Paths of Glory

Based On the book by Humphrey Cobb

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson. It is adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, which in turn was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax defends them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial. It also features Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris and Richard Anderson. The film was co-produced through Douglas' film production company, Bryna Productions, and a joint venture between Stanley Kubrick and James B. Harris, Harris-Kubrick Pictures.

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Release date:

October 25, 1957

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Cast:

Kirk Douglas, George Macready, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Meeker, Wayne Morris

Genre:

War, Trial, Anti-war

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1957 in adaptations