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11 CONTINUED 11
SERVANT
Your Grace...
He gestures toward the gate, obviously concerned. The Master
stops, listens for a moment.
GENERAL'S VOICE
...resistance is, of course, futile
and utterly suicidal.
The Master has heard enough. He turns to the servant with
a calm smile.
MASTER
Tell the rest to proceed.
The servant nods, runs towards the door in b.g. The Master
listens, smiles, heads for the gate.
GENERAL'S VOICE
You will open the gates and file out...
12 EXT. CASTLE GATE - MEDIUM CLOSEUP - VON GRUNN - NIGHT 12
GENERAL
...one at a time, weapons raised
over your heads. I will count to
five. Ein...
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13 SEVERAL SHOTS - SOLDIERS 13
The machine gunners tense. The men with the floodlights put
their hands to the switches and illuminate them.
GENERAL'S VOICE
Zwei...
14 THE GATE - ILLUMINATED BY FLOODLIGHTS 14
Cross-lit, every detail of the wood, the massive handles, can
be seen.
GENERAL'S VOICE
Drei...
15 VON GRUNN 15
GENERAL
Vier...
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16 CLOSEUP - GATE 16
as it starts to open.
17 VON GRUNN 17
He smiles, lowers the microphone, squinting o.s.
18 WHAT HE SEES - THE GATE 18
It swings open, the great doors momentarily blocking the light
so as to hide the Master. Then, there he stands, fully re-
vealed. Extending his arms outward in a gesture of hospitable
greeting, he smiles into the glaring light.
MASTER
Gentlemen...welcome!
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19 FAVORING VON GRUNN 19
He cocks an eye suspiciously. He nods at Kranz and, Lugers
drawn, they move forward.
20 CLOSEUP - MASTER 20
staring unsquinting into the harsh light, patient, hospitable.
21 REVERSE ANGLE - MASTER'S POINT OF VIEW 21
Momentarily, nothing but a glare of searchlights. Then the
figure and face of General von Grunn emerges and walks right
up to the Master (camera), stares in his face.
GENERAL
What do you mean..."Welcome?"
22 MASTER 22
MASTER
(benignly)
You are my guests.
23 MEDIUM SHOT - FAVORING MASTER AND VON GRUNN 23
GENERAL
You are headquarters for a secret
partisan movement. We are here to
burn you out. Don't you welcome me!
CONTINUED
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23 CONTINUED 23
He glances toward Kranz, jabs his Luger in the ribs of the
Master and shoves him forward.
GENERAL
Kranz...move in!
As the soldiers start to run past him, guns drawn, the General
again pokes the Master, propeling him towards the castle.
24 INT. CASTLE ENTRY HALL - MASTER, GENERAL, DEITERICH - NIGHT 24
They enter, Deiterich preceding the General and the Master,
burp-gun at the ready. Angle widens with them. Coming to a
large door, Deiterich moves towards it cautiously.
MASTER
General, I assure you...
Deiterich looks at the General who nods. Deiterich pumps
several rounds into the door, leaps forward, kicks it open.
25 INT. CASTLE LIVING ROOM - THROUGH DOOR TO DEITERICH - NIGHT 25
Deiterich peers towards camera. The General and the Master
both come up behind him, peer o.s.
26 WHAT THEY SEE - REVERSE ANGLE 26
They find no hostile enemy. Instead, set near a roaring fire,
is a groaning board heaped with fine food. The pretty young
servant in the dirndl smiles a shy, fleeting smile as she
pours a glass of wine. The old man servant is placing a large
roast fowl of some sort at the head of the table.
27 ANOTHER ANGLE - INCL. GENERAL, MASTER, DEITERICH 27
The General shoves Deiterich out of the way, stares, turns
back to the Master, murmuring sarcastically:
GENERAL
You must forgive us for interrupting
your supper.
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