Paths of Glory

For other uses, see Paths of Glory (disambiguation).

Paths of Glory
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStanley Kubrick
Screenplay by
Based onPaths of Glory
1935 novel
by Humphrey Cobb
Produced byJames B. Harris
Starring
CinematographyGeorg Krause
Edited byEva Kroll
Music byGerald Fried
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • November 1, 1957 (1957-11-01) (Munich)
  • December 20, 1957 (1957-12-20) (United States)
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] 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 defends 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.

  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.