Which song is sung during the final scene of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory?

“The Faithful Hussar” is sung during the final scene of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory.

The song is performed by a young German woman in a French tavern while soldiers gradually join in. The scene follows the execution of three French soldiers and creates a moment of shared emotion between the troops and their former enemy.

The song is known in German as “Der treue Husar.” Its appearance is especially striking because the film has focused on military hierarchy, injustice, and the brutality of trench warfare. The quiet performance briefly cuts across those divisions.

Paths of Glory was released in 1957 and stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax. The film was adapted from Humphrey Cobb’s 1935 novel and is set during the First World War, although it was filmed in Germany.