| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 19 x 12 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 538
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Criterion collection ; 538.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel, Susanne Christian, Jerry Hausner, Peter Capell, Emile Meyer, Bert Freed, Kem Dibbs, Timothy Carey. |
| Credits |
Photographed by George Krause ; editor, Eva Kroll ; music, Gerald Fried ; art director, Ludwig Reiber ; sound, Martin Müller ; costume designer, Ilse Dubois ; special effects, Erwin Lange. |
| Summary |
During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney. Cast, credits, and essay by James Naremore printed in booklet inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Special features: Commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Audio interview with Stanley Kubrick conducted by Jeremy Bernstein (1966); Television interview with Kirk Douglas (1979); Video interview with James B. Harris; Video interview with Christiane Kubrick; Video interview with Jan Harlan; Segment from a French news program detailing the World War I tragedy involving French Corporal Théophile Maupas (1997); Theatrical trailer. Booklet: "We have met the enemy ..." essay by James Naremore. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Paths of glory" by Humphrey Cobb. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry in 1992 by the Library of Congress. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944 -- Film adaptations.
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Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944. |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Drama.
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- France -- Drama.
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry. |
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France. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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War films.
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War films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Kubrick, Stanley, screenwriter, director.
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Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995, screenwriter.
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Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977, screenwriter.
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Harris, James B., 1928- producer.
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Krause, Georg, 1901-1986, cinematographer.
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Kroll, Eva, film editor.
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Fried, Gerald, composer.
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Reiber, Ludwig, 1904-1979, artistic director.
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Müller, Martin, sound designer.
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Dubois, Ilse, 1922-2008, costume designer.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020, actor.
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Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988, actor.
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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963, actor.
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Macready, George, 1899-1973, actor.
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Morris, Wayne, 1914-1959, actor.
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Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017, actor.
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Turkel, Joe, 1927-2022, actor.
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Kubrick, Christiane, 1932- actor.
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Hausner, Jerry, 1909-1993, actor.
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Capell, Peter, actor.
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Meyer, Emile, 1910-1987, actor.
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Freed, Bert, 1919-1994, actor.
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Dibbs, Kem, 1917-1996, actor.
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Carey, Timothy Agoglia, 1929-1994, actor.
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Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944.
Paths of glory.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Bryna Productions.
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Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604653403 |
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160465340X |
| Standard No. |
715515064019 |
| Music No. |
CC1942D Criterion Collection |
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