Paths of Glory

1957, NR, 86 min. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., Aug. 2, 2000

Kirk Douglas fights the military system in this grim depiction of French army politics during World War I. Kubrick’s film vividly depicts the harsh realities of war and remains a great anti-war drama.

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Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick, Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready