Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStanley Kubrick
Screenplay by
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • Calder Willingham
  • Jim Thompson
Based onPaths of Glory
(1935 novel)
by Humphrey Cobb
Produced byJames B. Harris
Starring
  • Kirk Douglas
  • Ralph Meeker
  • Adolphe Menjou
  • George Macready
  • Wayne Morris
  • Richard Anderson
CinematographyGeorg Krause
Edited byEva Kroll
Music byGerald Fried
Production
companies
  • Bryna Productions
  • Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation[1][2]
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • November 1, 1957 (1957-11-01) (Munich premiere)
  • December 20, 1957 (1957-12-20) (US)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$900,000[3]
Box office$1.2 million[4]

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film[5] directed by Stanley Kubrick, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson. It is adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb,[6] which in turn 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 defends them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial. It also features Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris and Richard Anderson.

The film was co-produced through Douglas' film production company, Bryna Productions, and a joint venture between Stanley Kubrick and James B. Harris, Harris-Kubrick Pictures.[1][2][7] Due to the film's negative depiction of the French military, it could not be filmed there, and was instead shot in West Germany. It was likewise not released in France until 1972.[8]

Paths of Glory was released by United Artists on December 20, 1957. It received critical acclaim and several international accolades, including a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Film, and is considered one of the greatest war films ever made. 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.[9]

  1. ^ a b Quigley Publishing Co.; Quigley Publishing Co. (1956). Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, Quigley Publishing Co.
  2. ^ a b Variety (1956). Variety (August 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
  3. ^ McGee, Scott; Steffen, James. "Paths of Glory (1958) - Articles". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
  5. ^ "The Big Idea - Paths of Glory". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Paths of Glory, Film Reviews". Variety. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  7. ^ Variety (1957). Variety (February 1957). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRobertson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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