Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Vogel and the Nazi Soldiers enter the room and spot the spiral staircase leading below. They quickly descend the stairs.

INT. CAVERN / UNDERGROUND HARBOR – DAY

As Vogel and the Nazi Soldiers rush to the dock. Vogel sees that a motorboat is missing. He orders the Nazi Soldiers into a boat.

VOGEL

Sie alle ins Boat. Schnell!

CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL

A large box which suddenly BREAKS APART as Indy, now on a motorbike with Henry in the sidecar, ROARS PAST THE DOCK, hitting TWO NAZI SOLDIERS who scream as they fall into the river.

Vogel screams after Indy and Henry as they drive off.

STRAIGHT CUT TO:

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD – DAY

Indy looks pleased as he drives the motorbike along the road, but Henry appears worried.

INDY

Ha!

FOUR NAZI SOLDIERS ON MOTORCYCLES

They chase down the road after Indy and Henry.

Indy turns the motorbike down a smaller, dusty tree-lined road. Henry gasps as he is jostled about in the sidecar. One of the Nazi Soldiers gives chase along a higher road running in the same direction.

EXT. ROAD BARRICADE – DAY

Indy approaches the barricade from one direction as one of the Nazi Soldiers approaches from a higher road.

A GUARD steps from the road station and calls to the vehicles as Indy and Henry SMASH THROUGH THE BARRICADE.

GUARD

Halt! Halt!

The Nazi Soldier rides his motorcycle through the other side of the barrier – IT SHATTERS.

INDY AND HENRY

Indy grabs at a FLAGPOLE as they roar past – it snaps off in his hand.

The Nazi Soldier drives his motorcycle toward Indy and Henry. He unshoulders his machine gun.

Indy uses the broken flagpole as a lance and knocks the Nazi Soldier from his motorcycle.

THE RIDERLESS MOTORCYCLE

Drives on toward the other Nazi Soldiers now approaching the guardhouse, COLLIDING WITH TWO OF THEM.

The remaining Nazi Soldier maneuvers his motorcycle around his fallen comrades and continues the chase.

INDY AND HENRY

As the remaining Nazi Soldier rides alongside their motorbike he cocks his gun, preparing to fire.

Indy quickly jams the remaining portion of the flagpole through the spokes of the Nazi's front wheel.

The Nazi Soldier's MOTORCYCLE FLIPS THREE TIMES, throwing him high into the air.

Indy glances back and smiles, but the smile fades as he looks forward again to see a sign at a CROSSROAD. Arrows pointing in opposite directions indicate the way to "BERLIN" or "VENEDIG".

Indy starts down the road marked "VENEDIG".

HENRY

Stop!

INDY

What?

HENRY

Stop! Stop!

The motorbike skids to a stop.

HENRY

You're going the wrong Way! We have to get to Berlin!

INDY

(pointing towards Venedig)

Brody's this way.

HENRY

My Diary's in Berlin.

INDY

You don't need the Diary, Dad. Marcus has the map.

HENRY

There is more in the Diary than just the map.

INDY

All right Dad – tell me.

HENRY

Well, he who finds the Grail must face the final challenge.

INDY

What final challenge?

HENRY

Three devices of such lethal cunning.

INDY

Booby traps?

HENRY

Oh, yes. But I found the clues that will safely take us through, in the Chronicles of St. Anselm.

INDY

But what are they? Can't you remember?

HENRY

I wrote them down in my Diary so that I wouldn't have to remember.

INDY

Half the German Army's on our tail and you want me to go to Berlin? Into the lion's den?

HENRY

Yes! The only thing that matters is the Grail.

INDY

What about Marcus?

HENRY

Marcus would agree with me.

INDY

Two selfless martyrs. Jesus Christ!

Henry slaps him across the face. Indy is rocked to his foundations, not by any means entirely by the blow itself.

HENRY

That's for blasphemy. The quest for the Grail is not archaeology. It's a race against evil. If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the earth. Do you understand me?

INDY

This is an obsession Dad. I never understood it. Never. Neither did Mom.

HENRY

Oh yes, she did. Only too well. Unfortunately she kept her illness from me until all I could do was mourn her.

EXT. CROSSROADS – DAY

Arrows point in opposite directions to VENICE and BERLIN. The CAMERA MOVES IN on the portion of the sign reading BERLIN.

EXT. CITY SQUARE – BERLIN – NIGHT

A Nazi Rally – a book-burning is in process.

The mound of burning books is ten feet tall and growing by the minute as College Students and Nazi Brownshirts continually toss more books onto the fire.

Flags, banners and standards displaying the swastika are waved rhythmically from side to side in a motion that echoes the mounting frenzy of the enormous crowd.

Indy and Henry walk toward the Square. Indy wears the uniform of a Nazi Soldier. He is now buttoning up the tunic – which happens to be several sizes too big.

HENRY
My boy, we are Pilgrims in an unholy land.

Then... Indy sees something that makes him stop in his tracks. WE PAN ALONG HIS LINE OF SIGHT to:

THE PODIUM

Where high-ranking Officers of the Third Reich stand flanking ADOLF HITLER as they oversee the rally.

ANOTHER ANGLE

Elsa is walking away in an open area, background of torches, vehicles, Nazi Officers... one of whom is now none other than Indy, coming up to her before she knows he is there. His voice is quiet and tough, his eyes hard.

INDY

Fraulein Doctor. Where is it?

Still startled, her reaction makes it clear that Indy is even now a lover in her thoughts.

ELSA

How did you get here?

INDY

Where is it? I want it.

Indy pushes Elsa against a column and begins to search her clothing for the Diary. He pulls the book from Elsa's pocket.

ELSA

You came back for the book? Why?

INDY

My father didn't want it incinerated.

She understands him. It's as though he slapped her.

ELSA

Is that what you think of me? I believe in the Grail, not the Swastika.

INDY

(vicious)

Yet you stood up to be counted with the enemy of everything the Grail stands for – who gives a damn what you think?

ELSA

(hard and fast)

You do.

Now it's as though she'd slapped him back. His hands fly to her neck.

INDY

All I have to do is squeeze.

ELSA

All I have to do is scream.

It's a standoff emotionally. He knows he'd never do it. she knows it too. And the same goes for screaming.

Indy releases her and backs away. she looks at him with a lover's pain. He moves over to Henry.

INDY
I've got it. Let's get the hell out of here.

They move off and almost run headlong into Hitler and his entire entourage coming down from the Podium. 50 kids push their autograph books for Hitler's signature.

Hitler pauses to sign them. Hitler looks Indy's way. They make eye contact. It only lasts a moment but the moment is electric.

Hitler breaks the spell by taking the Grail Diary from him, opens it to the first page and signs his autograph. He hands it back and moves on.

EXT. AIRFIELD – BERLIN, GERMANY – DAY
 

Indy's motorcycle pulls up to the main terminal.

INT. TERMINAL BUILDING – DAY

A Plainclothes Agent distributes leaflets bearing HENRY'S PICTURE to Nazi Soldiers inside the terminal.

Henry leans in a doorway reading a newspaper as Indy enters down the stairs and taps Henry's shoulder.

They begin to walk toward the boarding gates.