"Sir the decision must be yours" "Sir...the war could last for years..." "Pat" " And as an escape officer he won't be able to escape himself" " That man need great deal of discretion and great deal of patience an escape officer one man with authority who can sift every plan" "I can only see chaos in a committee and the other nationalities along with us we focus those resources on every single escape attempt" " And these are my conclusions." "At one we pool every professional resource that we have" " Thank you." "I've been doing some thinking that's something" " Even SS approved of his plan has sewed us up now meeting's closed" " For my own part I think that the Kommendant and his staff should go on with their re-orginisation in their own way." " I'll take some copies with me" "Schmelling." "Gentlemen?" "Good!" "I estimate 98.5." "Half a point below what my company recon for strong rooms equipped with electrical warning devices" " Would you claim 100 percent security against escape?" "I see... these are my initial proposals Herr General talking" " If you care to follow the report in front of you... and proposed positions in red in black" "Colditz castle talkingaroundthetable" "Sir" "Ulmann?" "then we can keep in the prominent too was built to keep people out." "But what we have to do is to keep them in but that's not our problem is it?" " The more valueable it's contents the more effort is made to open it" " Is a safe more secure or less secure because of what is has inside it?" " It is how we do it." " Really?" "whom we imprison here is not the point unless you had forehand knowledge about the hostages" " What a waste!" "Our plan is already complete" "Herr Kommendant We'd like to start on that tomorrow" " We'll have to make an analysis of excisting measures" " The actual security details are still in the melting pot." "We'll have to look the camp over" " We're principly ascess participation in the running of the camp" " You'd like to hear what we are proposing." " By your people.." " Of course!" "no need to panic." "A draft plan is already being prepared..." " You can't do that!" " The proposals must be on Himmlers desk within 8 days here and now!" "no time to prepare their own proposals now why?" " They are out of their minds..." "Argument" " That they'll be held as hostages of the Reich." "To be used as the Fuhrer sees fit governers..." " And the object?" "all captured prominents will be imprisoned here." "an order has just been recieved at Reich Security from the Fuhrer himself." "tell them!" " Tell us what?" "Out with it!" " We have no official release on the information yet tell them!" " You aren't sitting on your tails in this backwater." " That is for us to decide!" "the war escalating." "You have too many commitments elsewhere" " May I ask why?" " If I did commands don't work" " I must say that I'm very reluctant Hessler." "To have you people in on this" " I thought that was the view you were putting forward" " I think we can ignore the specialist of you." "laughter" "I was in insurance" " We don't speak in such inexactitudes." " We? Gentlemen." " Impossible!" " The voice of your own security officer admits that you can't do it" "I can!" "security is our business." "Can you guarantee to make this Sonderlage 100 percent secure?" " And you think you're more competent to design this structure than we are here?" "Despite out experience?" "we'll end up with a machine that is uneconomical in manpower and in everything else." " A whole new security structure must be created resources and manpower what's on your mind?" "a special camp" "Herr Kommendant" " You're continuing to think in terms of a POW-camp in the aspect of what?" " Our establishment of course" " My identification" "Sir!" "understood?" " Never mind the uniform but the uniform..." "Sir" "Sir." "Past the guard" " Why didn't you challenge me?" " sound of footsteps" " All is right" " Germany is marching the wind is behind us" " Your little clicking heels and your empty minds" " Sleep well." " Good night" "Herr Major" " out of rites..." " They seek to gain by Blitz Krieg what in the temple they've lost locusts" " I will ask you ask me..." " Militarists have no need to dull their conciences." " How nice to be a militarist thank you and leave it leave the bottle here!" "leave the bottle here" "Hr. Major" "Gentlemen" " music playing  dog barking" "William" " Gentlemen" " I see you in my office first thing in the morning" " I think I'll turn in" " music playing" " I have to step up my schedule" " If he jumps to things like that in five minutes." "What's he going to do in the end of the week?" " He went to that man-hole cover like a horse to water" " Why a captain?" "Sir" " Why would they do that?" " You tell me that fellow is a captain" " They've upgraded the job" " Who the hell is that?" " That's our new security officer keep it casual Don't panic him but what are they up to?" " Thursday!" " 3 days!" " They've put the conferance forward." "To when?" "Sir!" "we'll have to.." " What does he know?" "I'll tell him straight away" " Is this to catch us unprepared?" " Put forward?" "But why?" "On who's orders?" "not yet" " Tell me.." "What?" "A signal?" " Your new man has just arrived." " It's too early to say" " Max?" "please" " Shall we start right away?" "Or would you like some refreshments?" " This is where all happens" "I'm Anton." " Franz" "Sir our new security officer" " Let's find out." "Get me General Shitzl." " He's a hard man to read" " Does he