Percy!
Look at him on his horse.
Wave to your father.
Gentlemen!
The deer will be delivered to the archduke ferdinand
at the gala.
I expect you to behave with distinction on this hunt.
Good luck...
And godspeed.
Could they not fit your rocking chair
on that horse, granddad?
You'll all be my gun bearers by evening.
Have no doubt of that.
Ha!
ha!
on your left!
Ha!
Come on!
Ha!
Major, there's no path there!
Major! Major!
good boy.
He got him.
- Superb horsemanship, major. - Excellent shot, sir.
These woods have been deadly to horses.
To death...
The best sauce to life.
You'll be the toast of the gala.
Here they come.
Oh, it's my husband.
- Daddy did it. - Come here, you.
- Ah! - Daddy!
Well done, daddy.
Someday you and i will go hunting together.
We're going to be late.
Oh, god, this damned thing.
You must be so pleased with yourselves, you men...
Making us wear these awful things.
At least you're not wearing trousers.
Oh, I would if I could.
I know.
Well?
Rather lovely.
"Rather lovely."
What is it? What's amiss?
You got the deer.
All eyes will be on you this evening.
Well, my darling,
I will be the only man there tonight of my rank
whose uniform is unadorned.
Oh, how can that matter now?
The great secretary Bryce will be at the gala.
"Oh, major fawcett."
"You've no medals?"
"Oh, no, Mr. Bryce.
You see, I've been terribly busy
teaching ancient militiamen
to point their rifles at tree stumps.
So, no, no. No medals for me, sir."
Tell me...
Who is this secretary Bryce when he's at home?
The last man here
upon whom we might possibly rely for advancement.
I see.
I'm getting older, cheeky...
And very impatient of lost years.
I know the medals are ridiculous.
I do.
But this may be our final chance.
lord Bernard.
Secretary Bryce, this is major fawcett.
- Major. - It's an honor, sir.
Honor's mine, sir.
May I introduce secretary Bryce.
Secretary Bryce, Mrs. bellamy.
Major and Mrs. Percy fawcett.
They're toasting the kill without you.
May I present this magnificent animal,
a gift from our government to yours.
Well, I am dancing with you,
so I've got the better of the bargain.
May I, major?
Spoken too soon.
Colonel.
by the way, who got the kill?
Oh, that would be major fawcett, Mr. secretary.
Well, we should invite him to supper.
Oh...
Well, may I say,
he's been rather unfortunate
in his choice of ancestors.
I see.
Well, then...
Do tell me, how is lady Bernard?
Oh, she's...
No more than 20 cases, clive.
Hurry along, men. Come on.
Come on, put your backs into it.
Fawcett!
Put your backs into it.
Hurry it along.
Come on, men.
- Sir? - You're off to London tomorrow.
To the royal geographical society.
The royal geographical, sir?
There's a major exploration afoot.
Sounds like a grand adventure.
Thank you, sir.
Come on. Come along.
Oh, thank you.
Major fawcett, sir.
Oh, yes, yes. Come in.
I am sir George Goldie, President of the rgs.
This is Mr. John Scott keltie, our secretary.
How do you do, major?
How do you do, sir?
Our paths did not cross during your work here
several years back, did they?
They did not, sir.
I was likely consumed with my studies at the time.
Of course. Please, sit down.
Thank you.
Ah, the army seems to have posted you
in many places in the past.
Yes. I've served in ceylon
and in Hong Kong before that...
Most recently in Ireland.
As you can see, I've been transferred a fair bit
around the empire.
Major, what do you know about Bolivia?
- In south America, sir? - That's right.
Only what I've read.
Hmm. Then you can't know very much.
This is as good a map of Bolivia as we have.
Most of it's blank, as you can see.
Nothing's really known about it at all.
A land of primitives.
But there are rubber plantations all over amazonia.
Very profitable.
There is now considerable argument
between Bolivia and Brazil
as to what constitutes their border.
So fantastically high is the price of rubber
that war could arise.
Do you follow?
- I do, sir. - Mm-hmm.
Although I'm not sure what this has to do with me.
I'm getting to that.
Neither country will accept mapping done by the other,
so they've requested us to act as referee.
As you completed your mapping here with distinction,
you came under our consideration.
- I see. - Mm-hmm.
- Sirs, may I speak candidly? - Please.
My survey work was long ago,
and to be quite honest, i was rather hoping
for a position where I might see a fair bit of action.
Major, this is far more than just survey work.
This is exploration in the jungle.
The environment's brutally difficult...
Terrible disease,
murderous savages.
The journey may well mean your life.
At the very least, you will be gone for several years.
But were you to succeed,
such an undertaking could earn you soldierly decoration
and even reclaim your family name.
You know, we knew your father.
Did you?
Yes.
I did not.
A terrible thing,
man's love of drink and gaming.
But as I say,
success in this venture could change your lot...
Considerably.
I've never seen the brain change color.
Like that.
Doesn't it look big?
Like a big brain.
It looks round.
It looks round in that, doesn't it?
It does.
Jack, will you go and play?
I want to talk to your father for a minute.
Do you want to pick me a flower?
