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Line 2: [[File:PathsOfGloryPoster.jpg\|frame]] ~~One~~'''''Paths of Glory''''' is one of [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s earliest films, and also one of his most critically acclaimed. A French general during World War I, seeking a promotion, orders a hopeless attack by his depleted division against a strongly fortified German position. When the attack quickly fails with heavy losses, the enraged general tries to shift the blame for the loss to his soldiers and orders three men to be tried under penalty of death for cowardice, opposed only by his subordinate Colonel Dax, who seeks to save the lives of his men. ~~----~~ ~~=== This film contains examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Affably Evil]]: Right until the very end, General Broulard comes across as a kindly old man, even as he's waxing philosophical on the merits of shooting a man every once in awhile to enhance morale. * [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: The two primary villains are aristocratic officers living far from the front lines in luxurious surroundings, showing little care for the lives of the men under their command. Line 15 ⟶ 13: * {{spoiler\|[[Downer Ending]]}} * [[Evil Versus Evil]] : Related to the overall anti-war message of the movie. The French generals are portrayed as hypocrites with little (if any) regard for the lives of their soldiers, and one assumes the generals of the opposing side (the Germans) being similar. * [[A Father to His Men]]: General Mireau puts on an elaborate show about this in the beginning when asked to attack the Anthill, but quickly changes his tune when the possibility of promotion comes up. He's a hypocrite. Colonel Dax plays it completely straight, however. * [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]]: Subverted, in that the beautiful girl who sings the song is a terrified German captive, and she sings a sad folk song about love in war. * [[Glory Hound]] Line 28 ⟶ 26: * {{spoiler\|[[Shot At Dawn]]}} * [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: Broulard gives Colonel Dax a lecture to this effect near the end. {{quote\| '''General Broulard:''' Colonel Dax, you're a disappointment to me. You've spoiled the keenness of your mind by wallowing in sentimentality. You really did want to save those men, and you were not angling for Mireau's command. You are an idealist - and I pity you as I would the village idiot.}} * [[Throw It In]]: Private Ferol's undignified breakdown {{spoiler\|as he's lead before the firing squad}} was improvised. According to Timothy Carey, the actor portraying him, he was warned to make it good, because Kirk Douglas wasn't liking it at all. * [[Truth in Television]]: Not that every general was this bad, but a lot of the [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] trope was a pretty accurate portrayal of the French high command - so much so that the army had to deal with mass mutinies of their soldiers during portions of the war. The British and German general staffs were a little bit better, but not vastly so. * [[Unflinching Walk]]: A variant. As Colonel Dax inspects his men before assaulting the Anthill, the enemy is bombarding their trench. Shells are exploding -- ''loudly'' -- less than 20 feet away from him. Yet, he calmly continues walking past his troops without so much as a twitch when each blast goes off. * [[War Is Hell]] * [[We Have Reserves]]: In order to 'encourage' a company of men who aren't advancing, General Mireau [[Moral Event Horizon\|orders his artillery to bombard his own trenches.]] * [[World War ~~One~~I]] {{reflist}} [[Category:The Criterion Collection]] [[Category:The Criterion Collection (LaserDisc)]] [[Category:Roger Ebert Great Movies List]] [[Category:National Film Registry]] [[Category:World War ~~One~~I]] [[Category:Films of the 1950s]] [[Category:~~Paths of Glory~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Films Based on Novels]] [[Category:Works by Stanley Kubrick]] [[Category:Military and Warfare Films]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Trial film]]