Story Line
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
“It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!”
Top Cast
Kirk Douglas
Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. George Broulard
George Macready
Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Richard Anderson
Maj. Saint-Auban
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Rating
8.3/ 10
Release Date
1957-10-25
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
WarDrama
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
10/10
•5/3/2015Madness and Patsies Crash Together In Kubrick's Explosive Thunderbolt.
Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory is holding up rather well these days, in fact it's as pertinent and relevant as ever.
It's 1916 and the French and German armies are in oppo...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/23/2023"Col. Dax" (Kirk Dougas) is cajoled by "Gen. Broulard" (Adolphe Menjou) into taking his Great War weary regiment on one last mission in occupied France. Frankly, it's little better than a suicide one, but his operational commander "Gen. Mireau" (Geor...
Filipe Manuel Neto
9/10
•12/12/2023**A short and objective film, with a clear and still relevant message, as well as a huge performance by Kirk Douglas.**
There are several films about World War I, but it is far from being seen by the public as one of the best. In fact, it seems to...