Paths of Glory (1957)

Richard Anderson: Maj. Saint-Auban

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• Saint-Auban : How far did you advance?

  Private Ferol : To about the middle of no man's land, sir.

  Saint-Auban : Then what did you do?

  Private Ferol : Well... I saw that me and Meyer...

  Saint-Auban : [rudely cutting him off]  I didn't ask you what you saw. The court has no concern with your visual experiences.

  Private Ferol : I went back, sir.

  Saint-Auban : In other words, Private Ferol, you retreated.

  Private Ferol : Yes, sir.

  Saint-Auban : [to the judges in a cocky tone]  I have no further questions.

• Colonel Dax : Tell me, Colonel, how did your relief come off last night?

  Colonel Dax : We drew some artillery. Twenty-nine casualties, sir.

  General Mireau : Yes, I noticed it on the road in. Utterly inexcusable. Stupid. All swarmed together like flies, just waiting for someone to swat them.

  Saint-Auban : Well, they never learn, it seems. They get in a tight spot under heavy fire - gang up every time. Herd instinct, I suppose. Kind of a lower animal sort of thing.

  Colonel Dax : Kind of a human thing, it seems to me.