Uh...
Shall I throw the ball for her?
Yes.
Ready, steady.
Father.
Oh, I knew it!
It's all wet.
He'll not know you when you return.
But you must go. I know that.
Indeed.
I have something to tell you.
Aw, I can't find it.
I believe I'm going to have another child.
I know I'm having another child.
I can't see anything.
Don't be sad.
I'm an independent woman.
I had noticed.
Cheeky.
Darling...
...i know this is a sacrifice for all of us.
But it will be worth it.
I have no doubt.
Come here.
Listen to me! You've been cheating me?
You're a dead man!
I'll bloody kill ya!
I'll cut your bloody throat!
You cheat at cards again, and you're a dead man!
Who are you? What do you want?
Henry costin.
I replied to your advert in the times.
I'm your aide-de-camp.
Mr. costin?
Reporting for duty, sir.
We've been at sea a week.
Why are you just presenting yourself now?
I wanted to make sure you were up to the task, sir.
Are you drunk, Mr. costin?
- No. - You could have fooled me.
Well...
...i might have had a little.
I've got, uh, a recommendation.
You'll see I'm skilled at rifle and pistols.
A medal for bravery.
It's very impressive.
You have a family?
No, none at all.
I see. So nothing to shed.
I take it you do, then?
Mr. costin, i would like to be clear.
My reputation as a man rests entirely on our success.
I think you shall find me capable of every sacrifice.
Therefore, I must insist.
Oh, right you are, sir.
You'll need all the fortitude you've got.
Understood.
We are explorers now.
We just received a cable.
We have new orders...
To map the verde river.
Please!
Find its source.
It forms a critical part of the border
between Bolivia and Brazil.
Our survey route is to begin
at a place called fazenda jacobina,
which does not appear to be on this map.
I know fazenda jacobina.
It's an old rubber town.
It's meant to be quite enchanting.
Really?
You may not be completely useless after all.
Time is of the essence now.
War is at stake.
So you and i and a couple of mules
are going to stop a war?
You and I are going to have to depend on each other.
Neither of us will survive this alone.
Right you are.
What's that you're reading?
A poem, from my wife, by kipling.
It's called the explorer.
Apt.
Would you like to hear it?
It will be a long way until we reach amazonia.
Be my guest.
"'There's no sense in going further...
It's the edge of cultivation'
so they said, and I believed it...
Broke my land and sowed my crop...
Built my barns and strung my fences..."
In the little border station
tucked away below the foothills
where the trails run out and stop
till a voice, as bad as conscience,
rang interminable changes
on one everlasting whisper
day and night repeated...So:
"Something hidden.
Go and find it.
Go and look behind the ranges...
Something lost behind the ranges.
Lost and waiting for you.
Go!"
Twenty-nine degrees,
16 minutes south of the equator.
Twenty-nine...
Sixteen.
Rather deadly looking snake here.
We might be a little bit too English for this jungle.
Strangers in a strange land.
major fawcett?
Is that you?
- Yes. - Welcome to fazenda jacobina.
Lance corporal manley, sir. Liaison to the governor general.
No need to stand on ceremony.
A simple handshake will suffice.
This is Mr. costin.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
but I have received a telegram from the border commission.
Go on.
They strongly advise you to...
Abort the mission.
It's become far too dangerous, sir.
They're already fighting...
Where are the government offices?
Sir?
Government, sir?
I'm afraid you've left "government" behind
a long time ago.
In that case, you had better send them a telegram
informing them that we will not stand down
and we shall proceed as planned.
How quickly can you find us an Indian guide?
Well, I...
I had an Indian guide, sir, but...
Well, what happened to him?
What, was he afraid of a little hard work?
Not quite, sir.
It's out of my hands now.
You need to speak to baron de gondoriz.
He runs the rubber company here.
Good evening, baron.
Thank you for seeing us.
We're from the British army.
We are to be venturing up the rio verde
and find ourselves in need of some of your men.
In exchange, I promise very favorable treatment
from my country.
Keep him chained up.
He can't be trusted.
He needs a good beating every now and again.
Por favor.
You're goin' upriver, are ya?
Yes.
For surveying.
Well...
Ain't nobody comes back from up there.
Ever.
Is this slave good enough for you?
Yes.
- Do you speak English? - He understands.
We taught him.
What will you take for him
and any four men of his choosing?
It offends you to negotiate with me.
- No, not at all. - Please.
Do not embarrass yourself.
You come here to make maps.
Why is that?
So that there may be peace.
What is peace?
Peace means my business will flourish.
I will flourish.
Peace means only that nothing will change.
I will help you
because you will make sure that nothing will change.
I forgot to give you this, major.
Came directly here while you were surveying.
Can you show me how far the river goes?
Muy bien.
We need three full rafts and four horses.
Is this our party?
Bloody desperate lot you've got us.
They're as dependable as any can be found here, Mr. costin.
We're the only ones who'll pay them.
We'll do 12 hours a day.
No less.
The river will be our home for the next two years.
We shall not fail.
Mankind awaits our discoveries.
Shoving off!
I can see the fish,
but...But I can't catch them.
Nothing again.
I don't understand.
The river is deep here. There is plenty of fish.
It's a desert.
A green desert.
All right, pull it in.
We'll try again further up.
Major fawcett?
What on earth is she doing all the way out here?
Come to load rubber, no doubt.
Or maybe she's looking for the gold of El dorado.
It's German.
Trunk says "Hamburg".
There's someone aboard.
Hey, are you German?
Bist du deutsche...
Stand your ground!
Costin! Piranha!
Get out of the water!
Stay down!
Where's fawcett? Fawcett!
It's nothing.
Are we close?
Even the Indian's gone mad now.
He was talking to me about gold cities today...
Like a little child.
He thinks we're conquistadors to be led to our death.
Those Indians seemed a bit mad to begin with.
I'd like you to read this to me if you can.
If we are to meet our end here, what difference does it make?
I'm afraid it would be quite unbearable
for me to read it myself.
Feel free to summarize.
Right you are, sir.
Your wife has moved the family to Devon.
She's given birth to a boy named Brian.
Your oldest boy, Jack,
is excelling in all ways, she says.
I see my son's face in my dreams now.
what kind of fool am I
to leave my family for this place?
What did you hope to achieve out here?
I don't know.
All we have left now
is to get to the source of the river.
Mr. costin?
Major...
Food gone.
Jesus Christ, we are dead from hungry.
One piece.
Jesus Christ.
Give me that!
Control yourselves!
We are not savages.
We're leaving our bones here, major.
And for what?
A map?
Even if we get there,
we're not making it back without any food.
Have you ever thought about that?
We're here starving to death.
We're not even looking for gold.
Let's have at him.
My ear!
Next one will be up your ass.
Thank you, Mr. costin.
No one's ever been here before, chief!
No one! Ever!
We made it!
Whoo!
The first!
What a find!
Whoo!
Major.
Major, we've lost the Indian.
He's run off.
He got us here.
Our last reading.
Am I dreaming this?
No...
I see it, too.
Please.
It's our only chance.
We'll starve.
Thank god.
Couldn't have done that better myself, sir.
What is it, chief?
It's pottery...
In the ground.
Look, it's all over.
Look at this.
They're ancient.
Christ, he was right.
The Indian was right.
You said no one had been here before.
I think you meant no white man, Mr. costin.
I think you meant no white man.
We thought the Indian mad.
There must have been dwellings here.
Thank god that boar has more meat on it than we do.
All right, easy, easy, easy.
The exit from hell is always difficult, Mr. costin.
And we will get back.
The world will know what we have found here.
- Let us keep going. - Vámonos.
Come on, let's go.
Can you see him?
Thank you, thank you.
Major fawcett, you are england's bravest explorer!
Thank you, sir.
Your son.
This must be Brian.
And here's Jack.
Are you my father?
I am indeed, son.
Come, give me a hug.
Let's go home.
Thank you all.
Percy, come. Meet our host, Mr. James Murray.
He's very anxious to meet you.
A person of considerable resources.
He certainly has a beautiful home.
And, of course, a reputation to match.
Ah, Mr. Murray.
Major fawcett, i see you down there.
Welcome to the inner circle.
Thank you, Mr. Murray.
- Mrs. fawcett. - Evening.
Percy, we're all so excited
to hear your speech to the rgs.
Listen to them, will you?
They're all talking about your mission.
Extraordinary.
I'm just honored to be here, sir.
I read your article in the times this morning
about the slave trade in the americas.
It's, uh...
You're an enlightened man.
Poor savages.
The native does deserve our sympathy.
Yes.
I think we have only just scratched the surface
of amazonia.
Most certainly.
I was, um...
Well, I'm a biologist,
but I'm also somewhat of an explorer.
I was second-in-command under shackleton
in the Antarctica.
Did you know that?
I don't think there's anyone here
who's not well aware of your accomplishments, Mr. Murray.
Hear, hear.
You have distinguished yourself with great bravery.
I know what these expeditions require.
Well, it's been my lifelong ambition
to go to the Amazon, you know.
Well, I must say, I...
I hope that the rgs continues its pursuits, but I...
I have come to believe that mapmaking
should be a secondary interest.
Really?
I witnessed several archaeological discoveries
that I believe may have enormous significance.
Such as?
Pottery in the jungle...
Where no white man has ever been before.
My friend, a word in your ear, please.
Um, your...Your exploits have opened every door for you,
but I would suggest keeping such findings to yourself, hmm?
It is one thing to defend the primitive jungle men.
It is quite another to elevate their capacity beyond reason.
I mean, no one here would dispute
that you believed what you saw, but, uh...
Such a trip is very hard on the mind.
Very hard indeed.
Mr. keltie...
...i think you should find my mind perfectly fit...
...and still open, thank heavens.
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
I would like to introduce
one of our brothers
whose achievements are now known to you
and not inconsiderable...
Major Percy fawcett.
Thank you, sir.
By rights, i should be with my husband.
It's...It's men only, I'm afraid, madam.
My esteemed colleagues,
it is now my firm belief
that amazonia is far more
than the green desert which many of us had supposed.
