:46:00
Three years of German ingenuity have
gone into making that beach impregnable.
:46:03
How will we get troops, tanks,
and weapons across that beach?
:46:07
That's the job of the
Navy Combat Demolition Engineers.
:46:10
How did I get into this, anyway?
:46:12
Here on this secret beach in Wales...
:46:14
the Navy engineers train
for their hazardous duty.
:46:18
This is only a dry run.
:46:20
On D-day these engineers...
:46:21
will be under heavy mortar
and artillery fire.
:46:26
Thanks a lot!
:46:28
Shut up, Charlie.
I'm trying to watch the picture.
:46:30
You won't like it, Marv. Got lousy reviews.
:46:33
Each squad must clear an alley
50 feet wide...
:46:36
for our troops to advance on the beaches.
:46:41
These American sailors
will actually be the first men...
:46:44
to assault Hitler's European bastion.
:46:47
That fact, Charlie, is exactly
what I want clearly recorded on film.
:46:51
I want you and your photographers...
:46:52
to get into the water
with those engineers.
:46:55
Film their activities
right up to the beaches.
:46:57
Would you like us to start the movie
from the beginning, sir?
:47:00
No, I've got to run.
:47:01
You're on the right track, Charlie.
:47:05
- Sir?
- Yes, Charlie?
:47:08
Sir, I get the feeling
a man could get killed making this movie.
:47:12
A lot of men are going to get killed
on D-day, Charlie.
:47:14
I would like to be relieved
of this assignment, sir.
:47:17
Seems like a lot of risk to take
for no particular reason.
:47:20
I'm ordering you to make
this film, Commander.
:47:23
That's reason enough.
:47:25
Seems to me, sir,
the only thing at stake here...
:47:28
is a matter of naval public relations.
:47:30
No, Commander. What's at stake here
is the essence of military structure...
:47:34
the inviolability of command.
:47:36
I've given you an order.
:47:38
You'll obey it, or I'll have you brigged.
Is that clear?
:47:41
Yes, sir.
:47:51
What do we do now?
:47:56
I don't know what Marvin's going to do...
:47:58
I'm going back to the office
to cut your orders.