Paths of Glory 1957

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 88 min

genre: drama

theme: war

director: Stanley Kubrick

Score: 8 / 10

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, which was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax attempts to defend them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial.

Plot

In 1916, during World War I in Northern France, French Major General Georges Broulard orders his subordinate, Brigadier General Paul Mireau, to take the Anthill, a well-defended German position. Mireau refuses, citing the impossibility of success. However, when Broulard mentions a potential promotion, Mireau quickly convinces himself that the attack will succeed.

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author	Calder Willingham Humphrey Cobb Jim Thompson Stanley Kubrick
contentLocation	France
director	Stanley Kubrick
editor	Eva Kroll
events	capital punishment courage death anxiety egoism injustice military discipline military law responsibility scapegoating
genre	drama political western
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musicBy	Gerald Fried
producer	James B. Harris
productionCompany	Bryna Productions Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation
publisher	United Artists
theme	black comedy war