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The Gallant Men is a 1962–1963 ABC Warner Bros. Television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II.
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00:00Winter, 1944, and it's a bloody, tension-filled day.
00:07Is there any other kind in southern Italy?
00:11Moving into Nieto, or what the dispatches likely refer to as a mopping-up operation,
00:16it's a lot messier than it sounds.
00:20Nieto is strategically located.
00:23The Germans make us pay heavily for every inch of ground.
00:30I don't know.
01:00Oh, my God.
01:30Three shots, three bullseyes.
01:48Boy, I never saw the light. Who did it?
01:50It must have been him.
02:00First platoon?
02:08Yeah.
02:09I'm a replacement.
02:11I checked in with your CP.
02:12He issued me this.
02:14Dog age.
02:16Told me to catch up with you here.
02:18Nice shooting, soldier.
02:19I'm Sergeant McKenna.
02:21Henry Draper.
02:22Meet D'Angelo Roger Gibson.
02:24Hank.
02:24His name's Henry.
02:27Let's move the war out of here.
02:33It's kind of a cold fish, huh?
02:35Yeah, a real Iceman.
02:36A Warner Brothers television production.
02:43Come on!
03:03Let's go.
03:33Let's go.
04:03Give me half of the other one.
04:09It's too late, sir.
04:11After a while, you get so you can tell.
04:18Get him in that cellar.
04:19Get him in that cellar.
04:49How is he?
04:56We can't do any permanent damage to these Texans, sir.
04:59They'll be fine.
05:00If he can keep us pinned down here until they bring up a tank, we're really in trouble.
05:12We've got a new sniper in the outfit.
05:14Get him.
05:15Sam, call Draper.
05:16Hey, Draper!
05:20Draper!
05:26Captain Benedict Draper.
05:27Stargager.
05:35That's right.
05:37He's as good, if not better, than that Jerry in the Belfry.
05:40If a crack shot could find some cover the other side of that archway, he might be able to get an angle on that guy and pick him off.
05:48It's possible.
05:50Risky, but it's possible.
05:51You want to give it a try?
05:52Want to.
05:53That's what I said.
05:55I'm sorry, Captain.
05:56It's a matter of policy.
05:56I just never volunteer.
06:03All right, soldier.
06:03Let's make it an order, then.
06:05Very well.
06:08Afraid I can't give you much covering for her.
06:10I know.
06:10I know.
06:19No.
06:21Why don't you smoke?
06:22I'm out.
06:24Good luck.
06:25You can owe me.
06:26I don't like to owe anybody.
06:35Draper, this isn't going to be easy.
06:38There's a lot riding on it.
06:39I'm a little old for locker room pep talks.
06:42Look, I was only trying.
06:43I know.
06:45All right.
06:47Have it your way.
06:48Produce, huh, Chuck?
06:49Give me a grenade, will you, Sergeant?
06:52This isn't going to do you much good.
06:53You fight the war your way, I'll fight it mine.
07:09Lady!
07:24Lady!
07:25Lady, get down!
07:27Senora!
07:28Senora!
07:34Senora! Down!
07:37You think it's gonna do him any good if you get yourself killed?
07:43Can't you see you're wasting your time?
07:48Do you think if there were a guard, he would allow something as ugly as war?
07:54In about five seconds, I gotta kill that man in the Belfry before he kills me.
07:58Now, what kind of cruel deity would allow a situation like that to come about?
08:28Well...
08:32Okay.
08:37Thank you, O Lord, for thy bounties.
08:40That's the fourth man I've killed today.
08:44The fourth man I've killed today.
09:01At 1400 hours, the last German pocket of resistance has been wiped out.
09:14What's left of the citizens of Nieto have begun to emerge from what's left of their houses.
09:21We've seen it happen in other Italian towns, but this time, there's a difference.
09:27There are no waving flags, no grateful kisses for the liberators.
09:32Hey, Bella!
09:34Jaco!
09:39I never heard that one before.
09:41It's a special kind of Italian insult. It'll be kind of hard to translate.
09:48You know, there's something funny going on in this town, Pete.
