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>
Winston Churchill said that the film was a highly accurate depiction of trench warfare and the sometimes misguided workings of the military mind. See more »
Goofs
Just before the German girl sings, the soldiers begin to cheer and whistle enthusiastically. In Europe, unlike in the US, whistling is a way of showing displeasure, like booing. The whistling here might also be interpreted as a sign of such displeasure with the Germans, in general, the girl being a symbol of the enemy.. 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. The front was stabilized then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line of heavily fortified trenches zigzagging their way five hundred miles from the English Channel to the Swiss ...
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Paths of glory is great anti war film by kubrick and he was able to put film message in people hearts and it also shows us how war is horrible thing and how it just brings pain and suffering to people,it also showed very realisticly how generals and higher ranking officers only care for their reputetions and how they would left common soldiers to die or killed just to achive their selfish ambitions,kirk was great in a film and he was in acting part highlight of film,and he also give some hard but impactful speeches,paths of glory is a proof that kubrick even in his early days was able to make a great film and how he can take any genre and make a film gem out of it
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Paths of glory is great anti war film by kubrick and he was able to put film message in people hearts and it also shows us how war is horrible thing and how it just brings pain and suffering to people,it also showed very realisticly how generals and higher ranking officers only care for their reputetions and how they would left common soldiers to die or killed just to achive their selfish ambitions,kirk was great in a film and he was in acting part highlight of film,and he also give some hard but impactful speeches,paths of glory is a proof that kubrick even in his early days was able to make a great film and how he can take any genre and make a film gem out of it