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* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: Broulard gives Colonel Dax a lecture to this effect near the end. |
* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: Broulard gives Colonel Dax a lecture to this effect near the end. |
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{{quote| '''General Broulard:''' Colonel Dax, you're a disappointment to me. You've spoiled the keenness of your mind by wallowing in sentimentality. You really did want to save those men, and you were not angling for Mireau's command. You are an idealist - and I pity you as I would the village idiot.}} |
{{quote| '''General Broulard:''' Colonel Dax, you're a disappointment to me. You've spoiled the keenness of your mind by wallowing in sentimentality. You really did want to save those men, and you were not angling for Mireau's command. You are an idealist - and I pity you as I would the village idiot.}} |
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* [[Throw It In]]: Private Ferol's undignified breakdown {{spoiler|as he's lead before the firing squad}} was improvised. According to Timothy Carey, the actor portraying him, he was warned to make it good, because Kirk Douglas wasn't liking it at all. |
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* [[Truth in Television]]: Not that every general was this bad, but a lot of the [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] trope was a pretty accurate portrayal of the French high command - so much so that the army had to deal with mass mutinies of their soldiers during portions of the war. The British and German general staffs were a little bit better, but not vastly so. |
* [[Truth in Television]]: Not that every general was this bad, but a lot of the [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] trope was a pretty accurate portrayal of the French high command - so much so that the army had to deal with mass mutinies of their soldiers during portions of the war. The British and German general staffs were a little bit better, but not vastly so. |
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* [[Unflinching Walk]]: A variant. As Colonel Dax inspects his men before assaulting the Anthill, the enemy is bombarding their trench. Shells are exploding -- ''loudly'' -- less than 20 feet away from him. Yet, he calmly continues walking past his troops without so much as a twitch when each blast goes off. |
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: A variant. As Colonel Dax inspects his men before assaulting the Anthill, the enemy is bombarding their trench. Shells are exploding -- ''loudly'' -- less than 20 feet away from him. Yet, he calmly continues walking past his troops without so much as a twitch when each blast goes off. |
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