Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957

Safe in their picturesque chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down a director order to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas): take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission, the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder, the Generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers, charging them with cowardice and mutiny. Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, rises to the men's defense but soon realizes that, unless he can prove that the Generals were to blame, nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squad. A compelling masterpiece from world-class director/writer Stanley Kubrick and screenwriters Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, Paths of Glory is a blistering indictment of military politics and "an unforgettable movie experience" (Newsweek).
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Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war!

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93
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Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Drama
Length
1 hr. 28 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 25, 1957
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
$2,092,959 (#3915 of 4500)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc [Blu-Ray]
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: DD 2.0 Surround
English: PCM Mono
Studio
MGM
Released
October 26, 2010
Acquired Date
April 18, 2015
Times Seen
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Actors

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
George Macready
George Macready
Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Christiane Kubrick
Christiane Kubrick
Jerry Hausner
Jerry Hausner
Peter Capell
Peter Capell
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Kem Dibbs
Kem Dibbs
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey

Directors

Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick

Producers

James B. Harris
James B. Harris
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Writers

Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Calder Willingham
Calder Willingham
Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #41
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #44
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #51
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #49
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #49
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #54
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #60
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #64
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #60

Special Features

Commentaries
  • critic Gary Giddins
Featurettes
  • Kirk Douglas
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
96%
Tomatometer
77 votes
RT Fresh Certified
95%
Popcornmeter
1,862 votes
METASCORE
90
18 votes
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
222,856 votes