Paths of Glory

1957
Stanley Kubrick
Paths of Glory

[@BathSaltShaman]

I thank God everyday that I was born in the 1990s and not the 1890s

[@denfilm6005]

if you were born in 1889, you would be drafted into the first and second world wars. at least that was the case in Russia.

[@Mr.Killmadnesss]

Well tbf, stuff isn't gonna be different.

[@kubek5557]

don’t be so thankful just yet

[@cooperleibas3580]

For a movie made in 1957 this has great effects

[@TheMulti313]

Search all quiet on the western front battle scene, those are some good effects for its time.

[@willshea9924]

My favorite scene is when the stone comes straight to the camera.

[@bencaldona4437]

Cooper Leibas I this is what we call great filmmaking , no crappy CGI involved

[@ryantornai945]

It holds up really well

[@aristostovboulimienne2743]

TheMulti313 Search:"Les croix de bois " by Raymond Bernard (1932) the attack scene is better.

[@JakvsMetalheads999]

1957 and yet it honestly looks like a movie that could've come out last year and was edited to black and white... amazing movie.

[@legendhunters5142]

They spent a lot of money on this movie to make it as real as possible since they took the world war very seriously and wanted people to know what some of them went through.

[@amanms1999]

@@legendhunters5142 Actually this movie wasn't very expensive. It only cost $ 900,000 which is $ 8 million in today's amount

[@tangyorange6509]

Aman M S hello

[@acdragonrider]

Legend Hunters I assume most of the people at the time had grandparents or great grandparents who served in the First World War

[@juschtn]

The sound is really lacking though, Technology has come far

[@edsquidful]

I like that Kubrick chose not to use music here. Works perfectly

[@punkhop23]

the explosions are the music

[@ethanwashoe5868]

When watching movies of this era it’s always the over the top music that draws me out. Perhaps it’s because I wasn’t Alive for this era but the sounds of war makes it much more authentic and entertaining

[@paulmckernan7518]

The screaming of those shells is far more haunting than any music.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

The music of death.

[@dsedh23]

Neither exciting, nor heroic Only the explosion sounds exists in battlefields.

[@jlasf]

"1917" owes a huge debt to this film.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

It really does. This film paved the way for something like 1917 to be made.

[@tintinlointain]

@T T this scene shows why technique is not everything and how much influence a director has. For me, 1917 lacked the intensity of a scene like kubrick's. Doing a (fake) one-shot movie is a disadvantage and actually took away drama and tension from some scenes.

[@pachucodreams]

And "Come And See".

[@rwd6005]

1917 is gay and overrated and should not be mentioned in the same sentence as this flawless masterpiece.

[@rwd6005]

joah45 1917 why u mad ?? 1917 is pretentious and dull, get over it, you don‘t have to get so aggravated 😂

[@fusilier9276]

1957... Kubrick way ahead of his time

[@DaDavid15]

Astonishing difference in just a year from The killing 1956 to Paths - 1957

[@ZenZill]

It's a hint to the future of his career. 1968: The Beatles were still on tour when 2001: Space Odyssey was being screened. It's mind-boggling how much of a genius Kubrick was.

[@johnrobinson1762]

Yeah that's why Kubrick became famous. This scene. Real and gruesome that war was. Seems so realistic.

[@thecinematicmind]

RIP Kirk Douglas 1916-2020 A True Screen Legend Who Transcends Cinema For All Time.

[@kakashi101able]

He was born at same year that this movie was based in.

[@kingbahn2940]

@@kakashi101able yea

[@jimmason1072]

Not sure Natalie Wood would agree.... more like rest in pieces.....

[@octagonseventynine1253]

He brutally raped a teenage Natalie wood.

[@AlexGarcia-ze4yg]

Such a short life but a life well lived!

