" ▁is ▁deliber ate ▁as ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁had ▁been ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁theme . ▁Both ▁Gün ther ▁Sch üt z ▁and ▁Dan ▁Bry an ▁were ▁still ▁alive ▁during ▁the ▁film ing ▁( in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ), ▁hence ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁names . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 1 : ▁Hermann ▁G ör tz ▁is ▁par ach uted ▁into ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Germany ▁by ▁boat ▁but ▁is ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Navy ▁and ▁intern ed . ▁E pisode ▁ 2 : ▁Ernst ▁We ber - D ro hl , ▁a ▁ 6 0 - year - old ▁former ▁circ us ▁strong man , ▁is ▁land ed ▁by ▁sub marine ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁County ▁W ex ford . ▁E pisode ▁ 3 : ▁" G unter ▁Sch ult z " ▁is ▁arrested , ▁inter rog ated ▁and ▁threatened ▁with ▁execution ▁for ▁sp ying . ▁E pisode ▁ 4 : ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁War . ▁H erman ▁G ör tz ▁commits ▁suic ide ▁rather ▁than ▁face ▁deport ation . ▁ ▁Trans mission ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁repeated ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Irish ▁neutral ity ▁Irish ▁neutral ity ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁I RA / Ab