Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory (1957)

PG26 April 1958 (AU)War, Drama, History1 hour and 28 minutes
83%
User score

It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!

Description

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay, Director
Jim Thompson
Screenplay
Humphrey Cobb
Novel
Calder Willingham
Screenplay

Actors

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. George Broulard
George Macready
George Macready
Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Christiane Kubrick
Christiane Kubrick
German Singer
Jerry Hausner
Jerry Hausner
Proprietor of Cafe
Peter Capell
Peter Capell
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Father Dupree
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Sgt. Boulanger
Kem Dibbs
Kem Dibbs
Pvt. Lejeune
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Fred Bell
Fred Bell
Shell-Shocked Soldier
John Stein
John Stein
Capt. Rousseau
Harold Benedict
Harold Benedict
Capt. Nichols
Paul Bös
Paul Bös
Maj. Gouderc
James B. Harris
James B. Harris
Private in the Attack
Marshall Rainer
Marshall Rainer
Pvt. Duval
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$935,000

Revenue

$1,200,000

Keywords
armyfrancebased on novel or bookgeneralgermanyworld war ipatriotismcowardiceidealismidealistblack and whitesoldieranti war1910sfighting the system