
you're a thief but tell me did you really
have to steal from the general's house
you're a gypsy aren't you see well
listen i'm here to help you get out cuomo
with your signature you volunteer for
duty with my detachment and i'll see
that the charges against you are dropped
and when you free me i go to commandos
no gracias i'm a living an ex will do yeah we
make a crust on paper and you make one of marvel
to bury us now what's the matter afraid no who
goes in commandos is kaput you are afraid it's
funny an acrobat like you who used to work without
annette who used to play with death every night
it's one thing to perform in a circus is another
thing when the spectators take a blade in the back
you were a big success so i understand you
toured europe germany see in germany they
always appreciated my performances just to
see people hanging upside down they applaud
the answer's no huh no it's not yes okay
then i'll be seeing you in about two years
well gunmen every dog
harper that was very clumsy i
longed to repair the aerosoft
fire again
very good harper thank you sergeant sir
yeah harper's doing very well at ease
kennedy
oh yeah
i mean for me
sam this is it it's for tonight
fine with me
good morning chaps morning sir go ahead and smoke
well now i expect you're all wondering what the
hell this mission is all about at the moment
i can only tell you that their mission will
take place in germany and i may add that the
whole offensive movement planned by general
eisenhower and our own general montgomery
may depend to a very great extent on the
fulfillment and ultimate success of the
mission for which you have been trained sergeant
ledeck will give you all the details later
we've been training for several months for
this moment and i have absolute confidence
that all of you will do a first-class job when
you board the aircraft you'll meet a corporal tule
he's a demolition expert and he's as hot as hell
so don't let him muck about with any matches
one up for the colonel anyone
well then in exactly two hours from now you
will be parachuted down to your objective
conway you've never been to germany yes this will
be a good opportunity for you then to perfect
your knowledge of german i understand
you'll speak it perfectly perfectly no
but better than you yes uh may i
speak sir oh yes doesn't it men
we're commandos and we've been given
an order orders are to be obeyed
now let's get one thing straight
it is better to be shorter man
than to be stuck with one who can't
take it well can you all take it
no one wants to drop out
well colonel i'd say we're ready sir well
done sergeant best of luck thank you sir
good luck maya thank you good luck
good luck thank you sir best of luck
good luck bye
this rifle is for you take it into the planet
what the hell is that the colonel asked
that we salute you crodic musically go ahead
what the hell is that no flip
hey you dance turn it over
ah in the name of colonel appleby i say long
live frog and long live clue day need french
i'm a breton from brittany understand
and whenever we've had a war with france
or england we've always won colonel appleby
would also like to please soldier sorel and
says that he may keep his watch as a memento
as a token to bring you back home on schedule
ah tell him not to worry we'll bring it back
so
hello i'm sergeant claudette so you're
clear daycare what about not available
spotty later
sorrell you know where the wippadol planes
are in bavaria not couldn't that exactly
that's where we get off the bus gentlemen
our intelligence has information that the
germans have just finished equipping an entire
panzer division with the new tiger four tanks
and they're going to send him across germany
and france to reinforce the atlantic wall
the raf is ready to smash the division
as it crosses the whoppertall plains
here gentlemen is where we come into the picture
from the air base at zumerhoff the germans can
put 24 mississippi 109ks immediately into
the air in just six minutes day or night
and up until now not one of our bombers has been
able to get through not once all bombing attempts
have been complete failures on planes having
a chance the german flag puts up a solid wall
for our low-flying planes and our high-flying
planes are bombers they haven't got a chance
against those 109ks that panzer division has
got to be stopped before it can take cover
from our bombers in a little while we'll be over
our objective in case you haven't figured it out
we're going to blow up zoomer off air base we've
been trained for this job so there's no reason why
we shouldn't complete it harper you with us with
some luck our planes will drop a battalion of red
berets on the viaduct surrounding the sumerhoff
base once they blow its sky high dakota transports
will land on what's left of the strip from
there they'll pick up the red berets and us too
any questions yes how about our escape i just
told you i only meant the mission might fail
in which case no dakota's going to
haul us out now i'll ask you a question
if the mission fails who the hell
is going to be left to get back
it won't work it runs like
the man does what won't work
the clock it runs bad that's why let me steal it
white wall radar communique walker wolves heading
up make ready for immediate jump fog has lifted
open hats they're on us
this is it man
without fire get the hell out get going
okay
hold on
let's get back
so
give some sign up for pieva brings it here
