Best WW1 Movie.

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2014)

Stanley Kubrick's Path of Glory is an Epic movie depicting military life in France during the First World War. Kirk Douglas plays the Colonel who leads his men into battle. An honest portrayal of the conditions that the men in the French uniform had to endure. The movie asks the audience to decide for themselves the morality of the officers show in the film.
History has proved that this film is an accurate representation of French military justice contrary to opinions of anti war propaganda which would seek to deprive it of the respect it deserves,however when viewed through the lens of the present so much about the time it is set in is revealed. The General at heart is a soldier duty bound to uphold his principals. The deserter despite his lapse in judgement was most likely due to being warn down by the years of warfare. The executioner who was used to instil discipline in the army.
This film is an excellent ww1 historical film. Regardless of the reasons for the war this tells a story of the hardship of that war. Long may it be remembered as a great movie.