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231. Shively the pilots a second time:
232.
Alvarez the people, whom they came to
attack,
233.
Hubbard: bandaged their wounds.
234. Captured pilot Commentary: A downed air pirate
235.
Revolver is, however, according to his
large, orders, supposed to keep
over which shooting even on the ground:
runs text
of Code of Conduct "Code of Conduct" - Article
2: I will never surrender of
my own free will. If in
command I will never
surrender my men while they
have the means to resist.
236.
Hubbard declares X: Lieutenant Hubbard, as a
member of the Air Force you
are equipped with a 38
caliber Smith & Wesson
revolver. Did you make use of
this weapon?
Hubbard: No, sir. I didn't hardly feel
like starting a land war
against 17 million people by
myself.
X: Humm. But you are familiar
with your Code of Conduct and
you know Article 2 which says
roughly: " I will never
surrender as long as means of
resistance are available." Is
that correct?
Hubbard: Well, I think, ah, I can't
remember exactly what the
saying is; but something is
the better part of valour and
I did not feel that this was
exactly the time, it was very
obvious that if I was to
start shooting I would be
dead.
237.
Hughes declares X: Colonel, we want to return to
(A pistol is given to you once again the weapon
the pilot) with which are equipped as a
pilot for your self-defence.
Did you attempt to hinder
your capture?
Hughes: No, sir, I did not.
238.
Ringsdorf declares X: And now, Lieutenant, you will
(A pistol is given to experience a great moment.
the pilot) We are returning to you
weapon you were carrying.
This is a 38 caliber pistol.
Hold it in your hand.
239.
Close-up of pistol. It was part of your personal
The pilot puts it on his thigh equipment and you also had a
pocket full of ammunition.
Did you attempt to defend
yourself against the women
who were the first to receive
you on the ground? Did you
attempt it?
240.
Ringsdorf declares Ringsdorf: I made no attempt, no. I, ah,
for one thing it was quited a
shock to see a woman, and I
made no attempt to ...
X: Was that an act of gallantry
which led you to not defend
yourself against a woman?
Ringsdorf: Well, it would have been
useless. I wouldn't have had
a prayer.
X: Please tell us why you are so
timid to
241.
Repeat of picture. again handle this pistol. You
let it lie there on your
thigh as if
Pilot puts pistol on his thigh it were a completely foreign
object. You must be very
familiar with this weapon ...
aren't you?
Ringsdorf: No, I have no desire to
handle a pistol. You're,
you're taking movies, I am
not that warlike.
X: Not warlike you say, not
warlike. But you carried
bombs and rockets into this
country. Did you at least
think for a moment about
the Code of Conduct when you
surrendered to a Vietnamese
woman?
242.
Pilot's hands Author's The return of their personal
toying with pistol, commentary: weapon was embarrassing for
Thorsness and Torkelson them. For not one of them
had carried out his order and
used the revolver as a "means
of resistance".
243.
Shooting scene from In the critical moment none
an American western of them even compared to the
gun-totters who fire from all
barrels and gun down their
opponents by the dozen. The
contrast between American
movie heroes
244.
Ringsdorf with pistol and these people is so great
that it is hardly imaginable.
245.
Bamboo pitch fork in museaum This bamboo pitch-fork, for
instance, which has been
given a place of honour in
the Army Museum of Hanoi, is
known throughout the country.
246.
Film title and credits The Film Studio of the
Army presents: Vietnamese People's
247. Pilot Peel This American pilot --
258. Farmer this Vietnamese farmer --
249. Bamboo pitch-fork and this bamboo pitch fork.
250. Title; "We capture American pilots original Vietnamese film title with our bare hands"
251.
Scenes from the Vietnamese Original scenes and original
amovie; group of farmers text from Vietnamese movie of
in the district of
Quang-Ngoc, Than-hoa the same
name, filmed province.
252.
Farmer with pitch-fork This is the rice farmer Do.
253.
Parachute floating down He reports: "When we saw the
parachute
254.
Farmers with pitch-forks we ran over to the place
where he would land, None of
us were armed; we only had
bamboo pitch-forks and other
agricultural implements.
255.
Pilot Peel The pilot was a large, strong
US--imperialist. In one hand
256.
US aircraft in the sky he had a pistol and in the
other hand he held a
257.
Peel radio transmitter.
