:10:00
On paper it looks wonderful,
and if it succeeds...
:10:03
No, I will not say "if."
This time it must succeed and it will.
:10:09
What I've told you, Jordan,
is known only to the general staff.
:10:13
Our only chance to succeed
is by a surprise attack.
:10:18
Now, here is the bridge,
over a deep gorge.
:10:21
It's the only way
the enemy can bring up reinforcements.
:10:25
Tanks, artillery, troops,
all must come over this bridge.
:10:29
I must know it is gone. Not before
the attack, they'd rebuild it.
:10:33
It must go the minute the attack
starts, no sooner, no later.
:10:38
So the bridge is nothing. But suppose
their soldiers are sitting on it.
:10:44
You know, sentries on both ends.
What do you do then?
:10:48
In my country, they say, "Never blow
a bridge till you come to it." - Good.
:10:54
That's good, you joke. In this
business, one should joke a little.
:10:58
I am so serious.
It's why I can joke.
:11:02
You think you can get through
enemy lines tomorrow night? - Sure.
:11:06
Good. That will give you 3 days
to prepare for the dynamiting.
:11:09
Wait for the attack at dawn,
after the third night.
:11:14
How will I know the exact time?
- Well, use these.
:11:17
Listen. First we attack from the air.
:11:20
When you hear the explosions,
that's your time.
:11:23
I've got a good guide for you,
an old man named Anselmo.
:11:28
Knows the country like a fox,
and the people to help you.
:11:33
Now, go
and find yourself a pretty girl.
:11:38
But first get a haircut.
- Is that an order, General?
:11:41
Why not?
- I don't like your barber.
:11:50
Up the gorge to the left
is the bridge.