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The ideal anti-war film. An endeavour that has been reduced down to its simplest fundamentals. Kubrick managed to depict the process of war dehumanising people, using the protagonist as his puppet, demonstrating the power of communication, and representing humanity as a collective. During a time when many films were pro-war, Kubrick, in his late 20s, posed crucial concerns about the purpose of war and the estrangement caused by it. At his most attentive and compassionate as a filmmaker. Every character represents something, and each war-torn sequence is extremely powerful. This is easily one of the best anti-war films ever made, in my eyes.
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The men died wonderfully. Power kills. It’s shocking, brutal and barbaric.
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there is no such thing as a good war movie, the only good war movie is a movie that is anti-war
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Not only one of the greatest anti-war films, but also one of the greatest courtroom dramas. Excels in every single regard. Kubrick made this in his late 20s, his late 20s!!
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A 60-year-old anti-war film that feels like it could have been filmed and released last year, PATHS OF GLORY pulls no punches. It’s not just that war is hell, but that it’s a Kafka-esque enterprise pushed by men who know it’s pointless, who know it’s absurd, but who nonetheless feed the beast out of venal self-interest, outright bloodlust, or both. And it almost goes without saying that the entire trench sequence — from Kirk Douglas walking down to his battalion to the charge into No Man’s Land — is incredible, virtuosic filmmaking. The kind of accomplishment that most directors would kill to have just once in their career.
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”Your men died very well Colonel.” My knowledge of German language is zero. I don’t understand any single word of it but when in the closing moments of the movie the captured young German girl starts singing, like the awe-struck French soldiers, I was in tears. After witnessing some of the most frustrating, painful and upsetting scenes of any war movie, like the characters involved in the film, we viewers find, for the first time, a glimpse of hope, beauty and innocence in the German girl’s voice so there is no surprise that finally in that moment we break too, a moment when all that suppressed emotion finds its way out. Portraying and studying situations where things like hope, respect,…
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Hate to be that guy but Kubrick is so freaking good at making movies hooly shit. He did this at 28….TWENTY EIGHT. This is my new favorite (anti)war film. I will say, interesting choice on my part to watch this at 6:30am.
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Unlike Spartacus, there is no question in my mind which ‘tier’ of Kubrick picture to put Paths of Glory. Though all his pictures are superficially dramatic, what attracts me so much to Kubrick – even more than his directorial skill – is the undercurrent of hilarity that runs through them. Whether it’s Barry Lyndon’s doomed quest for wealth and recognition, Alex’s lust for violence, or Joker’s search for truth in a war characterized by cover-ups, each of Kubrick’s stories have a central conceit that is utterly absurd at their core, especially when viewed out of context. Most often, that idea is the destructive power of hubris; that confidence – a value so lauded – is the root cause of all…
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General Mireau is such a salty bitch, my god that dude deserves to catch these hands.
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need i say more? (längesen)
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Most of us are more afraid of getting hurt than getting killed
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What a movie everything felt perfect I genuinely felt goosebumps after that song
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تجربه ممتعه جدا حاكت بشائع الحروب وكيف تخلي الشخص الى وحش والنهاية جدا عاطفيه وجميله.
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papo de ser um dos melhores!!! Ótimo filme, épico. Se baseia em fatos reais que aconteceram na primeira guerra mundial. História ótima. Retrata muito bem o militarismo corrupto e a injustiça por dentro da instituição. Torci até o final para um desfecho diferente, mas ok. Me pegou muito.
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Censuré en France pendant 18 ans n’oubliez pas. Parfois j’ai aussi honte d’être humain
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Pas trop fan de la première partie. Par contre tout ce qui se passe à partir de la scène du procès est dans les meilleures scènes de tous les temps. La fin c un peu comme ça que j’imagine les classes en STI2D. S’il vous plaît allez mon avant dernière review j’ai passé 15 minutes pour rien
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molas mucho kubrick, molas mucho Es completamente hipnótica, echadle un ojo va
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والله مُغرم بسينما كيوبريك الحربيه
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الاخراج يعالم تحفة ، اتعب وانا اقول هالجملة (( ستانلي سابق عصره )) اخراجياً بالذات شي خورافيي ، اتوقع اول او ثاني فلم للقوت هذا الايقونة حرفياً مدرسة في الاخراج ستانلي اتوقع لو اشوف له فلمين زياده بيكون مخرجي المفضل اعشق افلامه والله ايضاً ذا ثاني فلم اتابعه له ويكون نظيف الصدق استغرب اذا شفت فلم لـ ستانلي وما اشوف فيه لقطات تعودت اشوف عري لايوصف ب افلامه ، فلم رهيب حرفياً كيف ذا الفلم بيكمل سبعين سنة لحد يقول…
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A very simple but effective way of criticizing the foolishness the war is
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Last scene was great
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Incredible ending, bit of a slow roller tbh. Honestly a mostly really well done anti war movie big fan.
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Era bueno el guacho este eh, tiene secuencias que se ven increíbles y re baja línea contra el ejército, los oficiales y toda esa institución. Muy muy bien Estanislao para esa época
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Connard de généraux
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Simple yet effective. I’m more for surreal grand scale Stanley Kubrick but this was an undeniably amazing story that had me on the edge of my seat.
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Uno dei capisaldi del cinema antimilitarista. Nei personaggi dei generali Mireau e Broulard c’è una feroce critica al potere e sono contrapposti all’umanissimo colonnello Dax, unica figura che non vede nei soldati solo dei numeri o degli strumenti ma degli esseri umani e proprio per questo viene additato come ingenuo. Le scene di guerra sono presenti ma prive di spettacolarizzazione, il focus è spostato più sui rapporti di forza tra i personaggi. Il primo grande capolavoro di Kubrick.
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war seems lovely
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One of his most brutal and straight to the point films. The cold emotional performances paired with stylish camera work create a haunting and claustrophobic atmosphere, even for a Kubrick film. Absolute banger fuck war
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que asco los militares
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Hands down the best war movie I’ve seen.
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I’m blown away. Criminally underrated in Kubrick’s filmography. Anti-war and pro-cognac; what more could you ask for?
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Situated pretty neatly with Spartacus and The Killing as my favorite Kubricks. Douglas was his guy, I wish they did a third movie.
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This film is brave and bold and it’s what makes Kubrick the director he is, during the time of film where pro-war had been normalised, this makes this anti-war film extremely special. It dives into many corrupt aspects of what war is really like and I think so many people need to become more educated in this, including myself. The war was controlled by those who sat on their ass in their palaces nowhere near the battlefield. The final scene…
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War is disgusting
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“Gentlemen of the court, there are times I am ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion.” I think it is best to review this in the two separate acts of the film, the battlefield and the court-martial. In act one we have ~40 min of the impossible task given to the French army to attack “the anthill”. I thought this act was fine. I like to give slack to old movies for…
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הרגיש כל כך אמיתי שכמעט חשבתי שזה באמת קרה. עריכה: מסתבר שזה באמת קרה, Wtf.
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Ferol was the realest character. This is my first Stanley Kubrick film and this great intro to his filmography. This movie does really well for being a movie made in the 50s. Kubrick did a lot of good with his movie. It a great representation of corruption. It’s also shows how the ones at the top will never get punished while the ones who are at the bottom will. Overall great film and great intro to Kubrick.
