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Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick, based on a novel by Humphrey Cobb. It depicts the trial of three French soldiers accused of cowardice after a failed attack in World War I.
Paths of Glory: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready. After a failed attack on a German position, a general orders three soldiers, chosen at random, court-martialed for cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
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- Drama, War
- Stanley Kubrick
- 1957-12-25
Feb 25, 2005 · Ebert praises Kubrick's harsh portrait of the French army in World War I, which was banned in France until 1975. He analyzes the film's visual strategies, themes and characters, and concludes that it is an argument against patriotism and war.
Paths of Glory is a transcendentally humane war movie from Stanley Kubrick, with impressive, protracted battle sequences and a knock-out ending. Read Critics Reviews
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- Kirk Douglas
- Stanley Kubrick
- War, Drama
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.
A powerful antiwar film by Stanley Kubrick, starring Kirk Douglas as a French colonel who defends his men accused of cowardice in World War I. The Blu-ray edition features a new high definition transfer, audio commentary, interviews, and more.
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This powerful, fact-based absurdity-of-war film stars Kirk Douglas as a commanding officer who defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French...
