Paths of glory / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson ; directed by Stanley Kubrick ; produced by James B. Harris ; a Bryna production.

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During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 538. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Criterion Collection (Firm) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bryna Productions
Other Authors:	Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988 Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 Macready, George, 1899-1973 Morris, Wayne, 1914-1959 Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017 Turkel, Joe, 1927- Kubrick, Stanley Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 Harris, James B., 1928- Naremore, James Krause, Georg, 1901-1986 Fried, Gerald Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2010] +
Edition:	Blu-ray special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 538. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > France > Drama. War films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. 1914-1918 France.
Genre:	Drama. War films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney.
Note:	Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Booklet contains an essay by Kubrick scholar James Naremore. Special features: 2010 audio commentary featuring critic Gary Gliddins, excerpt from a 1966 audio interview with director Stanley Kubrick by author Jeremy Bernstein, television interview from 1979 with star Kirk Douglas, new video interviews with Kubrick's long-time executive producer Jan Harlan, producer James B. Harris, and actress Christaine Kubrick, a 1997 French television piece about a real-life World War I execution that partly inspired the film, and theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CV1 D0126387 Blu-ray Video
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	9781604653410 1604653418
Credits:	Director of photography, George Krause; editor, Eva Kroll; music, Gerald Fried.
System Details:	Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; monaural. Requires Blu-ray player. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:	Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel.