What age rating is Paths of Glory?

In Spain, Paths of Glory is rated suitable for all audiences.

When does Paths of Glory come out in Spain?

Paths of Glory hits Spanish theaters on October 13, 1986.

How much did Paths of Glory gross?

Paths of Glory grossed $1.2M worldwide, on a budget of $935K.

What is Paths of Glory based on?

Paths of Glory is based on Paths of Glory, by Humphrey Cobb.

Where was Paths of Glory filmed?

Paths of Glory was filmed at Schleißheim palace complex.

Paths of Glory

Name: Paths of Glory
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1957-10-25
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris

1957

Become a fan of its genres:

8.3/10

Release Date

25/10/1957

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

96%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

84%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

90%

Explode into no man's land, a place no film had ever dared to cross before!

In 1916, in France during World War I, General Broulard pressures his subordinate, General Mireau, to take the "Ant Hill," a heavily defended German position across no man's land. Mireau initially considers it impossible, but the chance of a promotion convinces him the attack can succeed. Colonel Dax will be in charge of leading it on the ground, and he must send his men against a target presented as an extremely difficult mission. The conflict is set up: obey an order that seems to condemn his soldiers or defy those in command. The film is directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax.

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Facts about Paths of Glory

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences

Spain releaseOctober 13, 1986

Worldwide premiereOctober 25, 1957

Runtime1 h 28 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titlePaths of Glory

CountryUnited States

Production companiesBryna Productions, United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

Budget$935K

Worldwide box office$1.2M

Return on investmentx1.3 Recouped the investment

Based onPaths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb

Trailer views113K

More ratings

4.5/5Letterboxd82/100Trakt8.5/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Paths of Glory

5total awards

3total nominations

Paths of Glory Cast

Kirk DouglasCol. Dax

Ralph MeekerCpl. Philippe Paris

Adolphe MenjouGen. George Broulard

George MacreadyGen. Paul Mireau

Wayne MorrisLt. Roget/Singing man

Richard AndersonMaj. Saint-Auban

Joe TurkelPvt. Pierre Arnaud

Christiane KubrickGerman Singer

Jerry HausnerProprietor of Cafe

Peter CapellNarrator of Opening Sequence

Emile MeyerFather Dupree

Bert FreedSgt. Boulanger

Kem DibbsPvt. Lejeune

Timothy CareyPvt. Maurice Ferol

Fred BellShell-Shocked Soldier

John SteinCapt. Rousseau

Harold BenedictCapt. Nichols

Paul BösMaj. Gouderc (uncredited)

James B. HarrisPrivate in the Attack (uncredited)

Marshall RainerPvt. Duval (uncredited)

Ira MooreCapt. Renouart (uncredited)

Wally FriedrichsCol. De Guerville (uncredited)

Halder HansonDoctor (uncredited)

Roger VagnoidCafe Owner (uncredited)

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Cast of Paths of Glory by the numbers

71average cast age in years

4years of age gap between the leads

6%women in the cast

11%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Christiane Kubrick, age 54 at release. The oldest: Adolphe Menjou, at 96.

Cast ages at release

Kirk Douglas69 years old
Ralph Meeker65 years old
Adolphe Menjou96 years old
George Macready87 years old
Wayne Morris72 years old
Richard Anderson60 years old
Joe Turkel59 years old
Christiane Kubrick54 years old
Jerry Hausner77 years old
Peter Capell74 years old

Cast heights

1.90 mRichard Anderson
1.85 mRalph Meeker

Crew

AddressStanley Kubrick
WritingStanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson
Original novelHumphrey Cobb
MusicGerald Fried
PhotographyGeorg Krause
EditingEva Kroll
Costume designIlse Dubois
ProductionKirk Douglas, James B. Harris

Trivia about Paths of Glory

Calder Willingham claimed nearly all of the screenplay credit, but when the draft by Jim Thompson was compared with the film, it was confirmed that Thompson had written seven scenes, including the reconnaissance mission.

For the battle scenes, about 600 German police officers were hired as extras, taking advantage of the fact that they had three years of military training.

Kubrick had Adolphe Menjou repeat the same scene 17 times, and the veteran actor, who already believed he had given his best take, ended up protesting in front of the whole crew.

Kubrick had read Humphrey Cobb's novel when he was 14 years old, and that memory led him to propose it as his next project at MGM.

Kirk Douglas's production company, Bryna, devoted more than a third of the $1 million budget to the actor's salary.

In Spain, it could not be seen until 1986, eleven years after Franco's death, despite the regime's censorship having banned its antiwar content.

The film was banned from all U.S. military facilities, both at home and abroad, because of its content.

Kirk Douglas rejected a version of the script in which Kubrick proposed replacing the death sentence with prison terms, and insisted on keeping the ending of the text as originally approved.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Paths of Glory

armyfrancebased on novel or bookgeneralgermanyworld war ipatriotismcowardiceidealismidealistblack and whitesoldieranti wargrim1910swarfighting the systempsychological drama

Main theme: capital punishment, military discipline, scapegoating, military law

What Paths of Glory is called in other countries

It was released in 35 countries, each in its own language.

SpainSenderos de gloria
FranceLes Sentiers de la gloire
GermanyWege zum Ruhm
ItalyOrizzonti di gloria
MexicoLa Patrulla Infernal
BrazilGlória Feita de Sangue
PortugalHorizontes de Glória
Japan突撃
South Korea영광의 길
China光荣之路
RussiaTropy slavy
ArmeniaՓառքի արահետներ

See the remaining 23 countries

BelgiumOp de paden van de roem
BulgariaПътеки на славата
CzechiaStezky slávy
DenmarkÆrens Vej
EstoniaHirm ja soov
FinlandKunnian polut
GreeceΣταυροί στο Μέτωπο
Hong Kong光榮之路
HungaryA dicsőség ösvényei
Iranراه های افتخار
Iraqطُرق المجد
Israelשבילי התהילה
LithuaniaGarbės keliai
NorwayÆrens vei
PolandŚcieżki chwały
RomaniaCărările gloriei
Saudi Arabiaدروب المجد
SerbiaСтазе славе
SwedenHelvetesbataljonen
Taiwan光榮之路
TurkeyZafer Yolları
UkraineСтежки слави
VietnamĐường Vinh Quang

Where it was filmed Paths of Glory

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Paths of Glory

If any soldiers in the world can take it, we'll take the Ant Hill.
It's out of the question, George. Absolutely out of the question. My division was cut to pieces. What's left of it is in no position to even hold the Ant Hill, let alone take it. I'm sorry, but that's the truth.
[to Dax, about Mireau] Well, it had to be done. France cannot afford to have fools guiding her military destiny.
Lt. Roget: "It's impossible, sir. All the men are falling back.
Nothing is beyond those men once their fighting spirit is aroused...We might just do it!
Ferol: What do I have to die for, Father?...I'm scared, I'm scared!

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