Paths of Glory December 10 1015pm TCM (1 Viewer)
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I remember seeing this as a kid when it first came out in 1957. I have it on DVD and would guess over the years I have watched it 20 times. It is in the top 5 of my all time favorite movies. A side note. Did you know this movie was band in France for many years.
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I don't recall seeing this movie at anytime during my life, which is surprising since I love war movies. So I tuned in last night, saw the beginning attack and part of the trial, but I had to turn it off because of dinner time. After dinner turned the TV on and the movie was over. Oh well, next time. The movie must have a lot of action if its everyone's top movie.
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BTW Gary, lately I've been collecting plastic toy soldiers of my childhood.
The movie is based on a book written by Humphrey Cobb, who novelized a true incident involving 3 corporals in the French Army of WW1. The movie was banned for years in France, as one might expect, considering how badly the French command system comes off. If memory serves, after many years and many attempts by relatives of the executed corporals, they were finally cleared of the charges and had their records restored. -- Al
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Why didn’t you tape it? ^&confuse If you have a tablet, you should be able to see it on Watch TCM.
It’s not that it has action — it has a few memorable action scenes — but it exposes the hypocrisy and vain glory of military leadership. The last scene is memorable, a classic.
This may be one of the most intense scenes of trench warfare ever made. It’s probably as realistic (I imagine) as there could be.
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I have a lot of DVDs still in their wrappers. For some reason, I don't watch movies unless they're playing "live" on TV. Also I'm not very tech savvy other than work stuff and prefer to live in the pre-internet dark ages. I call in my orders to Treefrog and if it wasn't for Shannon, I wouldn't know about the Forum.
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What a horrible horrible war.I know all wars are horrible but WWI trench warfare seems almost like the end of the world feeling.How men found the courage to walk into something like that is beyond me.
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There is a whole genre of literature devoted to these questions. One of the best is Paul Fussell's 'The Great War and Modern Memory'. Any number of war memoirs also tackle these subjects as well as the classic novels such as 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and 'Under Fire'. The number of books is all but endless. -- Al
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Yes, I have been lucky enough to live near enough to Chicago join The Pritzer Military Library for a few years , It was a 100.00 or so a year I think, and in access to personal memoirs it was a Personal Heaven.
Paths of Glory shows the range and depth of Kirk Douglas that I think most people forget about. Good Movie.
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Maybe we need a Kirk Douglas thread but movies of his that I love are The Bad and the Beautiful, Last Train from Gun Hill, the classic Lonely are the Brave and although not a great movie, The Arrangement; his acting is very good even if the movie is not.
I think Lonely are the Brave is his best, along with Lust for Life. I also like his movies with Burt Lancaster, such as Gunfight at the OK Corral and Seven Days in May. He has so many great films, and I also loved Ace in the Hole, Detective Story, Town Without Pity, and another of my favorites, In Harm's Way. Just so many great films. -- Al
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Don't forget the Vikings with Tony Curtis! I always wanted to re-see the War Wagon. I loved it as a kid.
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Did anybody else notice that the uniforms worn by Kirk Douglas, Col Drax, and all the others are reversed/button up the wrong way round? Is film clip loaded incorrectly? Examination of stills from the film show the uniforms closed over properly.
A great film, that shows all to well the horrors of wars, especially these crazy frontal assaults.
Blackbob
A great film, that shows all to well the horrors of wars, especially these crazy frontal assaults.
Blackbob
Lots of incorrect rifles among the French troops, as well. There are some Lebels with correct bayonets, but most appear to be muzzle loaders of some sort, with almost all of them having socket bayonets. Especially noticeable when the camera makes it's long pan down the trench as the troops lean against the trench walls. -- Al
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Coincidentally the War Wagon was on the tube today. It was great. I forgot John Wayne was in it. Good ending too.