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Paths of Glory (1957)

★ 8.3 · 3,260 ratings on TMDB

It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!

Paths of Glory poster★ 8.3

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

DirectorStanley Kubrick
CastAdolphe Menjou, Christiane Kubrick, George Macready, Jerry Hausner, Joe Turkel, Kirk Douglas
GenresDrama, War
The emergence reading

Paths of Glory keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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