foreign
to zumerhof
come on man hurry up not sir
not sergeant horus onto zamaf
is
welcome parties two minutes away
you want me to read you for help sir
the mission has failed otulie had most of the
explosives what we've got left is not enough
we can't surrender they should command
us anyway we've got enough stuff to
last a couple of days we'll see what
happens you want to know what happens
hey they're all around us uh it's obvious we're
in a trap the whole place is probably surrounded
sorrel season gather the pepper for
the dogs come on let's go move out
thank you
uh
so
back get back move back
um
uh
um
oh
oh
it was a mine get up
let's go
your legs
come on come on
oh
keep going go on
i told you to go on
get out
hopper pepsi to get across
come on gypsy
hold on
um
uh
don't worry about it harper where's the radio huh
it fell in the water you'll fast we'd better
get out of here it's a matter of seconds
come on come on
go to the house hurry go ahead hurry
oh
sergeant sergeant take a look yeah up there
we could be there in an hour
so we're off
he put us right on target
too bad we're so close and we can't do anything
about it well it is worth a try sergeant what
do you mean help is right it's a lot better
than just waiting it out let's blow it up
the probabilities are against us anyway so why
not move ahead but we don't have any explosives
let's go listen i'll stay here i'll cover
you go back up why because it's useless with
a broken leg sergeant they're coming up all
right get moving i get cereal in that house
let's go come on let's go adios
good luck
wrong
uh
later
two
commandos you're surrounded
come out with your hands up
don't shoot
come on
you weren't alone talk i said
nothing what was your mission i'll give
you exactly one minute get up get up i said
you have 30 seconds left to talk
there's the airfield look how they've got their
fighters staggered they're harder to hit that way
from the air yes but from where we stand they'd be
sitting ducks if we have the explosives they must
have a whole regiment of hiney's keeping guard
and i can't say that i blame them look at them all
the damn places packed
there they are those damn measurements
hey sam take a look at the building
to the left of the entrance
you mean that little cubicle yeah what do you make
of it must be the power plant for the airfield
and for the barbed wire i saw the tie-in
cable that makes it high tension that's right
if we make a parallel hook up we can cut
the wire without shorting the current
sam you and kalea go fish the radio out of
the river okay harper you stay with me yes
we're gonna take a closer look and where do
we meet up at the house where sorel was killed
yeah don't worry about it i know the germans
they wouldn't think for one minute
that we'd go back there get going
there that's where they cross
yeah here good and tight huh go on go
on hey listen it's me that's going in
very funny
uh
foreign
assistance
huh
i'm all right come on
in there
sergeant
sergeant claudette everything's all right the
mission's completed sergeant daniel thank you sir
hopper on the radio quick yes do the water
get through i'm more wet than the radio
sam you stay on watch yes
sir i'll hit left drop dead
sooner or later
well hopper
what is it harper i've got london sergeant hold on
hello seven this is 44. reception very
weak over synchronization your signal
very difficult but we hear you commander
existed an immediate run down your situation
situation critical explosives
captured otulie's dead
sorel also dead location is xm106107 over lists
all your requirements to complete missions
my requirements are first resupply all items
including wire cutters insulated up to 12 000
volts go ahead 44 go ahead second recommission
callaway in the field so he can take command
third i want permission to use emergency five
closing radio keep a continuous radio watch
fix new contact we'll call back in 24 hours
24 hours not a word about sam understand
yes sergeant the only thing now sir to
contact emergency five is a three-hour
march we'd better get started sir right
um
sweet
so
foreign
thank you
it belongs to a man who begged my husband
to please give civilian clothes so
we could make it into switzerland
they wear such colors these pilots
perhaps this shade is not to your liking
your colors are red pink and yellow
i'm sorry sir only pink and yellow
did they ever find you the way you're
dressed and the way you speak german
nobody would ever dream that you
belong to the english commandos
back peter is pinned hello
he'll come right over but if i can be
useful for anything while you're waiting
i need supplies our ammunition packs were
captured i was hoping your husband could
resupply us i see it's a good idea
then to list all we must get for you
big sabotage now let me see what could
it be the canal in confusion the canal
who did you call my husband captain of
police you idiot dr fondbeck was eliminated
foreign
ah
don't have a back door
i hit that hide
come on
get out of here come on
i think i'm silent
it's just here a minute can't hear them anymore
i think we've got enough ground between us
kalea what's the matter why didn't you tell
me you were hurt sergeant art is wounded
is it bad i'm all right
sir boy lost a lot of blood
have a drink it's nothing this is new
blood good huh you're gonna be able to walk
well i no but we can still walk so we'll carry it
we gotta call london tell him
we can't complete the mission
