Paths of Glory (1957)
88 min - Drama | War - 25 October 1957 (West GermanyWhen soldiers in World War I refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superior officers decide to make an example of them.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Calder Willingham (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis