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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Stanley Kubrick |
| Stars: |
Kirk Douglas |
| Actors: |
George Macready |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Injustice · Politics · War · World War I · France · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
086162469237 |
| Release Date: |
1957 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 26min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 28min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 29, 1999)
UPC: 027616767424 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 26min
Release Company: MGM Home Entertainment (January 23, 1990)
UPC: 027616173539 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Stanley Kubrick |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/01/2000, p.102, John Wrathall): "Even though Kubrick made this while still in his 20s, it is arguably his best film..." -- 5 out of 5 Stars |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"If the little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones."--General Mireau (George Macready)
"There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die."--General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas)
"Come, come Colonel Dax, don't overdo the surprise. You've been after this job from the start. We all know that, my boy."--Broulard
"I may be many things, sir, but I'm not your boy."--Dax
"Would you like me to suggest what you can do with that promotion?"--Dax to Broulard
"I apologize, sir, for not telling you sooner that you're a degenerate, sadistic old man, and you can go to hell before I apologize to you now or ever again!"--Dax to Broulard |
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PATHS OF GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. The story takes place in 1916 France, as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent. The battle--during which the Germans are never seen, indicating that the French are their own worst enemy--turns into a bloody massacre. Looking for a scapegoat, General Mireau (George Macready) orders Colonel Dax (a never-more-intense Kirk Douglas) to select three of his men to face a court-martial and possible firing squad for the troops' cowardice. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY, based on the novel by Humphrey Cobbs, is a gut-wrenching, unforgettable drama. Every scene is awash in grays, covered in doom. Kubrick marvelously contrasts the ornate palace where the generals sip their cognac with the ramshackle trenches where injured men stumble about, demoralized and shellshocked. Douglas gives a tough, gritty performance; his tense sparring with the high... |
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