Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the … See more

In 1916, during World War I in Northern France, French Major General Georges Broulard orders his subordinate, Brigadier General Paul Mireau, to take the Anthill, a well-defended … See more

Background
The title of Cobb's novel came from the ninth stanza of Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a … See more

Although the film did not receive a single nomination for the Academy Awards of 1958, it was nominated for and collected several … See more

• Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, commanding officer, 701st Infantry Regiment
• Ralph Meeker as Corporal Philippe Paris, 701st Infantry Regiment
• Adolphe Menjou as Major General Georges Broulard, … See more

The film had its "world premiere" in Munich, Germany, on November 1, 1957. A month and a half before that event, on September 18, a special screening of Kubrick's production … See more

In 1992, the film was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In October and November 2004 the film was shown at the London Film Festival See more