set the radio
easy kid easy thank you
up is the antenna set right
i got their wavelength but i can't hear the
signal tone they're waiting for you to talk
first sam yeah c44 here c44 come in please come in
urgent they're answering sergeant the signal tell
hello 44 this division 44. may day may day do
you hear me do you hear me over london seven to
c44 we hear you loud and clear reporting reports
emergency five is in german hands harper's wounded
we're going to try to make it to
switzerland over mission must go through 44
emergency 5 will be handled from here one of our
hurricanes will drop supplies
at 22 hours give us a call
wait e462851
over 462 851 good luck 44 that's it
with a little luck we might make it in eight hours
i'm afraid harper has served the pace a little bit
sergeant that's the damn truth no it isn't what's
the matter with you right you're coming with us
listen sergeant someone has got to
remain here to report all our maneuvering
well what's wrong with yours truly place me in a
good spot where i can see you fire and summer off
all right so you keep tuned because nobody
else can talk for us only good ol afraid
he's like
it's a hurricane kind of a motor there's a lot
of noise just above it those are messages come on
oh
oh
get away get away
okay
a knife
damn
here the terminals the clamps
so
so
uh
uh
laughs
so
so
huh
uh
uh
nice
fuel tanks
in an hour we're gonna have some real fireworks
is
all right
let's go
come on it's a takeoff signal
it's a woman englander that's right if you so want
to scream once i'll have to kill you immediately
and none of your comrades will be able
to help you the stain sand the door
and warming up the engines for a take-off damn it
the gasoline tanks are going to blow up in
45 minutes those planes are going to be saved
she'd better answer it
that's it now they'll get impatient
okay
20 minutes more
too
he sounded like like her boyfriend
i hope the whole base wasn't in love with
her the two of us can't take them all on
he was my husband
you liar you made a mistake you've
spoken english when you shouldn't have
she understood all that was
said a miserable little [ __ ]
the squadron's coming back if there's no
more trouble around we're still in time
tie her up hurry i can thank
god you're a woman get around
put your hands together
the next time you get married wear a ring
one move in this hand grenade
will blow you to smithereens
let's go sam
i'll be dizzy
i
uh
so
uh
so
hey
ah
foreign
c-44 to london reporting in c44 report
c-44 report all all summer hops exploded
is the mission bullseye is the mission bullseye
it's a bloody battle royal the
mission is bull's-eye the mission
right in the is
ambition's [ __ ]
horace
horace
horizons
so
i don't think clay and i can go
on much longer like this sergeant
hang on man it's not very far to
where our plane's going to land
the parachute
they're attacking the viaduct pretty soon
pretty soon they'll be withdrawing i'm gonna
go ahead alone i'm damn sure to find the
tommy behind some bush or other and if by
mistake you get killed we keep on walking
and pray to god the war ends that's right
see in a while
the viaduct
uh
stay right where you are
drop that pistol
who are you identify yourself sergeant derek
klodek commando 44. i have two two men with
me from the airfield mission but they're
wounded they're back there a little way
i'd like a couple of your men to help me get them
in about two minutes sergeant transports will be
landing to wingers out of this sorry sergeant but
there's more at stake here than a couple of men
i said i want two of your soldiers
to help me get my men out understand
i'm afraid it's too late we've
got just 10 minutes to load up
that was a bloody tank the other planes
won't be able to land either what should i
knew we were going to land here i don't
think so if they knew they'd be 40 tanks
here instead of only one are you supposing
the tank is won or you're sure of it sergeant
one two
three just one there's no doubt about
it just one captain and i'll prove it
is anyone coming in for a landing there's one
nancy let's single the others to keep out of range
that commander's talking since we still get out
ah
come ah
you can make it go on
yes
come on
get in get the hell out of here
wait a minute wait there's some more guys! Look! Look!
get up!
hey if it makes you feel any
better london restored your rank
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today in the commons prime minister winston
churchill reviewed the war situation on all fronts
particular emphasis was given to the problem
of averting further destruction by v2 bombs off
the south coast and in London proper. despite the
barrier of radar interception many bombs gained
their targets causing considerable damage the
prime minister however indicated that the autumn
of forces is on the final decline... i've got to see
you please i told you later. now it's impossible...
but i tell you i can't right now. now listen to
me if you want the truth i don't want to see
you now do you get it you don't want to sit but
why? oh will you cut your whining and just shut up
Dorothy, don't talk like that you can't do what
you want oh really and why can't i
because because what because you're a married
woman now. and is that a gift for me being the
wife of a maltese laos? listen i'm telling
you for the last time i don't ever want to
see you again now do you understand? find
yourself another wife cause we're through.