[@CAdeNA_25]

Just watched 1917, wow Kubrick was IN THE FUTURE when it comes to film makers

[@Missjunebugfreak]

That's what I was thinking about in some of the scenes in 1917 as I was watching it. Kubrick was truly an auteur.

[@CAdeNA_25]

@@Missjunebugfreak 🎬

[@acdragonrider]

I feel this was better than 1917. 1917 had its cliches. We barely saw any combat. You didn’t want the men to die but that’s all. It felt too much like saving private Ryan but in one shot.

[@syjiang]

As well filmed as 1917 was, I felt it still fell short in comparison to Paths of Glory. You can really feel the intensity of the tension in this series of shot.

[@acdragonrider]

@@syjiang Story wise it felt cliche and ordinary at best. Like saving private Ryan in world war 1 with long take cinematography. The story in Paths of glory was far more complex

[@OPHIOHANNAH]

Kirk Douglas was really responsible for getting this film made. He used all of his Hollywood clout to see that it happened. Based on an actual series of events in France during the First World War, it is still considered by many to be the greatest anti-war film ever made. I remember watching it alone one night on television when I was fifteen years old and it had a great effect upon me.

[@gloinsonofgorin8617]

JACK KANGAROO , you must be very old now , i assume more than seventy years old

[@beavis5691]

Gloin son of Gorin He said he saw it on tv, so not that old

[@mkw3980]

Anyone else suddenly seeing the word "clout" everywhere, recently?

[@mkw3980]

@@gloinsonofgorin8617 what a juvenile thing to say

[@gloinsonofgorin8617]

@@mkw3980, hey dude i'm not the 100th guy who have bad jokes on youtube

[@dhjgjkd]

This is probably one of the most accurate depictions of what an attack looks like in WW1. Sure, we don't see gore, but the tactics and the way the soldiers advance (trying to find some cover, not just running careless against machine gun fire), plus the fact they don't ever see the enemy, the constant barrage of enemy artillery, the destroyed field. And after the end of this clip, the discover that a big part of the battalion don't even left the trenches because of the casualties they suffered from enemy artillery. Great movie.

[@KevAlberta]

Yup. Just add an equal amount of dead bodies on the field, with lots of men turned inside out. And you’re a bit closer to imagining it

[@mohammedashian8094]

Yeah they’re not exactly allowed because of the hays censorship code if there wasn’t any censorship knowing how Stanley is like he would’ve went as far as making it almost as if a documentary crew were there

[@redcardinalist]

I think you're spot on. There's a smiliar scene in "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" (aka "A Very Long Engagement" starring Audrey Tatou). That movie was made in 204 but I wouldn't be surprised if the director, Jean-Pierre Jeunot hadn't seen this film prior to making his.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

The bit where a shell hits a rotting carcass of a soldier spraying human shrapnel around was quite disturbing. Imagine receiving one of these filthy bits of debris into your gut - no antibiotics. Your only hope of recovery - the quality of the care at the aid station and hospital, your moral strength, and youthful vigour. You know darned well this was a very common occurrence.

[@charleswest6372]

Should have had smoke for cover. 😮

[@CinePat]

Kubrick did this without a steadycam. He was excepcional.

[@kentallard8852]

It would be on a dolly, a miniature railway the camera runs along

[@KevAlberta]

KentAllard seriously 😂😂 not that hard

[@johnrobinson1762]

Ok so shelling could go on for days. Then a short respite, and then days again. Even going to barracks is difficult because the whole earth is shaking for days. Can't sleep or do anything.

[@johnrobinson1762]

Then going right to Full Metal Jacket. 30 years later, and the Shining was 23 years later. WW1 to Vietnam is odd

[@KevAlberta]

John Robinson it’s so crazy. What will be the next notorious war

[@Dr_Pachacamac]

Colonel Dax walking amongst his men is one of the best shot scenes in motion picture history. Truly shows the (sometimes) pointlessness of war. All those men dying for the pride of one mad man

[@Anubis2862]

Nope war is absolutely pointless

[@Dr_Pachacamac]

@@sl_ipper Well I mean sometimes war is necessary ofcourse

[@markgarrett3647]

WWII: Just say Peace In Our Time

[@kennyc388]

Like in ALL wars ?

