Movie #87: Paths of Glory

Movie #: 87
Movie Title: Paths of Glory
Year Released: 1957

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Notable Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson

Short Description: After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #55
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #50
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: #68



Date Watched: 7/8/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: The acting was done so well that it’s easy to feel genuine sympathy for the three men that were unfairly singled out for treason by their despicable general. Not exactly how I expected the ending to go, but I’m glad that my expectation was wrong because the story told a dark truth that some people will do or say anything to keep their neck off the chopping block and deflect blame onto others if they get to keep their power.