Paths of Glory
1957
*****
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joe Turkel
In the trenches of World War I, the French soldiers refuse to attack on German positions in a certain suicide mission, and the consequences are devastating. This short but brilliant drama makes a very strong anti-war statement. The final scene (which features the director's future wife Christiane Harlan) is extremely powerful. Stanley Kubrick, Jim Thompson and Calder Willingham scripted from Humphrey Cobb's novel, which is loosely based on a true story.