(Honky Tonk Piano Music)
beer. I want beer.
(Honky Tonk Piano Music)
oh
hmm?
sorry soldier but i'm waiting for someone. only me.
let's go eh? all right knock
it off and stick to your beer
why you. (punch)
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how about another beer right? you shut up!
(Soft Music Plays)
(Fighting)
come on
(Fighting)
uh
drive with the siren that'll scare the bar
others
get in come on you'll never make it
thanks another minute and and they what's
your attachment cannons artillery yeah i know
i'm a dirty maltese so forget it i haven't said
anything yet yeah but you're english dude french
my name is eric kodek now give me your documents
come on hurry up give them to me private victoria
commandos the heroes of the kingdom
how come you already know me
maltese eh it's all a dirtiest
of you soldier i've ever seen
stand still man it may surprise you to know
that you've been selected for special duty
you will be trained as a commander
and also as a parachutist
sergeant cleric the supervisor training and the
discipline all right then claire wait outside
yes the sergeant
i think you found the right man good uh suppose
we haven't transferred immediately sir saturday
we need five men like that yes
sir we need tigers six real tigers
horace
horis yes captain with alacrity and dispatch
and attention horus take your sights
should horus cite a plane in the sky
oh mushrooms they're bolitis parasiticus
how many were saved
take you down man
harper
up men i have the honor of informing you that your
application for volunteer duty has been accepted
the silence pardon sir but i don't
really recall voluntarily applying the
point is that i was declared unfit for the
military exactly only the doctors made a mistake
as of right now your private harper in the
special services of the british army ah bully
sergeant yes sergeant yes sir sir yes uh
okay
without a fence i sometimes think you
imported french or fella headed off
the boy scout troop commanded
by harper when he was a civilian
won every orientation contest that every regional
and national boy scout meet for the past 10 years
harper's a kind of a genius at direction finding
at night in the daytime in fog and thunderstorms
without any compasses or maps harper's boys have
always found the right road before anyone else
colonel we've had harper under observation
for six months he's not a man he's a a walking
compass a human radar he'll be the one when
the time comes we'll be able to under under
any conditions to lead us straight to our
objective and maybe get us back home too
yeah but you have the necessary equipment
compasses sure section d equipment complete
with compasses projectors and all the rest we
can draw that stuff from supply but when the time
comes even if we manage to get to our objective
with our bare hands that's already saying a hell
of a lot and there's just one we can use a man
like harper i see a point sign but harper is so
he's so fragile
let's try giving him a rifle and a little
self-confidence then let's see if he can use them
very good now let's try hitting the target
how do you mean target the black thing there with
a little apron i did aim for it sergeant claire
remember our agreement
never in front of me yes sir
may i try so with that you
know how to handle a pistol
well i uh once had an air compressed
pistol i practiced with in the uh country
parker get it
oh good lord what have i done i'll be damned
yeah me too that boy's better than buffalo really
private up for attention four years ago man opened
the greatest hunting season in history private
harper when the game is man himself it's open
season on every other animal too remember that
yes sir
hello sam
you've been discharged
an officer is not permitted to commit suicide
while he's in command you're considered
government property and you're not allowed to
destroy it you were the one who taught it to me
i could go on and tell you what a
beautiful world that is out there
and that the army needs you and a whole lot
of crap like that but the worlds are whole sam
and the army doesn't know what to do with
people like you you want to die huh tell me
i've got just a way to do it just what you're
looking for come with me and you won't live long
in fact i think i can promise you
you'll never make it till christmas
if you're interested let me know yes
colonel he'll be here in three days
as soon as the hospital releases him
don't worry sir callaway is a
great soldier a born fighter
everything i know callaway taught me
and he still knows twice as much as i do
and he speaks german too yes very good
german very good better than hitler yes sir
oh let me ouch sergeant oh you got
to try to get up by yourself clear
don't move it's your turn next come
on i think you've broken my officer
this is him yes sergeant
okay wait outside
private sorel
so you know you don't say
i'm innocent you say yes sir
didn't they teach you anything at all no the
charges were stealing in the barracks with your
past record of burglary and stealing cars no judge
in the world is going to believe you're innocent
