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Ice Cold in Alex is a 1958 British war film set during the Western Desert campaign of World War II based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Landon.
Scannán cogaidh Briotanach 1958 é Ice Cold in Alex a socraíodh le linn fheachtas Desert an Iarthair sa Dara Cogadh Domhanda atá bunaithe ar an úrscéal den ainm céanna le Christopher Landon.
Captain Anson, the officer commanding a British RASC Motor Ambulance Company in Tobruk, is suffering from battle fatigue and alcoholism.
Tá an Captaen Anson, an t-oifigeach atá i gceannas ar Chuideachta Otharchairr Mótair RASC na Breataine i Tobruk, ag fulaingt ó thuirse cath agus alcólacht.
With the city about to be besieged by the German Afrika Korps, Anson and most of his unit are ordered to evacuate to Alexandria.
Agus an chathair ar tí a bheith faoi léigear ag Afrika Korps na Gearmáine, ordaítear do Anson agus don chuid is mó dá aonad aslonnú go Alexandria.
During the evacuation, Anson, MSM Tom Pugh and two nurses, Sister Diana Murdoch and Sister Denise Norton, become separated from the others in an Austin K2/Y ambulance nicknamed “Katy”.
Le linn an aslonnaithe, scartha Anson, MSM Tom Pugh agus beirt altraí, an tSiúr Diana Murdoch agus an tSiúr Denise Norton, ó na cinn eile in otharcharr Austin K2 / Y darb ainm “Katy”.
The quartet decide to drive across the desert back to British lines.
Socraíonn an ceathairéad tiomáint trasna an fhásaigh ar ais go línte na Breataine.
As they depart, they come across an Afrikaner South African officer, Captain van der Poel, who carries a large pack, to which he seems very attached.
Agus iad ag imeacht, tagann siad trasna ar oifigeach Afrikaner na hAfraice Theas, an Captaen van der Poel, a bhfuil pacáiste mór aige, a bhfuil an-bhaint aige leis.
After the South African shows Anson two bottles of gin in his backpack, van der Poel persuades Anson to let him join their drive to the safety of the British lines in Alexandria.
Tar éis do na hAfraice Theas dhá bhuidéal gin a thaispeáint do Anson ina mhála droma, cuireann van der Poel ina luí ar Anson ligean dó a bheith páirteach ina dtiomáint chun sábháilteacht línte na Breataine in Alexandria.
En route, the group meets with various obstacles, including a minefield, a broken suspension spring (during its replacement, van der Poels great strength saves the group when he supports “Katy” on his back when the jack collapses), and the dangerous terrain of the Qattara Depression.
Ar an mbealach, buaileann an grúpa le constaicí éagsúla, lena n-áirítear páirc mhianaigh, earrach briste briste (le linn a athsholáthair, sábhálann neart mór van der Poel an grúpa nuair a thacaíonn sé le “Katy” ar a dhroim nuair a chliseann an crúsca), agus an tír-raon contúirteach den Dúlagar Qattara.
After Sister Denise Norton is killed by a German patrol, for which he blames himself and his drinking, Anson vows not to drink any alcohol until he can have an “ice cold lager in Alex”.
Tar éis don tSiúr Denise Norton a mharú le patról Gearmánach, a gcuireann sé an milleán air féin agus ar a ól, geallann Anson gan alcól ar bith a ól go dtí go mbeidh “lager fuar oighir in‘ Alex ’” aige.
Twice the group encounters motorised elements of the advancing Afrika Korps; in one encounter they are fired upon, and Norton is fatally wounded.
Dhá uair a bhíonn an grúpa ag teacht ar eilimintí mótair de na Afrika Korps atá ag teacht chun cinn; cuirtear brú orthu in aon teagmháil amháin, agus gortaítear Norton go marfach.
Van der Poel, who claims to have learned German while working in German South West Africa, is able to talk the Germans into allowing them to go on their way.
Tá Van der Poel, a mhaíonn gur fhoghlaim sé Gearmáinis agus é ag obair in Iardheisceart na hAfraice, in ann labhairt leis na Gearmánaigh agus iad ag ligean dóibh dul ar a mbealach.
The second time however, the Germans seem reluctant, until Van der Poel shows them the contents of his backpack.
An dara huair, áfach, is cosúil go bhfuil drogall ar na Gearmánaigh, go dtí go dtaispeánann Van der Poel ábhar a mhála droma dóibh.
This pack becomes the focus of suspicion.
Éiríonn an pacáiste seo mar fhócas amhrais.
Pugh, already troubled by Van der Poels lack of knowledge of the South African Armys tea-brewing technique, follows him when he heads off into the desert with his pack and a spade (supposedly to dig a latrine).
