"Yes, here in the National Archives in Washington, D. C  past is prologue." "For this is the final resting place of the histories and records  of tens of thousands of illustrious Americans." "World War II has come to a victorious conclusion." "New names and records are being added to the list." "NARRATOR:" "For the nation and the world are learning  of significant deeds performed in foreign lands  by anonymous men and women:" "The Army of Secret Intelligence." "When Washington, recovering from the blow of Pearl Harbor  realized how effective had been the espionage machines  of Germany and Japan, from the White House came orders  that the U.S. Must have eyes and ears within enemy countries." "The nation commenced for the first time in its history  to recruit a secret intelligence corps." "As the man capable of organizing the secret activities  of the new U.S. Intelligence Corps  the president chose a St. Louis attorney, Charles Stevenson Gibson  who had gained background in international affairs from 10 years  special service in the American Embassy in Berlin." "As director of Secret Intelligence, Gibson reported  only to the president and the Joint Chiefs of Staff." "Among the top-level executives of U.S. Secret Intelligence  was a widely traveled scholar and soldier of fortune  Robert Emmet Sharkey of St. Paul, Minnesota." "Master of five languages and one of America 's foremost athletes  Bob Sharkey was twice captured by the Germans in World War I." "Both times he escaped with a brilliant record of achievement  behind enemy lines." "To Washington, in the weeks and months following Pearl Harbor  had come 76 groups of candidates for training and assignment  to secret operations overseas." "At the Union Station one morning in 1944, among the jostling thousands  came the 77th group of candidates, each unknown to the other." "The Washington Headquarters of Secret Intelligence was under tight security  its address and telephone unlisted in any governmental directory." "Few even knew of its existence." "The story of Operation 77 is typical of the activities  of the 76 groups which preceded it." "Each candidate's qualifications had been checked  before he was called to Washington." "Every member of O-77 had volunteered without reservation  for hazardous duty behind enemy lines." "Among those assigned to O-77 were men like Pappy Simpson  a British Intelligence officer in World War I  and, until 1942, a professor of English literature at Dartmouth College  at Hanover, New Hampshire." "Suzanne de Beaumont." "A French citizen  found herself stranded in the U.S. When France fell in 1940." "Of her husband, a captain in the French army  nothing had been heard." "Jeff Lassiter." "Son of a former American consul at Bern, Switzerland  was educated at Geneva and Oxford." "Lassiter was recruited from the Officers Training School at UCLA  partly because of his superior knowledge of French." "Bill O 'Connell, a Rutgers graduate, had been employed  in the Foreign Department of the Chase National Bank." "He spent two years in the bank's European branches." "Then Hitler went on the march, and O 'Connell returned to New York." "Do you remember your grandmother's maiden name?" "Sure." "She was quite a dame." "I wish mine had been." "NARRATOR:" "Far away from the eyes of Washington  in secluded country estates requisitioned by the government  O-77 candidates entered phase one of training." " Is this bunk taken?" " Not yet." " You've bought a roommate." " I don't know." "A guy that can't remember his grandmother's maiden name." " Got one now." "[KNOCKING]" "LASSITER:" "Come in." " Sorry for intruding." "I'm your conducting officer, Simpson." "Bill O'Connell." " Jeff Lassiter." " Quarters all right?" "LASSITER:" "Great." " Fine." "The library, lounge, pool, all the facilities are for your convenience." "We're here two weeks." "I hope you're comfortable." " Will we start training?" " No, this is assessment school." "You'll be tested to determine your qualifications." "To see if we can make the grade?" "Everyone isn't temperamentally equipped for every job." "We'll lose a few of you." "You'll find plenty of beer in the icebox." "Help yourselves." "Supper in the main dining room, 6:30." "Dress, optional." "Carry on." "Even a housemother." "Rugged duty!" "This is going to go all right." " Play backgammon?" " Yeah." " Les have a game after dinner." " With you." " Cigarette?" " Thanks." "[PIANO PLAYING]" "This is your group, Bob." "You're in charge." "Three months of indoctrination school, two weeks of exercises and they have to be ready to go." " Is that my assignment?" " Thas one of them." "Twenty-two potential agents." "Most have a foreign background." "All can speak French, one can speak German." " You've got to find out who that is." " All right." " Thas not as easy as it sounds." " Why?" "One of the students is a German agent." "A German agent?" " You know?" " Yeah." "Man or woman?" "When you find out, let me know." "All right." "Ladies and gentlemen." "[PIANO STOPS]" "I have a couple of things to say before you begin the next phase of training." "Your instructors are experts." "They'll cram their experience into your heads." "It shouldn't be necessary, but I'll remind you of security." "Everything you learn and do is secret." "Your closest relative can't know you're an agent in O-77." "Maybe nobody will ever know." "Thas not important." "But keeping your mouth shut is." "You'll have a lot to remember..." "...and a couple of things to forget." "The average American is a good sport." "Plays by the rules." "But this war is no game." "No secret agent is a hero or a good sport." "That is... no living