Paths of Glory
- Approved
- 1957
- 88 min
- drama, war
During World War I, a French general orders an impossible attack, and when it fails, he scapegoats three innocent soldiers for cowardice, leading their colonel to fight for their lives.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: , Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris
Paths of Glory is a transcendentally humane war movie from Stanley Kubrick, with impressive, protracted battle sequences and a knock-out ending.
Director
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Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was a highly influential and often controversial American film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest and most innovative...
Main Cast
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Kirk Douglas
as Col. Dax
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Ralph Meeker
as Cpl. Philippe Paris
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Adolphe Menjou
as Gen. George Broulard
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George Macready
as Gen. Paul Mireau
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Wayne Morris
as Lt. Roget/Singing man
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Richard Anderson
as Maj. Saint-Auban
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Joe Turkel
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
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Christiane Kubrick
as German Singer
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Jerry Hausner
as Proprietor of Cafe
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Peter Capell
as Narrator of Opening Sequence
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Emile Meyer
as Father Dupree
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Bert Freed
as Sgt. Boulanger
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Kem Dibbs
as Pvt. Lejeune
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Timothy Carey
as Pvt. Maurice Ferol
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Fred Bell
as Shell-Shocked Soldier
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John Stein
as Capt. Rousseau
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Harold Benedict
as Capt. Nichols
BAFTA Awards
1958 nominee
Best Film from any Source
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Content
Source: based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb
Genres: drama, war
Tagline: Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war!
Categories: trench warfare, world war one, year 1916, court martial, western front, french army, anti war, suicide attack, cannon folder, cowardice, 1910s, death penalty, soldier, infantry, idealist, fighting the system, war, idealism, patriotism, general, based on novel or book, france, army, battle, machine gun, colonel, artillery
Certificate: Approved
Production
Producer: James B. Harris, Kirk Douglas
Executive Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Production Manager: John Pommer, Georg von Block
Editing
Editor: Eva Kroll
Sound
Original Music Composer: Gerald Fried
Sound: Martin Müller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Al Gramaglia
Art
Art Direction: Ludwig Reiber
Crew
Special effects: Erwin Lange
Details
Country: United States
Language: English, German, Latin
Production: Bryna Productions, United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions
Technical Specs
Runtime: 88 min
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono