A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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Movie1957·88 min
Paths of Glory
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
A war drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.3/10
3K ratings
About Paths of Glory
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- social injustice, corruption power, sacrifice duty, early 1900s, historical event, international, paris, warzone, mentor student, battlefield combat, reluctant hero, anti hero, trial courtroom, tragedy arc, conspiracy