258.
Farmers surround Peel He was very excited and tried
to call for help over his
radio. At my command all of
us farmers ran up to the air
pirate. We shouted very
loudly in order to scare him.
259. Pilot raises his hands
He immediately raised his
hands.
260.
Parachute is folded up We immediately secured his
parachute.
261.
Peel is taken away Then we marched the captured
Imperialist to our village.
We used the safety trenches
because American planes were
still flying above us."
So much for the report of the
rice famer Do.
262.
Village meeting A few days later the village
militia was inivited by
members of the Army film
studios. Numerous farmers
requested acceptance as
members of the Party of the
Working People of Vietnam,
263.
Farmer Do among them farmer Do, who
with only his bare hands
264.
Peel with coconut took an American air pirate
prisoner.
265.
Sound engineer Commentary: It wasn't all too easy to
mounts microphone become acquainted with this
special hero in pyjamas; the
guards of his camp explained
with a smile: the Lieutenant
is ashamed of himself. He
remained relatively
laconic....
266.
Peel declares Peel: Robert Delaine Peel.
X: What is your rank?
Peel: First Lieutenant.
X: And your service number?
Peel: A 03117963.
X: How many times did you fly
over the Democratic Republic
of Vietnam?
Peel: I had one mission.
X: Lieutenant Peel, you were
carrying a .38
caliber pistol with you
267.
Peel with raised arms but in the end you conceded
to a bamboo pitch-fork.
268.
Peel declares X: The actions of members of the
American armed forces are
regulated, however, by the
so-called Code of Conduct
whose Article 2 states
roughly:
I will never surrender
voluntarily as long as
means of resistance are
available to me.
Peel: No comment.
X: Lieutenant, you did something
else however, you played a
leading role in a Vietnamese
movie only a few days after
being captured, and I wish
you to tell us please whether
or not you have been granted
any special favours in your
camp for performing in this
movie.
Peel: No, I did not.
269.
Bamboo pitch-fork Commentary: The severely-tried people of
in museum the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam laugh about this
story with the bamboo
pitch-fork
270.
Farmer Do which made the party of the
workers of the
DRV one member richer
271.
Peel with raised arms and the US Air Force one
pilot poorer.
272.
Duart declares Duart: I put my hands up, I had a
pistol with me, which ws
later, later than I'd
expected, it was taken away
from me. It was not taken
immediately; however I did
not try to use it.
X: Why not?
Duart: At the, at the time, my
thoughts were, have I got a
chance here to live or die,
so, naturally, I selected the
chance to live
273.
Close-up of heads of Author's "The chance to live." Each
the ten pilots, drinking, Commentary: of them has killed, As long
smoking, wiping perspiration as they flew, human life
from their faces. meant little to them. But
they chose "the chance to live". when it concerned their own
they suddenly realised the
value of life, and they chose
a chance to live.
But this also means they
themselves did not
believe in their
anti-communist cliches' of
torture, brainwashing and so
forth and so on.
274.
Pistol Otherwise they would have had
to pull their revolvers and
defend themselves to the
fifth bullet,
275.
Trick: and then shoot themselves
Bullet released from pistol with the last one.
276.
Downed pilot on debris of plane These people didn't lose only
their aircraft,
277.
Vietnamese running toward Their illusions of personal
smouldering wreck of airplane superiority also crashed
to ruin.
278.
Thorsness declares X: It is often said in the USA
that a man like you, as a
highly-trained flying
officer, is worth his weight
in gold, because his training
is costly and extensive,
Thorsness: Ah, I would like to think I'm
worth my weight in gold.
279.
Bar of gold Author's G o l d !
Commentary: A bar of gold such as this is
promised to every Vietnamese
who helps a downed
American pilot escape.
280.
Leaflet placed by its side Promised in this leaflet,
authorised by the signature of
the US "governor" in Saigon.
281.
Leaflet turned around Reward: 50 ounces of gold -
that is roughly 3 pounds.
282.
Leaflet on bar of gold These leaflets fall on the DRV
together with bombs and
rockets,
283.
Vietnamese picking up leaflets and they not only bribe the
finder, they also want to teach
them how they are to approach
an American superman.
284.
Captured pilots are taken away "You can have 50 ounces of gold
for helping an American pilot
escape to freedom.
"If you see an American coming
down by parachute
285.
Excited people do not be afraid. Go to him,
"Show him that you mean him no
harm by raising you hands."
286.
Pilots are put in cars and driven away "Help him in every way you can.
Conceal him from the enemy
rulers. Help him return to
security. You can escape to
freedom with him. You will be
paid 50 ounces of gold when the
American is saved. You can
receive the reward in gold
bars."
287.
Shively Author's
Commentary: First Lieutenant Shively will
not demonstrate another means
of bribery, devised by
American psychologists.
According to regulations it
is to be found in right
breast pockets of each pilot.
288.
Shively pulls a cloth out of Yes, sir. This is what is
pocket, holds it toward camera call a, we call it a
"blood-chit". It was used to
a great extent in
World War Two and it is a
piece of waver.. proof
material that has the
American flag on
it and what, if we come into
contact with
people we take this out and
show it to them. And on this
is written in many different
languages of the area that we
might be flying over, for
instance, there is Burmese,
Thai, Laotian, Cambodian,
Vietnamese and so on. Then
and all it says on here is
that I am an American
citizen of the United States
of America. I do not speak
your language, Misfortune
forces me to seek your
assistance, in obtaining
food, shelter, and
protection. Please take me to
someone who will provide my
safety and see that I am
returned to my people. My
government will reward you.
289.
Shively fold up cloth X: Lieutenant Shively, do you
have the impression that the
Vietnamese people would react
positively toward this offer?
What do you think?
290.
Shively declares Shively: In North Vietnam. No, sir. I
didn't even think of using
it.
X: Why? Why did you not think
of using it?
Shively: Why not, sir? Because we are
at war with these people.
And I didn't think that I
would find any people
particularly friendly towards
me in the area that I bailed
out, sir.
291.
Duart declares X: "Please take me to someone
who will provide for my
safety and see that I am
returned to my people. My
government will reward you."
Do you know where this is
written?
Duart: Ah, yes, sir, This, sounds
like, and I am not positive,
I have not read one for a
while, it sould like what
is written on , what we call
the "blood-chit". And I am
sure this is a common slang
GI name for this piece of
information or reward
promised, a promise of
reward, that's what it is.
The real name for it, that is
the best I can do to say is
the pro mise of reward for
the return of a downed
American flyer back to his
territory.
X: Major, an offer of reward
like this is actually nothing
more than a call for
collaboration with the enemy.
Do you think that this
promise would have been
successful here in the
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam?
Duart: Well, the, the Vietnamese
that I have come in contact
with, as far as, well, the
people that captured me, no,
it would not have had any
effect. In fact...
292.
Hubbard declares X: "Please take me to someone
who will provide for my
safety and see that I am
returned to my people. My
government will reward
you."--- Does this sound
familiar to you?
Hubbard: I've, I've heard that, I
think, before, but I never
paid much attention to it. I
never thought I would have to
use it.
I might have gone for the
flag, my mind was pretty
confused about that time and
I don't even know whether I
would even have had the
presence of mind to show them
the flag, but I was not
planning to shoot at anybody.
X: I can well imagine that the
American psychologists who
designed this probably
mis-calculated the moral and
political unity of the
people you are up against
here.
Hubbard: Well, I would, I would say,
there is very little use...If
you're captured by the people
up here I would say that
chances anybody turning you
over to friendly people is
very remote.
293.
Militia woman marching Commentary: "Please take me to someone
who will off a captured pilot
provide for my safety and see
that I am returned to my
people. My government will
reward you.
Author's
Commentary" His safety is being provided
for: this young militia
woman is providing security
for downed air pirate Major
Dewey Wayne Waddell behind
lock and key.
Music
294. Pilot and girl walking past camera, camera pans, both walk away from camera
295. Title fades in PILOTS IN PYJAMAS
1
YES, SIR
Title fades in A Film by
Heynowski & Scheumann
Title fades in Camera:
Hans Leupold
Gerhard Munch
Peter Hellmich
Title fades in Photos:
Thomas Billhardt
Title fades in Sequence:
Traute Wischnewski
Barbel Lehmann
Title fades in Editors:
Gert Prokop
Peter Petersen
Title fades in Narrators:
Billy Mullis
Searle Friedman
Title fades in Sound:
Hans-Jurgen Mittag
Title fades in Music:
Reiner Bredemeyer
Title fades in Production Managers:
Walter Martsch
Jochen Stoff
Title fades in Commissioned by the Deutscher
Fernsehfunk and produced in
the DEFA- Studio fur
Wochenschau and
Dokumentarfilme and in
the DEFA-Studio fur
Synchronisation
P I L O T S IN PYJAMAS
Part 2
HILTON - HANOI
Heynowski & Scheumann
1. Printed title
2. Printed title
3. Printed title
4. Captain Boyd is captured - Music -
5. Boyd taken away in an ox-cart
6. Indignant population accompany ox-cart - Original sound -
Printed title superimposed
7.
