Paths of glory [videorecording]
2002
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Stanley Kubrick directs this classic 1950s drama based on the true story of French soldiers who refused to go over the top to certain death in the First World War. The film, which is in turn based on the novelisation of the incident by Humphrey Cobb, stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the leader of a group of soldiers who have already endured a great deal of horror in the trenches of France. When the vain and ambitious General Mireau (George Macready) orders Dax and his men to attack a well-fortified German position known as the Anthill, Dax informs him that the task is virtually impossible and will result in many deaths. Desperate for promotion, Mireau insists that the attack proceeds and is outraged when the second wave of soldiers refuse to enter the battle after witnessing the slaughter of their comrades. When Mireau and his acolytes select three soldiers for court-martial as scapegoats for the rebellion, Dax - a lawyer during his civilian life - elects to defend the men from the charges himself.
Main title:
Paths of glory [videorecording] / producer, James B. Harris.
Author:
Kubrick, Stanley, directorFried, Gerald, musicDouglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actorMenjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963, actorMacready, George, 1899-1973, actorCobb, Humphrey, book author
Imprint:
Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2002.
Collation:
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd, b&w.
Notes:
Off air recording.Made in 1957.Cast includes: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou.Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb.Region 2, 1 disc(s), Disc format DVD 5 single layer, Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish), Sound (Dolby Mono), Subtitles (French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English, German), Bonus footage, Trailers.Credits: music, Gerald Fried; cinematographer, Georg Krause.DVDN.Dolby Digital.Credits: director, Stanley Kubrick; writer, Stanley Kubrick; writer, Calder Willingham; writer, Jim Thompson; music, Gerald Fried; cinematographer, Georg Krause.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Ralph Meeker, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Timothy Carey, Suzanne Christian, Bert Freed.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
EnglishFrenchItalianSpanishDutch
BRN:
1038511
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