Paths of Glory (1957) 光荣之路

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack. Dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a court-martial.

After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.