[@charleswest6372]

Inspired many to refuse the Vietnam War draft, I bet.

[@jopar024]

Given how well this film has held up, it kind of amazes me that this movie is closer in time to World War I than we are to when this movie was released.

[@chickenflavor9880]

Yeah

[@CountvonCount33]

😮 never occurred to me before. 39 years for them, 64 from them to us!

[@michaelbruns449]

Almost double.

[@nenemuy]

WW2 was to them what the war against terror is to us.

[@TheSaltydog07]

It's set in WWI. Don't you recognize trench warfare?

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

Not glorifying war but I have to say each frame in this film is a masterpiece .

[@matebenalcazar4463]

Well, it’s an anti-war film so you wouldn’t be glorifying war

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

@@matebenalcazar4463 Having said that, was I living in that era, I would have joined the army to serve my Italy.

[@arsenal-slr9552]

Best Anti War film ever made

[@AlexKS1992]

If there's a war I would never glorify its World War I. It was hell on Earth and the loss of life and the destruction is off the charts.

[@williamrosenbloom215]

@@lorenzonotarianni1667 lol Italy is a weird example. How would you feel about switching sides? I imagine it would be disheartening

[@outthere9370]

I had 3 great uncle's that fought in France. All 3 returned unharmed! Surely, a miracle. Great movie.

[@seanodwyer4322]

my nana - Anna Challannor had 4 brothers killed in W.W.! - their dad was french Royal family member.''

[@davewolf6256]

I was stunned when I first saw this scene, because the footage was more convincing than anything I've seen in a Hollywood war film.

[@aleccullen2696]

Hollywood's not up to this standard. Not in any way.

[@TemplarOnHigh]

Uhm, it is a Hollywood film. Just an old one from arguably the best director in history.

[@Osk.S57]

Modern filmmakers take note. You can actually see what you're meant to be looking at. Not so with movies of today. They just spin the camera around, point it at the sky, point it at the ground so you can't tell if you're looking at an arse or elbow. The camera doesn't need to be constantly in motion to make a great action movie....

[@KevAlberta]

I really don’t understand the whole shaky cam technique. It’s more of a gimmick or shortcut to enhance a shitty movie. Well filmed scenes and well made sets can be shown without all the extra unnecessary flare.

[@ulfingvar1]

@@KevAlberta Shaky cam in moderation can be an excellent way to portray chaos and disorientation. It is when it is being used excessively that it becomes irritating...

[@AdmiralAckbar.]

Kev Saving Private Ryan dabbled in it a bit but I personally feel Spielberg found the perfect medium for how shaky it should be while a lot of films after that tried to copy it and failed

[@simongleaden2864]

And they knew where to get tripods from in those days. I detest the wobbly hand-held camera technique, which has the impression of a spotty teenage dork playing with his new camcorder!

[@michaelbruns449]

Camera movements are fine, I think you mean like the rapid fire annoying fast editing that's used way too often lately.

[@artinyyk]

That's one hell of a set. Just compare the trench on its own, let alone flanders field, to most other WW1 films. Other films spend ages in the trenches but don't bother to dig them so deep or so well, this is Kubrick's longest shot of the trenches outside dax's dugout yet he still bothered to do it right and believably.

[@Wailwulf]

Not Flanders. The British fought at Flanders. This is the French army and they were further south.

[@kieranhurst8543]

It is unfortunate that the trench would have actually been thinner, it was dug wide so they could fit the cameras for this shot

[@slick4401]

This was the "Saving Private Ryan" of the time, except without the romantic heroic bullshit. In war they send you to die. Period.

[@quetshupfa]

ASS this aint SPR!

