In the last scene of this film, a crowd of men jeer and catcall at a woman but fall quiet and solemnly hum along as she sings "The Faithful Hussar."
One character in this film says a mock prayer that goes, "O Great Bottle, forgive me my sins, for now I lay me down to sleep. Bo peep," before his cellmate knocks him out. Quoting Samuel Johnson, this film's protagonist states that "patriotism is the refuge of scoundrels," and later states that he is ashamed to be part of the human race during a trial. In the last scene of this film, a crowd of men jeer and catcall at a woman but fall quiet and solemnly hum along as she sings "The Faithful Hussar." In this film's most famous sequence, the protagonist blows his (*) whistle repeatedly as the 701st Regiment storms a cratered dirt field and are mowed down by machine guns and artillery fired by the Germans from the Anthill. After ordering that suicide mission, Moreau has three men court-martialed and executed by firing squad in this film, despite the efforts of Colonel Dax to defend them. For 10 points, name this anti-war film starring Kirk Douglas as a French officer, directed by Stanley Kubrick.
One character in this film says a mock prayer that goes, "O Great Bottle, forgive me my sins, for now I lay me down to sleep.
Paths of Glory