After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley Kubrick(screenplay)
- Calder Willingham(screenplay)
- Jim Thompson(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley Kubrick(screenplay)
- Calder Willingham(screenplay)
- Jim Thompson(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total
- Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
- (as Joseph Turkel)
- German Singer
- (as Susanne Christian)
- Capt. Sancy
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley Kubrick(screenplay)
- Calder Willingham(screenplay)
- Jim Thompson(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBanned in Spain under Gen. Francisco Franco's dictatorship for its anti-military message. It wasn't released until 1986, 11 years after Franco's death.
- GoofsAs Col. Dax is running through the trenches after Gen. Mireau gives his order, a "dead" soldier blinks.
- Quotes
General Broulard: It would be a pity to lose your promotion before you get it. A promotion you have so very carefully planned for.
Colonel Dax: Sir, would you like me to suggest what you can do with that promotion?
General Broulard: [angry] Colonel Dax! You will apologize at once or I shall have you placed under arrest!
Colonel Dax: [with building anger] I apologize... for not being entirely honest with you. I apologize for not revealing my true feelings. I apologize, sir, for not telling you sooner that you're a degenerate, sadistic old man. And you can go to hell before I apologize to you now or ever again!
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. We're fighting a war, Dax, a war that we've got to win. Those men didn't fight, so they were shot. You bring charges against General Mireau, so I insist that he answer them. Wherein have I done wrong?
Colonel Dax: Because you don't know the answer to that question. I pity you.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hai-Kubrick (1999)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
In the score during the opening credits
- bmaclach
- Nov 3, 2000
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $935,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,252
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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