"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!" One of the best lines in cinema, in my opinion.
There are moments in any mans life when he is so angry and so outraged that ones anger moves them nearly to tears. Those moments are rare and fleeting. Mr Douglas captures that moment with a courage I have never seen in ANY actor before or since in this scene.
The "apology" is one of the great monologues in all of cinema. The entire scene between the two actors is also one of the great scenes. Beautifully done and so profound. The climax of the entire drama.
All the way to 103 🙏 To say Kirk Douglas is one of Hollywood's greats is an understatement. Not just a great career but an extraordinary life #Godspeed, Kirk 1916-2020
Adolphe Menjou wasn't just an actor playing an army officer in a WW1 movie. He was an army officer in that war in real life. He served as an American Army Captain of the Ambulance Corps at the front lines in France.
"The film doesn´t transmit any message. In any case is a film in favour or against the army. Is a film agaisnt war" Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and photographer. Greetings from Venezuela.
I (without the use of the internet) spent several years trying to purchase an original dvd copy of this movie, it is one of my most prized possessions.
Kubrik's great Anti war commentary is direct and subtle all at the same time. Menjou and Mcready are the result of perfect casting. Tim Carey is a standout here as he walks to his execution.."comforted"? by Emile Meyer The opening scene in the Chateau tells us all a lot about the French High Command in W W 1
I wonder how many of Gen Z and Millennials know Adolphe Menjou, an American son of a French immigrant to these United States actually served in World War One in the Ambulance Corps. How many also know his breakout year as a young actor was way back in the silent era in 1921. Among his roles in that year was playing King Louis XIII opposite the "king of Hollywood", Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in "The Three Musketeers". An incredibly long career before the camera from the early days of silent film to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Eyelash85 I don’t know much about stuff like this but these people aren’t necessarily Anti social, some of the decision makers during the war don’t understand how tough it was to live and fight at the frontline, so they make bad decisions and get many of their men killed in the process.
@@kritische3959 The generals in world war 1 were definitely less than moral at the very least. The men on both sides essentially found a way to avoid fighting each other at all because nobody saw a point in the needless bloodshed so the generals forced them to do big pushed that guaranteed people would die so the war could continue so people could continue to be pawns in a conflict they had no part in
Please remember General Brouhard's conundrum because his conundrum was France's conundrum. The German Army occupied a large area of French soil. the French Army was forced to repeatedly attack well entrenched German forces. The entrenched Germans had ample machine guns, barbed wire, poison gas, and plenty of high explosive artillery to stop any French infantry assaults. The French infantry attacks were nearly always expensive with heavy casualites even with heavy artillery bombardments. The French high command was under enormous political pressure to drive the Germans from their soil. The heavy losses of French manhood in the trenches also brought heavy pressure on French generals for results from politicians and the public. General Brouhard's conundrum was the crux of the drama shaping all events in this scenario. Colonel Dax calling him "a sadistic old man" may or may not be true. But it does little to solve General Brouhard"s conundrum of driving the Germans from French soil. General Brouhard's conundrum is the conundrum of France. No effective answers were found to overcoming an entrenched defender until a later generation of technology was fully developed. It is true they had primitive tanks in World War One in the last years of the war. These primitive tanks were lucky to go a few miles without breaking down or getting stuck in the mud of the trenches. So how does one deal with an attack in 1916 on an objective like the "Ant Hill," against a well entrenched German defender? France expected too much out of its men in an industrial war. The defender always had the advantage over the attacker in the First World War.This industrial war made a mockery of the concept of the individual self, as a being, that controlled his own destiny.
19th Century Politicians started a war they were not prepared to fight. 19th Century Generals ran a war they didn't know how to Win. 20th Century Soldiers were Sacrificed for the leader's Incompetence.
I know Kubrick didn't like emotional moments in films and that's why after this one he did his best to never put any in his work but Paths of Glory is my favourite film of his precisely because of the few emotionally charged bits it has, like this scene, the execution and the final one.
Oddly, by the mores of the time and the needs of France, the general was right. Up to a point. War is Hell; and Hell is not a place where justice or fairness have much of a grip. In war "The Greater Good" (or what is perceived as such) is a terrible bringer of death and slaughter. Once two nations or factions have decided that a hitherto diplomatic issue is worth killing for, the dogs are off the leash. Blood and treasure are all. This is (to my simple mind) one of the great films about war. It is also one of the great anti-war films. Douglas and others give awesome, heartbreaking performances. The direction is wonderful. And in many ways, the general is not entirely wrong.
