Battle of the River Plate, The Page #2

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1956
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Was haben wir hier denn erwischt?

- Very nice.

- Ja. Midshipmen's quarters.

- Very nice and spacious.

- Mm-hm.

- You will be with 29 other officers here.

- 29?!

Yes. When we meet our supply ship,

all officer prisoners will be transferred here.

Oh.

I'd better pick my corner first.

We are taking you home for Christmas.

Oh, that's jolly. When?

Oh, sometime. Soon.

From the tailor. Kapitn Langsdorff says

you put them on, you come on deck.

There she is.

Our supply ship.

- Hier kommt die Leine.

- Unterstehen!

- Los! Mach! Mach!

Los, Jungs!

- Zwei.

- Da.

Pull. Pull.

Pull. Pull.

Lutze, hast du Kaffee fr uns?

Ja, besten ersatz, Mensch.

Good morning.

Good morning, Captain.

Kind of you to let me come on deck.

I thought you might be interested.

Ja, das ist gut.

Es! Es! Er wars! Er wars!

I am.

Der Sack ist geplatzt.

Rosinen, Mensch!

Rosinen, Mensch.

For you, Kapitn.

Go on.

Take it.

Thanks, I will.

Looks as if Father Christmas has arrived.

Yes.

Fresh meat, green vegetables, fruit,

and some fuel.

Captain Dove, Santa Claus.

Alt...

Altmark.

Not very well camouflaged.

Now, we do things much better.

For example, we rig this up for neutrals.

One day, I am the Deutschland.

Herumwenden.

The next, I am the Admiral Scheer.

Neutrals always report what they see,

so I keep your Navy interested.

I'm like a pretty girl. I change my frock,

I change my hat, I am a different girl.

This is going to be my new funnel. Canvas.

And over there, a new turret. Wood.

Leutnant Hirth!

Wo ist das Buch, Jane's Fighting Ships?

Hier, Herr Kapitn.

Oh. Jane.

Yes, Jane. A very useful publication.

- That is our new silhouette.

- An American heavy cruiser.

So that's why you've got a number

painted on your bows.

- Do you think you'll get away with it?

- Enough to avoid recognition.

Five minutes at 28 knots makes all the

difference between in range and out of range.

There are only two things to remember

in a modern naval battle.

Good intelligence from shore, so that you know

what to expect when you see it.

Good spotting on your own ship, so that

you know what you see when you expect it.

Talking of silhouettes,

I must congratulate you on your tailor.

- That's not bad.

- Thanks.

I want you to look your best, Captain.

I'm transferring to the ship

all the officers who are prisoners on the Altmark.

Oh? May I ask why, sir?

Yes. The Graf Spee is being relieved by...

...another vessel.

We've finished our turn of duty.

Three months, Captain.

We're going home for a bit of leave.

I must take my prisoners with me.

You'll have company tonight.

Weg da, Papa.

Aber nur immer mit der Ruhe.

- Die Jungen haben es immer eilig.

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Michael Powell

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company "The Archers", they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). His later controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, while today considered a classic, and a contender as the first "slasher", was so vilified on first release that his career was seriously damaged.Many film-makers such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and George A. Romero have cited Powell as an influence. In 1981, he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award along with his partner Pressburger, the highest honour the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. more…

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