PATHS OF GLORY Clip - 'Kill Us Too' (1957) Stanley Kubrick

PATHS OF GLORY Clip - "Kill Us Too" (1957) Stanley Kubrick

PLOT: During World War I, commanding officer General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) orders his subordinate, General Mireau (George Macready), to attack a German trench position, offering a promotion as an incentive. Though the mission is foolhardy to the point of suicide, Mireau commands his own subordinate, Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), to plan the attack. When it ends in disaster, General Mireau demands the court-martial of three random soldiers in order to save face.
Release date: December 20, 1957 (Los Angeles)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
CAST: Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Meeker

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[SouthBaySteelers]

Wayne Morris, the cowardly lieutenant, was actually a fighter pilot during WW2. He received numerous DFCs and other medals for his heroism in air combat. He died a young man shortly after this film was released.

[alg]

This is cinematography at it's best. Plus the music.

[steadmanuhlich]

Wayne Morris (the man who throws the grenade and runs back to his side) was a real "ACE" US Navy Aviator during WW2. His bio on IMDB says: "While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Assigned to the carrier Essex in the Pacific, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to topline movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the Fifties in low-budget Westerns. A wonderful performance as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) might have given impetus to a new career as a character actor, had Morris lived. However, he suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. His last film was not released until two years after his death."

[mandolindleyroadshow]

Whenever fans discuss Kubrick, Paths of Glory is usually an afterthought (It's not even included in his DVD box set), but I think it is in his top 3, if not best, films.

[alexeyhunter]

Friendly fire... I like films of this era, when the powder smoke has not yet dissipated. The spirit and mentality of that generation is well conveyed. It happens that the actors themselves are former soldiers. Therefore, the battle tactics and the life of the trenches are well conveyed in the films.

[dave]

This scene is very beneficial to the story line, if YOU get a chance, see the whole film…..follow the scenes closely it all adds up….

[aristostovboulimienne]

Wayne Morris was not only a WW2 hero as a US navy pilot but also a holy grenade launcher.Could you launch it so far ?

[eddiecochran]

El horror de la Guerra en su maxima expresion !

[bouchacourtthierry]

In those Times, commandos were called "corps francs" ...

[SamBrickell]

*0:25* the foley artist didn't do them any favors while they were trying to sneak around.

[Lee-ish]

One of the great war films
And wow its not based on the USA winning the war for a change

[richardque]

Partly on true story
In actual event I believe 50 may have been executed

[SimonGardiner-bjpq]

"All Quiet.." is much more 'realistic!

[marcdelente]

Ce film de Kubrick a été interdit pendant plus de 25 ans il montre en gros plans la triste réalité qui ces passés pendant la grande guerre de 14 18 ce film est americain mais parle de l armé française .

[tedbaxter]

A coward and two hero’s.
Interesting camera work.

[johndisario]

ist world war 6-months after U.S. entered it was over what a tragedy French/British/Australin and German young men

[brianhiles]

The legendarily hard-to-please Kubrick, and he allows _this_ amateurish folley sound to pass his muster?

[johndisario]

what sucks the most is this movie is based on a real incident stupid french but a great movie

[TS..]

this is why we won the cold war... how could you be in the USSR and think your the greatest when you need to smuggle in films like this to have a good time?..