]Based upon the controversial, published, semi-fictional 1935 novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, this anti-war film emphasizes the wide, hierarchical gap between those who take orders and fight the wars in muddy trenches, and those that give the orders and are isolated from the real ravages of war.Red is convinced that the rock-hammer would be useless in tunneling out: "It would take a man about six hundred years to tunnel under the wall with one of these.To fight off sleep herself at about 11:45 pm, Nancy took more pills and drank coffee, and although her mother comforted her and urged her o sleep, vowing that "the nightmare""s over," Nancy was uncertain.]2:40 amSouthern country music lyrics for "Bowlegged Polly" (sung by crooner Glen Campbell) played on the soundtrack (heard on he officer""s portable transistor radio hanging and swinging from the rear-view mirror) as his patrol car pulled out from the cafe - revealing a white plastic Jesus mounted on the dashboard.