[@Mr_Fancypants]

quetshupfa Dude you stupid?

[@quetshupfa]

@Your friendly ne..... sorry are u Tom Hanks? of this time, except without the romantic gayness?

[@Mr_Fancypants]

quetshupfa Yes i am Tom Hanks

[@coastguard9006]

@@Mr_Fancypants hi Tom

[@turnupthesun81]

I love a lot of older movies because they don’t rely on so many cuts. It’s amazing how much more is conveyed when they do long takes and let the scene breathe.

[@leestamm3187]

Absolutely correct. Reality is not a cluster of quick-cuts. The worst mistake of many modern filmmakers who were raised on video games is trying to depict everything at jerky hyper speed. Real life isn't anything like that. There are many classic movies like this one, made by great directors who knew how to make it look realistic.

[@mingyuhuang8944]

I never knew I could get shell shock from just watching a movie. This is a tremendous masterpiece

[@tadcoder4434]

It is almost,unbelievable that they could get men to voluntarily "go over the top". I had three great uncles that fought in WWI. But I was little and they died before I ever got to talk to them about it. My Grandma told stories that she heard and they were horrendous.I read a book in college about Verdun......a French Officer,was later quoted as saying "There are no heroes,just bullets". This 5 minutes and 7 seconds is the best scene I've every seen it any movie ever. Kubrick was a master.

[@jarodarmstrong7836]

Don't know why I'm commenting on KZbin, sorry to have wasted your time Total Eclipse.

[@zackpackard3154]

Tad Coder insubordination and cowardice were punishable by death by firing squad. They stood a better chance of surviving going over the top than refusing.

[@dwileysherwood6663]

Which is exactly what Paths of Glory is about. do yourselves a favor and watch this movie asap, you're in for a treat. Like all Kubrick's features, Paths of Glory is a masterpiece

[@MikeGreenwood51]

To Tad Coder. There was nothing volentary about forced conscription or about going over the top. The last man out of the British trench was usally an officer with a pistol. The pistol was to shoot dead any weak kneed soldiers refusing to go. After the first Christmas Truce (Peace) the British goverment made making peace a criminal offence punishable by death.

[@dangenner2116]

Tad Coder They don't know when they volunteered, because so many volunteered in one go they were all going in blindly,expecting to return in a few moths time, not to be dug in for 4 years

[@jby8768]

Sortir de la tranchée au coup de sifflet et traverser le "No man's land" devait être effroyable. Tout cela dans le manque de sommeil, le froid, l' humidité, et le fracas du bombardement. La peur et l' effroi était les compagnons de tous les jours....Merci Kirk Douglas d' incarner de chef au milieu de ses hommes.

[@lardechristophe6]

Cette guerre ne me laisse en paix car une partie de ma famille vient de l'assistance publique à cause de cette guerre. Mais aujourd'hui devenu père de famille, je m'imagine mal ceux qui sont rentrés de ce désastre voir leurs propres garçons partir dans la même guerre, même ennemie même contexte géographique. Insupportable.

[@swaldron5558]

I can’t understand why these brilliant anti-war film didn’t win any awards.

[@Ax18NY]

After Sam Peckinpah's CROSS OF IRON, Stanley Kubrick's PATHS OF GLORY is the best war picture ever made. One frame of either of these films is worth ten whole SAVING PRIVATE RYANS.

[@dog-n2b]

yeah, i hate that pro-war garbage

[@keaneoRX7]

Best WWI movie ever! Kirk Douglas is great...

[@Delicator]

yes!

[@ajaysingla1381]

I wаtсched Paths оf Glоrу full mooоviе heеееrе twitter.com/e8d4f5a7ea28186b2/status/795841807753977856 Рaths оооf Glоoory

[@buddypc7361]

See also Renoir's Grand Illusion.

[@varelion]

"All quiet on Western Front (1930!)" is on same level, at least. Both are real anti-war monuments that don't hold back with the cruelty of war. And both are not contaminated by the effort to glorify war or to end up in an indian-shooter-western as "Private Ryan".

