Written by Mr. Mouseburger 1st Mar 2006
Kindly submitted by Iguana Boy
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The American soldiers, numbers depleted, hungry, and tired have resolved to fight a suicide mission defending – or blowing up - a crucial bridge that could turn the tide of World War II.
In an effort to keep the untested translator out of harms way, or to make sure he doesn't get in the way of the fighting, Mellish, a tough Brooklyn Jew, loads the milquetoast Corporal Upham with ammunition, telling him to be "Johnny on the Spot" with the additional bullet belts.
As the final battle wages on, Upham finds himself out of ammunition in an attic room, and Mellish is fighting one-on-one against a German soldier. The German slowly gains the upper hand. Mellish pulls out a knife, but the German is too strong, and pushes Mellish's hand backwards, pointing the blade towards the American's chest. Mellish starts to beg. "Wait a minute. Wait a minute"
Meanwhile, Upham is stricken with panic and unable to move. He hides literally next door to the fight, and all he would have had to do is enter the room and fire his weapon in order to save his friend's life. But he can not.
The German slowly pushes the knife into Mellish's chest, quietly whispering something in German, which translates as "Give up, you don't stand a chance! Let's end this here; it will be easier for you like this!" Mellish shakes as his life leaves him and the German leaves the room, walking past the quivering Upham. The German leaves him alone; he is not a threat.
Was the stabby german soldier the same Steamboat willie they released earlier? The same one who is later shot by the translator? I know of the three instances two are teh same guy, not sure if its all three.
It's not the same guy, at least according to sources I've read.
It must have been the same guy. At the end he says, "Upham..." before Upham shoots him.
The german guy that he shoots, saying ´upham i know you´, that is the guy they let go with a blindfold earlier in the film
[quote DeathAngel]It must have been the same guy. At the end he says, "Upham..." before Upham shoots him.[/quote]Yes, the guy who kills Tom Hanks and is then shot by Upham is the fellow who they let go earlier. But the one who kills Mellish and passes Upham on the stairs is a different guy.
Is the soldier that they let go and shot Tom Hanks the same soldier who killed the american soldier with the knife? I need whatever help I can get on this one, there are at least 100 people saying they were the same and I'm one of the few that says differently. ( There are steak dinners riding on this.)
Try reading through a thread before you post. It's been stablished that the soldier who kills Miller (Hanks) is not the same guy who kills Mellish. The guy who kills Miller is "Steamboat Willie," the machine-gunner who Miller let go earlier; Upham kills him in retaliation. The guy who stabs Mellish is a different soldier.
What makes it confusing is the guy loses his helmet in the fight with Mellish, making it difficult to distinguish him from Steamboat Willie because all of the Germans have odd crewcuts (which I've read most German soldiers of the time did not actually have), making them all appear very similar to one another with their helmets off.