I am proposing that amazonia
contain a hidden civilization.
One that may well predate our own.
Major fawcett,
I am Mr. William barclay, of bedford.
And I have been to south America.
Please, Mr. barclay, I'm sure we'd all be thrilled
to hear about your holiday.
But we are currently discussing exploration.
Now, to be clear,
are you insisting on mythical kingdoms of gold?
Now...Now, those fantasies
lured the conquistadors to their destruction.
Sir, it was the conquistadors and we
who have been destroying amazonia.
I have seen with my own eyes
evidence of their civilization,
and I assure you, sir, it is real.
Perhaps it is too difficult for some of you to admit.
We, who have been steeped in the bigotry of the church
for so long cannot give much credence
to an older civilization,
particularly one created by a race the white man
has so brutally condemned to slavery and death.
Are...Are you insisting that these savages...
They're our equals?
I do not know, Mr. barclay,
but I intend to find out.
What, savages in westminster Abbey?
Hence your disrespect, sir.
But what is at stake?
If we may find a city
where one was considered impossible to exist,
it may well write
a whole new chapter in human history.
Yes.
- Yes! - Consider my evidence.
I have archeological finds!
Antiquities as sophisticated
as any in Asia or Europe...
In the middle of the jungle!
Pots and pans!
Settle down, children.
Settle down!
After my return from the jungle,
I have examined a signal document
dating from the conquistadors, Mr. barclay.
It states explicitly
the discovery of a lost city.
Uncovered in Trinity college, Dublin, this week,
by my lovely wife.
Written by a Portuguese soldier in 1753.
And I quote,
"we came upon the ruins of an ancient city,
bedecked with gold.
Roads, temples, ancient symbols."
What, El dorado?
No, gentlemen!
No!
- I call it z. - Z?
The ultimate piece of the human puzzle!
It is there, and we must find it!
Mr. fawcett!
Mr. fawcett, I say we return!
I say we go and find the glory!
What say you?
What I say, Mr. Murray...
Is I accept that challenge!
Mr. costin!
I see you seated there!
Will you return with us?
Mr. fawcett, that jungle is hell,
but one kind of likes it.
We shall return!
And we shall find the glory!
I have such high hopes, cheeky.
With this journey,
we may be able to tear down
their narrow-minded convictions.
I do believe I am quite ready to accompany you
on your next journey.
What do you mean?
The children will be back in school by then.
And I've learned to read the stars and navigate...
...and become very well-versed in the history of the region.
After all, it is i who found the document.
I know, darling.
But that would be impossible.
It's not a place at all for a woman.
Not a place for a woman?
Yes.
We believe firmly in the equality between us.
In equality, yes, but in mind, not in body.
Ah.
The rigors of such a trip
would be beyond your imagination.
I believe it is generally acknowledged that the pain
a woman experiences during childbirth
far exceeds anything a man must endure.
This is not about childbirth.
Oh, what do you know of childbirth?
Have you witnessed two minutes of it,
let alone endured it?
The jungle is about years of practice...
Training, the art of soldiering.
I have that.
It is about maggots in your skin.
It is about deadly snakes
and disease that make you vomit blood.
You could not bear it.
And I could not bear that either.
Somehow I managed to bear the dangers you faced,
the years you were gone.
This way at least we might be able
to be together for some of our lives.
You are my wife.
I need you here.
Not as a tent mate
in need of constant care.
And in this fantasy of yours, what happens to the children?
Shh.
Please, try to be reasonable.
You will throw "reasonable" in my face?
Was it reasonable to stay here
and struggle to provide for the children
while you wandered the jungle?
Now, you have given no thought,
not one thought to my aspirations as a woman.
Have you thought about that?
Men and women have performed their roles
since the beginning of time!
It is the cornerstone of our civilization.
I must say, I did expect more understanding from you,
and I am disgraced by your ignorant posture.
- Mother! - It's all right, darling.
I'm sorry we were shouting. Run along, I'll come in...
Mother, please don't fight.
It's all right, Jack. Go.
One hundred twenty-one miles
to oviedo's last marking!
You should put some grease on that.
Will do.
Where's Mr. Murray?
He's bringing up the rear, chief.
Mr. Murray!
Yes?
How are you managing?
I am managing well, thank you.
My pack is just a little heavy, it seems.
Perhaps I shall rid myself
of the unnecessary accouterments, yes?
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
You don't want to be ill-equipped
for the journey ahead.
Well, yes. However...
An awful lot of this scientific equipment
seems to be slowing us down.
When we reach the river, then.
But you must keep one spare set of clothing
and, of course, your mattress.
I believe I shall go naked as Adam
in this infernal heat.
What a sight that would be.
Let's keep going.
That bugger wishes he was back on the south pole.
He'll pull his weight soon enough.
Don't worry.
Shall we treat ourselves
to the mail, gentlemen?
We've still got the sacks from San Carlos.
You got two from your wife and son, major.
There's been a major discovery in Peru.
Go on, then.
An American, hiram bingham,
he's found a... A lost city in the andes...
Machu picchu.
He says that Dr. Hamilton rice
is hot on his trail.
