Paths of Glory
“It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!”
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Genres
War, Drama
Studio
Bryna Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Paths of Glory performed
Budget
$935,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.2M
Gross Profit
$265,000
Return
1.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$202K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for War) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Col. Dax
Kirk Douglas
Col. Dax
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Ralph Meeker
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Gen. George Broulard
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. George Broulard
Gen. Paul Mireau
George Macready
Gen. Paul Mireau
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Wayne Morris
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Maj. Saint-Auban
Richard Anderson
Maj. Saint-Auban
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Joe Turkel
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
German Singer
Christiane Kubrick
German Singer
Proprietor of Cafe
Jerry Hausner
Proprietor of Cafe
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Peter Capell
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Father Dupree
Emile Meyer
Father Dupree
Sgt. Boulanger
Bert Freed
Sgt. Boulanger
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