09:55Hey, D'Angelo!
09:58What's the beef?
10:00We want to fill our canteens at the fountain. Some old guy won't let us.
10:03Well, why not?
10:05If we could understand Italian, would we have hollered for you? Come on!
10:09Well, where is he?
10:11Good morning.
10:12Good morning.
10:13Good morning.
10:14Good morning.
10:15And my friend said,
10:16I want to drink some water.
10:17First of all, you have to pay for the water.
10:18Good morning.
10:19Good morning.
10:20Good morning.
10:21Good morning.
10:22And my friend said,
10:23I want to drink some water.
10:25First of all, you have to pay for the water.
10:27What?
10:28What was this you were telling us the other day about what a warm-hearted, generous people the Italians are?
10:34Was there anything wrong with the way you were treated in San Angelo or Amorosi?
10:37No.
10:38But there's plenty wrong here in the Ato.
10:39See if you can find out what's itching them.
10:40The mayor was killed in yesterday's bombing and it seems his widow is running things in town and she don't much like Americans.
10:47How come?
10:48Search me.
10:49I think I'd better go find the captain.
11:19Mr. Josephine Ciresel?
11:21Yes.
11:22My name is D'Angelo.
11:23My name is Captain Benedict.
11:24I speak English.
11:26If you wish to talk to me, you will not need the services of an Italian American renegade.
11:29A renegade?
11:30Yes.
11:31A renegade.
11:32Now, wait a minute.
11:33It's all right.
11:34I wait right here.
11:35Yes, sir.
11:38A renegade.
11:39of an italian american renegade a renegade say renegade now wait a minute it's all right
11:44de angelo wait right out here yes sir renegade
11:56this is mr connelly right sit down
12:00i gather we're not entirely welcome here in the atos no
12:12you mind telling me why
12:16first we had 20 years of fascism after that the german occupation but the worst of all
12:26is the american invasion we came here to liberate the town
12:32is that liberation not a building untouched by your bombs
12:39unfortunately senora a german column was retreating through nyato
12:46now once outside of town they would have dispersed so naturally our planes had to hit them while they
12:52were here naturally naturally they also also hit my husband
13:06and rosa salvatore our school teacher
13:16and donato the cobbler
13:19and the others
13:20all the others the list is too long
13:29senora chiricella we understand your sorrow sorrow i don't need your sorrow
13:36just take your soldiers out of nyato leave us in peace
13:46my orders are to remain here until i'm relieved
13:51i'd like to do it on a friendly basis if possible
13:53it is not possible it is not possible captain
13:55but senora the discussion is over
14:07it is not possible
14:28word has reached us that the unit scheduled to relieve us has been delayed
14:33we've got to hold the town for a while the enemy has been strangely quiet
14:40so for the first time in weeks the men are able to enjoy a brief period of rest
14:45a chance to relax and socialize
14:49for those who want to socialize
14:52this is the life
14:53this is the life
14:54yeah
14:55do you know what
14:57what
14:57not having anything to gripe about makes me nervous
15:00yeah
15:02like when your wife is especially nice to you
15:06makes you wonder when you're going to get the bill
15:09i've often wondered
15:11what would a gi gripe about if you had nothing to gripe about
15:14now i know the answer
15:15you'd gripe about having nothing to gripe about
15:17it won't last
15:19you can say that again
15:20all right you guys wake up
15:22let's have your attention i got an announcement to make
15:24what did i tell you
15:26oh no
15:28some more work for us to do with nothing
15:30uh-huh
15:32now as you know there's a lot of local ill feeling because of the damage here in town
15:37now we can argue the justice of it until we're blue in the face
15:40but logic doesn't amount to much when you weigh it against a ruined home or a lost relative
15:46however
15:48the angelo here has come up with a concrete suggestion for winning over the natives
15:53oh great
15:56it's his idea
15:58that some of the buildings on the town square be repaired to show the
16:02local people that the americans want to be friends
16:04by who
16:06whom
16:08that's not a bad notion d'angelo
16:10thank you sergeant what the engineers think of it lieutenant
16:13well the engineers already have more than enough to do
16:17the ordinance boys are up to their ears too