agent." "You'll be taught to kill, cheat, rob, lie." "And everything you learn is moving you toward one objective." "Just one." "The success of your mission." "Fair play?" "Thas out." "Years of decency and honest living?" "Forget all about them, or turn in your suits." "Because the enemy can forget." "And has." "Well, work hard." "I'll be with you every inch of the way, all the way working right with you." "Good luck." "Take over, Pappy." "The group will leave for Area B this afternoon." "Departure: 1500." "Front entrance." "Thall be all." "Uh..." "You!" "When searching for concealed weapons, search thoroughly." "Even below the knees." "Hands up!" "No, aim for the point of the chin, the button." "Try it again." "Hands up!" "Thas better." "SHARKEY:" "Start the fall from here." "Follow it right on over." "Watch this." "V ery relaxed, understand?" "And slap." "Slap hard." "You." "Don't forget to slap." "Ill break the force of your fall." "Good." "All right." "Slap harder." "You have exactly one minute." "Time!" "What kind of planes were involved?" "How many motors on the second plane?" "Which plane was cut in half?" "Top?" "Bottom?" "Or center?" "How many planes crashed?" "If more than one, which crashed first?" "NARRATOR:" "All O-77 agents had to be able to send at least 10 words a minute." "Those chosen for jobs as communicators received more thorough training." "[TAPPING]" "INSTRUCTOR:" "Now, listen." "[WHIRRING]" "Was that a freight train or a 155-millimeter shell overhead?" "Listen carefully." "[CLICKING]" "A door latch or the cocking of a.45-caliber pistol?" "[WHISTLING]" "Jungle bird or a falling bomb?" "[CHIMING]" "Someone tapping a champagne glass or Swiss bells?" "SUZANNE:" "Wind from the northeast." "Northeast." "V elocity, one-five." "Wind from the northeast." "V elocity, one-five." "Attention, strip markers." "Attention, strip markers." "Arms in the air." "Arms in the air." "Simulate your flashlights and mark the strip." "Simulate your flashlights and mark the strip." "SHARKEY:" "Go." "Go." "Go." "Keep that bundle dry!" "Go." "That room there." "There." "Right." "There." "That room right there." "Snap it up." "Mr. Jones is president of a plant which produces a secret weapon." "You were discovered in his office." "What were you doing there?" " Mr. Jones sent me there." " Thas a lie!" " No." "Thas why I have his key." " Where did you get it?" " He gave it to me." " He what?" " At the restaurant." " Key to his office?" " What were you after?" " An important telephone number." " He sent me for it." " Mr. Jones sent you?" " When?" " Twenty minutes ago." " It was a lady's telephone number." " Why didn't he come himself?" "SUZANNE:" "He was dining with someone." "He didn't want her to come." "MAN:" "Who?" " His wife." " You're lying." " No." " You're a Nazi agent!" " No!" "What were you doing in that office?" "SHARKEY:" "How long does it take to install this detonator?" "Nine, find out the advantages of this new detonator." "Ten, get all secret data possible:" "Blueprints, drawings, etc." "There's your test." "Any questions?" "Seventy-two hours." "Does that mean back here in 72 hours?" "Correct." "No time for dawdling." "The submarine base in New London or Portsmouth?" "Your choice." "They both make and install the equipment." "Well guarded too." "Shouldn't pose great difficulty for a couple of bright lads like you." "O'CONNELL:" "He dug deep for that one." " Interesting problem, you think?" "LASSITER:" "Yeah." " Thas all." "Wasting time." "LASSITER:" "We're ready." "You may leave." "Call the Special Equipment Department if you need anything." "Camera's a useful gadget." "LASSITER:" "Thanks, Pappy." " Good hunting." " Good old Pappy." " Yeah, a camera's a good idea." " Unless we can get the blueprints." " No, they don't leave blueprints around." "Yeah." " Two problems:" "How to get in, then..." " We'll get jobs as laborers." "Less faking." " How can we get close enough?" " We won't find out here." "With you." "[DRILLING]" " Any luck?" " They assemble the detonators in the exploder room." " Yeah." "But you can't get near it." " We go back tomorrow." " I know." "Detonators are taken to the torpedo shed and installed in the warheads." " Is the torpedo shed restricted?" " Yeah, but they change shifts and leave everything where it is." "The warheads are exposed, the detonators are lying around." " I see." " Thas when to get pictures." " Right." " I'll head for the torpedo shed." "Tail me." " Okay." "Get the pictures." "I'll cover for you." " Right." "[BANGING]" "[HORN WAILING]" " What are you doing in here?" " I work here." " You're not supposed to be in here." " Sorry, I didn't know." "You didn't know you can't smoke in here?" "LASSITER:" "I wasn't." "MAN:" "What are you doing with matches?" " Nothing..." " Give me those matches." "LASSITER:" "I wasn't smoking!" " Give me those matches." " Whas the matter?" " This fella was gonna smoke." "What?" "I'm from the Security Office." "My credentials." "Had my eye on this guy all day." "Number is six, huh?" "I may call for you." "I'm gonna take him up for questioning." "Give me those matches." " Hope I didn't hurt you." " Hurt me?" "You saved me." "This is a badge of honor!" " Where did you get that security card?" " From the Special Service Section." " Bill, we made it!" " Hope so." "Have you found the German agent?" "Yes." "O'Connell." "He stands at the head of his class." "That was the lead." "The report on the final problem clinched it." " Have you read it?" " Yes." "I checked the results of the other groups." "It was designed for them to make mistakes." "O'Connell didn't make any." "Thanks to quick thinking." "Too quick for a beginner." "He's