Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

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Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

mark-rojinsky Banned in France till 1975, Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) is an unusually powerful and incisive cinematic discourse relating to the futility of war. In fact it would be almost unbearably grim without the performance of Douglas as Colonel Dax - the liberal defender of three innocent French soldiers accused of cowardice on contrived trumped-up charges by the over-ambitious and arrogant General Mireau (George Macready). Such social issues as class differences and military hypocrisy in the French High Command are emphasised. Douglas' Dax character gives the film its only light and warmth. In appearance he looks impressive - fair-haired and lantern-jawed, he sports his regiment number '701' on his collar and cuffs and wears a prototype wristwatch. Along with 20.000 Leagues under the Sea (1954), Ulisse (1954)and Light at the Edge of the World(1971) it is one of his most compelling performances although it lacks the Nietzschean undertones of the aforementioned adventure and sword and sandals films. Time Out describes Douglas' performance as being 'astonishingly successful' and refers to the very interesting 'diagrammatic tracking shots' relating to the battle scenes.

TerryTolkin What could I possibly add to the culture or knowledge of this film? To me, on certain days, this is Kubrick's finest achievement. Without a doubt this is the most impactful anti-war film ever produced. Kubrick i employs an unwaveringly documentarian approach in recounting this fictionalized amalgam of what could have been any battle on the Western Front. Portraying the ruthless mundanity and senseless destruction of human life in those trenches is done so effectively that he's succeeded in making such an abhorrent level of violence seem routine. You accept it as a norm. Something that we should never let it become. But we have , we have to in order to devote full and complete attention to the mental insanity that is unfolding in the upper ranks of France's military-industrial complex. A Dance of Death is unfolding over the failure of yet another Offensive. Heads must roll. Three enlisted men are essentially randomly selected for summary execution before a Firing Squad. During the battle and desperate to make good on his predictions for a glorious French victory over the hated Huns, an order is issued to the French artillery gunners .Confused, the targeting Corporal requests confirmation of the coordinates. Surely this must be an error. These numbers would put all of our largest shells right on top of our own French positions!! Timothy Carey plays one of the three enlisted men. Pvt. Maurice Ferol. The man was born to play this role. Carey's delivery is the most devastating Supporting Actor performance I've ever witnessed on the big screen. I'm neither kidding you nor am I exaggerating. Tell me if I'm wrong, go ahead and tell me.

Miguel Neto Paths of Glory is one of the most realistic war films already made ​​, and also we see a Stanley Kubrick still very new , more already see some of their characteristic , it sends fine , the way he films is very good, who knew the director of Paths of Glory would do in the future classics as Clockkwork Orange, Spartacus or the Shining , totally different film Paths of Glory , this proves the versatility Kubrick , the cast is good, we have Kirk Douglas in the leading role ( Kubrick and Douglas again the work three years later in Spartacus ) , Douglas makes a great acting, the cast also has Ralph Meeker , Adolphe Menjou , George McCready , Richard Anderson , Timothy Carey, Bert Freed , etc., Ralph Meeker , Adolphe Menjou and George McCready make great performances mainly Ralph Meeker , the picture is very good, and the end left me with knot in the stomach, Paths of Glory is the first major classic Stanley Kubrick , and shows why Kirk Douglas is one of the best actors of the decade of 50 and 60. note 9.8

Van Howell Easily the most important movie I've seen in terms of its emotional and intellectual impact. I was nine when it showed at the Main Street theater (25¢ for Saturday matinée), and never forgot it. The idea that army officers would be dishonest, corrupt, and willing to have their own troops executed for no crime was absolutely at odds with everything I was supposed to believe about how the world works—growing up in a military town, in a family proud of its war stories. When I finally saw it again almost sixty years later every scene resonated as if I'd seen it just a week before. The movie was exactly as great as it was the first time around—and for exactly the same reasons. It pulls no punches. Recommended without reservation.