16:21now i wonder who that leaves
16:23well that leaves a group of muscular
16:31well-rested
16:33well-disciplined lads
16:37yeah exactly
16:40we're the only outfit around with the time and the personnel to do the job
16:42well that's the army for you you'll finally get a free minute and somebody sticks a shovel in your hand
16:50d'angelo you got a big mouth now wait a minute this is strictly on a volunteer basis
16:55now you guys have earned a rest and i'm not going to force you to give it up
16:58or count me in i'll supervise me too
17:04hanson
17:07decisions decisions decisions okay saunders
17:17draper do you want to make it
17:18uh that's right you never volunteer do you
17:26well let's get at it
17:41you know something carly there's very little effort i could learn to dislike that guy
17:49i'll be with you in a minute pete
18:04a man sits as many risks as he runs what notice you like thoreau doesn't he say somewhere a man
18:11sits as many risks as he runs that's right kind of apropos isn't it
18:18now just what risk am i sitting the guys might not like the idea of working like ants while you
18:31sit around playing the grasshopper all day
18:35let them belly ache i'll survive
18:37strictly a loner huh just agree with mr thoreau
18:41i never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude
18:44solitude seems to me he said something about the importance of being a good neighbor
18:49all right stop jockeying for position and get to what's bothering you mister
18:53up to now this unit has functioned as a team
18:57we like it that way we that's right
19:01well i don't like it at all why not
19:04in africa i was in an outfit that was pretty near his buddy buddy as this one
19:08i was the only loner in it now i'm the only one that's still in one piece
19:13you figure there's a connection everyone was running around so busy worrying about each other they
19:18forgot to look out for themselves not me i only did exactly what i was ordered to do
19:25i killed with efficiency and dispatch i never took the responsibility of anyone else
19:33now they're all dead and i'm alive
19:38end of lecture you may still be breathing draper but i'm not so certain you're still alive
19:45there's a difference
20:15it looks like it used to be a school yeah hey what do you know it works
20:32come on ernie cut it out i like the sound of it reminds me of when i was a kid yeah like the day
20:37before yesterday the day before yesterday apparently you're not the only one who likes the sound of it look
20:58she wants to know it's going to be in the school today no honey
21:08ma quando sono in questa campanella vuole sempre dire che c'è scuola ti piace la scuola
21:16prima no non mi piaceva ma adesso con la guerra tutto il resto sarebbe bello avere un posto dove andare
21:24e qualcosa da fare said the bellius to call them to school before the fighting they hated it but
21:31now it seemed they like the idea of having a place to go and something to do i wonder what's wrong
21:36that little fella
21:40che è il suo amico mio cugino pietro non ho mai più parlato da quando la sua mamma e il suo papà
21:46sono morti nel bombardamento the boys are cousin pietro his mother and father were killed in the bombing
21:53he hasn't spoken a word since
21:59is there anything we can do for him doc i could get some of the people at the hospital to look
22:02them over porteremo il tuo cugino al dottore americano per essere insegnato
22:17she says the americans don't believe in god they think we're some sort of heartless monsters
22:23that's why all the kids in town have been hiding out and where'd they ever get a screwy idea like
22:27that i don't know but i'm gonna find out
22:29i don't know but
22:32of belano no not poison
22:34ah
22:45oh
23:18Do you want a piece of gum for the boy?
23:27I think they all ought to have some.
23:29I think so too.
23:30And maybe I could find out what she meant by that heartless monster idea.
23:41How are you?
23:42Felicia.
23:43Felicia.
23:44I'm Pete Angelo.
23:48You know what religion means to these people.
24:10It's not bad enough the people of this town blame us for the bombing.
24:13But you have to make it worse.
24:18You picked the very moment some poor woman is praying over her husband's coffin to carry on against God.
24:23She understood English.
24:24Yeah.
24:26And I don't suppose you're sorry about it, are you?
24:28Sorry if I upset her by what I was saying.
24:33I can't apologize for what I said.
