Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: young French idealist arrives in St Pierre-le-Port on Atlantic coast, Fact2: Baptiste tells member of French Resistance, Fact3: Germans are portrayed as bumbling, Fact4: Resistance sabotages German armaments train, Fact5: SS take charge of town
Output (English): A young French idealist John Clements, who gives his name as Jean Baptiste, arrives in St PierrelePort, a small town near SaintNazaire, a major port and base of operations for the German Navy, particularly their Uboats, on the Atlantic coast. Baptiste tells a member of the French Resistance that I come from SaintNazaire. Ive details of the submarine base, the docks and power plant. If I can get them to England... The first half of the film often has a lighthearted tone; the Germans are portrayed as bumbling and easily outwitted. The German commandant is overweight and gullible. However, after the Resistance successfully sabotages a German armaments train, the SS take charge of the town, and the occupation takes a brutal turn.