Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by	Stanley Kubrick; Calder Willingham; Jim Thompson;
Based on	Paths of Glory; 1935 novel; by Humphrey Cobb
Produced by	James B. Harris
Starring	Kirk Douglas; Ralph Meeker; Adolphe Menjou; George Macready; Wayne Morris; Richard Anderson;
Cinematography	Georg Krause
Edited by	Eva Kroll
Music by	Gerald Fried
Production; companies	Bryna Productions; Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation;
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	November 1, 1957 (Munich); December 20, 1957 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$900,000
Box office	$1.2 million

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film^[5] co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb.^[6] Set 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 attempts to defend them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial.

The film was co-produced through Douglas's film production company, Bryna Productions, and a joint venture between Stanley Kubrick and James B. Harris, Harris-Kubrick Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[7] 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.

^ ^a ^b Quigley Publishing Co.; Quigley Publishing Co. (1956). Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, Quigley Publishing Co.
^ ^a ^b Variety (1956). Variety (August 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.
^ McGee, Scott; Steffen, James. "Paths of Glory (1958) - Articles". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
^ "The Big Idea - Paths of Glory". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
^ "Paths of Glory, Film Reviews". Variety. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
^ Variety (1957). Variety (February 1957). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.

[motionpictureher204quig-1] Quigley Publishing Co.; Quigley Publishing Co. (1956). Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, Quigley Publishing Co.

[variety203-1956-08-2] Variety (1956). Variety (August 1956). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.

[3] McGee, Scott; Steffen, James. "Paths of Glory (1958) - Articles". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[4] "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross

[tcm.com-5] "The Big Idea - Paths of Glory". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

[6] "Paths of Glory, Film Reviews". Variety. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2007.

[7] Variety (1957). Variety (February 1957). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company.

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