24:35I happen to believe every word of it was a truth.
24:38All right, soldier.
24:39Now I'm going to give you some truth.
24:40If you have any more comments regarding someone else's religion, you're going to keep them to yourself.
24:48And starting tomorrow morning, you're going to go out there with the rest of the fellas and work on that schoolhouse.
24:52Is that an order?
24:53An order!
24:54Very well.
24:57Anything else?
24:59No, I'll get out of here.
24:59I'll get out of here.
25:29Did you have a hard day, Draper?
25:33No.
25:34We did.
25:36And we're going to have another hard one tomorrow.
25:38And I hear you're going to be with us.
25:42Yeah, I have an order to take part.
25:45The project's senseless.
25:46Why?
25:47Why is it senseless to fix up a place where kids can learn something?
25:50What do we teach them?
25:53That the world's gone crazy with blood lust?
25:55Well, maybe we can teach them close-order drills so they're ready for the next war.
26:01Don't you even feel sorry for them?
26:03I don't feel sorry for anybody.
26:05I don't feel anything for anyone.
26:07I just want to be left alone.
26:10Now, if you've got to be a bleeding heart, D'Angelo, go bleed on someone else.
26:13I don't feel sorry for anybody.
26:43Come on.
26:54Come on.
26:56Come on.
26:57Come on.
26:58I don't know anything about this teaching racket
27:11Start off with some kind of a game
27:16A game?
27:21How about these?
27:23Not craps, you jerk
27:24A kid's game
27:25I don't know any kid games
27:27Except stickball and kick the can
27:28Great
27:29I got a feeling this is gonna be real painful
27:33Where you going?
27:57Hard playing, teacher
28:06I'll let her win
28:07Oh, yeah
28:08Potremmo imparare qualcos'altro
28:16Qualcosa di istruttivo
28:19She wants to know if we can teach them something instructive
28:24Now what'll we do?
28:30If we don't find somebody to know something about teaching kids
28:32This whole thing is hopeless
28:33Felicia
28:39Non piscola
28:42Andate casa
28:50Just a minute at the end, Will
28:56Ask her what her favorite subject is
29:01Felicia
29:07Geography, she says
29:17Let me have your chalk
29:18I used to do some teaching
29:22Europa
29:42Europa
29:43Europa.
30:05America.
30:06Italy.
30:18Roma.
30:33Washington.
30:36Washington.
30:37Washington.
30:38Washington.
30:39Washington.
30:40Washington.
30:41Washington.
30:42Washington.
30:43Washington.
30:44Washington.
30:45Now, tell them that Washington is the capital of America, just as Rome is the capital of Italy.
30:54Uh-oh.
30:55What is it now, signora?
30:56Captain.
30:57These ladies came to me to protest that their children are being taught by the godless one.
31:10Private Draper is, uh, instructing them in drawing and geography and things like that.
31:15Nothing at all to do with religion.
31:16I have only your word for that.
31:17Come see for yourself.
31:18D'Angelo, have, uh, each one of them make their own drawings.
31:21I'll judge them at noon recess.
31:22The winner will get a candy bar.
31:23Capeson, pass out the paper and pencils, will you?
31:24You see?
31:25Captain Benedict.
31:56in charge of a group of children senora
32:01do you know the little boy who can't hear pietro pietro rapidly see our american doctors examined
32:08him they found nothing wrong with his ears but he hears nothing the reason he hears nothing is
32:14because he doesn't want to hear when his mother and father were killed during the american bombing
32:20yes when his mother and father were killed during the american bombing
32:27the boy was so shattered by the experience that now he wants to shut out all the noise in the world
32:35somewhat the same thing with that man he he too cannot hear he cannot feel why
32:43probably because underneath he's so sensitive he can't bear the tragedies of war
32:52boy shuts out noise man shuts out emotion people
33:00even the god he once worshipped
33:13is
33:22is
33:24is
33:30is
33:36Tell him the winning drawing will be announced after lunch.
33:52Well, tell him.
33:55Who knows?
33:58Maybe they'll cure each other.
34:06Come here.
