4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Paths of glory
Call Number
- 4K BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
4K Ultra HD edition.
Languages
In English, with English subtitles.
Performers
Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joseph Turkel.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (88 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
No motion picture has more effectively dramatized the absurdity of war than Paths of Glory from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Safe in a picturesque chateau behind WWI front lines, the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax: take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission, the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder, the generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers, charging them with cowardice and mutiny. Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, rises to the men's defense but soon realizes that, unless he can prove that the generals were to blame, nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squad. Paths of Glory is a blistering antiwar masterpiece.
Notes
This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.
Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Special features: Audio commentary by novelist and critic Tim Lucas ; theatrical trailer.