been through it before." "Look at this manual from a German espionage school." "V ery good too." "[SPEAKS IN GERMAN]" ""There are no comrades." "Turn on a comrade, accuse him even destroy him if necessary."" "There it is." "Thas the technique he used." "Couple of American kids woulïve fought their way out together." "Was he a good agent?" "One thing the matter with him." "He's on the wrong side." "His name is Kuncel." "One of their best." " K-U-N-Z-E-L?" " C-E-L." " When are you gonna pick him up?" " He's going with the group to London." "He mustn't know he's suspected." "No one's ever been told about him." "Ill be difficult for you since you know who he is." " I'll be careful." " We've had him pegged." "We've nursed him along." "He's after something big." " Or it wouldn't be Kuncel." " Information on our organization?" " Bigger than that." " Second front?" "Thas what we think." "Where and when." " They'd love to have that." " Kuncel's a big shot." "The German high command is counting on what he brings in." "Thas our hunch anyway." "We've got to arrange for Kuncel to get information." "The wrong information." "And take it to the German high command." "The plan must have a logical way for him to escape." "Is got to be cleverly staged." "We're dealing with a very smart man." " When do we start?" " As soon as we get to London." " We're leaving tomorrow." " Right." " Simpson will follow with the group." " We'll be ready." "NARRATOR:" "Upon arrival of orders for overseas duty  the Secret Intelligence candidate  becomes a Secret Intelligence agent." "No more textbooks." "Less than 24 hours away are the grim theaters of war." "London:" "War-wracked, battle-worn." "A grim reminder  of the power of destruction of a ruthless enemy." "Here were concentrated the multiple activities  of Allied Intelligence operations." "Top-secret groups like O-77  were billeted in remote country estates, held in complete isolation  while awaiting specific assignments." "[DOORBELL BUZZES]" "Your identification, sir." " Sharkey, O-77." " Yes, sir." " O'Connell?" " In his quarters." " I'll get him for you." " No, I'd rather see him there." "[KNOCKING]" "O'CONNELL:" "Come in." " Bill." " Hello, Mr. Sharkey." "Stay where you are." "I'll sit here." " Bill, how well do you know Holland?" " I've lived there for many years." "But how well do you know it?" "Not just Amsterdam." " The coast and inland." " I know it very well." " Good." "Bill, things have changed." " Changed?" "How do you mean?" "You read the papers." "They talk about a second front." "Everybody knows there's gonna be one." " Think is gonna be Holland?" " What I think doesn't count." "Thas somebody else's job." "We obey orders." " Yeah, sure." " Bill, I've been given a job." "I need help of the right kind from people I know whose backgrounds match the assignments and who have proven themselves." "Want a job?" "I didn't train to become an English gentleman." "Good." "Pack your gear." "You're going to London." "You'll live and work there in tight security." " That security begins now." "Clear?" " Clear." "No goodbyes, nothing." "Not a word to anybody about anything I've said." "You've got a job, thas all." " I understand." " I think you'll like it." " I'm sure I will." " We start in the morning." " Good night." " Good night." "NARRATOR:" "This undistinguished building housed the undercover activities  of the Netherlands section of Allied Intelligence." "Here were coordinated the joint efforts of all agents operating in the lowlands." " Identification, please." " O-77." "V ery good." "Yours, please." "All right, you may go." "SHARKEY:" "Colonel v an Duyval." " Yes, he's expecting you." "Thank you." " Hello, Sharkey." " Colonel v an Duyval Chief of Dutch Intelligence, Bill O'Connell." " How are you?" " Glad to meet, sir." " He's my assistant on the Dutch project." " I understand." "Ill be his responsibility to coordinate all of our circuits in Holland." " That is a tremendous job." " He'll need every scrap of information you can give him." " You have my complete cooperation." " Thank you." "We begin immediately." "There are a great many details." "These maps cover only one small phase of the project known to us as Plan B." "To invade and penetrate Germany through the lowlands." "Exactly." "These are messages from agents already operating in Holland." "This one concerns bridges and lines of communication." "You can see how we have tied this information in with the operation." "You can find it here in index number 15." "Thas it." "NARRATOR:" "Hidden away in a remote corner of London  was the headquarters of Combat Operations of O-77." "My heaïs still swimming." " There's a lot to absorb in a short time." " How long do we have?" " Not long." " Is a great plan." "It better be." "A great many lives depend on it." "You'll have six planes at your disposal." " Yes, sir." " You'll be sending new agents in." "The teams there'll be needing supplies." " Keep in close touch with v an Duyval." " Right." " Gonna be many problems." " Don't worry." "I'll work them out." "I'm sure you will." "Thas why you have the job." "A very thankless one too." "No rewards, no payoffs." "Just the satisfaction of doing a job for your country." " We're depending on you." " You won't be sorry." "SHARKEY:" "I know." " Show Mr. O'Connell to his office." " Yes, sir." "NARRATOR:" "As plans for the impending invasion of Europe were speeded up  agents of Operation 77 were broken into combat teams  and given their final briefing." "Pappy, they are trying to help me locate my husband." "Could I stop by the Communications Section?" "Later, Suzanne." "Mr. Sharkey said 0600 and Mr. Sharkey is a