When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them.
Paths of Glory
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. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
In "Paths of Glory" war is viewed in terms of power. This film about a true episode in World War I combines the idea that class differences are more important than national differences with the cannon-fodder theory of war, the theory that soldiers! are merely pawns in the hands of generals who play at war is if it were a game of chess. Written by alfiehitchie
Genres: Crime Drama War
Release year: 1957
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