Paths of glory
(DVD)
Contributors
Kubrick, Stanley, screenwriter,
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 screenwriter.
Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977, screenwriter.
Harris, James B., 1928- producer.
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 screenwriter.
Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977, screenwriter.
Harris, James B., 1928- producer.
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation ;, [1999].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Paths
1 available
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Oliver La Farge - Media
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Southside - Media
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation ;, [1999].
Language
English
UPC
027616767424, 027616656424
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel, "Paths of Glory" by Humphrey Cobb.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Special features: Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Photographer, George Krause ; film editor, Eva Kroll ; art director, Ludwig Reiber ; music, Gerald Fried ; costume designer, Ilse Dubois ; military adviser, Baron v. Waldenfels.
Participants/Performers
Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel, Susanne Christian, Jerry Hausner, Peter Capell, Emile Meyer, Berl Freed, Kem Dibbs, Timothy Carey.
Description
The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, attempts to defend the men, who were chosen by a random drawing of lots. The General Staff, comfortable and safe behind the lines, demands they be executed to inspire the troops remaining in the trenches. Critical of the military hierarchy, and the class divisions that inspire the antipathy of common soldiers for the officer class, the film is renowned for its depiction of the callous treatment of the condemned men, taking their lives in so arbitrary a fashion.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; full screen presentation, preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition.
Language
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed captioned.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
American fiction -- Film adaptations.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- France -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
France -- Drama.
France. -- Armée -- Officers -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
Soldiers -- France -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Drama.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- France -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
France -- Drama.
France. -- Armée -- Officers -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
Soldiers -- France -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Drama.