singularly punctual gentleman." "Captain Ferreira checking in." "The threats of Hitler's secret weapon are not idle." "Is no longer a secret." "Here it is." "Is called v-2." "A self-propelled pilotless bomb with a warhead said to contain one ton of explosives." "Well-camouflaged launching platforms have been springing up along the French coast for the past six months." "Our Air Force is bombing them, but thas just expediency." "The enemy is building these faster than we can knock them out." " We have to find them first." " Why haven't they used them?" "We think we know why." "The greatest concentration of these sites is here." "Every one of these platforms is pointed toward one specific target." "SIMPSON:" "London?" " No, not yet." "Southampton." "The enemy knows of the invasion." "He doesn't know where or when." "He does know that the invasion base is in the Southampton area." "He's building up a tremendous supply of these rockets." "When he attacks, ill be a sustained barrage on this area." "SUZANNE:" "When will he start?" "When General Eisenhower makes his move." "The Germans can't win the war." "They're hoping for a stalemate." "They have to prevent an invasion." "Thas why we're here." "To try to help the Allied high command gain the precious time to complete the invasion buildup." "Lassiter, you've got a job." " You're going to France." " Right." "You too, Suzanne." "As Lassiter's communicator." "Simpson, I want these agents briefed and equipped to jump in one week." "SIMPSON:" "Right." " Their cover stories are now in work." "Follow through now on documents and wardrobe." "SIMPSON:" "V ery good, sir." " Right." "Now the mission." "The most closely guarded area in all of France is right here." "Every civilian in this area is virtually a prisoner." "A main assembly and supply depot feeds rockets to all these launching platforms." "The depos location is about here." "To destroy this target we have to know every detail of its construction." "Even the French Resistance have been unable to get this information for us." "All of the workmen, forced labor, of course have been liquidated as soon as they finished their jobs." "Up to this point we've been stymied." "Thoroughly stymied." "Except for one vitally important lead." "This face." "This name." "This man is still alive." "Monsieur Duclois." "A very important man to the Germans." "Burn that face, that picture, into your memory because the success of your mission and the destruction of the target is linked to that man." " Duclois." " Duclois." "What is his connection with the bomb depot?" "He, a Frenchman, designed and built it." "This is only a draft of your cover story." "Do not hesitate to comment on any detail which you find difficult to support." " Right." " Your name is Henri Masson." " Henri Masson." "You were born, educated and later worked as a petty government official at the Ministère du Travail in the town of Carcassonne." " Thas in the south?" " Yes." "About fifty miles north of the Pyrénnées." "Department ïAude." "Oui." "NARRATOR:" "Much of the success of Secret Intelligence operations . was due to foresight and meticulous preparation." "No detail was permitted to be overlooked." "Do you think there's too much crease in the pants?" "All right, sir, I'll have it taken out." "[MAN SPEAKS IN FRENCH]" "MAN:" "This is your food ration book, clothes ration, tobacco automobile license, bus tickets, your travel permit and this is your certificate of demobilization." "This is your identification card." "This certificate proves you are an inspector of compulsory work service." "I'll need your thumbprint right here." "[TAPPING]" "Operators will get your transmissions." "I want them to be familiar with your touch." " Is it enough?" " I'm sure we'll recognize it." " Thank you." " Goodbye and good luck." "Thank you." "Mr. Mason?" "I'm sorry to keep bothering you, but have you any word about my husband?" "Not yet, Madame de Beaumont." "But we've contacted an agent in the Le Havre area." "You'll be informed when we hear." " Thank you very much." " Not at all." " Where you been?" " Where have you been?" "Walk off in the middle of the night..." "Had to leave in a hurry." "How about coffee?" "With you." " I don't know whall happen with me." " Haven't you a good assignment?" "Is important." "Not much action." "Looks like I'm grounded." "Why are you here, prepping?" " Yeah, but I can't tell you what it is." " I knew you were a bad investment." " How much do I owe you?" "13 million?" " I don't know." " Fourteen." " As much as that?" "I'll whittle it down later." " When are you leaving?" " I don't know." "I didn't think it would happen this way." "Wish I were going." "Me too." "Is late." "I better meet Simpson." " Bring me back a souvenir." " Sure thing." "[KNOCKING]" "SHARKEY:" "Come in, Jeff." "You know Mr. Gibson." "Jeff Lassiter." "GIBSON:" "Lassiter." " How do you do, sir?" "Sit down, Jeff." "You, uh..." "Two days ago, you saw your friend O'Connell." "Yeah, in the canteen." "We had coffee." "This is not an accusation." "You didn't reveal the nature of your mission?" " Well, no, of course not." " You'll understand why I asked." "No, I don't understand." "Your chum O'Connell is an agent of the Nazi government." " What?" " His name is Kuncel." "SHARKEY:" "He's a clever, thoroughly trained German secret agent." " Oh, you're kidding." " No, I'm not kidding." "But thas silly." "I was with him all through school." "L..." "I lived with the guy for months." "This is a tough business, with a thousand twists every day." "Don't feel badly." "He fooled me too." " I can't believe it." " Is hard to believe." "Harder yet to find him, though I knew