Film record

Paths of Glory

1957Feature film88 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English · German
Genres
war film · anti-war film · trial film

Credits

Cinematography

Georg Krause — Cinematography

Direction

Stanley Kubrick — Directing

Editing

Eva Kroll — Editing

Music

Gerald Fried — Music composition

Cast

Kirk Douglas — Acting (Col. Dax)
George Macready — Acting (Gen. Paul Mireau)
Adolphe Menjou — Acting (Gen. George Broulard)
Ralph Meeker — Acting (Cpl. Philippe Paris)
Wayne Morris — Acting (Lt. Roget/Singing man)
Richard Anderson — Acting (Maj. Saint-Auban)
Joe Turkel — Acting (Pvt. Pierre Arnaud)
Timothy Carey — Acting (Pvt. Maurice Ferol)
Christiane Kubrick — Acting (German Singer)
Peter Capell — Acting (Narrator of Opening Sequence)
Bert Freed — Acting (Sgt. Boulanger)
Emile Meyer — Acting (Father Dupree)
Jerry Hausner — Acting (Proprietor of Cafe)
Rolf Kralovitz — Acting
James B. Harris — Acting

Production

James B. Harris — Production
Kirk Douglas — Executive production
James B. Harris — Executive production
Stanley Kubrick — Executive production

Writing

Jim Thompson — Screenwriting
Calder Willingham — Screenwriting
Stanley Kubrick — Screenwriting
Humphrey Cobb — Screenwriting
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United States · Original release
25 Oct 1957Checked 13 Sep 2026
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