Leanann Pugh, atá buartha cheana féin mar gheall ar easpa eolais Van der Poel ar theicníc grúdaireachta tae Arm na hAfraice Theas, nuair a théann sé isteach sa bhfásach lena phacáiste agus a spád (le leithreas a thochailt).
Pugh thinks he sees an antenna.
Ceapann Pugh go bhfeiceann sé antenna.
Later, at night, they decide to use the ambulance headlights to see what Van de Poel is really up to.
Níos déanaí, san oíche, socraíonn siad ceannlampaí an otharchairr a úsáid chun a fháil amach céard atá i ndáiríre ag Van de Poel.
He panics, blunders into some quicksand, and submerges his pack, though not before Anson and Murdoch see that it contains a radio set.
Scaoileann sé, blunders isteach i roinnt quicksand, agus báite a phacáiste, ach ní sula bhfeiceann Anson agus Murdoch go bhfuil tacar raidió ann.
They drag him to safety.
Tarraingíonn siad air chun sábháilteachta.
While he recovers, they realise he is probably a German spy but decide not to confront him about this.
Cé go n-aisghabhann sé, tuigeann siad gur spiaire Gearmánach é is dócha ach socraíonn siad gan dul i muinín faoi seo.
During the final leg of the journey, Katy must be hand-cranked in reverse up a sand dune escarpment, and Van der Poels strength is again crucial to achieving this.
Le linn na coda deiridh den turas, caithfear Katy a chromadh de láimh chun scairp dumhcha a aisiompú, agus tá neart Van der Poel ríthábhachtach chun é seo a bhaint amach.
Continuing their drive, the party discuss their conviction that “Van der Poel” is a spy, and decide that they do not want to see him shot.
Ag leanúint dá dtiomáint, pléann an páirtí a gciontú gur spiaire é “Van der Poel”, agus socraíonn siad nach bhfuil siad ag iarraidh é a fheiceáil á lámhaigh.
When they reach Alexandria, Anson delivers everyones papers except “Van der Poel”s to the Military Police check point and (off-screen) reports to the MPs senior officer that “Van der Poel” is a regular German soldier that they met lost in the desert and has surrendered to them under his parole (word of honour).
Nuair a shroicheann siad Alexandria, seachadann Anson páipéir gach duine seachas “Van der Poel” chuig pointe seiceála na bPóilíní Míleata agus tuairiscíonn sé (lasmuigh den scáileán) d’oifigeach sinsearach an MP gur saighdiúir rialta Gearmánach é “Van der Poel” a bhuail siad caillte sa bhfásach agus géilleadh dóibh faoina pharúl (focal onóra).
Anson secures the MPs agreement to allow the party to enjoy a beer with their “captive” before taking him into custody as a prisoner of war.
Faigheann Anson comhaontú an MP cead a thabhairt don pháirtí beoir a thapú lena “mbraighdeanas” sula dtógann sé faoi choimeád é mar phríosúnach cogaidh.
The party then make their way to a bar and Anson orders a cold beer, which he consumes with relish.
Ansin déanann an chóisir a mbealach chuig beár agus ordaíonn Anson beoir fuar, a itheann sé le relish.
But before they have drunk their first round, a Corps of Military Police officer arrives to arrest Van der Poel.
Ach sula n-ólann siad a gcéad bhabhta, tagann oifigeach Cór Póilíní Míleata chun Van der Poel a ghabháil.
Anson orders him to wait.
Ordaíonn Anson dó fanacht.
Having become friends with Van der Poel and indebted to him for saving the groups lives, Anson tells him that if he gives his real name, he will be treated as a prisoner of war, rather than as a spy (which would mean execution by firing squad).
Tar éis dó a bheith ina chairde le Van der Poel agus faoi chomaoin aige as saol an ghrúpa a shábháil, deir Anson leis má thugtar a ainm ceart dó, go ndéileálfar leis mar phríosúnach cogaidh, seachas mar spiaire (rud a chiallódh a fhorghníomhú trí lámhaigh scuad).
Van der Poel admits to being Hauptmann Otto Lutz, an engineering officer with the 21st Panzer Division.
Admhaíonn Van der Poel gurb é Hauptmann Otto Lutz, oifigeach innealtóireachta leis an 21ú Rannán Panzer.
Pugh notices that Lutz is still wearing fake South African dog tags and rips them off before the police see them.
Tugann Pugh faoi deara go bhfuil Lutz fós ag caitheamh clibeanna madraí bréige ón Afraic Theas agus go sracann siad iad sula bhfeiceann na póilíní iad.
Lutz, after saying his farewells and concluding that they were “all against the desert, the greater enemy”, is driven away, with a new respect for the British.
Tiomsaítear Lutz, tar éis dó slán a fhágáil agus a thabhairt i gcrích go raibh siad “go léir i gcoinne na bhfásach, an namhaid ba mhó”, le meas nua ar na Breataine.