there was a German agent in the school." " German agent!" " Not just a German agent." "One of the very best, planted for a reason." "Is why he's still here." "And thas where you and your naiveté came in." "To keep him from suspecting we knew anything." "You did a better job not knowing who he was." " Yeah." "Yeah, I did a good job." " Now you've got a tougher one." "A job that you can't do without knowing." "O'Connell has been assigned in Holland." "Thas the clincher to the misinformation we let him obtain." " Holland?" " Yes." "The invasion of Holland." "Thas the lie we're selling the Germans and Kuncel is the salesman." "Thas where you come in." " What could I do?" " O'Connell asked for you." "We're sending you too." " What about Duclois?" " Still your mission, as planned." "You'll go to Le Havre." " How?" " You will be dropped near Rotterdam." "Contact a man named Wolfred Bachman at the Department of Public Works." "Bachman will see to it that you and Suzanne get safely to France." " Suzanne?" " Yes." "She'll be briefed along with you and O'Connell." "It will be short and, of course, a phony." "You'll be on your way within 48 hours." "Now comes the rugged part." "Yes, sir." "We think O'Connell is sold." "If so, he'll make his break and you'll never see him again." "Could he know anything about Duclois?" " Not unless he gets it from you." " He won't." "Never forget that you're dealing with an extremely clever man." "Drop your guard for one minute, we'll have failed and you may be dead." "Don't forget he slugged you." "He's fast, he's ruthless lets nothing interfere." " Thas why we're doing it his way." " His way?" "Whas that?" "If he isn't sold and should in any way suspect you're on a double mission if he doesn't make his break and tries to follow you you're going to shoot him." " Shoot him?" "And make sure is for keeps." " Thas rough." " Thas war." " And thas your mission." " Yeah." "O'Connell can do it." "Can you?" "Yeah." "I can do it." " Thas all for now." " Right." " Jeff." " Yes, sir?" " I know how you feel." " Right." "SUZANNE:" "No." "O'CONNELL:" "Mocha cake?" "Oh, isn't it the most exciting evening in our lives?" "And the room is so beautiful and the food was so delicious!" "SIMPSON:" "Yes, indeed." " Is kind of like a Last Supper." " No, there is no Judas." " Oh, by all means, not the Last Supper!" "To the success of your mission." "To your safe return." "To the good things, for all." "To a better, happier world." "A message for you, and the car is ready." " We'll be right there." " Thank you." " Luck, Jeff." " Luck." "Well, les get started." "SIMPSON:" "Suzanne." "Oh, have they heard?" "Yes, Suzanne, they have." "Pappy, I'll..." " I'll be back in a minute." "SIMPSON:" "Sorry." " Bad news?" " Yes." "Your husbanïs dead." "What a rotten break." "Maybe is just as well you're not going back to France." "SIMPSON:" "We have to go now." "AIRMAN:" "Like some coffee?" " No, thanks." " How about you fellows?" " No, thanks." "How we doing?" "Just passed the coast of Holland." "It won't be long." " Jeff?" " Yeah?" " We used to talk about this one." " Yeah." "Feel like you thought you would?" "Yeah." "You know something?" "What?" "I don't believe you." "AIRMAN:" "Getting close." "Check your static lines." " Check?" " Check." " Check?" "O'CONNELL:" "Check." " Check?" " Check." " Whas the matter?" " Nothing." "You're looking at me like I'm in a test tube." " Sorry." "I guess I'm a little nervous." " Yeah." "I'm nervous too." "We're coming over the target." "Action stations!" " Jeff?" " Yeah?" "You know that 14 million you owe me?" "I'm wiping it off the books." "Whas 14 million anyway?" "Never have time to spend it." "We're even, Jeff." "We'll start from scratch." " You don't owe me anything." "AIRMAN:" "Running in." "One." "Go!" "Two." "Go!" "Three!" ""Lassiter killed in jump." "Stop." "O'Connell fired at reception committee." "Stop." "Disappeared." "Stop." "O'Connell in possession of Masson documents." "Proceeding mission area as planned." "Stop." "Suzanne."" "Which one of you received this message?" " I did, sir." " You're sure is hers?" "Positive, sir." " Killed in the jump." "What a break." " Yes, it is." "[KNOCKING]" "GIBSON:" "Come in." "This just came in, sir, from the operator on the plane." "Lassiter's static cord was deliberately cut." " What?" "!" " His chute never opened." "He was murdered." "What a way to die." "What did Kuncel know?" "Could he have known about Lassiter's mission?" "No." "He knew he had credentials." "Is all he could know." "He knew more than that." "He also knew the Holland invasion was a phony." "Yeah." "Or else he wouldn't have killed Lassiter." "Well, Sharkey, you've done a great job." "Where do you go now?" "Back to Minnesota, to that draft board." "Whas that?" "I've made the one mistake." "The only one you're allowed to make." "The one mistake." "They might send you on a rest cure for it except..." "There are no "excepts." They're right." " It looked good." "I might do it again." " Sure." "We can hope for another chance unless..." " Unless what?" " Unless you want to concede the victory." "Oh, not from you, Gib." "Keep your punches up, eh?" "I said unless you want to concede." "I concede nothing until they throw dirt in my face." "Thas better." "Now, who have you got to send to France?" "There's only one man." "Too little time for Duclois and the target." "Who've you got?" " Me." " No." "An agent without details wouldn't have a chance." " I know." " No time to bring one up to date." "We need time on the other end." " You know I can't send you." " Why not?" "I'm familiar with every detail." "I could be briefed and leave." "Give me one reason." "You