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Paths of Glory (1958)

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All Time

of 190,142

44

1950's

of 8,943

11

1958

of 2,642

2
Adaptation
- Adaptation All Time
  
  of 178
  
  3
  
  Adaptation of 1958
  
  of 3
  
  1
  
  Adaptation of the 1950's
  
  of 10
  
  1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  29
  
  Drama of 1958
  
  of 206
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  8
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,149
  
  5
  
  War of 1958
  
  of 42
  
  1
  
  War of the 1950's
  
  of 224
  
  2

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Paths of Glory (1958) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.6840

Avg Critic Score:3.5842

Paths of Glory (1958) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Stanley Kubrick's first big financed A film and first film with a major Hollywood star. ...read the complete Paths of Glory movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

One of Kubrick's best works, and one that has been seen by relatively few. ...read the complete Paths of Glory movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

... as in most Kubrick films it is not dated, in fact, it seems to get better with age. ...read the complete Paths of Glory movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Brilliant study into the nature of cowardice and the pathetic nature of the modern (well, in 1957) military machine. ...read the complete Paths of Glory movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" (1957) closes with a scene that doesn't seem organic to the movie. ...read the complete Paths of Glory movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Empire Magazine [UK]

Star Kirk Douglas used to say he didn't have to wait 50 years to know that Paths Of Glory would "always be good". He was right....read the complete Paths of Glory (1958) review at Empire Magazine [UK]

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DVD Review e-zine

The bitter, numbing mindlessness of war and the exploitation of military ranks has been material for a number of films, both good and bad. If there has ever been a film that made it brazenly obvious, tangible for everyone, it has to be late director...read the complete Paths of Glory (1958) review at DVD Review e-zine

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Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

Working with a big budget for the first time, Kubrick superbly marshals the battle scenes. But the behind-the-scenes military wrangling seems so regimented and preordained that there's not much left to respond to....read the complete Paths of Glory (1958) review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

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