To Be or Not to Be Page #4

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This man is carrying instructions

to the underground in Warsaw.

If he delivers them...

to the Gestapo

instead of the underground...

it means, not only the death

of hundreds of people...

but the destruction of our organization

in Eastern Europe.

Of course. But I hate to condemn a man

on such vague evidence.

We're not condemning him.

When Siletsky told those fliers of his trip

to Warsaw, he wrote his own sentence.

Of course, he may be just a fool.

Then he's just as dangerous.

And I know Siletsky. He's no fool.

Well, sir, what are your orders?

Call in the young man.

- Yes, sir.

Now look here, Lieutenant...

as soon as you get to Warsaw...

go to Sztaluga 's bookstore...

and give him our instructions.

Sztaluga will then inform

the underground.

But if someone happens to be in the store,

don't mention anything.

Just ask for a copy

of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

And put Siletsky's picture on Page 105.

Now, is that clear?

- Yes, sir.

Ten minutes.

- All right.

Halt!

Too bad we missed him.

Good evening.

- Good evening.

Have you by any chance

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy?

I think I have.

Yes.

Here it is.

How much is it?

- 20 zloty.

That's much too expensive, I'm sorry.

Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

We'll take these stamps.

- How much?

Eight zloty 75.

Goodbye, gentlemen. Come again.

Professor Alexander Siletzki

- arrives in two days.

Monitor Railway station.

Gestapo cannot reach-otherwise

catastrophe. Take in

contact as soon as possible.

Yes, can I help you gentlemen?

We are looking for Mrs. Maria Tura.

- I am Mrs. Tura.

You have to come along with us.

I haven't done anything.

Why do they want me?

Just come along. Let's go.

205, 206.

Mrs. Tura is here, sir.

Yes, sir.

Let her wait in 206.

- Yes, sir.

Good evening, Mrs. Tura.

Good evening.

- I'm Professor Siletsky.

It's a great pleasure to meet you,

Mrs. Tura.

Won't you sit down?

Cigarette?

- Thank you.

I really must apologize for the manner

in which you were brought here.

When a man wants to see a lady

so badly...

he backs up his invitation with bane.

It's rather flattering.

That's very well put.

As a matter of fact, I'm not responsible

for your being brought here at all.

There's a charming young

man in England...

Gave me a message for you.

A rather strange message.

"To be or not to be."

You, no doubt know

its deeper meaning.

Yes, I have a vague idea.

I really...

Will you forgive me, please?

Hello? Yes?

How do you do,

Colonel Ehrhardt?

Yes, the trip was a little bumpy...

but I'm certainly glad that you sent

that plane to Sweden. Otherwise...

Whenever you wish, of course.

10:
00 tomorrow morning

at Gestapo Headquarters

unless I hear from you tonight.

Very well.

I'm looking forward

to making your acquaintance.

Goodbye, Colonel.

I'm sorry.

- Well, I won't keep you any longer.

Thank you for the charming message.

- Mrs. Tura, you're an actress, aren't you?

- Yes.

Naturally, in the theater it's important

that you choose the right part.

Very.

But in real life, it's even more important

that you choose the right side.

The right side?

What is the right side?

The winning side.

I don't quite understand.

Here in Warsaw, there are a lot of people...

that we know very well

and a lot of people...

that we don't know quite so well and

would like to know a great deal better.

That's where you can help us, Mrs. Tura.

You want me to be a spy?

Now, come, that's rather a crude word.

I once played a spy,

it was a great success.

I had wonderful notices.

It was really an exciting part.

Wouldn't it be exciting

to play it in real life?

I got shot in the last act.

I suppose that happens to most spies.

My dear Mrs. Tura,

we would never dream of

subjecting anybody as

charming as you to danger.

All you'd have to do

would be to entertain a little.

For instance, invite certain people...

I can see myself giving a great banquet

in my one-room mansion.

Of course, they took my lovely

apartment away from me.

I assure you that can be

very easily remedied.

Life could be made...

very comfortable for

you again, Mrs. Tura.

Well. What do you say?

Naturally, it's all very attractive

and tempting.

But what are we going to do

about my conscience?

We've simply got to convince you

that you're going to serve the right cause.

I wonder if you really know

what Nazism stands for.

I have a slight idea.

In the final analysis, all we're trying to do

is create a happy world.

People who don't want to be happy

have no place in this happy world.

That makes sense.

We're not brutal,

we're not monsters.

Tell me...do I look like a monster?

Of course not, Professor.

You say that as though

you really meant it.

I do.

- We're just like other people.

We love to sing, we love to dance...

We admire beautiful women.

We're human. And sometimes...

- very human.

- I'm convinced of that.

Why don't you stay here for dinner?

I can imagine nothing more charming.

And before the evening is over,

I'm sure you'll say, "Heil Hitler."

I would like to accept your invitation,

but just as you want to represent

the Nazi case in the very best light...

I would like to represent the Polish case

in a more suitable dress.

I understand perfectly.

Please don't let me wait too long.

Au revoir.

- Just a moment.

I'm looking forward to it.

- So am I.

This lady is permitted to leave.

- Yes, sir.

This is a very difficult place to get in,

but it's much more difficult to get out.

I'm terribly frightened

and terribly thrilled.

Bye.

- Bye.

"To be or not to be."

I'm feeling much better.

I'm glad at that.

Who are you? How did you get here?

Parachute. I jumped from a plane.

Right into my bed?

How did you get into my apartment?

Your wife...

Isn't she back? I'm getting worried.

You're worried? I'm worried!

Not so loud, you

might endanger all of us.

After all, we're all in the same boat.

- Oh, the same boat?

Then let me ask you something

as one sailor to another:

What ill-wind blew you

into my slippers?

Siletsky is here!

- What?!

At the Hotel "Europe".

Just when I came to

the book store, they took me to him.

What'd you do at the book store?

- I warned them against Siletsky!

Siletsky here. Then everything's over.

There's still one little chance,

Siletsky hasn't seen the Gestapo.

Well, not untill morning.

- We have to get to him.

That's impossible. It's like an

armed camp. Soldiers everywhere.

Why did he send for you?

Does he know I'm here?

No, but believe or not, he wants

me to become a Nazi spy.

Who wants you to become a Nazi spy?

- Siletsky.

Who is Siletsky?

- A spy!

And who is he?

- Lieutenant Sobinski.

What are you doing here?

What does that matter?

Don't you understand? Siletsky's here.

It's unbelievable!

I come home to find a man

in the same boat with me...

and my wife says,

"What does it matter?"

But Mr. Tura, it's a zero hour.

You simply don't want me to waste time

giving you a long explanation.

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