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1957 • 1h 28min • Approved • Drama, War

Paths of Glory

"It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!"

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

IMDb 8.4

RT 96%

MC 90

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Writers

Jim Thompson

Stanley Kubrick

Calder Willingham

Composer

Gerald Fried

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Kirk Douglas

Col. Dax

Ralph Meeker

Cpl. Philippe Paris

Adolphe Menjou

Gen. George Broulard

George Macready

Gen. Paul Mireau

Wayne Morris

Lt. Roget/Singing man

Richard Anderson

Maj. Saint-Auban

Joe Turkel

Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

Christiane Kubrick

German Singer

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Ralph Meeker Cpl. Philippe Paris

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Richard Anderson Maj. Saint-Auban

Joe Turkel Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

Christiane Kubrick German Singer

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Emile Meyer Father Dupree

Bert Freed Sgt. Boulanger

Kem Dibbs Pvt. Lejeune

Timothy Carey Pvt. Maurice Ferol

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