Boyd climbs into amry truck Author's The flying career of Captain
Commentary Charles Graham Boyd has just
come to an abrupt end. The
debris of his airplane is
lying in a rice field a few
kilometers away. In a few
hours the Captain will have
to discard his flying suit
and put on other clothing....
8.
US pilot in cockpit wearing
oxygen mask.
Printed title DEFA Group Heynowski &
Scheumann
9.
Pilot closes cockpit;
printed title PILOTS
10. Turn fade-in; pilot in pyjamas walking along a path printed title IN PYJAMAS
11. Abbott's fan superimposed; printed title 2 HILTON HANOI
12.
Abbott declares X: Lieutenant Abbott, will you
please pick up your fan and
show it to us. I see you have
a rather odd inscription on
it.
Abbott: This right here?
X: Yes, I think it says . . .
"Souvenir Hilton".
Abbott: Of "Hilton Vietnam".
X: Is it supposed to express a
sort of grim humour?
Abbott: Yes, yes, ah, everybody back
in the, our airbases knows
that if you get shot down,
you will go to Hanoi Hilton.
This is just an expression if
you go to some place such as
to the detention camp, we
jokingly call it the
"Hilton Hotel", or "Hanoi
Hilton".
13.
Torkelson declares Torkelson: Ah well it says "Souvenir of
Hilton Vietnam". And my name
and signature.
X: Lieutenant Torkelson, how did
this expression "Souvenir
Hilton Vietnam" originate?
Torkelson: Well, it's a kind of joke
amongst the pilots, the US
pilots, actually it's the Han
... They call it the "Hanoi
Hilton", and "Hilton" is an
exclusive hotel, a kind of
hotel chain in the United
States and it was kind of a
joke amongst the pilots at
ah ...
14.
Shively declares Shively: Sir, there is written here:
Souvenir of Hotel Vietnam.
James R. Shively.
X: Where did this name "Hilton
Vietnam" actually originate?
Shively: Sir, the pilots back at Ta
Khli, and the other bases, we
have always in our slang
referred to the detention
camps of Vietnam as "Hilton
Vietnam". It's kind of a
takeoff on our own chain of
hotels called Chicago Hilton,
Los Angeles Hilton, etc., Sir
15.
Brochures of Hilton Commentary: Yes, the large hotels of
American multi-hotels
millionaire Conrad Hilton are
part of the "American way of
life".
16.
Photos from the brochures Many Americans dream of one
day staying in one of the
expensive Hilton hotels.
After all, Mister Hilton
advertises with the slogan
that his hotels offer a piece
of America even outside the
borders of the United States.
17.
View of hotels
17a. Trinidad Hilton in Trinidad -
17b. Teheran Hilton in Teheran -
17c. Tunis Hilton in Tunis -
17d. Rome Hilton in Rome -
17e. Tokyo Hilton in Tokyo
17f. Panama Hilton in Panama -
17g. Rotterdam Hilton in Rotterdam -
17h. Hawaii Hilton in Hawaii -
17i. Istanbul Hilton in Istanbul -
17k. West Berlin Hilton in West Berlin -
18.
Pan. Doors of a detention camp "Hilton in Hanoi". This one
belongs to the Vietnamese
People's Army.
19.
Hubbard declares X: Lieutenant Hubbard, do you
happen to know what the
Vietnamese call the camps
where American pilots are
quartered?
Hubbard: What they are called? No,
sir, I do not.
X: They call them "hotels for
uninvited guests".
20.
Unidentified prisoner Commentary: View of a three-bed room in
the "Hilton Hanoi". Here he
is again: the hotel guest who
remained incognito and didn't
want to be either filmed or
photographed.
21.
