---
title: 'Paths of Glory (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanley Kubrick'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paths-of-glory-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Paths of Glory (1957)

1957 · 88 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson. It is adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, which in turn was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax defends them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial. It also features Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris and Richard Anderson.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [James B. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-harris)
- **Director:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick), [Jim Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thompson), [Calder Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/calder-willingham), [Humphrey Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-cobb)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gerald Fried](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-fried)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georg Krause](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-krause)
- **Editor:** [Eva Kroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-kroll)

## Cast

- [Joe Turkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-turkel)
- [George Macready](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macready)
- [Peter Capell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-capell)
- [Timothy Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-carey)
- [James B. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-harris)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Richard Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-anderson)
- [Jock Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jock-stein)
- [Christiane Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-kubrick)
- [Wayne Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-morris)
- [Emile Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-meyer)
- [Jerry Hausner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hausner)
- [Rolf Kralovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-kralovitz)
- [Ralph Meeker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-meeker)

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