[@riendutout9993]

varelion see also "the wood crosses"by raymond Bernard.french film made in 1931. scenario is the same than milestone's film.But french side.a young student happy to join front.and day after day happiness converts To fear and horror.at the end...i let you see this french film if you can find it on the Net.

[@HiVizCamo]

This is really what they did 100 years ago boys and girls, think of that. Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.

[@jurtra9090]

This was not Passchendaele. I think this was Nivelle offensive

[@HiVizCamo]

@@jurtra9090 I didn't say it was. When I posted this, the centenary of Passchendaele was driving content like this up the YT algo, prompting my comment.

[@landochabod7]

@@jurtra9090 One imagines it would be, but apparently it was inspired by the "Souain corporals affair", from the spring of 1915.

[@willthomas9216]

god poor men what must have going through their minds when they heard that whistle

[@KevAlberta]

Horror

[@pierre2029]

Numbness

[@MrDeathMachine]

I have often thought about it. It must have been sheer terror. The thought that your life may very well soon be ended and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it.

[@Kiiieeechiii]

Adrenaline

[@johnrobinson1762]

They re French it’s the same a waking up

[@spencerlane2871]

Happy 100th Birthday Mr. Douglas! This short sequence is, in my humble opinion, his greatest performance, if not this entire movie.

[@itsonlyyoutube-d5m]

He made it to 103

[@seanodwyer4322]

@@itsonlyyoutube-d5m he out lived my nana - Ane gerrude Challannor who died n new zealand aged 102, She was born n france. She never smoke or booze but food menu was before my tme.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Older men resignated, with some of them nodding and greeting their commander. Younger men hyped up and withdrawn into themselves. Some men scared or nervous, others with an icy calmness. But all knowing; this is going to be a hard and bloody day. This is where Ridley Scott got the opening scene of Gladiator from.

[@jimanderson6544]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate that man Stanley Kubrick, 1957 ahead of his time

[@itsonlyyoutube-d5m]

That's why they got him to.fake the moon landing

[@davidarango4679]

Stanley Kubrick was a master at putting the audience into the scene almost. He was a genius at giving the audience full POV. It's like you're in the middle of everything along with the soldiers.

[@NathanMole]

Phenomenal film. Not only is it so ahead of its time, but its influence is as blatant as they come.

[@derekrussell6351]

One of the greatest war movies ever made! This scene says it all.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

The big guy of the three to be shot ad libbed his words as he walked with padre to the posts. The script said that he should just cry but he went into a long heart breaking plea. You can tell by the way padre tries to ad lib with him. A most moving piece of acting in a great film.

[@TheDayMang]

This movie is a masterpiece

[@NoName-uf6rf]

Truly a master of cinema Kubrick was the opening scene in the trench was flawless and beautiful

[@HirachieOfSociety]

What I love about this is just how long the shot is. It's uncomfortably long, but it pulls you into the idea of how awful a WW1 trench must have been for those poor souls. The constant barrages, and sounds of shells raining down on you. The horrible anticipation of the whistle and your CO yelling for you to climb up and attack the enemy. You just want the shot to end, but you're quite literally entrenched in the shot.

[@johnbeaney1237]

Imagine just rollin that big,heavy camera along to get the scenes in these clips. Incredible for 1957.Very clear ,defined view quality.

[@sebastienrocher9240]

One of the greatest scène of a great movie.. Longtime forbiden in France

[@Olivier-f3e]

Kirk Douglas est un immense acteur. Stanley Kubrick un grand réalisateur. Ces travelling dans et hors la tranchée sont des histoires sans paroles mais tellement expressives. A nouveau le visage de kirk Douglas à la fin du film décrit tant la lassitude. Tous deux seront réunis en 1960 pour un autre chef-d'oeuvre: Spartacus.

