What is Paths of Glory about?
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A commanding officer fights for justice as three soldiers face a grim trial during wartime.
Bleak and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free), YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
Paths of Glory parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: strong violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byStanley Kubrick
StarringKirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson
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Paths of Glory is on our Based on books, Under 90 minutes, Classics (pre-1970), Tubi and Drama on Tubi lists.
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