Paths Of Glory
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Michael Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou
Released: 1957
Three soldiers are put on trial for cowardice after refusing to fight in a suicidal attack
The Good:
Kirk Douglas is on top form and you are rooting for him all the way
Immersive tracking shots through the trenches and the assault through no man's land that put you right in the action (a widely-known Kubrick trademark)
Believable characters which makes it all the harder to watch
Based on true events, it exposes the callousness of military officers in World War 1
Nice to see Joe Turkel as a young man (I only knew him from The Shining and Blade Runner)
Immersive tracking shots through the trenches and the assault through no man's land that put you right in the action (a widely-known Kubrick trademark)
Believable characters which makes it all the harder to watch
Based on true events, it exposes the callousness of military officers in World War 1
Nice to see Joe Turkel as a young man (I only knew him from The Shining and Blade Runner)
The Bad:
None
And The Verdict:
The tone was darker and the film a harder watch than I had anticipated for a relatively old war film. Definitely a classic in the genre and stands up well despite the passage of time since its release. With it being Kubrick though, I shouldn't have been so surprised! 9/10
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