"Germany, Mid-August 1916" is the ninth episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and the third episode in season two. For home video, it was combined with "Somme, Early August 1916" to form Trenches of Hell.
It originally aired on ABC on October 5, 1992 and forms the second half of a two-part story arc in which Indiana Jones is captured and escapes German forces during World War I. A third episode, "Berlin, Late August 1916", depicting Jones's return to the front lines was considered but it ultimately wasn't produced.
The episode pairs nicely with the previous episode ("Somme, Early August 1916") as it is the continuation to both the 1916 storyline and the modern-day bookends segments (Jones' assualt, arrest and detention); as such, the two episodes aired together as Young Indiana Jones and the Great Escape internationally.
Plot summary[]
Opening bookened[]
Having been arrested for accosting a rude donut shop clerk, the old Indiana Jones is in the lockup and annoys his fellow inmates with the story of how he escaped a German POW camp in 1916.
Germany, Mid-August 1916[]
Indy is sent to a prison camp after being captured by the German army. That same day, he joins a band of inmates in a prison break. The escape attempt fails and he is recaptured and transferred to a maximum security prison in a German castle. There he meets Charles de Gaulle, who has also been captured several times trying to escape. The two plot another prison break, after which Indy escapes and De Gaulle is recaptured.
Closing bookened[]
After an hour in detention, Jones is released to meet with his lawyer.
Appearances[]
Cast[]
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Indiana Jones
- George Hall as "Old Indy" (bookeneds)
- Jason Flemyng as Emile
- Yves Beneyton as Benet
- Hervé Pauchon as Charles de Gaulle
- David Marsden as Simon
- Pat Abernathy as Ian
- Ian Brimble as Truck Driver
- Philip Martin Brown as Guard
- Sean Pertwee as Captain Heinz
- David Howey as Plantier
- Richard Garnett as Bordenais
- Jay Villiers as Devereux
- Ian Redford as Commadant
- Carl Duering as Ritcher
- Julian Firth as Lambert
- James Nesbitt as Yuri
- Niven Boyd as Leonid
- Paul Opacic as French Officer
- George Hasenstaab as Policeman #1 (bookeneds)
- Bob Tyson as Policeman #2 (bookeneds)
- Don Tilley as Greasy Inmate (bookeneds)
- James Slade as Inmate #1 (bookeneds)
- Michael Burgess as Inmate #2 (bookeneds)
Other characters[]
- Harry Houdini (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones' lawyer (Mentioned only)
- Pierre Blanc (Mentioned only)
- Francois Toussaint (Mentioned only)
- Devil (Mentioned only)
Locations[]
- Europe
- France (Mentioned only)
- Lyon (Mentioned only)
- Paris (Mentioned only)
- Rue de Napoleon (Mentioned only)
- Somme (Mentioned only)
- Versailles (Mentioned only)
- Germany
- France (Mentioned only)
- Saint Petersburg (Mentioned only)
Organizations and titles[]
- Belgian Army
- Boston Red Sox (Mentioned only)
Events[]
- American Civil War (Mentioned only)
- Great War
- Battle of the Somme (Mentioned only)
- World Series (Mentioned only)
- World War II (Indirect mention)
Behind the scenes[]
Release[]
In Australia, "Germany, Mid-August 1916" and "Somme, Early August 1916" were shown as a two-hour television movie entitled Young Indiana Jones and the Great Escape.
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