"What's your story then?" " Dunkirk" " hammering sound" " My God!" "That would save us weeks!" "what if it turns out to be an old sewage chamber." "foundation sewer we've been digging alongside" " Hey!" " I might take up politics some day ... are you one of them?" " By the way..." " Telling me what's good for me." "you'll find tory mind..." " You know too much already." " You might have listened for my sake" " I couldn't shut him up I didn't want to hear." "told me all about it." "He was there..." " How do you know that?" " Every night for weeks" " Bombing the hell out of London." " I'm telling you what Hitler is doing" " What's that?" " Hitler is not going to stop at the channel." " Would you?" " The way i see it..." " dog's barking" " I'm a man who's very happy in his work." "if it's all the same to you..." "Cameron.Like the Commendant I admire your spirit..." "he's singing" " What is?" " There's no one needing the use of my hammer and chisel." "isn't it?" " No one" " Then you don't know anyone that might go into excavation business" " You know what I mean.." " Yes..." "I can't help you." " I could see myself far away from here" " I thought that if I'd get onto a team that knew what they're doing" " Pity.." " Damn shame" "I like experience in these matters." " nothing elaborate." " Good luck" "I'm thinking of starting a little tunnel" " I am..." " Good." "That's good.." "you're a civil engineer." " You'll excuse me." " Yeah?" "in exchange for those tools." "maybe I could ..." " Any likely of them?" " Do you know about these things?" "... are certain tools." "to help you to to search." "I will tell you the missing items" " Within one hour" " and find a way to return what has been stolen" " We want them to discuss this among themselves" " Those who considers themselves leaders of men" " in order to make it possible to steal from this truck" " some irresponsible hooligans created a diversion" " and while some of your other ranks were helping to unload it" "A few minutes ago a truck entered this camp there are thieves." " laughter-- ... that mingling with you fine gentlemen and officers ...which is why.." ".I regret to point out" "Where is the senior British officer?" "Brigadeer Holmes" "Colonel Reitlich" "Until we can establish who's the senior officer amongst us" "I will accept responsibility." "Colonel Reitlich says that he's the commendant" "Your Commendant" "Must I tell you who you are?" "You are now in Laufen." "Wehrmacht camp 7 C" "When you've recovered your wits." "doubt that some of you will think of escape" "think but try nothing." "We shoot those who try." "We accomodate those who do nothing" "When you hear this alarm you will have five minutes" "Everybody will be in place during the counting" "You will eat three times a day in your quarters" "These quarters will be kept clean and in order and thoroughly inspected" "Token money will be issued to purchase soap and razorblades from the cantine." "No credit will be extended" "All ex will salute the German officers at all times" "Discipline is mandatory" "That is all!" "Next..." "Patrick" " Rank?" " Captain" "Your number is 257" "My number is 58974" "It is 257!" "Of course Go on!" "Next!" "How are you?" " Eh?" "I'm alright" " I'm Pat Grant" " Ian Masters" "You brought any news then?" "Of what?" "The world..." "I had none for weeks" "Except from you fellas" "There's no newspapers or wireless" "I mean is Churchill still PM?" " How the hell would I know?" " Sorry He was on the 6th..." "June" "What kept you?" " We walked most of the way." "700 miles?" " Is that all?" " Seem like more" " Well it's alright now isn't it?" " What do you mean?" " End of the line" " You didn't know.." " How luckily we aren't French" "Looks like old Chamberlin was right." "And Churchill better do some hard thinking" "Nobody's right" "That's a thought" "Hmm..." "There..." "I win again as a matter of fact again and again" "What do you do when you're not playing patience?" "when you come back to the use of your brains?" "I think" "I damn well think" " You mean that you sit on your backside all day and do damn all?" " I know..." " Army and country." "You are an officer with responsibility to fight again as far as it goes" " I go to the window and look out ...and I have a second think." " You don't think hard enough." "Can't imagine what you'd be like when you get your strenght back" "The guards down there are at us I suppose" "The nightpatrol starts at 9 pm" "The average time of passing that window is every 15 minutes." "pretty good pick out 2 decent chaps to go with us." "Us?" "You are coming with me..." " Over the wall?" "Under the wall or over the roof" "will you?" "If you're here of curiousity or just bored with prison life then get back to sleep." "We want to go as much as you do." "This is just a reconnoisance I mean to drop onto the flat roof it's about 12 feet" "then I'll cross to the main roof just do it slowly" "Grant?" " A new volunteer" " Are you fit?" " Nobody's fit" " You tell me about the guards then." " What about them?" "They look straight up the roof with benefit of flodlights" " We put out the floodlights?" " Do we?" " Plenty of faciltiy for simplyfying matters" " I'll defuse the floodlights but to do it I need some razorblades and a broom handle" " Can you get them?" " I need a day is there a window next to the powercables?" " There's one in 44 tell them nothing" " I wont tell them anything" " Jerry will have trouble fixing them in the dark." " I need 30 minutes" " Let's try for Sunday night" " Then it's the guard's booze-up" " Right!" "One more thing..." "Who's going to be at the end