| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 19 x 12 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 538 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 538.
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; region 1, NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Cast, credits, and essay by James Naremore printed in booklet inserted in container. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary, interviews, and essay by Kubrick scholar James Naremore. |
| Credits |
Photography, George Krause ; editor, Eva Kroll ; music, Gerald Fried. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020
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Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988.
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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963.
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Kubrick, Stanley.
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Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995.
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Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977.
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Harris, James B., 1928-
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Cobb, Humphrey, 1899-1944.
Paths of glory.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Bryna Productions.
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| ISBN |
9781604653403 |
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160465340X |
| Standard No. |
715515064019 |
| Music No. |
CC1942D Criterion Collection |
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