| Other author/creator | Kubrick, Stanley screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Harris, James B., 1928- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Macready, George, 1899-1973 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Morris, Wayne, 1914-1959 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Turkel, Joe, 1927-2022 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Kubrick, Christiane, 1932- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Hausner, Jerry, 1909-1993 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Capell, Peter, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Meyer, Emile, 1910-1987 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Freed, Bert, 1919-1994 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Dibbs, Kem, 1917-1996 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Carey, Timothy Agoglia, 1929-1994 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Krause, Georg, 1901-1986 cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Kroll, Eva film editor. |
| Other author/creator | Fried, Gerald composer. |
| Other author/creator | Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944 Paths of glory. |
| Other author/creator | United Artists Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Bryna Productions |
| Other author/creator | Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
| Abstract |
The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, attempts to defend the men, who were chosen by a random drawing of lots. The General Staff, comfortable and safe behind the lines, demands they be executed to inspire the troops remaining in the trenches. Critical of the military hierarchy, and the class divisions that inspire the antipathy of common soldiers for the officer class, the film is renowned for its depiction of the callous treatment of the condemned men, taking their lives in so arbitrary a fashion. |
| General note | Based on the novel, "Paths of Glory" by Humphrey Cobb. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
| General note | Special features: Theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
| Credits | Photographer, George Krause ; film editor, Eva Kroll ; art director, Ludwig Reiber ; music, Gerald Fried ; costume designer, Ilse Dubois ; military adviser, Baron v. Waldenfels. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel, Susanne Christian, Jerry Hausner, Peter Capell, Emile Meyer, Berl Freed, Kem Dibbs, Timothy Carey. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated PG. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed captioned. |
| Genre/form | War films. |
| Genre/form | Anti-war films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0792841409 |
| ISBN | 9780792841401 |
| UPC |
027616767424 |
| Publisher number | 907674 MGM Home Entertainment |