PATHS Of GLORY
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The Criterion Collection - Spine No.57
PATHS Of GLORY
Laserdisc Edition - Old stock
PATHS Of GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made
The story takes place in 1916 France , as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent
The battle--during which the Germans are never seen , indicating that the French are their own worst enemy--turns into a bloody massacre
Looking for a scapegoat , General Mireau ( George Macready ) orders Colonel Dax ( a never-more-intense Kirk Douglas ) to select three of his men to face a court-martial and possible firing squad for the troops' cowardice
Directed by Stanley Kubrick , PATHS Of GLORY , based on the novel by Humphrey Cobbs , is a gut-wrenching, unforgettable drama
Every scene is awash in grays , covered in doom
Kubrick marvelously contrasts the ornate palace where the generals sip their cognac with the ramshackle trenches where injured men stumble about, demoralized and shellshocked
Douglas gives a tough , gritty performance ; his tense sparring with the high command features sharp, biting dialogue
The entire cast is outstanding ; watching so many men die for no reason is maddening
Theatrical release: January 25, 1958
Shot at Bavarian Filmkunst Studios , Munich , Germany , and at Geiselgasteig Studios and Schleissheim Castle
PATHS Of GLORY was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1992
Susanne Christian , the singer at the end of the film , later became Christiane Kubrick , Stanley's third wife ; they were married until Kubrick's death in 1999 , and she maintains the official Stanley Kubrick Web site
Gerald Fried composed a different theme song for countries that might be offended by hearing the French national anthem , " Marseillaise " which appears as the theme song in most versions of the film
When Kubrick asked Kirk Douglas to star in PATHS Of GLORY , Douglas responded , " Stanley , I don't think this picture will ever make a nickel , but we have to make it "
Douglas's own production company , Bryna Productions , produced the film
Bryna later made SPARTACUS , again with Kubrick at the helm
The last-meal scene took 68 takes
France banned the film until 1974 ; the Swiss army censored it until 1970
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This is a Laserdisc in NTSC format , Extended Play , Chapters Encoded , Black & White , Digital Sound , Running Time 87 Minutes
The Original Theatrical Trailer appears on Side-2 after the end of the Film
Laserdisc still Sealed in shrink wrap - Old Stock
Jacket is in Excellent Condition with light shelf / handling wear only - NO holes , tears or cuts
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