PATHS OF GLORY

Format                       VHS

TV Standard             PAL (AU, NZ, UK standard)

Genre                         Action, Adventure / War

Condition                 As new, only watched once

Year of production 1957

Cast                           Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Richard Anderson, Wayne Morris

Running Time         Approx 84 mins Black & White

Rating                        PG

Film synopsis          Based on a true incident during the Great War, this film is a powerful anti war statement, revolving round the wrongful court martial of three trench soldiers. Safe in their picturesque chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas, in one of his greatest performances): take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission, the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder, the Generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers, charging them with cowardice and mutiny.Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, rises to the men's defence but soon realises that unless he can prove that the Generals were to blame, nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from a firing squad. A timeless, compelling masterpiece from writer/director Stanley Kubrick and screenwriters Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, Paths Of Glory is a blistering indictment of military politics. Boasting a brilliant ensemble cast and some astonishing photography, this is an unforgettable movie experience.

World TV System and Voltage Guide

PAL stands for Phase Alternation Lines. PAL has been adopted by almost all European countries.

NTSC stands for National Television Standard Committee. NTSC is used by many countries on the American continent as well as many Asian countries including Japan.

SECAM stands for Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire and is used in France and many eastern European countries.  (DVDs in France are in PAL format. VHS tapes after 2002 are also PAL format.)