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Paths of glory [videorecording] / Harris/Kubrick Pictures Corporation ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick. - Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, c1999. - 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb. Includes original theatrical trailer.

Photography, George Krause ; editor, Eva Kroll ; music, Gerald Fried. Photography, George Krause ; editor, Eva Kroll ; music, Gerald Fried.

Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou.

Based on a true incident during World War I, the film relates the story of a French infantry regiment ordered to attack an impregnable German position, then accused of cowardice when the attack fails. To salve their general's wounded vanity, three soldiers are selected at random to stand trial and are then summarily executed.

MPAA rating: Not rated.


DVD format.


English and French language tracks; English and French subtitles
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

ISBN: 0792841409

Standard No.: 027616767424

Publisher. No.: 907674 MGM/UA Home Video

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war.
World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war.--France
World War, 1914-1918--Drama.
American fiction--20th century--Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Historical films.
War films.