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Overview

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Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) &
Calder Willingham (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 October 1957 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war! more
Plot:
When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
An Anti-War Masterpiece more (252 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kirk Douglas ... Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker ... Cpl. Philippe Paris

Adolphe Menjou ... Gen. George Broulard
George Macready ... Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris ... Lt. Roget / Singing man

Richard Anderson ... Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel ... Pvt. Pierre Arnaud (as Joseph Turkel)
Christiane Kubrick ... German singer (as Susanne Christian)
Jerry Hausner ... Proprietor of cafe
Peter Capell ... Narrator of opening sequence / Judge (colonel) of court-martial
Emile Meyer ... Father Dupree
Bert Freed ... Sgt. Boulanger
Kem Dibbs ... Pvt. Lejeune

Timothy Carey ... Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Fred Bell ... Shell-shock victim
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Spain:T | Iceland:L | Spain:(Banned) (1957-1986) | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | Netherlands:12 (2007) (DVD) | Argentina:13 (original rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | France:(Banned) (original rating) | France:U (re-release) | Ireland:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) (uncut) | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, Germany more

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Trivia:
The epic battle sequence was filmed in a 5,000-sq.-yd. pasture rented from a German farmer. After paying for the crops that would have been raised that season, the production team moved in with eight cranes and as many as 60 crew members working around the clock for three weeks to create trenches, shell holes and the rough, muddy terrain of a World War I battleground. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: During the first tracking with Dax in the trenches, the shadow of a boom-mike is visible. more
Quotes:
General Mireau: If those little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Tales from the Crypt: Yellow (#3.14)" (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Der Treue Husar more

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48 out of 61 people found the following comment useful.
An Anti-War Masterpiece, 11 May 2004
10/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In France, in the First World War, the insane and ambitious general Gen. Paul Mireau (George Macready) orders Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) to lead his men in a suicide attack against Germans in the unattainable Ant Hill. After a massacre of the French soldiers, Gen. Mireau orders his artillery to drop bombs between the French front line of attack and the trenches, to avoid the soldier to return to the protection of the trenches. The commander of the French artillery refuses to accomplish the order. Gen. Mireau asks his superior, Gen. George Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), to send three men to Court Martial and execute them for cowardice through shooting, as an example to the other soldiers. Colonel Dax, a former lawyer, defends his men in the unfair trial. Yesterday I watched this outstanding masterpiece for the first time and certainly it is among the best movies of the cinema history. The disgusting story shows the insanity of a war, where men are treated like numbers and not as human beings. The reality of the battles scenes is amazing. The cast has a stunning performance, highlighting the trio George Macready, Adolphe Menjou and Kirk Douglas. The lack of sensibility and respect for the human life and the cynicism in the dialogs of the two generals are fantastic. Two other points that called my attention are the fancy reception for the general staff, while their subalterns are fighting in the front and the misunderstanding of the real intentions of Colonel Dax by Gen. George Broulard. A must-see movie! My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): `Glória Feita de Sangue' (`Glory Made of Blood')

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