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"Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack. Dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial. ..."
Reviews
The Great Anti-War Films: Paths of Glory, by Rick Gee, 9 Oct 2001
"Kubrick desired the freedom to work autonomously, unencumbered by the hierarchical studio system. His fourth feature film, Paths of Glory (1957), is a devastating denunciation of the hierarchical structure of military organizations wherein the elite officers are detached from the brutal realities of the soldiers who do the actual fighting, and dying."
"Kubrick desired the freedom to work autonomously, unencumbered by the hierarchical studio system. His fourth feature film, Paths of Glory (1957), is a devastating denunciation of the hierarchical structure of military organizations wherein the elite officers are detached from the brutal realities of the soldiers who do the actual fighting, and dying."