Seems we're in a race with the Americans now.
They're after a bit of our prestige.
- He's too far north. - Mm.
Still, proves there's much to be found.
We've lost the other boat.
Savages!
Arm yourselves!
No! Hold your fire.
Everyone out of the boat.
Take cover.
Mr. manley!
Get your concertina!
- My concertina, sir? - Yes, do it now!
Play "soldiers of the queen."
Come on!
Mr. costin, come and sing with me.
Come!
Are you ready?
And...
amigos.
Amigos.
Amigo! Amigo!
Amigo!
Boys, boys.
If the red man attacks,
you rally to me at all costs.
Rally to me at all costs.
Oh, good god.
His hat.
We're safe.
The chief has invited us to be his guest.
Are you all right?
This is a tribe of cannibals.
I know. I know.
The chief explained
it's a dead member of their tribe.
His spirit will enter them if they eat it.
We must attempt to engage.
They may have critical information...
- Oh. - ...About our destination.
I'm...I refuse this madness.
I refuse it.
Men, come with me.
Come.
Boys, we have to get back to that boat.
Costin.
Sí.
Gracias.
He's heard rumors of a city,
but he's not sure.
He said further up the river,
he thinks there will be people who can help us.
All right, then.
Gracias, amigo.
¿Comida?
- Food? - ¿comida?
Comida. Sí, gracias.
That is remarkable.
That substance only stuns the fish.
They don't kill more than what they have to.
Remarkable.
These so-called "savages" have cultivated the jungle...
...where no one thought it could be done.
We've been so arrogant and contemptuous...
I no less than others.
Look how it's all laid out.
It's mathematical in its precision.
Well, it's what you've been saying.
Imagine what z must be like.
Well, the canoes are useless now.
We'll have to use the raft.
We leave at sunrise.
James?
James!
I think I found him.
Hello, old sport.
I appear to have gotten myself lost.
Thank god you're all alive.
I had assumed that you had been cannibalized
by those savages.
It's my leg.
I have a nasty wound.
It'll be looked after.
- Come. - No.
We must keep moving.
I think I have a bit of a fever coming on.
Mr. manley,
help me clean all of this up.
This was in my bag.
It was a gift from my wife and children
for all of us to share.
I know, I was just very...
Hungry.
I'm feeling a bit tired.
If you don't mind, I'm going to rest for...
A while longer.
You have no right to be tired.
My own children, at their tender ages,
could be counted on more than you.
And I could be home with them,
and yet I am here with you
to attempt great things.
Have you water, please?
You'll get water when we get to the raft.
Mr. manley, help me get him on his feet.
Stay where you are, Mr. Murray.
It's essential we keep the balance.
Murray!
- Stay down! - Ah!
Stay down, god damn you!
Murray, stay on the ground!
Swim to shore.
We'll bank further down.
Swim to shore.
Let go!
Swim to shore!
- Please. - Let go!
- No! - You're tipping the raft!
We're losing supplies!
God damn you!
I said let go, you pink-eyed weakling!
Let go!
Mr. manley, help me!
Help me get to shore!
I'll grab him.
Shut up.
Chief, we've lost a third of our rations.
I was drowning.
There was no chance of that!
And this, after you stole our food!
I suppose I should have starved myself.
That would have been the honorable course of action,
wouldn't it?
Is that what you want?
You want me to die?
Please slow down.
Give a dying man a chance.
I just want to be dead.
The effrontery of that young upstart,
his vulgar quest for glory...
...like a Judas,
he has delivered me...
...into this jungle.
Well, we're two weeks behind,
according to the sextant and the charts.
Chief...
This leg wound of his is becoming more infected.
You delivered me...
Mr. Murray's got blood poisoning now.
...From many evils.
I noticed.
The fierce cold in Antarctica...
You think he'll make it?
There's a slim chance.
Was I weak then?
He is not worth kissing
the hem of your garment,
as I am not worthy of yours.
Give me strength to survive.
He is not worthy.
No. No.
Yes, what is it?
There are mining encampments south of us on the river.
In the morning, you will be on your way to them.
I'm going to give you our last horse
with what supplies I can spare and an Indian to guide you.
I have a family at home.
I cannot allow you to jeopardize the welfare of the entire crew.
You don't give a whit about me
or about any of the party.
You don't even care about going home.
You only care...
About your lost city.
I'm going to see if there's a path through!
Chief!
I saw it!
We're getting close.
Keep going.
You need to come back.
Gave the bloody bastard our last horse,
and this is how he repays us.
Rations ruined.
Murray's covered them in oil!
Look at it!
We must turn back.
There is no turning back.
We are right here!
We've nothing to show for our efforts.
No evidence.
What do we go on with?
With what we have on our backs?
It would last a week at most!
It's over, Percy.
To be sent to the rgs.
Mr. James Murray was forced to separate from our expedition
to seek medical attention.
His location is currently unknown,
and he has most likely perished.
The rest of the group shall arrive back in england
as soon as is possible.
Looks like a war with Fritz.
We'd better all get home,
or we'll miss our chance to fight.
Please send that immediately.
Yes, sir.
