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Paths of Glory (1957)
8.5
When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Wayne Morris | ... | |
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Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
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Christiane Kubrick | ... |
German Singer
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Jerry Hausner | ... | |
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Peter Capell | ... |
Narrator of Opening Sequence
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Chief Judge of Court-Martial
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Emile Meyer | ... | |
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Bert Freed | ... | |
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Kem Dibbs | ... | |
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Fred Bell | ... |
Shell-Shocked Soldier
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Storyline
The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
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! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Ärans väg See more »Box Office
Budget:
$935,000 (estimated)Gross:
€899,327 (Spain) (31 December 2001)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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Narrator of opening sequence: War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back...
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(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
In the score during the opening credits See more »
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Trivia
Kubrick and his partners purchased the film rights to Humphrey Cobb's novel from his widow for $10,000. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: As Colonel Dax is running through the trenches after General Mireau gives his order, a supposedly-dead soldier blinks. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator of opening sequence: War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back...
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Soundtracks
"La Marseillaise"(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
In the score during the opening credits See more »
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