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The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Da...

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Main Author: Fried, Gerald (Composer)
Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation, Bryna Productions, Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Kubrick, Stanley (Screenwriter, Director), Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 (Screenwriter), Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 (Screenwriter), Harris, James B., 1928- (Producer), Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 (Actor), Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988 (Actor), Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 (Actor), Macready, George, 1899-1973 (Actor), Morris, Wayne, 1914-1959 (Actor), Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017 (Actor), Turkel, Joe, 1927-2022 (Actor), Kubrick, Christiane, 1932- (Actor), Hausner, Jerry, 1909-1993 (Actor), Capell, Peter (Actor), Meyer, Emile, 1910-1987 (Actor), Freed, Bert, 1919-1994 (Actor), Dibbs, Kem, 1917-1996 (Actor), Carey, Timothy Agoglia, 1929-1994 (Actor), Krause, Georg, 1901-1986 (Cinematographer), Kroll, Eva (Film editor), Dubois, Ilse, 1922-2008 (Costume designer), Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Culver City, California] : United Artists, ©1957.
Subjects:
France. > Armée > Officers > Corrupt practices > Drama.
Cobb, Humphrey, > 1899-1944 > Film adaptations.
Cobb, Humphrey, > 1899-1944.
France. > Armée.
World War, 1914-1918 > France > Drama.
Soldiers > France > Drama.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > France > Drama.
France > Drama.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
Soldiers.
France.
1914-1918
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
War films.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, attempts to defend the men, who were chosen by a random drawing of lots. The General Staff, comfortable and safe behind the lines, demands they be executed to inspire the troops remaining in the trenches. Critical of the military hierarchy, and the class divisions that inspire the antipathy of common soldiers for the officer class, the film is renowned for its depiction of the callous treatment of the condemned men, taking their lives in so arbitrary a fashion.
Item Description:Based on the novel, "Paths of Glory" by Humphrey Cobb.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 87 min.) : sound, black and white
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not rated.
Awards:National Film Registry selection.
Production Credits:Photographer, George Krause ; film editor, Eva Kroll ; art director, Ludwig Reiber ; music, Gerald Fried ; costume designer, Ilse Dubois ; military adviser, Baron v. Waldenfels.