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Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 1957 / Director: Stanley Kubrick / Actors: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker ... / DVD ... more
Paths Of Glory (DVD) ... released 15 July, 2002 at MGM Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Black & White, Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL / The pity of war has been a much-favoured film topic; the treachery of war much less so, though never more persuasively than in Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick's breakthrough feature from 1957. Kirk Douglas gives one of his finest screen performances as Colonel Dax, the idealistic First World War soldier appalled by the arbitrary court-marshal meted out to three of his men after an impossible attempt to storm German lines goes disastrously wrong. George Macready is an utterly believable Gerneral Mireau, obsessed with his own honour and standing, whom Adolphe Majou complements tellingly as the urbane and cynical General Bruler. Those who know Kubrick from his later sprawling epics will be surprised at the tautness and concision shown here, even though the screenplay--which he co-wrote--has a certain theatrical stiffness. On the DVD: Paths of Glory on disc reproduces well in full-screen format, and Gerald Fried's bitingly ironic score comes through powerfully. There are five dubbed and six subtitled languages. The original trailer is a masterpiece of gritty reportage, well worth reviving. Along with Dr Strangelove and 2001, this is Kubrick's most focussed and durable film. --Richard Whitehouse

Newest Review: ... horizon, Dax - a criminal lawyer before the war - rises to their defence beginning an all new fight for the lives of these ... more

 ... three innocent soldiers. 'Paths of Glory' makes for a fascinating addition to Kubrick's repertoire. Part war epic, part courtroom drama, the film offers a bold and uncompromising critique of the savagery of war and, perhaps more startling so, the savagery of the military hierarchy and the unfair brutality of a corrupt judicial system. The film never misses a beat and serves as not only one of Kubrick's best offerings but also as one of the greatest war movies ever committed to celluloid. Everything about this film w...more

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Crowned Review Paths Of Glory (DVD): Paths of Glory (1957) - "Hello there, soldier. Ready to kill ... (2095 words)
by - written on 21/03/09 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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With a film career spanning nearly fifty years, director Stanley Kubrick is often considered one of the great figures of modern cinema. He is also the perhaps the most consistent; his lean catalogue of thirteen features (his first, 'Fear and Desire' was near enough wiped off the face of the planet at the director's request) is choc-a-block with classics from the dystopian 'A Clockwork Orange' to the cerebral '2001: A Space Odyssey' to the ultra black comedy of 'Dr. Strangelove'. There are others equally worthy of mention, each one unique and brilliant in its own right. Even films that tore the critics like his final work 'Eyes Wide Shut' bode the same flair and ...  Read the complete review

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Premium Review Paths of Glory (637 words)
by - written on 28/01/08 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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One of director Stanley Kubrick's earlier and lesser known films, Paths of Glory is a powerful anti-war film starring Kirk Douglas. Whilst it did not receive any awards at the time, it has since become a classic, and is currently rated #44 on the IMDb chart - Kubrick's second highest film. Set on the French frontline in 1916, Douglas plays Colonel Dax - an idealistic man who is ordered to lead his French troops on a seemingly impossible mission. Although he reluctantly does so, the mission turns into a disaster; many men die, and they end up retreating back to their trenches. Disgusted by this apparent display of cowardice, the General Somebody ...  Read the complete review

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Crowned Review Paths Of Glory (DVD): The Paths of Glory, lead but to the grave... (1533 words)
by - written on 13/12/05 (Very useful, 501 readings)
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PATHS OF GLORY When a director of the stature of Stanley Kubrick dies unexpectedly, film critics and audiences are forced, even if many were critical of what they considered a cold and unemotional filmmaking style, to recognise how much modern-day cinema owes to him. Whilst he only made 11 feature length films in 33 years, each bestows an undeniable quality in style, story-telling, impact and imagery which few other director’s today, or even beforehand, possessed. In many ways he was unique, indeed more fortunate than the similarly talented Orson Welles (each shared considerable technical and visual skill), by having enough clout to make the intelligent films ...  Read the complete review

 
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