Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957 | 1h 30m | Drama | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

Kirk Douglas stars in director Stanley Kubrick's 1957 drama about a French regiment's punishment for supposed cowardice under fire in World War I. "Powerful and arresting" (Film Daily).

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Stanley Kubrick

CAST

Kirk Douglas

Ralph Meeker

Adolphe Menjou

George Macready

Wayne Morris

Richard Anderson

Joe Turkel

Timothy Carey

PRODUCERS

James B. Harris

WRITERS

Stanley Kubrick

Calder Willingham

Jim Thompson

Humphrey Cobb

Host Intros

01:59
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Paths Of Glory (1957)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Paths Of Glory, 1957.

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03:55
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) They're Scum
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Following the failed assault on the German position, Gen. Mireau (George MacReady) seems to have lost perspective, Col. Dax (Kirk Douglas) both defiant and hoping to preserve their relationship, Gen. Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) officiating, discussing military justice, in Stanley Kubricks Paths Of Glory, 1958.
03:21
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) What Did He Have To Say About Patriotism?
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Gen. Mireau (George MacReady), who was reluctant until tempted with a promotion, visits Col. Dax (Kirk Douglas) in his bunker promoting the assault on the German position known as the Ant Hill, Richard Anderson the cynical aide, in Stanley Kubricks WWI drama Paths Of Glory, 1958.
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Senator John McCain On TCM -- (TCM Original) Party Politics And The Movies, 2004
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With Ben Mankiewicz, Senator John McCain's appearance on TCM's Party Politics and The Movies, summer 2004, introducing and commenting after the movie he chose, Stanley Kubrick's Paths Of Glory, 1958.
03:28
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) A Pleasant Atmosphere
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Narration by Peter Capell, director Stanley Kubrick working on location at the historic Schleissheim Palace in Bavaria, as ranking French Gen. Broulard (Adolphe Menjou, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native and WWI veteran) visits Gen. Mireau (George MacReady), opening Paths Of Glory, 1958.
02:38
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) See That Cockroach?
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Boulanger (Bert Freed) briefs the firing squad, then Ferol, Arnaud and Paris (Timothy Carey, Joseph Turkel, Ralph Meeker), scheduled for execution as examples for comrades who failed to launch a suicidal attack, receive a meal, in Stanley Kubricks First World War drama Paths Of Glory, 1958.
03:57
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) To France!
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Gen. Mireau (George MacReady) with his officers before director Stanley Kubrick begins sequences featuring memorable tracking shots, first Col. Dax (Kirk Douglas) in the trenches, then taking his soldiers over the top for the assault, in the First World War drama Paths Of Glory, 1958.
03:34
Paths Of Glory (1958) -- (Movie Clip) He's Fortifying Himself
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In the trenches the night before the assault, Lt. Roget (Wayne Morris) is briefing unimpressed Paris (Ralph Meeker) and LeJeune (Kem Dibbs) on their recon mission, checking in with Col. Dax (Kirk Douglas), in Stanley Kubricks acclaimed First World War drama Paths Of Glory, 1958.
Paths of Glory - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
During World War I, a military lawyer (Kirk Douglas) must participate in a show trial against his own troops in Stanley Kubrick's Paths Of Glory (1957).

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