know the date and place of the invasion." " I forgot." " You know what would happen if you were captured?" " Torture?" "Every agent knows." "Every agent carries an L tablet." "You're dead one minute later." " And Kuncel's probably waiting for you." " I'd like that." " We're a failure unless we get Duclois." " Right." "There's a man on the other side who knows the faces of our 15 agents." "We took the chance with Kuncel." "I trained them all, and their lives are in jeopardy while Kuncel's around." "We're losing valuable time." "I need these minutes." "I don't want to send you." "I've been working hard." "I need the change." "You won't come back." " I've discovered something about you." " What?" "You're a worrier." "Coming in." "Go!" "Lucita, show him the way." "LUCITA:" "You can go in now." " Sure is the right house?" "LUCITA:" "Oh, yes." " I am grateful for your hospitality." " You are welcome to spend the night." " Tomorrow I could not have taken you in." " Oh?" "Today two German officers arrived." "More Germans are moving into this area." "They need a house." "They will be back." "They take the best houses." " I must leave tomorrow." " That is well." "Has anyone else arrived?" "Not the Germans?" "Many people have arrived here." "But I mean today." "Tonight." "I'm expecting to meet someone, a young lady." "During the war I have been left alone." "You arrive." "I do not ask whom you are or where you come from." "Yes." "But if someone should arrive and ask for Gabriel Chavat is very important." " Food, what we have at least is warm, is waiting for you." " Thas very nice..." " I will show you to the kitchen." "This way, please." "Now I will retire." " You're leaving early." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." " Was it difficult?" " Not too difficult." " Thas a fine woman." " I know." "I was here when the German officers arrived." "When are we leaving?" " At daylight." " Where are we going?" " Near La Havre." " Good." "I know a safe place for our transmissions." " The same mission?" " Duclois." "The death of my friend will force their hand." "They may already have sent another agent." "Yes, is possible." "Thas the man we must find." "He will give us the answer to your question." " Karl!" " Yes?" "Tighten every security check in the coastal area." "Forget the name Masson." "They'll change it." " Of course." " I will be at headquarters." "Report to me all discrepancies in any civilian's behavior there." " Yes." " Hold for questioning any civilian with vichy credentials." " Yes." "They will send another man." "He'll need papers of authority to perform his mission." "We will find that man, and you shall know the mission." "[CHILDREN PLAYING]" " Good morning, monsieur." " Good morning." "Fill in this form, please." "How long do you wish to stay?" "SHARKEY:" "Long enough to accomplish my business." "CLERK:" "How long will that be?" " Two or three days." "CLERK:" "V ery good, monsieur." " Good morning." " Good morning." "I must trouble you to see your papers." " Why?" " I'm sorry, but I must trouble you." "By what authority?" "Oh, all this red tape." "All this interference." "Holds up business." "There was an insurance adjuster here last week." " Two days later, another air raid." " Not from German planes." "From British and American." "They bomb their friends." "Friends!" "Room 14." "Just a minute!" " Where was your grandfather buried?" " Which one?" "Well, on your father's side." " In the St. Maurice Cemetery at Toulon." " Oh, I see." "Yes." "Chavat." "C-H-A-v-A-T." "Chavat, yeah." "St. Maurice Cemetery, Toulon." "Hmm-hmm." "May I present my letter of commission?" "Department of Compulsory Labor." " You represent the government at vichy." " Of course." "The nature of your business?" "My government and yours is not satisfied with the town's labor record." "I cannot understand that." "We have tried to cooperate." "That is precisely what you have not done." "This is a very small town." "France is full of small towns." "This is a very important one." "We both know the work thas going on." "A most important project." " One that requires secrecy." " I only know we've turned over every available man for German labor battalions." "You forget I have the facts." "The government sent me to investigate a protest." "A protest!" "I don't understand." " From whom?" " A cooperative Frenchman." "A man who realizes well where the future of France lies." "Monsieur Duclois." "Has your town been molested by protectors?" "No." "Haven't your people enjoyed the peace they had before the Germans came?" "No." "Things are not the same." "They can never be, when we must give up our young men." "You know what will happen, of course, if you don't give them over?" "Yes." "I realize." "The Germans will take them." "Exactly." "Thas why I'm here." "To help." " You must cooperate." " What can I do?" "The project has increased." "Monsieur Duclois has asked for more men." "How many more can we give?" "I can give you those figures as soon as I speak to Duclois." "Where does he live?" " I do not know." " You must know." "I do not know any Monsieur Duclois." "I appreciate your caution." "You have been advised to be silent about this project." "You obeyed those orders." "Good." "We will still observe the rules of caution." "Take me to Duclois' house." " I do not know any Monsieur Duclois." " V ery well." "I shall return to vichy with your refusal and you will be removed." "I have no time to waste on stupid people." "I am sorry." "You must understand my position." "I am mayor of a small town." "The Resistance movement is strong and organized." "I do my best, but I am hated by my own people." "The people