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sartre prayed for times like this
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Premier de Stanley Kubrick et c’est deja un chef d’oeuvre , une mise en scène sombre neamoins réaliste par rapport à l’horreur et la boucherie qu’est la Grande Guerre. Une critique très juste de la guerre , qui peut résonner à mon sens encore aujourd’hui, vue que les allemands ne sont pas visibles , Kubrick se concentre à juste titre sur la critique des haut-gradés de l’armée. Une critique acerbe également des hauts gradés de l’armée et de l’asburdité de…
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The peak of human misery and hypocrisy
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ما ابشع الظلم
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Moderne et politique. Pour le choix du contexte, le regard américain sur l’histoire française… Ils auraient pu porter ce regard sur leur propres troupes qui ont vécu d’ailleurs des situations comparables.
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總要有人受到傷害 唯一問題是 傷害誰 一開始以為只是一個軍官在做一些完全不能理解的歪事到後來才發現他的觀念就像戰爭本身一樣扭曲（個人理解） 其實一直以來對戰爭片又愛又恨的，我喜歡描寫戰爭的真實讓我們記得這些歷史不要忘記他的嚴肅不要讓他只是在我們生命中只有一個句子一個概念 但殘酷的事實總是讓我心裡上敢到難過且懼怕 你可能會為戰爭當下大家做出的決定而生氣因為你會覺得應該要那樣做或者這樣做不就好了，而在這部電影我卻看到了彷彿身歷其境的懼怕以及很常發生他們只是想殺一隻雞能夠儆猴而已…..也是啊畢竟我們不是身歷其境我們無法理解真正在戰壕上如何作戰。而當然電影裡的那些高階軍官也不理解畢竟罪行竟然是「在敵人面前表現怯弱」不禁讓我想著難道恐懼害怕就不是人的心理、身理本該有的反應嗎？ 而在最後女孩唱起《忠貞不二的驃騎兵》所有軍人從一開始的打鬧到最後的含淚合唱似乎也呼應著導演反戰的立場…..
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Es fascinante que Stanley Kubrick haya logrado una de las mejores producciones cinematográficas con tan solo 28 años en ese entonces. Una película que no trata sobre héroes o sobre la guerra como tal sino sobre ego y poder que claramente lo vemos en George Macready, como el general Mireau que gran hijo de puta! Que en vez de asumir la responsabilidad del fracaso del ataque contra la posición alemana prefirió condenar a tres soldados inocentes y llamarlos cobardes cuando…
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j’crois j’suis trop conne pour pouvoir apprécier le film mais sympa pour un film de guerre/procès en noir et blanc
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The last scene itself is terrifying. The second half of the movie is perfect, keeps you locked in every single second, same for the first one but the second one, wow. Great anti-war message about its cruelties, the value of human life and of course hepocrusy. There are some scenes like the one with Kirk Douglas at the beginning, walking through the soldiers that are beyond impressive. Kubrick made that at 28 btw
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Amazing message explored in this movie and it deserves all the praise it gets. The ending is one of my favourite scenes I’ve ever watched. 4.7.
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loss for words
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certo non il migliore di Kubrick però grandissimo film bellissima storia e interpretazione magistrale di Douglas
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Banger simple premise
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“If it’s death that you’re really afraid of, why should you care what kills you?” this film carries a strong anti war message, and its pacing remains pretty bearable given its short runtime. You can already see the glimpses of Kubrick’s visual style and ambition, but compared to what came later, the execution feels less polished. It’s impressive for an early career film especially since he was in his late 20’s, but I don’t think it quite reaches the level…
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الفيلم عظيم و بيوريك ازاي الجنرالات بيعاملوا الجنود مش كانهم بشر ، بل كحيوات عشان يصعدوا بالألقاب ، و مجرد ارقام
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Oh my god, this was beyond incredible. It was that good. Speechless, and that ending scene is a masterclass in filmmaking and emotional resonance. I hate war☹️
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Rewatching after 6 years since the first watch. The least you could do for this film is to respect it.
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-“Aren’t you afraid of dying?- -“I am not afraid of dying, I am afraid of being killed- After watching i’ve came to a conclusion how got can one and half hours films can be. I always used to think they just can be that good because of the lack of time, the whole story left on cliffhanger ext. This movie proved me wrong. The movie begins in France based on WW1 the French army is planing to attack Germany. The…
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Es buenísima, te plantea una situación que te hace cuestionar muchas cosas de la guerra, como lo puede ser el significado del valor, el compañerismo, el liderazgo, y cuestiona como en esas épocas los políticos, militares y de cargos mayores usaban a las personas por conveniencia, y como chivos expiatorios por sus propias equivocaciónes. Es una película que muestra lo corrupto que puede llegar a estar el ser humano, como puede por simple capricho y berrinche hasta matar a los…
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Une certaine vision de l’enfer
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Omg so heartbreaking i really liked the plot 😭
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Colonel Dax: “[…] Because you don’t know the answer to that question, I pity you.”
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This movie shows so much what war would propably look like, these high generals that dont live the war dont give a fuck and the soldiers pay for it Such an interesting movie even though its black and white Also this ending is just insane again
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An excellent story about the corrupt motivations behind some of the warmongers in government that rings true throughout all of time. The acting was very good as well. Just a quality film.
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“I’m ashamed to be a member of the human race.” The real enemy is in the penthouse.
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Not into movies about war and all that type of stuff but this one is a masterpiece
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que raiva pqp (o ferol tem a voz igual do cameron winter, inclusive)
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the anti-war film to end all anti-war films. wow…… the ending just really broke me. this just hits far too close to the state of the world even today.
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81/100
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Vətənpərvərlik alçaqların son sığınağıdı,buda belə,yerindəcə
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Wie die Korruption rund um Rang und Ruf um sich greift und wie verführerisch dabei Macht sein kann, das präsentiert Stanley Kubrick in seinem erstklassigen beeindruckenden Anti-Kriegsfilm Wege zum Ruhm. Für eine überfallartige Offensive der Franzosen gegen die Deutschen im Jahr 1916, um eine Schlüsselposition im Krieg zu erobern, überredet General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) den Brigadegeneral Mireau (George Macready) zu dieser utopischen Aufgabe, dann lässt sich auch Oberst Dax (Kirk Douglas) davon überzeugen. Erstaunlich und geradezu lächerlich: Wie leicht der…
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Este kubrick es increíble, hizo todos los géneros y todos perfecto. Mejor director de manual.
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Not shocking to see that humanity has not yet course corrected since WW1. And to think in 2026 you still have people who believe that their military service is a “noble thing”. The choice, or lack of it, which made you cannon fodder for the very same pedophiles who oppress you at home and will dispose of you to oppress others elsewhere is all your “service” will ever be at end of the day. We can pretend that being a…
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Paths of Glory is only around 88 minutes long, yet it says more about war, power and human cruelty than movies twice its length. There are no glorious victories here and barely any interest in making war look heroic. Stanley Kubrick instead asks a much uglier question. what happens when the people giving the orders care more about protecting their careers than the lives of the men actually fighting? The story takes place during World War I and follows Colonel…
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mi parte favorita de ver una película de kubrick siempre es el final, xq si hay algo seguro es que me va a explotar la cabeza y el corazón y este no fue la excepción. el final es lo que hace la película en mi opinión, te puede dejar tirado mirando al techo pensando y pensando o no hacerte sentir nada y wow que este me hizo pensar y sentir un montón
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It were good that, not what I expected really, thankyou Stanley very cool
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Amazing set!!! The 3 prisoners showed very different perspectives. One being punished for standing up to his superior, one for being an outcast, and one randomly chosen. I love how all 3 of them had different reactions to the news based on their situation and Kubrick’s ability to contrast the difference in perspective just before they are shot. I need to watch more old films to determine why the impact of this movie is larger than others.
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Young Stan was cooking. The shots in the bunker at the beginning were incredible
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Simple yet effective and engaging plot, excellent pacing, good acting, entertaining action sequence. Perfect in the technical aspect. I usually cringe at anti-war/pacifist takes in movies, but this is one of the few cases where I don’t. The second best WWI film I’ve watched, and one of the best war films of all time.