34:08We have to talk about this before we act.
34:11Let's go.
34:29Bombings, death, nothing else.
34:32This makes me sick.
34:34Remind me to mention more about composition of Michael Oguano.
34:44Pietro's?
34:46Yeah. Pietro's.
34:56Here's one that makes me feel better.
34:59Pietro's cousin, Felicia, she's thinking about after.
35:02After what?
35:04After the war.
35:06She's thinking about things that'll maybe make all this dirt and blood seem worth it.
35:09Nothing's worth it!
35:17Then... then she doesn't get the prize.
35:19Then she doesn't get the prize.
35:20Yeah, she... she gets the prize.
35:27They'll all get a prize.
35:28I'll get a prize.
35:48Buongiorno.
35:58I'll get a prize.
36:08Looks like you've got a buddy, Draper.
36:13Take him back with the others, will you?
36:14Get him down to the cellar!
36:15Andiamo, presto, presto!
36:16Andiamo, presto!
36:17Andiamo, presto!
36:18Andiamo, presto!
36:20Pietro, Pietro!
36:21Come on!
36:22Come on, honey!
36:23You heard the bomb, didn't you, Pietro?
36:24You can hear, Pietro!
36:25You can hear!
36:26Cry!
36:27Cry, Pietro!
36:28Please, please, cry!
36:29Cry!
36:30Cry!
36:31Cry!
36:32God in heaven give him back his voice!
36:33Scream, Pietro!
36:34Please, scream, Pietro!
36:35Come on, honey.
36:40You heard the bomb, didn't you, Pietro?
36:41You hit and couldn't hear, Pietro.
36:43You can hear!
36:45Cry!
36:46Cry, Pietro!
36:47Please, please, cry!
36:48Cry!
36:49God in heaven give him back his voice!
36:50Scream, Pietro!
36:51Please, scream!
36:52Scream!
36:53Scream, Pietro!
36:55Come on!
36:56Scream!
36:57Scream!
36:58Scream!
36:59Scream!
37:00Sing!
37:01Say, say, Mama. Say it. Mama.
37:07Mama. Mama. Mama.
37:22The Germans probably brought the mortar up during the night to our asses.
37:26If the Americans would leave Nieto, the Germans would stop the shelling.
37:31My orders are to hold the town.
37:35For what purpose?
37:37I don't know the purpose. I'm a company commander.
37:40I don't determine strategy for the division. Gibson!
37:43So for reasons even you do not understand, Nieto will be reduced to ashes.
37:49Can you not at least evacuate the children?
37:52The children will be safer where they are.
37:54And how safe is that, Captain Benedict?
37:57I've taken all necessary precautions.
37:59I've alerted artillery and I'm sending out a patrol.
38:02With luck, we ought to knock out that mortar by nightfall.
38:04The great American liberators.
38:11Senor?
38:12It's too dangerous out in the streets. I'm gonna have to ask you to remain here.
38:16Ask or order?
38:19Just sit down.
38:24Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
38:32And on this farm he had a cow, E-I-O.
38:47Pietro.
38:48He says she doesn't know that song but she knows another one.
38:57Che?
38:58Ninna nanna.
38:59Vuoi cantare per me? Canta.
39:03Ninna nanna.
39:06Ninna nanna.
39:07Ninna nanna.
39:08Ninna nanna.
39:09Ninna nanna.
39:10Bambino.
39:11Ninna nanna.
39:12Ninna nanna.
39:13Ninna nanna.
39:14Ninna nanna.
39:15Ninna nanna.
39:16Ninna nanna.
39:17Bambino.
39:18Ninna nanna.
39:19Bambino.
39:20Ninna nanna.
39:21Ninna nanna.
39:22Bambino.
39:23Ninna nanna.
39:24Ninna nanna.
39:25Ninna nanna.
39:26Ninna nanna.
39:27Ninna nanna.
39:28Ninna nanna.
39:29How's it going?
39:47I don't know.
39:49Look at all the noise those mortars are making.
39:51One of these kids cracked that all I'll have to do.
39:56Leech has been a big help, though.