One more thought here about this scenario. Colonel Dax should have taken General Mireau's command. Colonel Dax could have tried to better prepare any attacks ordered with plenty of tanks, infantry replacements, a sound plan of attack based on intelligence reports, with all the artillery fire support he could muster to smash the Germans. Colonel Dax could have just declined poorly thought out attacks if at all possible. Colonel Dax could have had his headquarters office right behind the frontlines in a bunker in a trench.He could have ate with his men and shared their plight with them. He could have become a soldier's general. This doesn't mean coddling them but simply taking care of them as best as he possibly could of under any circumstances. The reality is when one acts too noble worse things can happen. The replacement officer for General Mireau could have been an even more arrogant, miserable, rotten bastard than Mireau. Then what good would have Colonel Dax's "nobility" done him or his men? Sometimes in the military, the devil you know is better then the devil you don't know. Colonel Dax should have tried to become a solider's general. If the Headquarters generals wanted to come and see him, they would have to come to the front. This solution would have been the best one in a fictional world or real world situation.
Has anybody remarked the little statue of Napoleon on the table of the General? His Generals were fighting on the frontline together with their Soldiers.
You’re writing your own movie. This movie is showing you how things are, it has an end, therefore one cannot say how things went. But we do know that millions of young men and women died in that pathetic and unnecessary war. That is the point.
@@davidbaguetta127 Maybe you´re right, after all it´s the French army. In the German army von Richthofen, Ludendorff, Rommel, Galland did not care about orders and simply ignored them. So did Patton and Montgomery.
@@leivabernie Nonetheless, it's natural and understandable for viewers to consider the "what if?" possibilities in such films and actual events. They are, after all, *thought provoking*.
Both men are wrong and both men are right being principled is a good thing in peacetime but not in war, it must be remembered that the Germans invaded first inflicted terrible atrocities on the Belgian civilian population and of course they used poison gas first as well that is the tragedy of war.
Maybe? I see his point, as notion travels in knowledge of ones time! If that much is so? Thank goodness for unintended as much as intention! Where ever is the case? (!). I take a glimmer and hope for viral!
Both men are wrong and both men are right being principled is a good thing in peacetime but not in war, it must be remembered that the Germans invaded first inflicted terrible atrocities on the Belgian civilian population and of course they used poison gas first as well that is the tragedy of war.
"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!"
One of the best lines in cinema, in my opinion.
+LoneWolffanwriter
Gave me goosebumps
There are moments in any mans life when he is so angry and so outraged that ones anger moves them nearly to tears. Those moments are rare and fleeting. Mr Douglas captures that moment with a courage I have never seen in ANY actor before or since in this scene.
He's a fantastic actor
LoneWolffanwriter still gives me goosebumps. I remember seeing anniversary in theaters of Stanley Kubrick classic.
"You've spoiled the keenness of your mind by wallowing in sentimentality" is a great comeback though.
The "apology" is one of the great monologues in all of cinema. The entire scene between the two actors is also one of the great scenes. Beautifully done and so profound. The climax of the entire drama.
Not much of a monologue, noob.
All the way to 103 🙏 To say Kirk Douglas is one of Hollywood's greats is an understatement. Not just a great career but an extraordinary life
#Godspeed, Kirk 1916-2020
I did not know! The longevity is not a surprise! While I breathe, so these three!
Wow
IMHO one of Kirk Douglas' best scenes in his long movie career.
Best Kirk Douglas moment in the movie.
Best Kirk Douglas moment n any movie
I like when he's walking down the trench before he climbs up and whistles for his men to go over the top
Adolphe Menjou wasn't just an actor playing an army officer in a WW1 movie. He was an army officer in that war in real life. He served as an American Army Captain of the Ambulance Corps at the front lines in France.
Adolphe Menjou was so good throughout this movie, an unsung performance
One of more than a hundred reasons Kirk Douglass will always be one of my favorite actors. Happy Birthday Kirk!
One of the best anti-war films ever directed.
+Lucas Davis Amen...
Thanks.
Anti war but respectful of the soldier very interesting great film
"The film doesn´t transmit any message. In any case is a film in favour or against the army. Is a film agaisnt war" Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and photographer. Greetings from Venezuela.
And greetings back!
I hope you all are faring better than what little we hear!
Haha Kirk is such a bad ass. Almost 100 years old, I'm happy for him.