know?" "Did they brief him?" " A horse of a very different colour" " A little bit come with me" " Ulmann will relieve you officially tomorrow morning before you leave" " Familiarize him with the castle" " Of course Herr Kommendant to our friend his duties" " A pleasure!" "this is Ulmann" "Herr Kommendant" "Do I make myself clear?" "I tolerate no friction between my officers" " Who doesn't?" " I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that" " A man of perceverance" " I am glad someone here approves" "Sir." "Also army reservist 18 years" " You were branch manager in an insurance company before the war" " The date of my posting is to allow me to learn the job before the conferance" " General Shitzl is to hold a security conferance here in 10 days time" "Herr Kommendant" " Aren't you curious?" "why he should relegate you to this backwater?" " And General Shitzl spared you from his own intelliegence" "A One most of us here are unfit for active duty" "Ulmann" " Touch your toes" " Posen which town is it sticking out of?" " Poland" " Yes" " Look on the map." "Don't move" "Herr Kommendant?" " I have read you record tell him that his replacement's arrived if you'll excuse me against the day that we should overrun Europe" "Major make it work what for?" " It may sound a little oldfashioned but it thought it as my duty" " Are you regular Wehrmacht?" " I'm a reserve" " The morning news and marking the map" "Herr Kommendant one more minute." " Perhaps I should see if the adjutant is free now" " To your new job!" "a little wine at meal times but no" " Sure you won't have one?" "I mean new surroundings" " Rise!" "Get up!" "what's the matter?" " Marvellous.." " Do you think I like it?" " What time did you get in?" " About an hour ago" " How's it going?" " Very slowly...blisters" " Who's the orderly today?" " Grant and I" " Come and get your acorn juice" "just a few hours and I'll be off" " You'll need a drink then." "good for the stomach thank you." "I'm returning straight to my unit" " I hear we might go to the North African front" " My sympathies" " Sympathies?" "it's an honour!" " To die?" "Anton" " A relief perhaps" "I'm the Senior British Officer" "Sir" " How do you do?" " I was hoping somebody would come." "I'm glad to see you but it appears the Germans has been hard on you" " As little as possible." "They'd feed me my zoo" " Interesting" " It has been to me" " Where were you picked up?" "that any  scrap of information about the Germans might be a help to us" " Who picked you up?" " Who?" " The Germans" " Police or military?" "I was turned over to the Gestapo who helped me how I lasted for 9 weeks" " That's a good question" " Which one?" " How did you last in 9 weeks?" "are you?" "from Michigan" " When did America join the war?" "I volunteered." " I was a foreign correspondent in Berlin." "I watched the Nazis grow up" "Sir I was in the Spanish civil war since -36" " I see" "Any more questions?" "not at the moment" " I have one!" " When am I getting out of here?" " In about a week I'm told" "I'm talking about Colditz nor as simple" " What's that mean?" " It means that there are plans to be made good we'll need to hear them later" " Who are we?" " You'll meet them" " Then I am getting out of here" " You might when your turn comes" " When's that?" " That may not be for months" " Months?" "Months!" " I'm not waiting in here for months!" " Carrington!" "escaping from here requirers planning and discipline as for everyone else wait your turn" " Report about airstrikes" "Herr Major" " The adjutant is busy with the Kommendant for a moment" "to replace our Anton." "Poor fellow" " They're pushing him off to fight" " That happens it happens thank you Hr. Major relax." "We're quite informal here" "I've been posted" "I'm sure" " Halt!" " That's not a Shmeisser" "Hans?" " Those things are for soldiers" "you must admit that." " What is it?" "Hitlers birthday?" "what's going on?" " Nice and hot." "Come and get it!" " No marge?" "No chief cook either" " What happened?" " The cook has been drafted to the Kommendantour for the day" " They've scrubbed out the kitchens as well" " What do you think they're up to?" " I recon they hang on to some German Grafs.." "something about a conference" " You're booed." " This coffee isn't very hot" " Get out of that!" " Try it again!" " Leave the liquoir glasses" "Herr Ulmann" "Sir" "Sir" "Hans" " I don't know if I'll see out this winter" " Wrong man." "What do you want?" "with respect I would remind you that in less than 3 hours..." " For Gods sake man!" "Don't you ever relax?" "if you've come respectfully to suggest..." " I'm more than suggesting for the sake of the whole unit.." " Out" " That is an order!" "I said out!" "Ulmann?" "I feel you should know the second in command is getting himself drunk thank you." "I'll see to it" "Ulmann!" "I'll deal with it" "Sir" "Sir" "I warned you at arriving here I don't want any friction between my officers!" " I'm quite aware that my second in command puts backs up he's not well to what you may think he's a good German." "Simply his ideals are not ours..." "I'm simply concerned that he'll be a risk today you mean?" "Discredit himself before our guests?" "as head of security" " You?" "In what way?" "turned in my direction" " I'm not going to get myself pushed into it by some liberal with to much drink in him" " Are you always so direct?" " To fail would go against my record" "Sir" " And if any of us betrays that we're not an highly effiecient cohesive