Chase it! Go on!
Go on, Brian.
That is Joan, as you might have guessed.
Ugh, Jack!
Your daughter.
I didn't mean to do that.
Beautiful child.
Hello, Joan.
I'll fetch the boys.
No.
Let them finish.
When they're done, send them in.
It should be I who tells them what has happened.
you're real.
Three, two, one, go!
How much they've grown.
You've done beautifully with them.
My ball!
Hey, hey, come on!
Gentlemen, welcome to our new home.
Thank you for coming at such short notice.
- Sir John. - Hello.
Professor.
Please, will you step this way.
Congratulations on your knighthood.
Ah, thank you. I think that you know everybody here.
Mr. James Murray arrived in London just this morning.
We felt it critical to assemble as soon as possible.
Congratulations on your safe return.
It's a remarkable effort.
Mr. Murray contends that you abandoned him.
Is this correct?
No, it is not.
He was given money and food.
It was an unfortunate but necessary maneuver
in order to save lives.
Sir George, we spent all our time...
Playing around in the mud with the savages.
And I never saw any evidence of a lost city.
You were the reason
we did not reach our destination, Mr. Murray.
You poured paraffin on our last supplies.
I reject that accusation, sir John.
I cannot tolerate any further insult from this young man.
I have retained counsel, and I will proceed accordingly.
And as for his lackeys, they are swine
and not to be trusted.
You should have been beaten in the jungle
like the dog that you are.
Please, gentlemen, our nation is now at war.
It ill becomes us to indulge personal conflicts.
I earnestly beseech you to come to an understanding.
Very well.
I most generously offer
that if you are willing to apologize to me here
in front of this entire society,
I will consider withdrawing my claims against the rgs
and yourself,
with certain conditions, of course.
Well, major...
Will you apologize?
For the general good,
I am prepared to reconcile.
Thank you.
I will, of course,
need to hear Mr. Murray's conditions.
On the day that I agreed to join you on your mission
and allowed your star to enter my sphere,
your wife was present to witness your ascent.
My only condition is that she again be present
to witness your acknowledgment...
Of the wrongs...
That you have done to me.
Sir?
Mr. Murray, the last time I saw you,
I was putting you on the only remaining horse,
giving you far more than your share of our food.
The men begged me to leave you where you lay.
But I could not do that,
and as a consequence,
I saved your life.
You saved my life?
You saved my...
I demand an apology right now.
You will apologize to me.
I will apologize...
Thank you.
...to my men.
I'm sorry I ever considered Mr. Murray
worthy of your company...
And that I ever mistook a man's rank for his mettle.
But I shall not make that mistake again.
What your purpose is in this ambush I cannot say.
But you need fear no more embarrassment from me.
I hereby resign from this institution,
and I shall proceed on my own.
No, please, major. Please.
This is outrageous.
Please, you must reconsider!
Magnus!
I shall teach him.
What's wrong?
You've received a letter.
All former officers not currently posted
must send their names to the war office.
Let us hope it is a brief conflict.
Talk to the boys.
Don't be concerned, my love.
I've spent a whole life training for this.
Hello, boy.
Father.
Jack. Brian.
Has Harvey been walked?
Uh, no, not yet.
Right.
I'll do it.
Father, you will not have to leave again, will you?
To fight?
If the reports are true,
I'm afraid I must.
Father, you've only just returned.
It's...It's hardly fair.
I'm obligated to serve.
"Obligated"?
What of your obligation to mother...
And...And to us...
Your family...
The family that you've chosen to abandon for so many years?
Jack.
How dare you talk to me like that?
How dare... How dare you, father?
You...
You do not think of us.
You think of Indians or Germans,
or any other path to glory that you can find.
Jack, stop it. That's enough.
Mother, I will not stop!
You have returned a failure.
The papers are full of it!
And you want to abandon us again?
- It's contemptible. - Enough!
Percy.
I hate him.
Oh, Jack.
Everything your father has done
since the day you came into this world
has been to better your life.
And for your own sake, i hope one day
you will come to regret the things you just said to him.
Please just go.
Please, please just go.
Well, what do you know, chief?
It appears our old friend Mr. James Murray
is not so powerful after all.
Why do you say that?
The bastard's gone off
on an arctic expedition with Canadians
and mutinied.
He's not been heard from since.
Take a look.
I'm sure his "magnificent skills"
will bring him back safely.
Someone should warn the eskimos
that Mr. Murray is on the prowl.
- All right, major? - Mr. costin!
We swiped a medium of fine spiritualistic skills
off the Russians.
Come. She'll read your fortune.
Can't believe we smuggled her in here.
Welcome to the world beyond.
Time's up. Come on.
- It's the major's turn. - Go on.
Let's hear the major's fortune!
Excellent.
We will be in battle soon, madam.
Any spiritual aid would be greatly appreciated.
You are the explorer?
I was...
As were these fine men,
who have transferred here so we could all be together.
Give me your hand.
Feel my hand.
Listen to my voice.
Is it a forest?
You dream to be in a forest.
I wish to find a lost city.
Can you see yourself there now?
Try to picture it in your mind.
Yes.
I can see it.
You cannot blind yourself to this vision.
What you seek
is far greater than you ever imagined.
A vast land bejeweled with peoples.
Your soul will never be quiet
until you find this new place.
It is your destiny.
With it, you will illuminate the world.
Our world has set itself afire.
I must look elsewhere to quench the Blaze.
good morning, gentlemen.
- Sir. - Good morning, sir.
When I was younger,
I ventured all for king and country,
for place and rank.
I believed that to be the makings of a man.
But my travels have taught me
such ambitions are mere phantoms.
I know in our hearts...
We fight for our loved ones,
as we should.
But they are not here.
So, instead, let us fight for each other!
Good luck.
And may god be with all of you.
And fuck the bloody boche!
Well said, Mr. costin!
All right, then! Into positions.
Come on, lads. Come on!
Come on, boys!
Take out their gunner!
Take out their gunner on the hill!
Move! Move!
Come on! Keep going!
Come on!
Push forward!
Gas! Gas!
Gas!
Manley, gas!
Manley!
Gas!
Darling, it is I.
We are here.
The children are here.
Nina.
Yes, my darling.
Come.
That is Joan.
Let him feel your face.
Come along.
See?
Brian.
Where is Jack?
Father, I'm here.
I thought I had died.
Oh, no.
You were exposed to chlorine gas,
and your eyes were affected,
but they are very confident
that your sight shall return.
The rest of the men?
- Costin? - Mr. costin was unharmed.
Your brigade suffered many losses,
but it was the only one that did not retreat.
Thanks to your bravery, they are raising your rank
to lieutenant colonel.
Lieutenant colonel?
After all that he has done?
Jack.
I think I was dreaming...
About amazonia.
I...I'm afraid you may never be able
to return to your jungle.
I am sorry.
Shh. Rest.
All will be well.
- I must go back. - My love...
You cannot think of these things right now.
I'm going to take the children for some air.
Come along.
Father.
Jack.
America has quite a fascination with you.
Our readers have been asking where you've been since the war.
I'm grateful for their interest.
You may tell your readers I've recovered from my wounds
and have been adapting to home life.
Your pursuits in south America
have led to a tremendous interest in exploration
in the United States.
There have been many new voyages planned.
- Have there? - Yes.
Dr. Hamilton rice leaves for Brazil soon
with radio and airplanes.
He's taking a large and very well armed party.
Well, let us hope that Dr. rice, with all his arms,
does not destroy what he wishes to discover.
Allow me to ask you a question.
Yes, sir.
How did you find us here?
Your son, colonel.
He wrote us a letter.
Didn't he tell you?
Good shot, Jack.
Thank you, father.
Getting quite expert with that rifle.
Practice makes perfect, you know.
I have something for you.
This was given to me by a guarani Indian chief.
A great man.
It's yours now.
Thank you.
It must have been a glorious day.
You still believe in z, do you not?
That we underestimated the Indian?
That is why we should go back.
You and I together.
We could find the city once and for all.
Jack...
...I'm an old bastard now.
Father, you and I... We both know it.
You easily outmatch my strengths.
And now you can see as clear as day again.
There is nothing stopping us.
Father...
The Americans will venture there with their guns.
And then we must pray that they do not destroy the Indian.
We must find it before they do.
I want nothing more than to go with you, father.
It's everything you've always wanted.
We would have to consult a higher authority.
I understand that it's dangerous,
but you've said so yourself, with everything
that's happened in Europe, it's not possible
to choose a safe passage through life.
So many men near my own age did not return from the war,
and...And who is to say it will not happen again?
It could, mother.
It could happen again.
By all accounts, i should be furious
because you've just...
You've just used my very own words against me.
And how can I refute them? They are my own.
Joan's being so annoying. Bloody slapped me!
All right. Joan, don't slap him.
Thank you. Off. Go on.
She hit me on the face!
Brian, I am in the middle of a conversation.
Go and help your sister get some wood, please,
from the log pile now.
Now!
Fight your own battles.
Mother, please.
There is little doubt that I would worry night and day
about my boys in the jungle.
But we have never let fear determine our future.
That's all.
Mother, thank you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Father, listen, I... - Jack, Jack, Jack.
- We are not there yet. - I know...
We will have to raise a great deal of money.
Of course. I understand. Yes.
Go, go. Let me talk to your mother.
And training.
Well, of course. I shall begin right away.
You and i and Mr. costin.
I'm sure he'd love to join us.
Thank you, mother. Thank you.
What?
I'm just surprised you agreed so quickly.
What choice did I have?
It's his essential nature.
It would be wrong to betray that.
Besides, you will be there to guide him.
Here they are, chief.
These are the last of my notebooks.
I hope they'll be helpful.
Can I truly not persuade you to come?
We came so close, Henry.
Think of what it would mean...
To finally find it together.
Chief, I have a wife and child now.
My own children were younger than yours is now
when we went on our first trip.
I can't say it was not a sacrifice.
But if you could see my boy now,
his vim and vigor...
I guarantee, it would tear down your resistance in an instant.
Would you like some more Brandy, sir?