He dead
RIP to the legend
One of the great scenes of diologue in movies history.
. wow.,..Kirk was great actor..there shall be no buggery here!!
I (without the use of the internet) spent several years trying to purchase an original dvd copy of this movie, it is one of my most prized possessions.
What a powerful scene! always wonderful especially because Kubrick is the master of cinema!
Amazing, amazing scene.
Just by that last line, he truly was one of the greatest actors of his generation.
Great quote and brilliant acting
Films now could never compare
Kubrik's great Anti war commentary is direct and subtle all at the same time.
Menjou and Mcready are the result of perfect casting. Tim Carey is a standout here as he walks to his execution.."comforted"? by Emile Meyer
The opening scene in the Chateau tells us all a lot about the French High Command in W W 1
Adolph Menjou at his devious best
When he offers him the command he's not just shocked but doubly shocked because it would be a double promotion from full colonel to major general.
I wonder how many of Gen Z and Millennials know Adolphe Menjou, an American son of a French immigrant to these United States actually served in World War One in the Ambulance Corps. How many also know his breakout year as a young actor was way back in the silent era in 1921. Among his roles in that year was playing King Louis XIII opposite the "king of Hollywood", Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in "The Three Musketeers". An incredibly long career before the camera from the early days of silent film to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The youngest millennials are at least 30 now, the oldest at least 44. I hope you know this when using these dumbass phrases to categorize people.
Psychopath in power. This movie give us a glitch of how sociopaths use control and how damaging they can be.
Eyelash85
I don’t know much about stuff like this but these people aren’t necessarily Anti social, some of the decision makers during the war don’t understand how tough it was to live and fight at the frontline, so they make bad decisions and get many of their men killed in the process.
@@kritische3959 The generals in world war 1 were definitely less than moral at the very least. The men on both sides essentially found a way to avoid fighting each other at all because nobody saw a point in the needless bloodshed so the generals forced them to do big pushed that guaranteed people would die so the war could continue so people could continue to be pawns in a conflict they had no part in
Amazing acting!
Please remember General Brouhard's conundrum because his conundrum was France's conundrum. The German Army occupied a large area of French soil. the French Army was forced to repeatedly attack well entrenched German forces. The entrenched Germans had ample machine guns, barbed wire, poison gas, and plenty of high explosive artillery to stop any French infantry assaults. The French infantry attacks were nearly always expensive with heavy casualites even with heavy artillery bombardments. The French high command was under enormous political pressure to drive the Germans from their soil. The heavy losses of French manhood in the trenches also brought heavy pressure on French generals for results from politicians and the public.
General Brouhard's conundrum was the crux of the drama shaping all events in this scenario. Colonel Dax calling him "a sadistic old man" may or may not be true. But it does little to solve General Brouhard"s conundrum of driving the Germans from French soil. General Brouhard's conundrum is the conundrum of France. No effective answers were found to overcoming an entrenched defender until a later generation of technology was fully developed. It is true they had primitive tanks in World War One in the last years of the war. These primitive tanks were lucky to go a few miles without breaking down or getting stuck in the mud of the trenches. So how does one deal with an attack in 1916 on an objective like the "Ant Hill," against a well entrenched German defender? France expected too much out of its men in an industrial war. The defender always had the advantage over the attacker in the First World War.This industrial war made a mockery of the concept of the individual self, as a being, that controlled his own destiny.
19th Century Politicians started a war they were not prepared to fight.
19th Century Generals ran a war they didn't know how to Win.
20th Century Soldiers were Sacrificed for the leader's Incompetence.
I know Kubrick didn't like emotional moments in films and that's why after this one he did his best to never put any in his work but Paths of Glory is my favourite film of his precisely because of the few emotionally charged bits it has, like this scene, the execution and the final one.
Yeah. This was definitely like "I'm Kirk Douglas and I need to have an ACTOR scene in this movie!"
kirk douglas ....magic actor
Great film
... When dude hit the preacher that shocked 😲 the HECK OUT OF ME!
1:00-1:16
名台詞です
「謝ります、あなたに不誠実なことを
本心を明かさないことを、あなたが堕落した加虐的な老人で、
地獄が目前だと、もっと早く教えなかったことを！！」
His son looks JUST like him. Crazy.
It may be that the answer lies in the question itself, there is no mercy for others, the truth says otherwise
Kirk Douglas is about to turn 101 years old
Oddly, by the mores of the time and the needs of France, the general was right. Up to a point. War is Hell; and Hell is not a place where justice or fairness have much of a grip.