Pilot Galanti His first stay at a Hilton
hotel, but not in high spirit
was at all: Navy Pilot,
Lieutenant Paul E. Galanti,
shot down on 11 July 1966,
while attacking a freight
train. Questioned by a
French woman jounalist
whether he would consider it
normal for Vietnamese pilots
to attack a train in the
United States Galanti
answered: "Oh no, definitely
not."
22.
Unoccupied wooden bed X: Major Thorsness, I have a
in detention room question dealing with the
way you sleep. You have a
wooden bed, is that correct?
Thorsness: That's correct, sir.
X: What is it like to sleep on a
bed such as this, with this
country's torrid climate?
Thorsness: It's hot. Ah, again, it's
relative. You accept what you
have an it's better than
sleeping on a cement floor or
cement slab and you get
used to it and I think that
so far as I know, I am not
positive about this, I think
the Vietnamese people, many
of them, also sleep on a
wooden bed and if it is good
enough for them it's good
enough for their prisoners, I
guess. I did not expect a
foam rubber king size
mattress.
24.
View of a
soldier's room Commentary: The camp guards also sleep on
wooden beds.
25.
Galanti. Rule Number 1 in a
Pan to slogan on wall prisoner's life: "Clean and
mother tongue. Neat", written on the wall
in their
26.
Stratton showering Lt. Commander Richard Allen
Stratton, the highest ranking
officer in this detention
camp, washing himself daily.
Navy Pilot Lt. Command
er Richard Allen Stratton
needs a good supply of water
although he and the likes of
him show a special preference
for dropping their bombs on
the dikes and irrigation
systems of the North.
27.
Stratton goes to trough The Lt. Commander is doing
and begins washing his own laundry. Before he
was brought down --
28.
Plane takes off from aircraft Stratton took off from the
carrier aircraft carrier "Ticonderoga".
29.
Guidance center. The flight of each and every
air pirate is Airplane models
are moved observed in this
guidance center. American on
glass plate reports say that
the electronic eye of such
aircraft carriers never loses
sight of any pilot.
30.
Stratton washing his clothes - Music -
31.
Hubbard declares X: Lieutenant Hubbard, what were
you given to wear after you
discarded your flying suit?
Hubbard: Well, shortly after that they
took my uniform and gave me
what you see right here.
X: What else do your belongings
consist of here in the camp?
Hubbard: Well, I have all the other
clothing I need. I have
underwear and outer garments
and the shoes, and I received
mosquito-net and blankets and
such things as that.
Everything I need, too,
toilet . . .
X: That's also articles for your
personal hygiene?
Hubbard: Yes, sir. I have teeth paste
and tooth brush and towels
and soap and such things as
that.
X: Do you know what the sandals
you wear are made of?
32.
Pan to sandals on Hubbard: Yes, sir. Well, they are
Hubbard's feet obviously made of the rubber
tires off vehicles of some
kind.
33.
Airplane tires in front Commentary: From the tires of downed
of destroyed US plane American airplanes
34. Sandals. these sandals are made for Close up downed American air pirates.
35.
Close up. Americans have big feet
a pilot walking according to Feet of
Vietnamese standards.
36.
Pan pilot's boots to sandals This tiger grew too big for
his boots . . . but these
will fit.
37.
Vietnamese soldier lays Every detainee is issued out
prisoner issue on table the same amount of equipment.
Everything is made ready as
soon as the camp receives
notice of a new arrival.
38. + 39.
Complete pilot issue And this was the equipment
issued to the glamor fly-boy.
Cost: $ 10.000.
40.
Vietnamese soldier Author's communication equipment,
packs pilot issue blink and smoke signals,
whistles, mosquito net,
fishing line and shark powder
- everything is considered.
From the same 30 pieces of
equipment we were interested
mainly
41.
Soldier has book in in this book here.
his hand - stand copy
42.
Survival book "Survival".
A book that lays bare the way
of thinking of Superman:
43.
Parachute comes down for even in this situation
the Americans look down on
these - as this book calls
them --
44.
Book opens, insert: "natives".
45. Photo sequence: English text as subtitle
45a.
Vietnamese with sticks Commentary: "Let the natives contact you.
approach pilot With few exceptions natives
are friendly.
45b.
Pilot is taken away "They can be your best help.
It all depends on the way you
handle them.
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