The Fallen Page #3

down and conduct meetings with

them.

Your men could gather information

on their whereabouts from the

villagers.

The villagers are on their side.

They won't give us the time of day

/ I suppose you expect my men to

beat it out of them.

I've lost enough men to them not

to care what it would take.

I won't allow it Lieutenant.

My men should be at the front. /

The front is coming to meet us!

The front is around us.

How am I to counter an enemy

attack if I have to split my

forces between two wars?

I don't envy your position,

Lieutenant.

Would you then agree to your

soldiers policing the area around

the camp?

Even if they avoid any real

contact.

Yes, Lieutenant, I'll see that.

Everybody get back to work. That's

an order.

It was all my fault, Lieutenant.

Soon it's over.

What's that smell?

Smells like food.

Chicken cacciatore.

Everybody shut up. Don't move.

Drop your weapons.

You would like that, so you could

take them.

I'd worry more about your heads

than the rifles.

Listen, brothers. We are all

Italians. It's not right for us to

kill each other.

A f***ing poet! Let's do him first.

We're nine and you are two.

We have seen a lot worse odds.

It's not the first time.

Right, umberto?

Not the last time.

How many men have you killed?

Virgin boy, how many of your

Italian brothers have you killed?

/ Not one.

How long it will take you to kill

one of us? / As long as it will

take me to kill all of you.

What if we put down our fifles and

walk away peacefully.

No, it's been a long day. We can't

go home empty handed.

We have to kill 15 of the enemy

everyday and you are our first for

today.

Enough nonsense. Drop your weapon

Drop your rifles!

I'm with you.

Finally, the voice of reason. Step

this way.

They'll cook you for dinner. /

Shut up!

Marcello, we're not so far from

home. / Listen to your friend.

Put down your rifle.

Go their way and I will put you

out myself

Get the medals.

The boots.

Salvatore, how many men did you

kill?

A lot.

How many?

More than you can ever imagine.

You talk so tough, but what about

the partisans we met?

They are Italians like you and I.

They are communist who don't

believe in God.

They want the little I own back

home.

What if they win the war?

They won't if there are enough of

me out there.

Yeah just like you. You talk but

nothing happens.

If you don't shut up, I'll kill

you.

Fantastic. The lieutenant likes

chess. We have a lot in common.

I've grown quite fond of this game.

It has endless possibilities.

Those are your pans, aren't they?

Oh yes. Those two are likemy own

children.

The only loyal ones, I might add.

Good men from head to toe.

Would you hand them over to me?

Wecan use as much help as we can

get.

Lieutenant, they're all I've got

left.

At my age, with a weak heart,

I'vegrown dependent on them.

If the Italian army depended on it,

you could do wiithout them.

If the Lieutenant finds themso

vital to the war effort...

I'll gladly put them under his

command.

Soldiers, take these men to

theCompany and find them uniforms.

As the German lieutenant said,

ourarmies have suffered great

hardship.

We can't even feed our own men.

Now they have seen youwith all

your riches...

they will never forgiveus if we

let you go.

So the best lieutenant canoffer me

is to be his prisoner?

I'm afraid that won't be enough.

We'll need some theaterto appease

them.

Sometimes to keep the respect of

themen, one must offer them...

a sacrifice?

The lieutenant has a strange sense

of humor.

I wsih I were joking, Mr. Rossini.

I wish the whole war was a joke,

but this is all too serious.

So you'd throw one ofyour own to

the lions?

Play the German game? Earn

yourselfone of those black crosses?

Go ahead, sell your soul to the

devil

It may buy you a few extra days

butdon't forget, God is watching

you.

It's been fascinating making your

acquaintance, Mr. Rossini.

Sometimes the game islost before

the first move.

I'm going to kill them all!

If we are taken prisoner, I heard

thatthe Americans will treat us

well.

The war is lost anyway, sooner or

later we will be someone' prisoner.

I would be rather be a prisonerof

the Americans.

Winning what? We get rid of one

ofthem and a million will follow.

We're only three.

Don't shoot!

We're Italians!

Just two of you

Yes. Salvatore, the gunner is dead.

Put down the gun

It's a beautiful morning / Do you

know what time Christ died?

You could ask him yourself in a

fwe minutes.

That; s if you don't go to hell.

If I do, we'll seeing each other.

So, what will it be?

A piece of bread and a glass of

red wine.

Chateau La Tour wouldbe okay, Mr.

Rossini?

Untie him

I've never been a hero

lieutenantso if you don't mind...

As you like.

What a mess.

Who threw the dirt?

Boys, come and help us!

Boys, look what I got!

What; s going on here?

The deer is ours. Pietro shot it.

He shot it with my machine gun.

The moment an Italian has a German

machine gun, he hits something

Shut up!

He's right, the Italians couldn't

hit the side of a barn.

The next man who opens his mouth

will be court martialed.

Excuse me, lieutenant. We're sick

of the Germans.

If we slice it thin, there may be

enough.

We did hunt it down.

Yes, but with a German machine gun.

The deer is an Italian.

Must I remind you, Lieutenant,

your country is under occupation.

We get to choose the chef andyour

soldier can make the fire.

So gentleman, Tony and I have a

deerroast. Get in line before it

get's cold.

We know we're going home

You boys think about that before

the big one are you?

Take back the real barrel

Don't pay any attention

Alright listen up pals!

We can say that

Now we got support on first army

Teritorial

You heard that we gotjob, alright

/ Let's go!

Get away!

Get your ass out of here now!!!

Major, what's going on?

The Americans have broken theline

five kilometers from here.

We will be caught in a trapif we

don't move soon.

Thanks, Major.

The Americans are coming.

Lieutenant.

I have orders from Battalion

Password.

Report. You have the order to

secure thebreakout of the th

Panzer Grenadiers.

Your company is ordered todefend

this position to the last man.

Anything else? No, Sir.

Thank you.

Get the entire camp into formation

Men, the past weeks have not been

easy.

But you are all fine soldiers.

Everyone of you.

I consider myself privileged

tohave been your commander.

I need two volunteers to remain

withme to help slow the enemy

advance.

The rest need to be readyto depart

in one hour.

You will meet the th

infantrybattalion in Pianoro.

I hope that we will meet again

soon.

Dismissed

Your country is beautiful, even in

war.

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