do not understand." "You could be a member of the Resistance." "I must be sure." "I will have you taken to Monsieur Duclois." "Emile!" "This gentleman is from the Department of Compulsory Labor at vichy." "Take him to Monsieur Duclois." "Good day." "Good day." " Does he live outside of town?" " Yes." "How far away does he live?" "Ten kilometers." "We've gone farther than that." "It won't be long." "We get out here." " Where's the house?" " They don't let him live in a house." "He's carefully protected from air raids." "There's a shelter in the side of the hill." " There?" " On the other side." "Follow me." "Who's in charge here?" "I must talk to your leader." "Dig!" "Monsieur Chavat?" "He went to see the mayor." " Take me up to his room." " Yes, mon colonel." "This is the record of his visit." "He had a letter of commission in the Department of Compulsory Labor." "He said he was returning to the hotel." "You're the leader?" "I must talk with you." "Why?" " We're on the same side." " You're a traitor." "I'm an American agent from London." "Parachuted in here two days ago." "And these?" "All forged." " Why'd you come to Pont I'Evêque?" " A mission." "And I'll need your help to carry it out." "Pierre!" " You must believe me." " German agents are parachuted too." "Even from Allied planes." "I have a radio operator." "I can take you to her." "The Germans have them too." "We can't take chances." "But you can't take the chance of killing someone who would help." "One sent to help liberate your country." "I know everything I have is French, my suit, my shoes, my papers but we're fighting a clever enemy." "We can't take chances either." "You must give me proof." "Or else I..." " You have a radio?" " Yes." " You can hear London?" " Yes." "Okay." "Can you give me a courier to take a message to a safe house near town?" "Why?" "My operator will instruct London to repeat a message on a news broadcast tonight." "You will select the message." "Anything you want." "I will write the message." "Joseph!" "What is your message?" ""A lamb is ready for the slaughter."" "[TAPPING]" "Be patient." "We'll get them." "MAN over RADIO:" "This is London." "Our news will follow in a moment  but first here are a few personal messages:" "The little dog laughed." "The little dog laughed." "The play is over." "The play is over." "Jill wants Jack to come home." "Jill wants Jack to come home." "The churchyards yawn." "The churchyards yawn." "This ends the personal messages." "And now for the news." "In one of the largest daylight raids, 5000 Allied planes  battered 27 invasion-area targets in Holland, Belgium and France." "I must interrupt the news for an important announcement." "Listen carefully, please." "A lamb is ready for the slaughter." "A lamb is ready for the slaughter." " Why did you come here?" " To get Duclois." " To destroy him?" " No." "To take him alive." "I'll need your help." "I know he's near Pont-I'Evêque." "You are right." "He lives and works at the Hotel Moderne." "We have wanted Monsieur Duclois alive too but there would be bloody reprisals." "We can wait until there are no longer German guards." " He's kept under guard?" " Always." "Duclois is important to the Germans." "Right now he's more important for London and for France." "Now listen, I've got to get back to the village." "A Gestapo agent is waiting for you." " Gestapo?" "You're sure?" " He came to my office." "He is still in the village." "We will keep you in a safe place." " I must get Duclois." " Alive?" "Thas impossible." "You have men and arms." "You must help me." "We must keep hidden until the right day arrives." "Once we come out, the Germans will know us and destroy our small force." "We will do good work when the time comes." "We must wait for the right time." "This is what you've been waiting for." " This is the right time." " No." "Only when the Allied armies come." "The English and the Americans." "We must wait." "Monsieur Galimard this is the right time." " The invasion?" "You've heard our broadcasts, seen more raids every day." "You know when they're coming?" "You've seen the care taken to get me here." " Yes." " So much depends on this." "You must help, even if it costs the lives of some of your countrymen." "This much I will tell you." "In a few days, ill be too late." "This is the time." "[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]" "NARRATOR:" "In the seaport city of Le Havre  Gestapo headquarters for the heavily fortified coast area  of enemy-occupied France..." "... was located at 13 Rue Madeleine." "FEINKE:" "The high forehead, clear." "Heavy eyebrows." "Heavy." "Deep-set eyes." "V ery straight, thin lips." "Yes." "No, no, no, no." "The nose is a different shape." "Straighter, much straighter." "Wait a minute." "Thas the man." "Herr Kuncel." "Herr Kuncel." "May I see you a second?" "Of course." "Of course!" "MAN over RADIO:" "If the moon shines  Maxine will not be lonely tomorrow night." "If the moon shines..." "Thas it." "We'll receive confirmation on the next broadcast." " Good." " Did you get them?" " Yes." "We'll go ahead as planned." "Evening will be the best time." " Good." " Here is the Hotel Moderne." "This is the floor plan." "Here is the town hall." "Here is the Hotel Louis Quatorze." "At 6:30, I will be at my office." " I will send for the Gestapo agent." " Uh-huh." "You will get the men together and assign them." "Yes." "All day long I have found these." "In my house, in my pocket, in my mail, under my door, in the car, in the office in the streets." "Everywhere I go." "They think I have bled this town for workmen." "Two days ago, another man from vichy." "The people know why he's here to