[@johndowling3312]

When you think the hell the men want through I that war I have to give them the most repeat god bless them

[@jeremiahjones9490]

Towards the end there’s a glimpse of a headless soldier which really shocked me at first for a 50s film. Great movie, impressive production value, revolutionary director

[@finlaylavery8408]

I bet for its day in 1957 this was as shocking and relentless as the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan was in 1998. But it still holds up and is just as moving.

[@SStupendous]

No, there's barely any gore here.... definitely wasn't the most "shocking" film for that aspect.

[@mohammedashian8094]

@@SStupendous it doesn’t need gore to be shocking

[@kennarajora6532]

I actually found this film better than Saving Private Ryan. It didn't need to utilise blood to be scary and, in my opinion, the emotional scenes in the film are much more touching. I also think this film is actually anti-war in its message. While Saving Private Ryan claims to be anti-war, it has a lot of features in common with those old WWII propaganda movies made to further war effort. There's a lot of flag waving which, to be fair, might've been more noticeable to me because I'm not from America. I just can't shake a part of me that feels the films message fit more in line with 'they died for a heroic cause and we need to salute the military' than 'they shouldn't have died at all', which I suppose is fine message to say so long as you believe it, but I don't.

[@ph1losopher]

To me, this is still one of the best movies ever made.

[@admiralyisoonshin4995]

This is an authentic masterpiece! 👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉 Stanley Kubrick was an excellent movie director.

[@steventhompson399]

this has been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it in my early 20s.... certainly my favorite Kubrick film.... fantastic camerawork and some of the best dialogue I've heard in any film

[@sjh2002]

One of the best scenes in film history. Period.

[@alexanderanderson4905]

What a coincidence. I see this clip about a week ago and look up Kirk Douglas and to see him still alive at 103 years of age...and now I find out this legend has just passed away. R.I.P.

[@Canofasahi]

“show me a patriot, and I’ll show you an honest man” - General Mireau “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel” - Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) Rest in peace!

[@mircovannucchi6600]

My grandfather William was there. Born in 1887, italian front, Alpini Fiamme Verdi. He has runned on many battlefields. He was a survivor. Rip. MV

[@hhunter1114]

When i saw this scene for the first time in Paths of Glory I realized that I have no excuse whatsoever not to do needs to be done.

[@rwd6005]

Word!

[@Horatio0801]

Felt I was there, one of the finest war movies 👏👏👏

[@michaelbruns449]

This is easily one of the ten greatest black and white movies ever made. Brutal sounds and visuals, staggering and relentless, creating dreadfully ominous haunting aura. Intensely written and acted, perfectly lighted and photographed. This emotionally shattering cinematic war experience is possibly the best film Stanley Kubrick ever made. No Academy Awards, no nominations, too damn close to the horrible truth.

[@samlosco8441]

I watched this movie for the first time last night, and it was the first time in a long while that I've actually had that "glued to the screen" feeling during a film. It's still hard for me to comprehend that the man who made this was the same man who made The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.

[@TRockett55IRISH]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history. They dont make them like this anymore .

[@richardglady3009]

I love this movie, in part, because of the wonderful battle scenes. Thanks for posting this video.

[@morriganravenchild6613]

Kubrick was a master of his art - very few if any of modern day directors can match his work in movies like this. Outstanding.

[@Vadim_Slastihin]

This is a very old movie and it have no rights to look this good. Kubrick truly was a genius.

[@jsheekey1]

Unbelievable one of the greatest scenes ever 💪

[@aidanbarnes4290]

I watched a ww1 film in history class and my teacher said "This is a war movie and if it gets too intense for you feel free to wait outside" but we all just stared at it like zombies

[@MrChispa06]

A lot of us will be coming here after Kirks death, rest in peace.

