Colditz

Where is the senior British officer?

Brigadeer Holmes

Colonel Reitlich

Until we can establish who's the senior officer amongst us

I will accept responsiblilty.

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.

No, doubt that some of you will think of escape

Yes, 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...

-Name? -Grant, Patrick

- Rank? - Captain

Your number is 257

My number is

It is 257!

Of course Go on!

Next!

How are you?

Eh?

Yes, 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's your story then? - Dunkirk

-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

- Again? -Yes, as a matter of fact again and again

What do you do when you're not playing patience?

Oh, I do what you all do, 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

Well, that's fine, 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.

Are you a good judge of character? Yes, pretty good

Then, 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

I see us zapping over... - I don't know -Give it a think, 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

Have you got sheets for the roof? We have 6 of them -Good, then I'll cross to the main roof

- Only the face of the Matterhorn - Don't think, just do it slowly

You don't think you keep moving- - Are you willing to get fit? - Who picked you for this job, 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

- Good, is there a window next to the powercables? - There's one in 44

- Will the chaps in there cooperate? - If I speak to them. - Well, 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?

- Yes, I know that nobody is fit --- Right, I'll chance it.

-Dogs barking---

--Dogs barking---

- 58--- 59--- one minute, 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?

- We need the 30 minutes, they gave us 3. - German efficiency, thought that was a myth

Not to worry, we live in hope

- You're right? - What time is it? - Should be lights out.

- Why aren't they? - Good, come on!

--- sound of a falling pane----

- What was that bet you mentioned? - A joke - Come on... - I'll do with that cigarette, 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 mean it! - Well, I'm going - Hold it!

- If they are caught, that would still leave us in with a chance - You are a hard nut!

No more than Pat.

- Damn waiting! - Nervous, 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.

- Good evening, Sir, 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.

- It's a perfect entrance, 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?

45 days, 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!