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Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!

#2of 1957
1957 1h 28mWarDrama

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

4.1/5

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Synopsis

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

The vibe

armyfrancegeneralgermanyworld war ipatriotismcowardiceidealismidealistblack and white

Behind it

Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickDirectorJim ThompsonJim ThompsonScreenplayCalder WillinghamScreenplayGerald FriedGerald FriedComposerGeorg KrauseCinematography

Cast

Kirk DouglasKirk DouglasCol. DaxRalph MeekerRalph MeekerCpl. Philippe ParisAdolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouGen. George BroulardGeorge MacreadyGeorge MacreadyGen. Paul MireauWayne MorrisWayne MorrisLt. Roget/Singing manRichard AndersonRichard AndersonMaj. Saint-AubanJoe TurkelJoe TurkelPvt. Pierre ArnaudChristiane KubrickChristiane KubrickGerman SingerJerry HausnerJerry HausnerProprietor of CafePeter CapellPeter CapellNarrator of Opening SequenceEmile MeyerEmile MeyerFather DupreeBert FreedBert FreedSgt. BoulangerKem DibbsPvt. LejeuneTimothy CareyTimothy CareyPvt. Maurice FerolFred BellShell-Shocked SoldierJohn SteinCapt. RousseauHarold BenedictCapt. NicholsPaul BösMaj. Gouderc (uncredited)

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Writers

Jim Thompson, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham

Release date

25 Oct 1957

Runtime

1h 28m

Budget

$0.9M

Box office

$1.2M · 1.3× its budget

Studio

Bryna Productions, United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

Language

English, Latin, German

Country

United States of America

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