At first, a black bird flies circles in the sky overhead.An outline of a car - with its headlights on - emerges almost imperceptibly, filmed with tremendous depth of field, as it plows through the swirling snow toward the camera.Saito: My officers will direct them.Your officers will work beside hem.Clipton: That""s for Colonel Nicholson to decide.As he pointed out, it""s against the rules.Saito: Do not speak to me of rules.This is war.This is not a game of cricket.He""s mad, your Colonel.Quite mad.Clipton is allowed five minutes in the oven to speak with Nicholson during his severe punishment.The imprisoned, highly-principled commander also believes that Saito is mad.In parallel fashion, he refuses to give in:Nicholson: That man""s [Saito] the worst commanding officer I""ve ever come across.He was put through a series of challenges: financial, social, and emotional.The film was quickly made by director Vincente Minnelli while he was preparing production for his next film:An American in Paris (1951).[The metaphor that the sexy women are like food to be consumed began back at the train station, when they called ""Sugar"" "Jell-o on springs", and it continues here in this dialogue, and will again reappear later]:Jerry: How about that talent, huh? Like falling into a tub of butter.Gordon attempted to sedate her.Kristen backed into a corner, singing the familiar children""s rhyme from her dream: "Five, six, grab your crucifix.