To Be or Not to Be Page #4

Oh, yes, yes. I have the list.

Good, 10:
00 tomorrow at Gestapo

headquarters unless I hear from you.

Yes. I am looking forward

to meeting you too. Heil Hitler.

I won't keep you any longer.

Thank you for, "To be or not to be. "

Wait. It seems I have the night off.

Why don't you stay

and have dinner with me?

We representatives of the Third Reich

can be quite charming on occasion...

...if given half a chance.

Perhaps I could convince you

to join our cause.

I'd love to have dinner

with you, professor.

But just as you'd like to present

Germany in the best light...

...I'd like to plead the Polish case

dressed in something more special.

Of course. Hurry back.

May I?

You're drooling.

Thank you.

This lady is permitted to leave.

This is a difficult place to get into,

but even more difficult to get out of.

- Au revoir.

- I kiss your hand...

...for now.

Sweetheart, sweetheart, sweetheart.

So many hours with those Nazi censors!

And there's some more bad news.

They want us to cut out

the gypsy number.

It seems they don't like

gypsies either.

Let's face it, sweetheart...

...without Jews, fags and gypsies,

there is no theatre.

[GROANS]

I know, I know.

That's what I told them.

But there's nothing,

nothing they're gonna do about it.

I'm so tired. So tired.

Sweetheart, I'm so tired.

You feel good.

When this war's over,

I'm gonna get you everything you need.

You need a coat.

You need a dress.

You need shoes.

And you need a shave.

A shave?

"To be or not to be. "

Excuse me. Pardon me.

Excuse me. Pardon me.

Talk, and talk fast.

Who the hell are you?

ANNA:
Andre.

- Your voice!

- Andre.

- Anna.

What is Andre doing in my bed?

- Siletski's here.

- Where?

- He's here? How?

- He came by plane.

- You sure?

- I was just with him.

- What?

- And I'm going back.

- Good.

- Good? Who are you?

- Sobinski.

- Sobinski?

- Then who's Solinski?

- Siletski. A spy.

I heard him talking with Erhardt,

the head of the Gestapo.

Siletski has that list. He'll take it

to the Gestapo tomorrow, or tonight.

- What are you talking about?

- What do I do?

Keep Siletski there. He mustn't

get to Erhardt with the list.

If he's dangerous, why send her back?

- Somebody's got to stop him.

- Wait a minute.

Siletski and Erhardt haven't met.

If we find someone to play Erhardt...

- A good actor.

- A great actor.

A dead actor.

Don't look at me. Don't look at me.

Look at me!

I'll never get away with this.

Who'd believe I'm Erhardt?

That this is Gestapo headquarters?

- The flags!

- Give me Hitler.

Relax. Siletski's never met Erhardt.

He doesn't know what he looks like.

If we all play our parts properly,

he'll never suspect a thing.

Me, my, moe!

- Dobish! Let's rehearse the scene.

- All right.

- Heil Hitler.

- Heil Hitler. All right, I've got it.

[KNOCKING]

It took longer than I thought.

I hope the effect was worth it.

It was definitely worth it.

I would die for the Fhrer any time,

except for the next few hours.

Come, my dear. Shall we go?

- Go? Where? What?

- I've booked a table at Ladow's.

It's getting late. The Gestapo

won't be calling anymore tonight.

Ladow's. What a lovely surprise.

Oh, a piano!

I haven't seen one in ages.

And with keys!

And it works.

Come, my dear.

I'm afraid we're running...

You and the night and the music

Fill me with flaming desire

Setting my being completely

On fire

BIELER:

The flags. Don't forget the flags!

Hurry up. We're late.

[ENGINE STRUGGLES]

- You drive like an understudy.

- I won't take that from you.

Will you stop?

How long can Anna keep him there?

Sweetheart

Sweetheart

Sweetheart

Heart and soul I fell in love with you

Heart and soul

The way a fool would do

Madly

Because you held me tight

And stole a kiss in the night

Darling, your little recital is over.

Time to go.

- But I wasn't finished.

- Yes, you were.

Are we mad? Are we insane?

What are we doing?

We're going out

to a noisy restaurant...

...when we could dine here,

in this beautiful hotel suite.

- Professor Siletski's room.

- 206. Who may I announce?

We will announce ourselves.

- Button your collar.

- Yes, sir.

- Why don't we call room service?

- This is German military headquarters.

There is no room service.

- Then why don't we just skip dinner?

- Yes. Why don't we?

[KNOCKING]

- Heil Hitler.

- Heil Hitler.

I am Captain Krause,

from Col. Erhardt's staff.

There's been a change in

the colonel's plans.

- He will see you immediately.

- Of course. Let me get my papers.

- I am devastated.

- Can't you send them away?

I know how you feel,

but I'll be back.

The Gestapo is busy.

They'll gladly get rid of me.

I'll count the moments.

One.

Two. Three.

Four.

Five, six, seven, eight, nine,

Halt. Just a moment.

Where are you going?

The professor left.

I thought I'd go home.

He left no instructions.

You will have to wait.

But that's impossible.

There is nothing I can do. Fritz,

escort Mrs. Bronski back to 206.

They're coming. Get ready.

Right this way, professor.

Heil Hitler.

He's here.

Get the list, learn who his contacts

are, then call me. I'll do the rest.

- Delighted to meet you.

- What?

I'm rehearsing.

"Delighted to meet you. "

You're playing for our lives.

- I'll give my greatest performance.

- Don't. Just be good.

Just show him in.

"Good evening, professor.

Delighted to meet you. "

"Good evening, professor.

Delighted to meet you. "

- Professor Siletski, please.

- Good evening, professor.

- "Delighted to meet you. "

- Delighted to meet you.

Likewise.

- Good to breathe Gestapo air again.

- It is?

We're so used to it,

we hardly smell it anymore.

- Won't you come in?

- Thank you.

- Have a seat.

- Colonel, you're famous in London.

- I am?

- As "Concentration Camp" Erhardt.

Well, that's because

we do the concentrating...

...and the Poles do the camping.

Get it?

Actually, no.

- Well.

- You wanted to see me?

- That's why you're here.

- It's about the list.

- Of course. You brought it with you?

- Of course.

- Of course.

- This is the end of the Underground.

- And the Polish squadron's families.

- I see. Very comprehensive, indeed.

They're as good as dead.

Well, excellent work, professor.

- Thank you.

- I'll get my staff started on these.

I'll send the duplicate to Berlin

in the morning.

Duplicate.

I think it's red tape,

but Berlin wanted it.

Well, Berlin always knows

what it's doing, professor.

You keep the duplicate

locked in the hotel safe?

Better. It's locked in my trunk.

The entire hotel is a safe.

Of course. Wehrmacht Headquarters.

Naturally. Good.

Good. Good. Good. Good...

[PHONE RINGS]

Excuse me. Excuse me, professor.

No calls when I'm with the professor.

I thought I told you that.

Thank you.

Well, professor.

I wanna get started on these names.

I'll be back in a moment.

Very good work indeed.

"The entire hotel is a safe. "

Of course. How droll, how droll.

- Did you get the list?

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