Paths of Glory | |
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Directed by | Stanley Kubrick |
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Based on | Paths of Glory 1935 novel by Humphrey Cobb |
Produced by | James B. Harris |
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Cinematography | Georg Krause |
Edited by | Eva Kroll |
Music by | Gerald Fried |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $900,000[3] |
Box office | $1.2 million[4] |
Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film[5] co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb,[6] which was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax attempts to defend them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial.
The film was co-produced through Douglas's film production company, Bryna Productions, and a joint venture between Stanley Kubrick and James B. Harris, Harris-Kubrick Pictures.[1][2][7] In 1992, the film was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.