unit... they will be in here" " Ah.." " They will post their own security officer to the camp and I will be out" " That will only be the thin end of the wedge." "Gradually they'll take over the whole command..." "Ulmann I simply misunderstood your motives" " I have nothing against the SS of course" " Of course.." " But as a Wehrmach officer..." " You take pride in doing your job well" " You are quite right sticking to your guns." "The point you make is absolutely valid no.." "I'll see to it" "Sir" "Sir" " Come" "Karl yes..." " Come in will you" " Sit down we have a problem" " Ulmann" " I thought he went straight to you You're going to have trouble with that man you put him in his place." "Good it's you I'm concerned of" " Me?" " We've known eachother for a long time" "I was a bit short with him..." " Don't slide away" " As your second in command..." " Willie!" " Look at me!" " How many drinks have you had this morning?" " Nothing..." " 2 - 3 ?" " When you know the SS are coming today?" " And how you're inclined to talk when you've had a few drinks don't say it" " I thought I could trust you" " You can" " There are too many important issues at stake what you're doing" " I have been a burden to you." "I know that..." " A hell of a way to repay you after all you have done for me because you knew I wouldn't last 5 minutes with any other unit." "because you were the man for the job" " I know where I stand but I have tried for your sake" " If you barr me from the conferance today" " it will be because you made a bad choice of second in command" " It will reflect on you no... nothing will be noticed" " The SS are anxious to purge the army of you and your likes" " The knives are drawn" " You are handing them the oppurtunity they're waiting for" " I couldn't live with that" " Do you understand what I'm saying?" "no..." " I've been thinking of this for some time" " Your faith in me is what have kept me going" " Without that there's nothing left for me in this God forsaken world" "Karl?" " Please." "I am begging you" " Do not write off your old friend." " Will you swear to me on your oath" " That you will not touch one more drop of liquoir until they're gone" "I can't..." " You can!" "Swear it!" "I swear it!" " Alright Willie" " Come!" "Lehr?" "yes of course and thank you for all the good work you've done here" "Herr Major." "Look after yourself" " Good bye Anton." "Brave soldier..." "Defender of the Fatherland" "Sir" " Heil Hitler!" "wine at lunch and brandy." "Nazi tounges yapping" " Already I feel as sick thirst in my throat" " You gave me your word" "Karl They lie like storm troopers" " Thank you anyway for not making it an order" "where are you going?" " To report a case of flu" " Of course any conferance the Germans have must concern us" "Sir" " Through 9 feet of brick wall?" " If the priorities is high enough it could be worked." "but I don't see what we can do about it will you?" " Map of the castle" " Here we are" " The Kommendantour mess is somewhere here under the hospital it angles this way." " How's that gonna help you?" "somewhere in the Kommendantour building" "I'll have to break through it with a crowbar." " The Poles have got one" " How are we going to get down that man hole in daylight?" " We'll have to create a divertion" "Sir?" "but I think it's too dangerous" " We can't afford not to try" " Supposing you get into that area." "And you manage to go over here" "Sir" " Two of you?" " I think it's a bit mad." "But if the two of you are willing to take the risk I won't stop you" " But we need a damn good diversion to get you down that man hole" " Any suggestions anyone?" " How about a rugger match?" "And a scrum over the man hole?" " We could stage a fight." " Why go to all that trouble?" " All you need is cockroaches" " Here we are at Colditz park Ready for the first race in the afternoon a nasty persons handicap" " We all know what that is they're at the starting line" " 10 to 1 on Gerdie - 6 to 4 on Himmler" " Come on... going work in line" " Coming up towards the take" " The flag is up" " Cheering" " Another win for Mussolini" " Here we are" " That cockroach has been nobbled" " Are you questioning the integrity of the course?" " What about my money?" " The SBO... the bars have arrived" " How are we gonna get them out?" "we'll take turns and stand by" " A member of the guard..." " everyone's talking" " laughter" " Excuse me Herr Kommendant touch of the flu" "I was hoping for a talk it's only a mild bout so my staff surgeon says laughter" "Hoffner scrapingsound" "chattering" " Prost!" "chattering" "as a matter of fact she was a lady from the highest circles ...with red hair and a superb bosom!" "but you have the wrong man" ".. " Take my advice and see Goering he's my minister for Affairs and Art laughter" "and said " mine Fuhrer though I might take your advice " I could never take the weight" laughter" " What have we here?" " It seems suddenly we're having a conferance" " In here?" " In the mess?" "Is there no conferance room?" " Oh yes..." " It's warmer in here neither do you gentlemen?" "the door" " Excuse me" "gentlemen?" " Good!" "First we might dispense with these" "clatter" "you all know why we're here." " To re-appraise the security administration of the castle that the role of Colditz is being changed is to update the security to cope with this change" "clinking sound" "clinking sound" "rustle of paper" "of course we'll increase staff you remember that guards must always outnumber prisoners"