of the rope when I get down and come up?" "I'll chance it." "Dogs barking" "Dogs barking" "Pat - 29 to go" " I'm losing my patience." "Get them working!" " 2 down..." " I want those lights!" " knocking on the door" " Sorry Pat!" " Emergency supply?" "thought that was a myth we live in hope" " You're right?" " What time is it?" " Should be lights out." "come on!" " sound of a falling pane" "when Pat makes it" " First time out isn't it?" "No one will shoot you for that." " Make it two cigarettes then." " dogs barking" " music playing" " cracking sound" " Did you hear that?" " Come on Pat!" " You can't stay there!" " Grip it for God's sake!" " Just grip it!" " Where're you going?" "They are in need of help" " Not our business" "How can you say that?" "I'm going" " Hold it!" "that would still leave us in with a chance" " You are a hard nut!" " No more than Pat." "are you?" " It's no good.." "lights and guards everywhere!" " That isn't your fault" " Get down!" "What the heck are you doing here?" " No chance then?" " No!" " You made enough noise out there." " I heard." " He needs a hospital" " That's not for me to decide" " Now let me take a look at the scalp." "Why?" " Because I am a doctor" " What can you do?" " Clean you up for a start." " In this pigsty?" " Find me some water." "our worries are over." " You've made a separate piece" " How can you eat that muck?" " Potage de jour...nourishment.." " I've found the right place for our tunnel." "we can start digging." " Hell...our troubles has just begun." " Right here...7 feet under ground we put the soil...behind those targets." " What do you think?" " Without a paddle?" " What about these?" " Three 6 inch nails?" " Whats wrong with them?" " Nothing..." " There's the old girl now... 6:15" " What was it yesterday?" " 6:05" " She never starts before 6" " Yeah" " I'd say 30 yards." " How long?" " Four men ... 30 yards... two feet a day." " Two?" "we will make it" " Yes" " I'll start a routa" " Instruction and Resurrection Company Ltd is in business We'll start Monday" " We'll start today" " Rest it Pat!" " sound of car engines" " Dig away!" " 45 days... you're the Count of Monte Christo." "And don't you forget it!" " What?" " Not you!" " Me!" " bell ringing" " I welcome your spirit." " You must behave like me and dignity and reason." "and to me" " Pat!" "What's happening?" " Are you alright?" " I've got a flood" " It's asphyxiating" " I'm going to pull you out!" " Pat!" " Get out!" " both men coughing" " My God!" " I think that I'd pass out" " How's it going?" " Fine" " I want round the clock surveillance in the court yard." " I want everything that moves noted" " Try to get a man to watch the road.We want to know what the villagers are doing as well we'll take the river road" " Freddie and his group goes straight to the village." "that remains to be seen" " We should be smack under the woodshed in the morning" " What if it's concrete?" " What?" " The floor" " Thanks very much!" "Pat - 3 feet off" " We're gonna get wet tomorrow." "...and cold and miserable will we?" " Damn Germans..." " I can't sleep" " I've been thinking" " If we put back the locks in the woodshed properly" " There's a chance Jerry won't find that tunnel" " And it can be used again when things calm down" " And they call off the dogs" "I'll give them more details later to Bobby." " He has to clear the basement out" " Why him?" " Because he wants to escape" " There are 600 in this camp and they all want to escape" "They don't they do" " Mostly no open the gate and they'll all go home." " But they don't want to work for it" " That's the hell of a thing to say" " I know it!" " 4 o'clock" " Damn!" " There's supposed to be a lock and key not a bloody pad lock!" "as long as you ease them off gently?" " What about putting the locks back from inside the shed?" " I see" " Someone has to stay behind" " So the other's can have a go" "Right!" "Who's it to be?" " Cameron" " I'm a good man in a peach" " You know who's last in on this" " He speaks German" " No doubt about it" "volunteer to stay behind and put the lock back on for the good of all first out" " Will you go through this again" " Push of ye lads" " I'm glad you didn't say you were sorry" "you two have to sort yourselves out without me now" " Go on!" " We've only had a 5 minutes start" " I want to make at least 5 miles before dark." " If we don't do it today" "Cameron They haven't even be gone a week" " That's long enough We've heard by now" " We should stay put another few days" " Look!" "I'm first out next time around." "Remember?" "And I've decided that's tomorrow!" " What's left of mine discretion if there is another go." " You won't risk the tunnel to be found" " It's not there for use at your pleasure!" " Are you telling me that the tunnel is closed?" " I am !" " Do you know what I think?" "You don't have the stomach for it!" " Cameron!" "For your own safety and the rest of the camp you will stay put!" "Cameron!" " And you know what you can do with it!" " Any luck?" " We'll be in Yugoslavia tomorrow" " How are we doing?" " I've had enough!" "Herr General." " But we are narrowing the area of research" "out!" " Quick!" " Skilled planning and brains won't do." "Nothing." "Unless you got luck!" "Captain Grant." "You tell me nothing!" " You stand on your rights as they are." "I wouldn't mind having you shot" "Sir" " Fortunately for you higher authority have deviced a place for people such as you" "Sir a special camp." "It's called Colditz." " It means nothing to you now!" " But when you have realised there's no escape." "It will impress you!" " Colditz." "Captain!" "Sir?"