Anti war Kubrick

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2012)

Kubrick' s first military drama, predating "Full Metal Jacket" by thirty years was the 1957 World War One film "Paths of Glory." Kirk Douglas stars as Colonel Dax, who is ordered by his commanding officers to continue an impossible attack on the German enemy who are holding a position which will only result in sure death for his soldiers.
Dax's troops are later court martialed for treason and are forced to endure a military trial. This movie is based on a true story and it is handled hauntingly by Kubrick. History does have a way of repeating itself and "Paths of Glory" should be required viewing for the leaders of every country and every military officer in the world