Paths of Glory - The Masters of Cinema Series

A shattering masterpiece by one of the medium's greatest artists, Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory announced the definitive arrival of a towering figure in cinema. On the French front lines of World War I, after giving the order for an impossible and disastrous mission to capture a nearby stronghold, the upper ranks move to save face by having three randomly selected soldiers held and tried for cowardice under pain of death. Their leader, Colonel Dax (in a powerhouse performance by Kirk Douglas), a former lawyer in civilian life, handles their defence against overwhelming odds. A stylistically astonishing, emotionally overwhelming anti-war drama, Paths of Glory is one of the screen's most brilliant condemnations of the power structures guiding warfare.

Actor: Wayne Morris
Actor: George Macready
Actor: Bert Freed
Actor: Richard Anderson
Actor: Adolphe Menjou
Cinematographer: Georg Krause
Writer: Jim Thompson
Actor: Kirk Douglas
Actor: Ralph Meeker
Producer: James B. Harris
Actor: Suzanne Christian
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Calder Willingham
Actor: Timothy Carey
Actor: Peter Capell
Music: Gerald Fried