No, thank you, Nigel.
For yourself, sir? - No, thank you.
Chief, please, don't misunderstand me.
I'm...
Best sympathy for...
This search for z.
I can no longer bear the cost.
You've come to doubt its existence?
No.
I only doubt that z can provide
all the answers you seek from it.
I wish you success, my dear friend.
This will be no pampered expedition.
Top-heavy missions get nowhere.
They linger on the fringe of civilization
and bask in publicity.
We will not.
We will be in the field for three years...
...standing on our own two feet,
surviving by our wits.
Tribesmen shall take our dispatches
to be delivered for publication as often as possible.
But who's going to finance this latest journey of yours?
The money is generously being supplied
by a consortium of American newspapers
and Mr. John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
Are you aware the royal geographical society
has just offered to help with the financing?
I am glad to see our nation is not to be left behind.
I would like now to introduce
my companion for this historic expedition...
My own son, Mr. Jack fawcett.
He is a man of great discipline and keen as mustard.
Well, we couldn't very well be shamed
by the Americans, now, could we?
No, but I am proud to say that we did finally
manage to meet them halfway.
Sir George, god rest his soul,
always bore you great affection.
But I admit my error in not accepting your beliefs long ago.
No.
All that matters now is the future.
Yes.
I have carried this
for the last 20 years.
When we reach z,
I shall send it to you as a sign...
Just in case I decide not to come back.
Oh, nonsense, nonsense.
Oh, now, we...We... We have something for you.
Mr. barclay, please.
The society's highest honor...
The founder's gold medal.
You are truly deserving, colonel.
Truly.
Indeed.
All the arrangements are made.
We leave for Portugal on the 7th,
and then we meet again in Brazil.
No one can best us now.
Remember, the code with the coordinates is in my desk,
and Mr. costin has a copy in safekeeping.
Yes, you've told me a thousand times.
Now run along, or you'll miss your boat.
You're a man now,
responsible for your mother and sister's care.
It's a fine calling,
no less and perhaps even more virtuous than ours.
All right?
Good-bye, father.
I shall indeed miss you,
as I always have.
- Look after your father for me. - Of course I will. Of course.
- And have fun. - Yes.
And be bold.
Good-bye, Joan.
Good-bye, father.
I love you.
On to z, then.
And a new history.
Good-bye, dear boys!
Whoo!
forty million, father.
The paper says 40 million people are following our journey.
It's incredible.
It's wonderful.
How are you faring?
I've never felt better.
Neither have I.
We'll be on the river soon,
and if we're lucky, to see an opera.
this is where they sang?
It's astonishing.
It's just a pity you couldn't see it intact.
Yes.
The jungle is restoring the balance.
Dearest cheeky,
this is the last letter you shall receive
until we reach z.
The rest of our party is returning home.
Jack is acquitting himself marvelously.
Today we reached a tribe of Indians
who told us of a cave entirely unknown
to anyone outside of their clan.
They tell of an enormous rock there,
covered with painted pictures of men and horses.
Its location is perhaps the gateway to z.
Cerca.
The chief has been very generous to us here,
and he reminds me yet again
that we are all made of the same Clay.
I expect we will be in touch with the old civilization
within a month.
Thereafter, our fate is in the lap of the gods.
You need have no fear of any failure.
Stop, stop, stop.
Stay calm.
I know the approach. Just keep going.
Amigos.
Right, go back the way we came.
Slowly. Slowly, don't rush.
Into the brush.
Go!
Jack!
no, Jack!
Keep going!
Be brave.
Nothing will happen to us.
That is not our destiny.
We're going to die.
We're going to die here today.
So much of life is a mystery, my boy.
We know so little of this world.
But you and i have made a journey
that other men cannot even imagine.
And this has given understanding to our hearts.
I love you, father.
I love you, son.
A toast, shall we?
Actually, lord Bernard, i wanted...
I wanted to read something, if I could.
Now I'm in for it.
Stop it.
It's something I wrote in the event
that I did not survive the birth.
"My Percy, I know your first instinct will be to grieve,
but I adjure you rather to consider our son
and the love you must show him."
I knew it would be a boy.
"Always teach him to dream.
To seek the unknown.
To look for what is beautiful is its own reward.
And I beg you to remember those words so easy to forget:
'A man's reach should exceed his grasp,
or what's a heaven for?'
my dearest love forever."
A man came to see me yesterday.
He was from Brazil.
He has seen Jack and Percy...
Living with the Indians.
He says they claim to have reached z.
My dear, it's...It's...
It's been years.
We've sent almost 100 men
to look for your husband and son, and...
I fear we have to accept the inevitable.
Sir John, I confess
that the brutal wear and tear is great.
And I suffer with heart and soul.
It has taken...
All my strength of will
to push horrors from my mind,
but I beg you...
Not to lose confidence.
I cannot doubt...
After so many years of sacrifice.
It has become my own life's work.
The Brazilian gave me this to give to you.
He said Percy told him
you would understand.
I have trained myself to be impartial to evidence,
but surely...
...surely this is a sign.
Yes.
I will have it examined.
Thank you.
That is all I can ask.