[@clouddog2393]

One of my all time favourite war movies . A great film superbly acted and directed and the battle scenes first class and all the more effective in black and White . The closing scene in the bar with a frightened young woman singing to a room of tearful and emotional French soldiers about to return to the horrors of the front line is moving and touching especially . A great film and a classic .

[@j.granger1120]

This film scene influenced the opening scene of Gladiator where Maximus walks down the Roman picket line before the battle. We see how the minor characters react to Kirk Douglas's character. They fear him more than the enemy artillery. When he advances they do too. The character of the protagonist is developed in one take.

[@francisfouquet1442]

Les sentiers de la gloire. Magnifique film sur la folie des hommes . l' absurdité du sacrifice de ce que nos soldat ont vécu dans les tranchées et dans la boue. Un réquisitoire sur la guerre. Je crois l' un des meilleurs film que KIRK DOUGLAS est fait.🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@kackbratze9705]

They don't make movies like this anymore.

[@harrybeau1712]

they didn't make 'em like that then, ...except for this one, thanks to Kubrick the Master

[@javierfranceschi5715]

@@harrybeau1712 1917 man

[@ELHIPPO]

@@javierfranceschi5715 jaja is a joke ? 1917 is zzz

[@1418-c5s]

never forget it , my grand father did it in Verdun ... 14 -18 never surrender

[@malooch]

Stanley was 28 when he directed this. Unreal.

[@rayd408]

The quality pf the picture and special effects are ahead of its time. Better than some of today’s.

[@blkswrdsman]

Watching this on the day that Kirk Douglas left us. This is my favorite film he’s ever been in and definitely my pick for the best film Stanley Kubrick ever released.

[@ckotherletters]

The thing I notice is how the officer leading the charge must know that there's literally nothing he can do to protect his men's lives. Other wars allowed for tactics and maneuvering, WW2, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and just about every other war on every continent in the 20th century. An officer from any time, on any side could plan and plot how to keep him men alive, his friends. Not here, they literally march into death and that one man was the one "leading" them.

[@TheDayMang]

Yup, that's pretty much the crux of the movie as the French generals demand that the grunts are executed for the generals' horrible battle plans

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@TheDayMang Not only French generals. German, British, etc etc

[@oldjack-mi8gk]

The flinching when the shells land. Those faces.

[@captstainstain]

2022 and paths of glory is still the best WW1 movie

[@jamesmcrory8990]

One of the greatest movies EVER made!!!! Kirk Douglas GREAT GREAT actor!!! RIP:(

[@demondwilson706]

god i forgot how beautiful this movie was

[@HundreadD]

There is simply no comparison with other WWI movies. One can only imagine what veterans of the first world war felt when watching this

[@planetdisco4821]

Whenever I’m having a crappy day at work I remember that look on Kirks face as he’s walking the trenches and then I get on with the job… goddamn amazing acting.

[@DoctorXander]

Love the way Kirk Douglas moves in this scene, the best actors know that the way someone moves adds to your understanding of the character, that acting goes beyond getting the facial expressions right and your lines out. RIP

[@Caroni100]

"The film doesn´t shows any message. In any case is a film in favour or against the army. It´s a film against the war, which can lead men to such conflicts of conscience" Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) American fim director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and photographer. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@omarhamed7579]

What a great iconic scene when seeing the camera movement with the advance of troops

[@cometor38]

the scarier thing to remember is that trenches saved lives. On Aug. 22, 1914 - during the opening mobile phase of the war - the French lost 27,000 dead in one day

[@johnrobinson1762]

The pacific ep 9. Sledge won’t dig with a dead body in his trench? LT: the whole island is a graveyard, Guess sir never went to France

[@AlexKS1992]

If I recall there were already a million casualties by the end of August.

[@ripred42]

But if it weren't for the trenches maybe the horrific casualties would have forced the war to end much sooner

[@jeffsmith2022]

JUST A DAMN EXCELLENT FILM...

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

One of the greatest films ever made.❤❤

[@Revenant76]

One of the strongest moments in all anti war movies.

