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--> '''Horstmayer:''' Once we invade Paris, the war will be over, and you can invite me for a drink at your house.
--> '''Audebert:''' You know, you don't need to invade Paris to have a drink with me.
** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindschaft" from the beginning.

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'''Audebert:''' You know, you don't need to invade Paris to have a drink with me.
** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], French, so he was defying the "Erbfeindschaft" from the beginning.



* After a terrible argument between Lieutenant Audebert and his father, a general, the lieutenant reveals he has a son named Henri. The general, while disagreeing with his son over the war, tells him "Let's both try and survive this war for him."

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* After a terrible argument between Lieutenant Audebert and his father, a general, the lieutenant reveals he has a son named Henri. The general, while disagreeing with his son over the war, tells him "Let's both try and survive this war for him.""
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* Sprink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.

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* Sprink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart. He follows it up by grabbing one of the Christmas trees and singing "Adeste Fideles" ("O Come All Ye Faithful" in German), and as he walks across No Mans Land, Father Palmer begins accompanying him on the bagpipes. No one even considers taking a shot, and the Scottish and French are clearly awed by the performance, which kickstarts the truce.
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* Spink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.
* After a terrible argument between Lieutenant Audebert and his father, a general, the lieutenant reveals he has a son named Henri. The general, while disagreeing with his son over the war, tells him "Let's both try and survive this war for him.".

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* Spink's Sprink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.
* After a terrible argument between Lieutenant Audebert and his father, a general, the lieutenant reveals he has a son named Henri. The general, while disagreeing with his son over the war, tells him "Let's both try and survive this war for him."."
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*** Marriage among the Germans, French, and English, even back then, as now, was actually relatively common (One needs to look at the British Royal family to be reminded of this). This revelation serves only to underscore the absurdity of the "they are different" propaganda.

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*** Marriage among the Germans, French, and English, even back then, as now, was actually relatively common (One (one only needs to look at the British Royal royal family to be reminded of this). This revelation serves only to underscore the absurdity of the "they are different" propaganda.
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*** Marriage among the Germans, French, and English, even back then, as now, was actually relatively common (One needs to look at the British Royal family to be reminded of this). This revelation serves only to underscore the absurdity of the "they are different" propaganda.
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* Spink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.

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* Spink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.heart.
* After a terrible argument between Lieutenant Audebert and his father, a general, the lieutenant reveals he has a son named Henri. The general, while disagreeing with his son over the war, tells him "Let's both try and survive this war for him.".
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* Though almost all the characters are fictional, the events depicted in the film [[RousseauWasRight really happened]]. And not just in one place. And not only on the Western front, either.

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* Though almost all the characters are fictional, the events depicted in the film [[RousseauWasRight really happened]]. And not just in one place. And not only on the Western front, either.either.
* Spink's expression when he hears the bagpipes. His look of childlike wonder is enough to melt anyone's heart.
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* Though almost all the characters are fictional, the events depicted in the film ''[[RousseauWasRight really happened]]''. And not just in one place. And not only on the Western front, either.

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* Though almost all the characters are fictional, the events depicted in the film ''[[RousseauWasRight [[RousseauWasRight really happened]]''.happened]]. And not just in one place. And not only on the Western front, either.
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** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindschaft" from the beginning.

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** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindschaft" from the beginning.beginning.
* Though almost all the characters are fictional, the events depicted in the film ''[[RousseauWasRight really happened]]''. And not just in one place. And not only on the Western front, either.
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** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindshcaft" from the beginning.

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** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindshcaft" "Erbfeindschaft" from the beginning.

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* The budding friendship between Leutnant Horstmayer and Lieutenant Audebert. In particular, the little exchange between them whe

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* The budding friendship between Leutnant Horstmayer and Lieutenant Audebert. Bear in mind that, despite the friendly ties between the two nations nowadays, at the time Franco-German enmity was seen as inevitable - almost genetic - which makes their amity that much more touching. In particular, the this little exchange between them wheexchange.



--> '''Audebert:''' You know, you don't need to invade Paris to have a drink with me.

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--> '''Audebert:''' You know, you don't need to invade Paris to have a drink with me.me.
** Of course, at the end of the film, Horstmayer reveals that [[spoiler: his wife is French]], so he was defying the "Erbfeindshcaft" from the beginning.
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* The budding friendship between Leutnant Horstmayer and Lieutenant Audebert. In particular, the little exchange between them whe
--> '''Horstmayer:''' Once we invade Paris, the war will be over, and you can invite me for a drink at your house.
--> '''Audebert:''' You know, you don't need to invade Paris to have a drink with me.

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