Paths of glory / United Artists ; a Bryna production ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and Wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation
Bryna Productions
Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Kubrick, Stanley (Screenwriter, Director)
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 (Screenwriter)
Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 (Screenwriter)
Harris, James B., 1928- (Producer)
Krause, Georg, 1901-1986
Kroll, Eva
Fried, Gerald
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 (Actor)
Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963
Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988
Macready, George, 1899-1973
Morris, Wayne, 1914-1959
Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017
Turkel, Joe, 1927-
Kubrick, Christiane, 1932-
Hausner, Jerry
Capell, Peter
Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944. tPaths of glory
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > France > Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics.
Note:Videodisc release of the 1957 motion picture by Harris-Kubrick Pictures, Corp.
Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb.
Special features: 4-page booklet on the making of the film, theatrical trailer, scene access, English and French languages, with English and French subtitles.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0005152 VideoDVD
PS3505.O1385 P32 1999 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:0792841409
Credits:Photographer, George Krause ; film editor, Eva Kroll ; music, Gerald Fried.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Meeker, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel, Susanne Christian, Jerry Hausner, Peter Capell, Emile Meyer, Berl Freed, Ken Dibbs, Timothy Carey.