Paths of Glory
1957 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 8.3 · 93% critics
In 1916, a high-ranking officer defends three scapegoats in a military trial after a failed offensive in the French Army. The case tests what “duty” means when orders, leadership, and justice clash over the lives of ordinary soldiers.
Based on Paths of Glory
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Details
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-10-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (3,278 votes)
- Budget
- $935,000
About
You’ll likely like Paths of Glory if you want an unflinching anti-war courtroom drama with trench misery and relentless frustration; Not for you if you prefer action-focused war films like Patton or more sensational crowd-pleasing stories such as Barry Lyndon.
Pros: hard-hitting anti-war message; gripping trial tension; powerful performances | Cons: bleak and abrasive tone; some plot disbelief; occasional uneven engagement
Themes
- army
- france
- based on novel or book
- general
- germany
- world war i
- patriotism
- cowardice
- idealism
- idealist
- black and white
- soldier
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Kirk Douglas
as Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker
as Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou
as Gen. George Broulard
George Macready
as Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris
as Lt. Roget/Singing man
Richard Anderson
as Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel
as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Christiane Kubrick
as German Singer
Jerry Hausner
as Proprietor of Cafe
Peter Capell
as Narrator of Opening Sequence
Directed by Stanley Kubrick