Paths of Glory
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A searing indictment of military hierarchy and institutional injustice, where a principled officer fights a rigged system to save innocent soldiers from execution.
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Essence
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Kirk Douglas
Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. George Broulard
George Macready
Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Richard Anderson
Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Christiane Kubrick
German Singer
Jerry Hausner
Proprietor of Cafe
Peter Capell
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Emile Meyer
Father Dupree
Bert Freed
Sgt. Boulanger
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