Apcalypse.War.Of.The.Worlds.2019.S01E03 Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,000 NARRATOR: The planet is more divided than ever. 2 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:16,960 It's the Cold War between the West, with the United States, 3 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:20,990 and the East, with the Soviet Union, who now has nuclear weapons, 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,980 and can trigger the Apocalypse. 5 00:00:24,980 --> 00:00:27,950 (explosion) 6 00:00:32,020 --> 00:00:35,030 ("Cry Baby" playing) 7 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,010 NARRATOR: A virtual creation by American scientists, 8 00:00:57,020 --> 00:01:00,950 the Doomsday Clock, is closer in 1950 9 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,990 to the fateful hour of midnight than it has ever been before. 10 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 (explosion) 11 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,030 With the crazed wave of atomic testing, and China's awakening, the world trembles. 12 00:01:12,020 --> 00:01:16,020 ("Cry Baby" continues playing) 13 00:01:20,980 --> 00:01:25,970 The world trembles in Asia. In Korea. In Indochina. 14 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:30,970 In Indochina, the Communists have been fighting the French 15 00:01:30,980 --> 00:01:32,010 for the past five years. 16 00:01:33,950 --> 00:01:36,980 (explosions and gunshots) 17 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:38,990 In Korea, in only two months, 18 00:01:39,940 --> 00:01:43,950 the UN forces count 24,000 dead, injured or imprisoned, 19 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:45,960 and still haven't been able to stop 20 00:01:45,970 --> 00:01:48,950 Communist North Korea from invading South Korea. 21 00:01:51,980 --> 00:01:54,000 In the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, 22 00:01:54,010 --> 00:01:57,950 a young, smiling yet ruthless dictator reigns. 23 00:01:58,020 --> 00:02:00,020 His name is Kim Il Sung. 24 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:05,990 He is the founder of what will be the first Communist dynasty in history. 25 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:11,970 His regime, imposed by Stalin when he invaded North Korea in 1945, 26 00:02:11,980 --> 00:02:15,940 relies on an army that was trained and equipped by the Soviets. 27 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,020 The Soviet Ambassador, General Shtykov, is the country's true leader. 28 00:02:25,940 --> 00:02:28,990 Along with Kim Il Sung, he has managed to convince Stalin 29 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,940 that the time is ripe to invade the South. 30 00:02:34,010 --> 00:02:38,010 His ally, the head of the Chinese Communist party, Mao Zedong, 31 00:02:38,020 --> 00:02:39,960 has given his okay. 32 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:41,940 He said, 33 00:02:42,990 --> 00:02:46,020 "The Sino-Soviet alliance will be the triumph of peace." 34 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:55,980 At the United Nations, the Security Council has condemned 35 00:02:55,990 --> 00:02:57,020 the North Korean aggression. 36 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,020 The United States has obtained a mandate 37 00:03:00,030 --> 00:03:03,980 to lead military intervention by a symbolic coalition, 38 00:03:03,980 --> 00:03:05,990 made up of 22 countries. 39 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,940 (explosion) 40 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:16,970 The UN forces have been dominated by the North Korean army 41 00:03:16,980 --> 00:03:21,020 and have retreated to the port of Pusan, under siege for two months. 42 00:03:23,010 --> 00:03:26,940 (explosion) 43 00:03:31,030 --> 00:03:33,940 In early September 1950, 44 00:03:33,950 --> 00:03:37,990 the coalition's Commander-in-Chief, American General Douglas MacArthur, 45 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,000 boards a battleship flying the colors of the UN. 46 00:03:47,020 --> 00:03:50,000 MacArthur sees this as the last recourse. 47 00:03:50,970 --> 00:03:55,940 To land on the tail of the North Koreans in Inchon, the port of Seoul. 48 00:03:58,030 --> 00:04:00,960 September 15, 1950. 49 00:04:01,020 --> 00:04:03,960 The allied fleet approaches Inchon 50 00:04:03,970 --> 00:04:06,960 with 230 battleships, mostly American. 51 00:04:10,940 --> 00:04:14,020 MacArthur has authorized the presence of a group of international journalists. 52 00:04:14,980 --> 00:04:17,030 Among them is Henri de Turenne. 53 00:04:18,980 --> 00:04:19,960 He writes, 54 00:04:20,950 --> 00:04:22,980 "On the pink backdrop of the breaking dawn, 55 00:04:23,970 --> 00:04:26,990 the American Marines lay out their strength, 56 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,960 to avenge the humiliation of the infantry. 57 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,940 The ships slide like pieces on a chess board." 58 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,030 (dramatic music playing) 59 00:04:44,990 --> 00:04:50,020 (explosions continues) 60 00:04:58,990 --> 00:05:01,020 MacArthur writes in his Reminiscences, 61 00:05:01,990 --> 00:05:03,940 "The tension is extreme. 62 00:05:04,030 --> 00:05:08,020 Forty thousand men are about to throw themselves into an audacious mission 63 00:05:08,020 --> 00:05:11,010 to save 100,000 who are fighting in the South. 64 00:05:11,970 --> 00:05:13,980 If we lose the war to Communism in Asia, 65 00:05:13,990 --> 00:05:16,020 the fate of Europe will be gravely jeopardized. 66 00:05:16,980 --> 00:05:19,000 Win it and Europe will stay free." 67 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,030 (gunfire) 68 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:31,010 (soldiers shouting) 69 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,940 (gunfire continues) 70 00:05:50,010 --> 00:05:54,980 (anthem music playing) 71 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,940 After taking the port of Inchon, the Marines savor their victory. 72 00:06:04,970 --> 00:06:06,990 The cameramen take stock of the human cost. 73 00:06:07,940 --> 00:06:10,950 (somber music playing) 74 00:06:18,020 --> 00:06:22,020 Survivors of the North Korean army have either fled or been captured. 75 00:06:23,020 --> 00:06:27,020 As always, their clothes are removed so they can't conceal weapons. 76 00:06:34,970 --> 00:06:36,940 This is MacArthur's triumph. 77 00:06:37,030 --> 00:06:40,960 As usual, he is followed by a swarm of journalists. 78 00:06:41,020 --> 00:06:44,980 From now on, he is nicknamed, "The Sorcerer of Inchon". 79 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,020 He pauses in front of the remains of a Soviet T-34 tank, 80 00:06:53,030 --> 00:06:57,010 to provide proof of Moscow's involvement in the Korean conflict. 81 00:06:58,940 --> 00:07:01,950 All the while, Stalin continues to position himself 82 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,980 as leading the fight for peace. 83 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:08,010 He has the big European Communist parties organize major protests, 84 00:07:08,020 --> 00:07:11,970 with slogans like "Leave Korea to the Koreans!", 85 00:07:12,940 --> 00:07:14,990 "Stop the American assault on Korea!" 86 00:07:16,970 --> 00:07:18,010 "Hands off Korea!" 87 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,950 North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, 88 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:30,010 surprised by the American landing in Inchon, has a Stalinesque-reaction. 89 00:07:31,940 --> 00:07:35,000 (speaking in Korean) Down with American imperialism! 90 00:07:35,010 --> 00:07:40,940 Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! 91 00:07:44,950 --> 00:07:48,000 NARRATOR: In South Korea, the UN forces' advance to liberate the country 92 00:07:48,010 --> 00:07:49,000 has slowed down. 93 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:51,990 (gunshots) 94 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,940 Cameramen risk their lives to film the increasingly violent combats. 95 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,960 It takes ten days for the UN forces to reach Seoul, 96 00:08:05,970 --> 00:08:07,980 merely 60 km from Inchon. 97 00:08:12,020 --> 00:08:13,990 (gunshots) 98 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,960 Seoul, the Southern capital, 99 00:08:16,970 --> 00:08:20,030 occupied and reoccupied, is devastated by fighting. 100 00:08:25,980 --> 00:08:30,940 Amongst the ruins, a population of starving orphans struggles to survive. 101 00:08:30,950 --> 00:08:34,970 (somber music playing) 102 00:08:40,030 --> 00:08:44,000 The Americans discover a horrifying number of mass graves. 103 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:51,960 An investigative committee reveals that 30,000 South Korean prisoners 104 00:08:51,970 --> 00:08:53,950 and 2000 American prisoners 105 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,960 were assassinated by the retreating North Koreans. 106 00:09:01,010 --> 00:09:04,980 Seoul. September 26th, 1950. 107 00:09:05,030 --> 00:09:09,000 The UN flag flies on the barely intact government palace. 108 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:13,010 (applause) 109 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:18,030 MacArthur reinstates the South Korean president, 110 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:20,960 Syngman Rhee, who declares, 111 00:09:21,970 --> 00:09:25,970 "General MacArthur, we love you as the savior of our race!" 112 00:09:28,950 --> 00:09:30,970 For Syngman Rhee, the return to peace 113 00:09:30,980 --> 00:09:33,030 means his country will remain split in two. 114 00:09:34,020 --> 00:09:36,960 He wants to cross the 38th parallel 115 00:09:36,970 --> 00:09:40,000 which has separated the two Koreas since 1945, 116 00:09:40,010 --> 00:09:44,010 and continue to move forward, even without UN authorization, 117 00:09:44,020 --> 00:09:48,000 to the Yalu, the great river that creates a natural border with China. 118 00:09:51,030 --> 00:09:54,000 The Americans indulge the South Koreans 119...