In war "The Greater Good" (or what is perceived as such) is a terrible bringer of death and slaughter.
Once two nations or factions have decided that a hitherto diplomatic issue is worth killing for, the dogs are off the leash. Blood and treasure are all.
This is (to my simple mind) one of the great films about war. It is also one of the great anti-war films.
Douglas and others give awesome, heartbreaking performances. The direction is wonderful.
And in many ways, the general is not entirely wrong.
Imagining missing the entire point of the film lmaooooo
@@trenttrip6205 The amount of people missing it so badly genuinely hurts
One more thought here about this scenario. Colonel Dax should have taken General Mireau's command. Colonel Dax could have tried to better prepare any attacks ordered with plenty of tanks, infantry replacements, a sound plan of attack based on intelligence reports, with all the artillery fire support he could muster to smash the Germans. Colonel Dax could have just declined poorly thought out attacks if at all possible. Colonel Dax could have had his headquarters office right behind the frontlines in a bunker in a trench.He could have ate with his men and shared their plight with them. He could have become a soldier's general. This doesn't mean coddling them but simply taking care of them as best as he possibly could of under any circumstances.
The reality is when one acts too noble worse things can happen. The replacement officer for General Mireau could have been an even more arrogant, miserable, rotten bastard than Mireau. Then what good would have Colonel Dax's "nobility" done him or his men? Sometimes in the military, the devil you know is better then the devil you don't know. Colonel Dax should have tried to become a solider's general. If the Headquarters generals wanted to come and see him, they would have to come to the front. This solution would have been the best one in a fictional world or real world situation.
Indeed, enjoy the rare company.
Wide shot wide shot wide shot then saves the tight shot for I pity you. Nice
The truth is always easy to see
Olivia J Hooker died at 103!
That certainly brims smile on thinking of good company!
Do check her at 100 interview, not as well known! Until seen!
Has anybody remarked the little statue of Napoleon on the table of the General? His Generals were fighting on the frontline together with their Soldiers.
And Napoleon was injured several times, and had a few of his horses killed below him.
KIRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He should have taken the job. It's what any colonel would do, and be right in line with the rest of the movie.
A promotion you have so carefully planned.
The true general here is Dex, l think it is on purpose on how Dex is behind the table and the general is sitting down. Metaphor
+satchmosings, This video describes exactly how I feel about your point of view on the world.
😁😍💗
1:06 Obama to Romney
If only he had the guts.
ssuuppeerrbbooyy True.
Sean Pultz Yeah- Obama is such a fantastic president. You're fucking pathetic.
Joker Torrance Did I say that?
Sean Pultz Did you vote for Obama?
ich bin ein kanonfuter and i pity you
I should enjoy the acting.But i am extremely hipnotized by Kirk Douglas,s hair.
if he had taken the job and later going on top he could have made changes...
You’re writing your own movie. This movie is showing you how things are, it has an end, therefore one cannot say how things went. But we do know that millions of young men and women died in that pathetic and unnecessary war. That is the point.
@@leivabernie certainly, but I was not referring to the movie alone but in general you can only change the system if you are on top of the system
@@michaelhuck i dont think he is on top of anything if he take the job
@@davidbaguetta127 Maybe you´re right, after all it´s the French army. In the German army von Richthofen, Ludendorff, Rommel, Galland did not care about orders and simply ignored them. So did Patton and Montgomery.
@@leivabernie
Nonetheless, it's natural and understandable for viewers to consider the "what if?" possibilities in such films and actual events.
They are, after all, *thought provoking*.
Both men are wrong and both men are right being principled is a good thing in peacetime but not in war, it must be remembered that the Germans invaded first inflicted terrible atrocities on the Belgian civilian population and of course they used poison gas first as well that is the tragedy of war.
The Machiavellian denouement of the film; General Broulard is actually the real hero of this film and bitterly so; fantastic but sadly true.
The hero huh? Hmm.
Maybe? I see his point, as notion travels in knowledge of ones time! If that much is so? Thank goodness for unintended as much as intention! Where ever is the case? (!). I take a glimmer and hope for viral!
@@jamesreagan8808 and Splunge is as Splunge does!
Grest movie, great acting.
Both men are wrong and both men are right being principled is a good thing in peacetime but not in war, it must be remembered that the Germans invaded first inflicted terrible atrocities on the Belgian civilian population and of course they used poison gas first as well that is the tragedy of war.