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Overview

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Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) &
Calder Willingham (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 October 1957 (West Germany) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | War more

Tagline:

Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war! more

Plot:

When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more

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An anti-war movie hitting closer to home. more (252 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kirk Douglas ... Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker ... Cpl. Philippe Paris

Adolphe Menjou ... Gen. George Broulard
George Macready ... Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris ... Lt. Roget / Singing man

Richard Anderson ... Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel ... Pvt. Pierre Arnaud (as Joseph Turkel)
Christiane Kubrick ... German singer (as Susanne Christian)
Jerry Hausner ... Proprietor of cafe
Peter Capell ... Narrator of opening sequence / Judge (colonel) of court-martial
Emile Meyer ... Father Dupree
Bert Freed ... Sgt. Boulanger
Kem Dibbs ... Pvt. Lejeune

Timothy Carey ... Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Fred Bell ... Shell-shock victim
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Additional Details

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T | Iceland:L | Spain:(Banned) (1957-1986) | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Netherlands:12 (2007) (DVD) | Argentina:13 (original rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | France:(Banned) (original rating) | France:U (re-release) | Ireland:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) (uncut) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany more


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Director Trademark: [Stanley Kubrick] [Three-Way]Court-martialed soldiers vs. French generals vs. Germans more

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Continuity: In the scenes of the men's executions the sky repeatedly shifts between gray and overcast in some shots to bright sunshine in others, noticeably changing the natural light, causing shadows and sun glare to appear and disappear from shot to shot. more

Quotes:

General Broulard: There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) more

Soundtrack:

Der Treue Husar more


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37 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
An anti-war movie hitting closer to home., 3 November 2000
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Author: bmaclach

I consider Paths of Glory as one of the most memorable of Kubrick's entire output. The most remarkable aspect of this pioneer anti-war film is the complete absence of any persons depicting the "real" enemy. Therefore, the significance of the film lay not so much in its anti-war message, but in its brilliant expose of the "monsters within" the general staff, superbly acted by Adolphe Menjou and George Macready. The message here is that the enemy lurks much closer to home. In most war films, whether they glorify or condemn the carnage, there is rarely any venturing at all into the darker side of the politics. This film is a tour de force in its unabashed depiction of just how misguided is the quest for glory as an end in itself; and in the portrayal of the leaders who would shamelessly sacrifice others for their own self aggrandizement. Truly, one of my all time favourite movies.

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