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Paths of Glory (1957)
8.5
When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Cast
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Ralph Meeker | ... | |
| Adolphe Menjou | ... | ||
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George Macready | ... | |
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Wayne Morris | ... | |
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Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
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Christiane Kubrick | ... |
German Singer
(as Susanne Christian)
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Jerry Hausner | ... | |
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Peter Capell | ... |
Narrator of Opening Sequence
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Chief Judge of Court-Martial
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Emile Meyer | ... | |
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Bert Freed | ... | |
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Kem Dibbs | ... | |
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Fred Bell | ... |
Shell-Shocked Soldier
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Storyline
The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Ärans väg See more »Box Office
Budget:
$935,000 (estimated)Gross:
€899,327 (Spain) (31 December 2001)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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Narrator of opening sequence: War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back...
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(uncredited)
German folk song
Sung a cappella by Christiane Kubrick near the end See more »
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Director Trademark: [Stanley Kubrick] [faces] The soldiers, while the German girl is singing. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator of opening sequence: War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back...
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Soundtracks
"Der Treue Husar"(uncredited)
German folk song
Sung a cappella by Christiane Kubrick near the end See more »
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