you're a thief but tell me did you really
have to steal from the general's house
you're a gypsy aren't you see well
listen i'm here to help you get out cuomo
with your signature you volunteer for
duty with my detachment and i'll see
that the charges against you are dropped
and when you free me i go to commandos
no gracias i'm a living an ex will do yeah we
make a crust on paper and you make one of marvel
to bury us now what's the matter afraid no who
goes in commandos is kaput you are afraid it's
funny an acrobat like you who used to work without
annette who used to play with death every night
it's one thing to perform in a circus is another
thing when the spectators take a blade in the back
you were a big success so i understand you
toured europe germany see in germany they
always appreciated my performances just to
see people hanging upside down they applaud
the answer's no huh no it's not yes okay
then i'll be seeing you in about two years
well gunmen every dog
harper that was very clumsy i
longed to repair the aerosoft
fire again
very good harper thank you sergeant sir
yeah harper's doing very well at ease
kennedy
oh yeah
i mean for me
sam this is it it's for tonight
fine with me
good morning chaps morning sir go ahead and smoke
well now i expect you're all wondering what the
hell this mission is all about at the moment
i can only tell you that their mission will
take place in germany and i may add that the
whole offensive movement planned by general
eisenhower and our own general montgomery
may depend to a very great extent on the
fulfillment and ultimate success of the
mission for which you have been trained sergeant
ledeck will give you all the details later
we've been training for several months for
this moment and i have absolute confidence
that all of you will do a first-class job when
you board the aircraft you'll meet a corporal tule
he's a demolition expert and he's as hot as hell
so don't let him muck about with any matches
one up for the colonel anyone
well then in exactly two hours from now you
will be parachuted down to your objective
conway you've never been to germany yes this will
be a good opportunity for you then to perfect
your knowledge of german i understand
you'll speak it perfectly perfectly no
but better than you yes uh may i
speak sir oh yes doesn't it men
we're commandos and we've been given
an order orders are to be obeyed
now let's get one thing straight
it is better to be shorter man
than to be stuck with one who can't
take it well can you all take it
no one wants to drop out
well colonel i'd say we're ready sir well
done sergeant best of luck thank you sir
good luck maya thank you good luck
good luck thank you sir best of luck
good luck bye
this rifle is for you take it into the planet
what the hell is that the colonel asked
that we salute you crodic musically go ahead
what the hell is that no flip
hey you dance turn it over
ah in the name of colonel appleby i say long
live frog and long live clue day need french
i'm a breton from brittany understand
and whenever we've had a war with france
or england we've always won colonel appleby
would also like to please soldier sorel and
says that he may keep his watch as a memento
as a token to bring you back home on schedule
ah tell him not to worry we'll bring it back
so
hello i'm sergeant claudette so you're
clear daycare what about not available
spotty later
sorrell you know where the wippadol planes
are in bavaria not couldn't that exactly
that's where we get off the bus gentlemen
our intelligence has information that the
germans have just finished equipping an entire
panzer division with the new tiger four tanks
and they're going to send him across germany
and france to reinforce the atlantic wall
the raf is ready to smash the division
as it crosses the whoppertall plains
here gentlemen is where we come into the picture
from the air base at zumerhoff the germans can
put 24 mississippi 109ks immediately into
the air in just six minutes day or night
and up until now not one of our bombers has been
able to get through not once all bombing attempts
have been complete failures on planes having
a chance the german flag puts up a solid wall
for our low-flying planes and our high-flying
planes are bombers they haven't got a chance
against those 109ks that panzer division has
got to be stopped before it can take cover
from our bombers in a little while we'll be over
our objective in case you haven't figured it out
we're going to blow up zoomer off air base we've
been trained for this job so there's no reason why
we shouldn't complete it harper you with us with
some luck our planes will drop a battalion of red
berets on the viaduct surrounding the sumerhoff
base once they blow its sky high dakota transports
will land on what's left of the strip from
there they'll pick up the red berets and us too
any questions yes how about our escape i just
told you i only meant the mission might fail
in which case no dakota's going to
haul us out now i'll ask you a question
if the mission fails who the hell
is going to be left to get back
it won't work it runs like
the man does what won't work
the clock it runs bad that's why let me steal it
white wall radar communique walker wolves heading
up make ready for immediate jump fog has lifted
open hats they're on us
this is it man
without fire get the hell out get going
okay
hold on
let's get back
so
give some sign up for pieva brings it here
foreign
to zumerhof
come on man hurry up not sir
not sergeant horus onto zamaf
is
welcome parties two minutes away
you want me to read you for help sir
the mission has failed otulie had most of the
explosives what we've got left is not enough
we can't surrender they should command
us anyway we've got enough stuff to
last a couple of days we'll see what
happens you want to know what happens
hey they're all around us uh it's obvious we're
in a trap the whole place is probably surrounded
sorrel season gather the pepper for
the dogs come on let's go move out
thank you
uh
so
back get back move back
um
uh
um
oh
oh
it was a mine get up
let's go
your legs
come on come on
oh
keep going go on
i told you to go on
get out
hopper pepsi to get across
come on gypsy
hold on
um
uh
don't worry about it harper where's the radio huh
it fell in the water you'll fast we'd better
get out of here it's a matter of seconds
come on come on
go to the house hurry go ahead hurry
oh
sergeant sergeant take a look yeah up there
we could be there in an hour
so we're off
he put us right on target
too bad we're so close and we can't do anything
about it well it is worth a try sergeant what
do you mean help is right it's a lot better
than just waiting it out let's blow it up
the probabilities are against us anyway so why
not move ahead but we don't have any explosives
let's go listen i'll stay here i'll cover
you go back up why because it's useless with
a broken leg sergeant they're coming up all
right get moving i get cereal in that house
let's go come on let's go adios
good luck
wrong
uh
later
two
commandos you're surrounded
come out with your hands up
don't shoot
come on
you weren't alone talk i said
nothing what was your mission i'll give
you exactly one minute get up get up i said
you have 30 seconds left to talk
there's the airfield look how they've got their
fighters staggered they're harder to hit that way
from the air yes but from where we stand they'd be
sitting ducks if we have the explosives they must
have a whole regiment of hiney's keeping guard
and i can't say that i blame them look at them all
the damn places packed
there they are those damn measurements
hey sam take a look at the building
to the left of the entrance
you mean that little cubicle yeah what do you make
of it must be the power plant for the airfield
and for the barbed wire i saw the tie-in
cable that makes it high tension that's right
if we make a parallel hook up we can cut
the wire without shorting the current
sam you and kalea go fish the radio out of
the river okay harper you stay with me yes
we're gonna take a closer look and where do
we meet up at the house where sorel was killed
yeah don't worry about it i know the germans
they wouldn't think for one minute
that we'd go back there get going
there that's where they cross
yeah here good and tight huh go on go
on hey listen it's me that's going in
very funny
uh
foreign
assistance
huh
i'm all right come on
in there
sergeant
sergeant claudette everything's all right the
mission's completed sergeant daniel thank you sir
hopper on the radio quick yes do the water
get through i'm more wet than the radio
sam you stay on watch yes
sir i'll hit left drop dead
sooner or later
well hopper
what is it harper i've got london sergeant hold on
hello seven this is 44. reception very
weak over synchronization your signal
very difficult but we hear you commander
existed an immediate run down your situation
situation critical explosives
captured otulie's dead
sorel also dead location is xm106107 over lists
all your requirements to complete missions
my requirements are first resupply all items
including wire cutters insulated up to 12 000
volts go ahead 44 go ahead second recommission
callaway in the field so he can take command
third i want permission to use emergency five
closing radio keep a continuous radio watch
fix new contact we'll call back in 24 hours
24 hours not a word about sam understand
yes sergeant the only thing now sir to
contact emergency five is a three-hour
march we'd better get started sir right
um
sweet
so
foreign
thank you
it belongs to a man who begged my husband
to please give civilian clothes so
we could make it into switzerland
they wear such colors these pilots
perhaps this shade is not to your liking
your colors are red pink and yellow
i'm sorry sir only pink and yellow
did they ever find you the way you're
dressed and the way you speak german
nobody would ever dream that you
belong to the english commandos
back peter is pinned hello
he'll come right over but if i can be
useful for anything while you're waiting
i need supplies our ammunition packs were
captured i was hoping your husband could
resupply us i see it's a good idea
then to list all we must get for you
big sabotage now let me see what could
it be the canal in confusion the canal
who did you call my husband captain of
police you idiot dr fondbeck was eliminated
foreign
ah
don't have a back door
i hit that hide
come on
get out of here come on
i think i'm silent
it's just here a minute can't hear them anymore
i think we've got enough ground between us
kalea what's the matter why didn't you tell
me you were hurt sergeant art is wounded
is it bad i'm all right
sir boy lost a lot of blood
have a drink it's nothing this is new
blood good huh you're gonna be able to walk
well i no but we can still walk so we'll carry it
we gotta call london tell him
we can't complete the mission
set the radio
easy kid easy thank you
up is the antenna set right
i got their wavelength but i can't hear the
signal tone they're waiting for you to talk
first sam yeah c44 here c44 come in please come in
urgent they're answering sergeant the signal tell
hello 44 this division 44. may day may day do
you hear me do you hear me over london seven to
c44 we hear you loud and clear reporting reports
emergency five is in german hands harper's wounded
we're going to try to make it to
switzerland over mission must go through 44
emergency 5 will be handled from here one of our
hurricanes will drop supplies
at 22 hours give us a call
wait e462851
over 462 851 good luck 44 that's it
with a little luck we might make it in eight hours
i'm afraid harper has served the pace a little bit
sergeant that's the damn truth no it isn't what's
the matter with you right you're coming with us
listen sergeant someone has got to
remain here to report all our maneuvering
well what's wrong with yours truly place me in a
good spot where i can see you fire and summer off
all right so you keep tuned because nobody
else can talk for us only good ol afraid
he's like
it's a hurricane kind of a motor there's a lot
of noise just above it those are messages come on
oh
oh
get away get away
okay
a knife
damn
here the terminals the clamps
so
so
uh
uh
laughs
so
so
huh
uh
uh
nice
fuel tanks
in an hour we're gonna have some real fireworks
is
all right
let's go
come on it's a takeoff signal
it's a woman englander that's right if you so want
to scream once i'll have to kill you immediately
and none of your comrades will be able
to help you the stain sand the door
and warming up the engines for a take-off damn it
the gasoline tanks are going to blow up in
45 minutes those planes are going to be saved
she'd better answer it
that's it now they'll get impatient
okay
20 minutes more
too
he sounded like like her boyfriend
i hope the whole base wasn't in love with
her the two of us can't take them all on
he was my husband
you liar you made a mistake you've
spoken english when you shouldn't have
she understood all that was
said a miserable little [ __ ]
the squadron's coming back if there's no
more trouble around we're still in time
tie her up hurry i can thank
god you're a woman get around
put your hands together
the next time you get married wear a ring
one move in this hand grenade
will blow you to smithereens
let's go sam
i'll be dizzy
i
uh
so
uh
so
hey
ah
foreign
c-44 to london reporting in c44 report
c-44 report all all summer hops exploded
is the mission bullseye is the mission bullseye
it's a bloody battle royal the
mission is bull's-eye the mission
right in the is
ambition's [ __ ]
horace
horace
horizons
so
i don't think clay and i can go
on much longer like this sergeant
hang on man it's not very far to
where our plane's going to land
the parachute
they're attacking the viaduct pretty soon
pretty soon they'll be withdrawing i'm gonna
go ahead alone i'm damn sure to find the
tommy behind some bush or other and if by
mistake you get killed we keep on walking
and pray to god the war ends that's right
see in a while
the viaduct
uh
stay right where you are
drop that pistol
who are you identify yourself sergeant derek
klodek commando 44. i have two two men with
me from the airfield mission but they're
wounded they're back there a little way
i'd like a couple of your men to help me get them
in about two minutes sergeant transports will be
landing to wingers out of this sorry sergeant but
there's more at stake here than a couple of men
i said i want two of your soldiers
to help me get my men out understand
i'm afraid it's too late we've
got just 10 minutes to load up
that was a bloody tank the other planes
won't be able to land either what should i
knew we were going to land here i don't
think so if they knew they'd be 40 tanks
here instead of only one are you supposing
the tank is won or you're sure of it sergeant
one two
three just one there's no doubt about
it just one captain and i'll prove it
is anyone coming in for a landing there's one
nancy let's single the others to keep out of range
that commander's talking since we still get out
ah
come ah
you can make it go on
yes
come on
get in get the hell out of here
wait a minute wait there's some more guys! Look! Look!
get up!
hey if it makes you feel any
better london restored your rank
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