Paths of Glory is a 1957 war drama directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas. Set during World War I, the film follows a French colonel who is tasked with defending a hopelessly outnumbered French regiment against an overwhelming German offensive. Through his courage and determination, he leads his men to
Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film 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, 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, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris and Richard Anderson.