Hossenfeffer?

Those brightly coloured uniforms from the nineteenth century made up for the lack of accuracy in rifle shots from that time. (As guns developed, you might notice that uniforms got more and more camouflaged.) It's a well known fact that soldiers returning from the French front in the early 1800's had to be barred for life from attending weddings. A few of them had already went crazy and shot the brightly attired principle celebrants. Oberst Redl is a film set later in that century. It's about a Ruthenian born, military social climber. Except his jacket is darker in colour than you would expect. He is put in charge of an investigation and uncovers an act of treason. But his commanding officer is dissatisfied with the real culprits. 'Can't be an aristocrat, of course. And it can't be a Jew because we had too much trouble with the Farbstein incident. I'm afraid that just leaves a Ruthenian. You're Ruthenian, aren't you, Redl?' In the Canadian remake, Colonel Edsel, set in present day Canada, this scene is almost identical. 'Can't be a hockey player, of course. And it can't be a Frenchman because we had too much trouble with the LeBeau incident. No, I'm afraid it must be a Newfoundlander and/or a Labradorian. You're from Newfoundland, aren't you, Edsel?'
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