get more Frenchmen." " Where is he?" "He has disappeared." "The Resistance." "He will never be found." "I do my best." "The people do not understand." "Now this!" "My life is in danger." "I must have protection." "[GUNSHOTS]" "They're going to kill me!" "[CROWD SHOUTING]" "Call your men." "Call your men from the hotel!" "I will talk to the people." "Hurry!" "Or it will be too late!" "Hello." "Hello." "Hotel Moderne." "At once!" "My fellow townspeople..." "...you must go back to your houses." "This is breaking the law!" "There will be reprisals." "You are a traitor to France, Galimard!" "There will only be trouble." "French lives will be lost." "There will be reprisals!" "You must go back to your houses!" "Kill the traitor, Galimard!" "Return to your homes!" "Return to your homes...!" "[GUNSHOTS]" "We'll be right there." "Sergeant, Resistance at the mayor's office." "Riot." "Get over there." "SERGEANT:" "Yes, sir." "MAN:" "Hello." "Hello!" "Gestapo headquarters, Le Havre." "Put that wood down and get out." "Who's going to pay me?" "Nobody else is around." "Come back later." "PEASANT:" "But I need my money." "I'm a poor man." "MAN:" "Put that down and get out of here." "PEASANT:" "I'm not going until you give me money." "I told you to get..." "Any others in the house?" "Night detail." "Sleeping on the third floor." "Perhaps 12 of them." " Duclois?" " He's on the second floor but I haven't been able to find out what room." "[BUZZING]" "Go the back way." "See if you can find the room." "Corporal." "Corporal!" "Corporal!" "[GRUNTING]" "Room 210, in the front." " Come on, Duclois." " No!" "No!" "If they get you, they'll kill you." "I want you alive." "Come with me." "Resistance!" "Hello." "Hello." "Fastest way to Pont-I'Evêque!" "[PLANE RUMBLING]" "Stop here." "Thas an O-77 landing operation." "When they land, they'll be there 30 seconds." "Wind, 90 degrees." "V elocity, two-zero." "V elocity, two-zero." "Wind, 90 degrees." "V elocity, two-zero." "You're coming in fine." "You're coming in fine." "To the plane." "MAN:" "Look!" "Cover!" "I'll stop the cars!" "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "O'CONNELL:" "Find the driver of this car." "He can't be far away." "Look through every foot of that brush." "Hurry up!" "Look out!" "[GUNSHOTS]" "[CAR STARTS]" "Is very close by." "MAN:" "We are moving to point B now." "[BANGING]" "This area is a grain field." "Now, how far is it, exactly, from the river to the depot?" "From the river to the depot..." "...12 kilometers point two seven." "You got all those details?" "MAN:" "Yes." "We have all we need." " Thas all we can read from him." " French Intelligence isn't done with him." " Take him along." "Will you come along too, Galimard?" "We know where the depot is, its every detail the size of what we'll need to wipe it out." "You can be proud of your organization." "Thank you for your cooperation." " Right." " Now is our job." " Good night." "GIBSON:" "Good night." "Communications just contacted Suzanne." "GIBSON:" "I'll go right up." "From de Beaumont." "GIBSON: "Sharkey taken alive to Abwehr Le Havre." " I have..."" " It broke off there." "Why?" "Whas your guess?" "It was interrupted." "The signal stopped, but I could still hear the carrier." "He wasn't lucky." "No." "He's still alive." "Thas all." "O'CONNELL:" "Just three questions." "Thas all, Sharkey." "What was your mission?" "Where is the invasion coming?" "When?" "We'll make you tell." "You know that, Sharkey." "A man can take so much punishment." "Remember?" "You taught me." "Fair play, years of decency, thas out." "You've done your job." "Now I'll do mine." "Where, Sharkey?" "Where are they coming in?" " You got a map?" " Right here." "Where?" "Right..." "Take a good look at this house." "This is your target." "Familiarize yourself with it." "The house, the grounds, the ornate fence, the street." "Is got good landmarks too." "The chimney, the bay, surrounding hills this large building on the right." "Take a good look at it, and remember it." "This has gotta be a job of total destruction not a wall left standing." "No one must escape from that house alive." "No one." "The nature of your mission is unusual." "But I cannot emphasize too strongly how very important." "Two squadrons dropping high explosives followed by two squadrons at minimum interval to smother the entire target area with rockets and machine-gun fire." "You know it must be important." "You've been given your route of approach." "Time over target, 0300." "Bombers will go in at zero feet." "[MUMBLING]" "I know, I know, is tough." " Any questions?" " Well, colonel I think on a mission like this we'd like to know who's in that house." "Whether is Fatso Goering, or Hitler or who." "I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to answer that." "I know this is a tough assignment." "You'll be risking your lives you have a right to know." "That house is the headquarters of the German Gestapo in Le Havre." "Thas an important reason for destroying it but is not the only reason." "There's an American agent in that house." "And if he talks, it may cost the lives of a great many American soldiers." "Right now he's suffering the cruelest tortures the Germans can devise." "But he won't talk not as long as he can stand that punishment and no human body can stand it too long not even this wonderful tough guy from Minnesota." "As soon as you can." "All right then, les synchronize our watches." "[WHIP SLAPPING]" "What have you found out?" "Nothing." "[SIREN WAILING]" "They're over the target." "[BOMBS EXPLODING]" "O'CONNELL:" "The lamp!" "[CHUCKLING]" "Mission completed." "Subtitles by SDI Media Group" "[ENGLISH SDH]"