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After I was kinda underwhelmed by the first Kubrick film I watched, “The Killing” (1956), I am happy to say this is one of the best movies I have ever seen. All my doubts about Kubrick just washed away. This might just be my favourite film about war and how it lowkey kinda sucks. The first half is one of the best depictions of the horrors of war I have ever seen, then the way it transitions into a courtroom…
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Very impressive for the time but doesn’t beat a more modern war film for me sorry sarg x
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“Caballeros del tribunal, hay momentos en los que me avergüenzo de la raza humana, y este es uno de ellos” La mejor frase que escuche por lejos No me habia molestado tanto con unos personajes y no poder hacer nada solo observar como el coronel dax, tambien tengo que decir q increible actuacion de kirk douglas con esa mirada vacia y solo viendo su expresión de la cara sabes que esta decepcionado de todo.
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😔 This movie was better than “Him” (2025)
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look I just don’t care straight up
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it’s crazy how bad war and authority can turn men into slobbering pigs who have no sense of human compassion. Kubrick does an amazing job at displaying this, and the outright stupidity of some of these characters is the exact reason why war shouldn’t be handled the way it is. you’d think that these officers would have some sort of compassion in the court case, but no. Just continuously showing the real, stupid shit that happens in war. ESPECIALLY back…
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A lot of cowards in this film and yet none of them are the ones on trial. Kubrick really is everything they say he is. Sometimes these giants fall short of expectations but I am so consistently blown away by his work. An (anti) war film, a courtroom drama all in one. Massive set pieces, beautiful cinematography, anchored by a strong performance by Kirk Douglas. I was yelling at my TV about the injustices happening before me and hollering when…
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“Tus hombres murieron estupendamente” Mucho se ha dicho ya sobre esta película y mucho queda por hablar. Me limitaré a señalar el asco hacia los oficiales que utilizan la vida de sus subordinados con tal de conseguir logros y beneficio personal, que en toda la cinta ni siquiera te muestran al bando enemigo y la injusticia de un proceso totalmente arbitrario y sin garantías. Una película desgarradora y muy bien dirigida. Kubrick hizo esto a los 28, que cabron.
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There’s always a thrill in visiting an old classic for the first time. Will it still hold up? Will it work for me as well as for many others before? With a Kubrick I shouldn’t have doubted that, but still it took a little for Paths of Glory to convince me of it’s undeniable quality. The opening dialouges were strong, the long shots of people marching through impressive trench sets still hold up and are just as impressive as similar…
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It Was Good I Don’t Know Waht To Say Really
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One of the most powerful anti-war movies I’ve ever seen. No matter which side you’re on, at the end of the day, we’re all just human beings. It’s so terrifying how easily war can turn people into numbers, or make us feel like we’re just pieces on a chessboard, making us forget that every soldier is someone with a life, a family, a reason to live. And maybe the scariest part is how easily systems can make us forget our humanity when it benefits those in power😭😭🙏
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Souvenir de l’avoir vu dans cette salle du quartier latin que j’aimais particulièrement, l’Accattone, au 20 de la rue Cujas. Il a fermé en 2012.
- Synopsis
- A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Writer
- Jim Thompson, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham
- Studio
- Bryna Productions, United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English, Latin, German
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 88 mins
- Canada25 Oct 1957
- USA20 Dec 1957
- Germany25 Oct 1957
- Germany01 Nov 1957
- UK12 Nov 1957
- USA25 Dec 1957
- Italy22 Jan 1958
- Belgium21 Feb 1958
- Ireland07 Mar 1958
- Australia26 Apr 1958
- Sweden07 May 1958
- Spain13 Oct 1986
- Netherlands05 Mar 2008
- UK19 Sep 2016
- Netherlands14 Jul 2012
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