Film
Paths of Glory (1957)
It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!
Drama, War· Directed by Stanley Kubrick· 88 min
Overview
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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- Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war!
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- BOMBSHELL! the roll of the drums... the click of the rifle-bolts... the last cigarette... and then... the shattering impact of this story... perhaps the most explosive motion picture in 25 years!
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- Now the screen blasts open the bombshell story of a Colonel who led his regiment into hell and back - while their maddened General waited for them - with a firing squad!
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Connections
Top billing
- Kirk Douglas as Col. Dax
- Ralph Meeker as Cpl. Philippe Paris
- Adolphe Menjou as Gen. George Broulard
- George Macready as Gen. Paul Mireau
- Wayne Morris as Lt. Roget/Singing man