39:57McKenna's getting ready now to take out a patrol to spot that mortar for the artillery.
40:04I don't know how much more this Pietro can take.
40:16Connolly, do me a favor and watch out for Pietro, will you?
40:21Sure.
40:22He seems to rest better if you hold him in your arms.
40:27Pietro, this man's gonna watch out for you for a while.
40:32You gotta stay with him.
40:34All right?
40:35All right.
40:44Put your arms around his neck.
40:46Around his neck.
40:50Hold on real tight.
40:51Let's go.
40:56Where are you going?
40:58I gotta go, uh, speak to the captain.
40:59Let's go.
41:09Let's go.
41:10Let's sing again.
41:12Let's sing again.
41:13Come on.
41:22Sergeant McKenna's going out. I'd like to go with him.
41:25You're volunteering, Draper?
41:26Yeah.
41:27It's a dangerous patrol.
41:28I know.
41:31How about it, Mack?
41:32Fine with me, sir.
41:37All right. Good luck.
41:38Good luck.
42:08Good luck.
42:13Artillery coordinates.
42:157-6-2-8-1-5.
42:19Right.
42:21All right.
42:22Let's go.
42:23Didn't someone say you're a direct artillery fire?
42:26There isn't gonna be any till late tonight.
42:28Headquarters says that's the fastest it can get in here.
42:30By that time, the answer will be leveled.
42:33Nothing we can do about it, Draper.
42:35There is something we can do, or rather I can do with this.
42:38If I can get within 200 yards of that mortar, I'll wipe out every man of its crew.
42:43You're volunteering again, Draper?
42:52Four men against one machine gun and a mortar crew.
42:55Uh-uh.
42:56The longer that mortar operates, the less chance those kids in the schoolhouse have.
43:02The less chance those kids in the schoolhouse have.
43:09Okay.
43:11Let's give it a try.
43:13Let's go.
43:32Let's go.
43:36Yeah.
43:52I scared all through this war.
43:54That's the first time it's ever happened.
43:56That's what happened.
44:01That's exactly what a man should expect.
44:05Let himself get too involved with other people.
44:09Maybe I ought to go first.
44:11No.
44:13I'll make it.
44:15Bye, Draper.
44:17Because I have to.
44:21See that boulder up there?
44:24Yeah.
44:27Give me 30 seconds.
44:33One.
44:37Two.
44:54One.
44:56One.
45:00One.
45:01Let's go.
45:31Let's go.
46:01Let's go.
46:31Let's go.
47:01Let's go.
47:31Let's go.
48:01Let's go.
48:03Let's go.
48:05Let's go.
48:06Let's go.
48:07Let's go.
48:08Let's go.
48:13Let's go.
48:15Let's go.
48:17Let's go.
48:18Let's go.
48:19Let's go.
48:21We're gonna move out in 30 minutes.
48:23Let's go.
48:25Let's go.
48:27Let's go.
48:29Let's go.
48:31Let's go.
48:33Let's go.
48:34Let's go.
48:41Let's go.
48:43The hurried cries of war, the splintering of beams, the rumble of falling walls, and the baleful moan of the dying may never be forgotten by the citizens of Nyato.
49:09From out of this cacophony, one sound will be long remembered.
49:13The dying gasp of a little-known soldier which gave new voice to a tortured child and fresh hope to a despairing people.
49:21The Gallant Men.
49:43Starring Robert McQueenie as Conley Wright, William Reynolds as Captain Benedict, Robert Ridgely as Lieutenant Kimbrough, Richard X. Slattery as Sergeant McKenna, Eddie Fontaine as Private D'Angelo, Roland Lestarza as Private Lukovich, Robert Gothi as Private Hanson, Roger Davis as Private Gibson.
49:45Starring Robert McQueenie as Private D'Angelo, Roland Lestarza as Private Lukovich, Robert Gothi as Private Hanson, Roger Davis as Private Gibson.
49:51Starring Robert McQueenie as Captain of the jeder barker, Robert Robert McQueenie at the head of his masacJeanれている individual crimes.
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