[@fredericmartin6994]

I think of my grandfather, a machine gunner in the 109th Ri who made Verdun, the Somme, who was taken prisoner at the end of 17, his regiment which was constantly reorganized with young recruits lost in 24 hours 800 men killed while defending a river mouth on the vesle, these men lived in inhuman conditions in the cold and mud in winter, in suffocating heat with the terrible smell of the dead in summer, covered in vermin, among rats. I envy their courage

[@timbradley777]

Best film Kirk Douglas made, God rest your soul, you deserve it.

[@jimvanlieshout7657]

Have loved Col Dax's walk through the trenches ever since I first saw this movie as a college freshman in 1972. You see all the reactions, fear, resignation, disgust, and bravery knowing what they al have to face.

[@lasalleman6792]

Douglas's expression while walking down the trench line; not a professional soldier, but calm, determined and totally willing to face death along with his men. And : Encouraging the men as best he could.

[@drewhendley]

Every comment was intellectual. You all know your history and your movies. Bravo!!!!

[@johnbee1069]

*Movies;* clean uniforms, men smoking pipes, mortars falling everywhere but in the trenches, composed soldiers, clean faces and styled hair ... very credible *Reality;* deprived warn out solders, many crying, others defecating themselves, praying to be anywhere but there - most men had rotten teeth and were lice ridden, with and faces so dirty that verbal identification was often needed to id someone. - the real soldiers were; hungry, weak, and often so psychologically depraved that most of them couldn't distinguish whether they were awake or in some dream world - most likely as a coping mechanism Maybe someday someone will have the guts to produce a realistic movie depicting the trenches of war. Though I get the feeling that if they ever did, that most people wouldn't enjoy it anyways.

[@virgil9303]

Civilian drivel.

[@tlotpwist3417]

If they even have an english translation, there are a series of bandes dessinées by Tardi around WW1 and the horrord of the trenches, even as a b&w it doesn't shy away from depicting what hell they went through

[@Anomaly-uz9pr]

Don’t forget the bodies shredded and pulverized rotting in the trench alongside you because it’s to dangerous to move the body out of the trench oh and the millions of rats living off human flesh

[@Anomaly-uz9pr]

It’s freezing cold and your feet are rotting off the bones from gangrene everyone is sick with dysentery and if you have a psychological break down you will be shot for cowardice

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@Anomaly-uz9pr Luxury! No? Thought we were doing the Four Yorkshiremen in the Trenches...

[@LawrenceLangley-k1h]

For a movie made in 1957 this has great effects. Kubrick did this without a steadycam. He was excepcional..

[@thomaswalsh1387]

Dax never flinches--reminds me of the Speirs quote in Band of Brothers- "The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it. "

[@VIGNAUDPATRICK]

Quand on pense que ce magnifique film fut interdit en France pendant des décennies.Drôle de démocratie à la Française !

[@johndonwood4305]

Love how the scene begins with the walk through the trenches as a symbolic motif that while they must live buried in the ground in trenches, they will be buried in the ground in death.

[@DrLingesh]

The ending song of this movie is absolutely great ❤

[@tutts999]

Still a powerful scene as Douglas walks past the terrified solders.

[@jimyoung9262]

This is unbelievable. Every frame is legitimately a painting.

[@MH-fb5kr]

I am moved to cheers and tears. Gut wrenching honesty. Best anti war film.

[@Vanth7]

"And you, said Ferie to me, "you who are writing about the life we're leading here, don't hide anything. You've got to tell it all." "Yes, yes, everything, everything. We'll be there as your witnesses. Maybe we won't all die here,", added the others. "They won't believe us," said Mondies, "or maybe they won't even give a damn." Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, "Poilu"

[@colincharlton9339]

What an awesome film...its most definitely a must watch..

[@kmarchery]

That shot . The point of view. walking down the trench Soldiers stepping aside . Is so cool .