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** Earlier, a fight breaks out while a cheerful rendition of "Remember Pearl Harbor" plays on the radio.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Elke Sommer's character is raped by a Russian soldier, causing Trower to try and get revenge.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Filmed in black and white to look like authentic World War II photographs.


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* TitleDrop: "The vanquished... and the victors."
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* PantyShot: The Radio City girls trying out the obstacle course.

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* PantyShot: The Radio City girls trying out the Marines' obstacle course.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: Craig isn't bad looking, but he's decidedly plain, and the French woman is very much out of his league. While he doesn't marry her, it's implied that they had a fling during the night he spent at her house.
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* EarnedStripes: Craig, and then Trower.

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* EarnedStripes: Craig, and then Trower.Trower gets sergeant's stripes after [[spoiler: Craig is disfigured in battle]].
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other]].
* EarningYourStripes: Craig mentions earning his Sergeant's stripes at one point.

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier Trower picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other]].
* EarningYourStripes: Craig mentions earning his Sergeant's stripes at one point.EarnedStripes: Craig, and then Trower.


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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Trower takes a Russian soldier with him as he goes down.]]
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* EarningYourStripes: Craig mentions earning his Sergeant's stripes at one point.
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Set during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, the film follows a group of soldiers led by Sgt. Joe R. Craig (Wallach) marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.

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Set during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, the film follows a group of soldiers led by Sgt. Joe R. Craig (Wallach) marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It's very episodic and It follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.



* HeavySleeper: The war does this to Craig, who is so tough that he can sleep through sounds of heavy gunfire.

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* HeavySleeper: The Craig has had enough experience in the war does this to Craig, who is so tough that he can sleep through sounds of heavy gunfire.
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast, including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 film written and directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast, including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, Creator/GeorgeHamilton, Creator/GeorgePeppard, Creator/EliWallach, Creator/PeterFonda, Creator/JeanneMoreau, and Elke Sommer.
Creator/ElkeSommer. It's based on a series of short stories called "The Human Kind" by Alexander Baron.


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* NervousWreck: The French woman whose house is scheduled to be converted into a headquarters.
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* FemmeFatale: Most notably Elke Sommer's Helga. The soldier who meets her doesn't completely fall for it in the end.

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* FemmeFatale: Most notably Elke Sommer's Helga. The soldier who woman Chase meets her doesn't completely fall for it in the end.who tries to get him to stay with her.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Trower adopts Craig's catchphrase after he becomes sergeant.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Joe Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.

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* HeavySleeper: The war does this to Craig, who is so tough that he can sleep through sounds of heavy gunfire.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Joe Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and He also shows a kinder, more compassionate side towards Jeanne Moreau's French local.


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* ShootTheDog: The soldiers do this to a dog that Weaver tries to bring with him on the journey.
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* PantyShot: The Radio City girls trying out the obstacle course.
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* JumpScare: See FateWorsethanDeath above.

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* JumpScare: See FateWorsethanDeath FateWorseThanDeath above.
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Set during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, the film follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.

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Set during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, the film follows a group of soldiers led by Sgt. Joe R. Craig (Wallach) marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast, including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast, including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast AllStarCast, including Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Creator/AlbertFinney, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman and boasting an AllStarCast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Creator/AlbertFinney, George Hamilton, George Peppard, Eli Wallach, Peter Fonda, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.
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* FateWorsethanDeath: Sgt. Joe R. Craig [[spoiler: gets half his face blasted away and ends up in hospital, blind and bitter]].

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* FateWorsethanDeath: FateWorseThanDeath: Sgt. Joe R. Craig [[spoiler: gets half his face blasted away and ends up in hospital, blind and bitter]].



* JerkwithaHeartofGold: Joe Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.

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* JerkwithaHeartofGold: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Joe Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.



* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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* WarisHell: WarIsHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 Carl Foreman film set during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, and follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It boasted an all-star cast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Albert Finney, Jeanne Moreau and Elke Sommer. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 war film directed by Carl Foreman film set and boasting an AllStarCast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Creator/AlbertFinney, Jeanne Moreau, and Elke Sommer.

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during the UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, and the film follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It boasted an all-star cast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Albert Finney, Jeanne Moreau and Elke Sommer. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.
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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.losers.

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* FateWorsethanDeath: Sgt. Craig [[spoiler: gets half his face blasted away and ends up in hospital, blind and bitter]].

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* FateWorsethanDeath: Sgt. Joe R. Craig [[spoiler: gets half his face blasted away and ends up in hospital, blind and bitter]].



* FrenchJerk: That one soldier that Craig's unit encounter during the film.
* JerkwithaHeartofGold: Sgt. Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.

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* FrenchJerk: That one soldier that Craig's Joe's unit encounter during the film.
* JerkwithaHeartofGold: Sgt. Joe Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.



* TwoFaced: The unfortunate fate of [[spoiler: Sgt. Craig]].

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* TwoFaced: The unfortunate fate of [[spoiler: Sgt. Joe Craig]].
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* TwoFaced: The unfortunate fate of [[spoiler: Sgt. Craig]].
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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.losers.

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other]`].

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other]`].other]].
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 Carl Foreman film set during the ''UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar'', and follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It boasted an all-star cast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Albert Finney, Jeanne Moreau and Elke Sommer. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.

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''The Victors'' is a 1963 Carl Foreman film set during the ''UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar'', UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar, and follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It boasted an all-star cast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Albert Finney, Jeanne Moreau and Elke Sommer. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other].

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other].other]`].


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* FemmeFatale: Most notably Elke Sommer's Helga. The soldier who meets her doesn't completely fall for it in the end.


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* JumpScare: See FateWorsethanDeath above.
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''The Victors'' is a 1963 Carl Foreman film set during the ''UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar'', and follows a group of soldiers marching around Europe, encountering various women along the way. It boasted an all-star cast including Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Peter Fonda, Albert Finney, Jeanne Moreau and Elke Sommer. It's very episodic and follows each of the soldiers and their relationships with these women while showing a strong anti-war message.

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* CatchPhrase: Craig likes to call his soldiers "Stupid idiots!"
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: An American soldier picks a fight with a Russian soldier in the street long after the war and they kill each other].
* FateWorsethanDeath: Sgt. Craig [[spoiler: gets half his face blasted away and ends up in hospital, blind and bitter]].
* FrenchJerk: That one soldier that Craig's unit encounter during the film.
* JerkwithaHeartofGold: Sgt. Craig may be rough around the edges, but he cares for his soldiers, though he won't admit it. Then there's that sweet scene with him and Jeanne Moreau's French local.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The film plays Christmas songs while [[spoiler: a soldier gets executed by a firing squad]].
* StepfordSnarker: Craig is very good at hiding his sadness behind a bitter wit.
* WarisHell: The whole point of the movie. Carl Foreman called the film it a "personal statement" about the futility of war. Both victor and vanquished are losers.

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