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PATHS OF GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. The story takes place in 1916 France, as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent. The battle--during which the Germans are never seen, indicating that the French are .. Read more

Starring	Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris
Director	Stanley Kubrick
Genres	Drama

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- Incisive melodrama chiefly depicting the corruption and incompetence of the high command; the plight of the soldiers is less interesting. The trench scenes are the most vivid ever made, and the rest is shot in genuine castles, with resultant difficulties
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Paths of Glory is not ...
  
  Paths of Glory is not an anti-war film per se, though it does depict unflinchingly the horrors of warfare ? instead it is a film about class struggle and self-... read more »
  
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  - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 24 Aug 2004 at 16:54
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  a moral war drama
  
  an excellent drama with many sterling performances, not least the courtroom scene where Kirk Douglas as the honest Major takes on the corrupt hierarchy of the ... read more »
  
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- - paddiwack
  - 10 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2011 at 12:03
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  Spits in the face of authority.
  
  Rated number 50 in the IMDB.com greatest movies of all time , Paths of Glory is not a film that i was particularly familiar with. I'm a fan of Stanley ... read more »
  
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- - RedValleyJohn
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  - Biggleswade
  - 12 May 2011 at 12:52
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  Paths of glorious film-making
  
  Another great Kubrick film. One of the scenes towards the end of this film was just fantastically tense. Incredible! Everybody did a great job and the ending ... read more »
  
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- - brianw4815
  - 122 reviews
  - United Kingdom
  - 24 Mar 2011 at 10:01
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  A bit creaky, but still quality
  
  This must have been really powerful first time out - it shows war and death in all their ugliness, and there is a fabulous portrayal of arrogance in the French ... read more »
  
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- - DeathOfNarrativeCinema
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  - Wallingford
  - 01 Dec 2010 at 23:32
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  Lions Led By Donkeys
  
  An indictment of war and of the class struggle.
  
  The action is set within the French army but it could have been any of the armies in WWI. Perhaps it ... read more »
  
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  - Doncaster
  - 05 Nov 2010 at 14:56
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  Relentless critique on class struggle and authority
  
  In making Paths Of Glory, Kubrick became one of the few mainstream Hollywood directors to confront the viewer with uncomfortable themes and imagery.
  
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  - redzed
  - 31 reviews
  - London
  - 19 May 2010 at 12:12
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  An Epic, gripping drama of the Great War.
  
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  Paths of Glory is another fine piece of cinema by Stanley Kubrick. Actually, his first full feature, that would lead to a long illustrious career in the film ... read more »
  
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  - Orpington
  - 16 May 2010 at 22:18
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  Will never get tired
  
  This is a film that will never get tired. Opens up the ways of corruption and lack of integrity that we often see around us in a way focused on the first world ... read more »
  
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- - Peter Colback
  - Jersey, UK
  - 27 Mar 2010 at 20:47
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  It's a Kubrick Movie but not as we know it
  
  Incredible photography but the most abysmal script. I am amazed.
  
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- - Hojo
  - 6 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 28 Feb 2010 at 17:59
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  A classic
  
  I really enjoyed this movie. The great thing about ordering old movies is to discover just how good the scripts, ideas and execution of those are realised in ... read more »
  
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- - poopong
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  - London
  - 02 Nov 2009 at 17:37
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  Paths of Glory is not ...
  
  Paths of Glory is not an anti-war film per se, though it does depict unflinchingly the horrors of warfare ? instead it is a film about class struggle and self-... read more »
  
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  - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 24 Aug 2004 at 16:54
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  Classic Kubrick
  
  Totally blown away by this movie. Easily one of the best Kubrick films, and one of the best war films.
  
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- - Adam Park
  - London
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 09:32
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  A Masterpiece
  
  What can I say, another superb Kubrick masterpiece, a highly uncelebrated masterpiece at that. Though it does not appeal to the masses like the likes of The ... read more »
  
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- - Philmster
  - Middlesex
  - 04 Jan 2004 at 16:38
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  A cynical anti-war film from Stanley Kubrick
  
  Similar in its anti-war theme and cynical view of the bureaucracies of war to his much later film, Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick, the renowned auteur is ... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 23 Sep 2009 at 13:34
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  Great early Kubrick before he turned into a comple
  
  Very powerful anti-war film, with a passion missing from late Kubrick. Not long after this the director lost interest in actors, but I think it's Kirk ... read more »
  
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- - nogelnogelberryshire
  - London
  - 22 Mar 2005 at 20:56
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  POWERFUL
  
  Powerful Kubrick war film about three men that are wrongly court marshalled for cowardice during battle and sentence to execution. The film is an anti-war ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Aug 2004 at 13:21
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  Paths of Glory
  
  Classic story of ithe madness and injsutices of the First World War unusallly seen fromi perspective of a group of French solidiers. The ruling Officer elite ... read more »
  
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- - RuthC23
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  - Axbridge
  - 24 Nov 2007 at 13:12
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  Relentless critique on class struggle and authority
  
  In making Paths Of Glory, Kubrick became one of the few mainstream Hollywood directors to confront the viewer with uncomfortable themes and imagery.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - redzed
  - 31 reviews
  - London
  - 19 May 2010 at 12:12
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  Paths Of Glory (1957)
  
  The fact that this movie was based on a true incident is absolutely appalling. Time well spent.
  
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  - London
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 10:35
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  One of the best (anti) war films ever
  
  A moving, well crafted and intelligent film. One of Kubric's best in my humble opinion. What more recommendation do you need - add it to your selection!
  
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- - Will
  - London
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 17:16

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  PATHS OF GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. The story takes place in 1916 France, as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent. The battle--during which the Germans are never seen, ...