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"The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, attempts to defend the men, who were chosen by a random drawing of lots. The General Staff, comfortable and safe behind the lines, demands they be executed to inspire the troops remaining in the trenches. Critical of the military hierarchy, and the class divisions that inspire the antipathy of common soldiers for the officer class, the film is renowned for its depiction of the callous treatment of the condemned men, taking their lives in so arbitrary a fashion."@en
"Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog worden drie Franse soldaten ten onrechte beschuldigd van laf gedrag en muiterij. Hun kolonel, in het gewone leven een advocaat, neemt de bijna onmogelijke taak op zich hen te verdedigen."
"In 1916 in the French trenches, three soldiers are arbitrarily chosen to be courtmartialled for cowardice. The colonel of their regiment is permitted to defend them and in the process discovers the depth of cynicsm at the top."
"Safe in a chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down an order to Colonel Dax: take 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 defence 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."
"El fracaso de un ataque francés sobre el comando alemán es el motivo para un castigo ejemplar a su tropa. El General Mireau, uno de los principales responsables del ataque y de su estrepitosa caída, convoca a un consejo de guerra. Tres soldados elegidos al azar por sus superiores son acusados falsamente de cobardía ante el enemigo y se enfrentan a la pena de muerte por fusilamiento."
"Prima guerra mondiale, fronte franco-tedesco: un generale ambizioso prima comanda un'operazione suicida, poi, visto l'insuccesso, esige tre condanne a morte come punizione. Invano un colonnello umanitario tenterà di difendere i tre poveracci. (Mereghetti)."@it
"During World War I on the French front, three soldiers are accused of cowardice and mutiny and shot "as an example.""@en
"A compassionate French officer in World War I must lead his men against insurmountable enemy positions, and then must defend three of them against charges of cowardice when the battle is lost."@en
"During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers is set up for a suicide mission that can't possibly succeed. When the attack is a dismal failure, three soldiers are chosen to be court martialed for cowardice as an example. Only one man stands between the politics of the all-powerful generals and these three terrified, innocent soldiers. Based on a true incident."@en
"Feature film from the USA. War. A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive within the French Army in 1916."
""En 1916, durant la Première Guerre mondiale, le général français Broulard ordonne au général Mireau de lancer une offensive suicidaire contre une position allemande imprenable, surnommée "La fourmilière". Au moment de l'attaque, les soldats tombent par dizaines et leurs compagnons, épuisés, refusent d'avancer."--Site web Cinémotions."
""Safe in their picturesque chateau behing the 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 mriacle will save his clients from the firing squad"--Container."
"Based on a true story which occurred in the French Army in 1916, when a regiment fails in its attempt to attack a German position, three men stand trial for cowardice."@en
"During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney. Cast, credits, and essay by James Naremore printed in booklet inserted in container."@en
"En Francia, 1916, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, el general Boulard ordena la captura de una inexpugnable posición alemana y encarga esta tarea al ambicioso General Mireau. Este a su vez ordena al coronel Dax que encabece el ataque."
"Safe in a chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down an order to Colonel Dax: take 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."@en
"Safe in a chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down an order to Colonel Dax: take 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."
"The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics."
"The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics."@en
"Durant la première Guerre mondiale, le général Mireau, commandant des troupes françaises sur le front ouest, ordonne au colonel Dax une attaque qu'il sait vouée à l'échec et que seule lui dicte l'ambition. Les braves meurent les uns après les autres et le chef de l'artillerie refuse d'ouvrir le feu sur ses propres hommes, selon les ordres reçus du général Mireau. Ce dernier, furieux, insiste, après la bataille, pour que trois soldats soient traduits en cour martiale."
"In 1916, three French soldiers are arbitrarily chosen by their commanders to be court martialled for cowardice in an attempt to improve discipline among the fighting troops."@en
"In 1916, three French soldiers are arbitrarily chosen by their commanders to be court martialled for cowardice in an attempt to improve discipline among the fighting troops."
"Drame de guerre adapté du roman de Humphrey Cobb. En France durant la guerre 1914-1918, un général ambitieux et sans scrupules, ordonne au colonel Dax de commander une mission qu'il sait être suicidaire. La mission se révèle un échec et pour divertir l'attention de son erreur de jugement, le général traîne en cour martiale trois soldats pour avoir fui devant l'ennemi. Dax, un avocat dans la vie civile, prend la défense de ses hommes. Avec Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson. Précédé de la bande-annonce originale."
"This powerful, fact-based absurdity-of-war film stars Kirk Douglas as a commanding officer who defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916."@en
"Safe in their pictureesque chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas): take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission, the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder, the Generals oder 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 the Generals were to blame, nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squad."
"War drama, 1916. A French general orders a German strong-point to be taken, regardless of the cost in lives. The attack is a failure and three men, picked at random, are courtmartialled for cowardice as an example to the rest and sentenced to death, in spite of all their colonel can do to save them."@en
"A drama about a disastrous French army maneuver and the court-martial held in its wake."@en
"The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats."
"The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats."@en
"Based on a true story which occurred in the French Army in 1916. When a regiment fails in its attempt to attack a German position, three men stand trial for cowardice."@en
"Based on a true story which occurred in the French Army in 1916. When a regiment fails in its attempt to attack a German position, three men stand trial for cowardice."
""Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. A fiery Kirk Douglas stars as a World War I French colonel who goes head-to-head with the army's ruthless top brass when his men are accused of cowardice after being unable to carry out an impossible mission. This haunting, exquisitely photographed dissection of the military machine in all its absurdity and capacity for dehumanization (a theme Kubrick would continue to explore throughout his career) is assembled with its legendary director's customary precision, from its tense trench warfare sequences to its gripping courtroom climax to its ravaging final scene"--Container."
"Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. Explores the contrasting perspectives of the French general staff and the common soldier, and questions the system of military justice."@en
"During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney."@en
""Preening, ambitious General Mireau is informed by his superior General Broulard that the Army's top brass has elected to take action against a seemingly impregnable German stronghold. If Mireau's troops triumph, a top promotion will be his. Ignoring advice that it would be utterly suicidal, Mireau orders an all-out advance by his forces on the German 'ant-hill.' It is an utter disaster. Enraged by his failure, Mireau demands a court-martial for 'cowardice' to take place the very next day. One man from each squadron is chosen by lot to stand trial. Colonel Dax, one of the officers leading the attack, sympathetic to the hopeless situation faced by his men, asks to defend them at the proceedings. A skilled lawyer in civilian life, Dax eloquently defends the soldiers, but he cannot prevent an outcome that was planned from the start. The men go to their deaths--though Dax happens across an important piece of information that undoes Mireau at the last moment"--Videodisc sleeve."@en
"The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack."@en
"During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives."@en