Paths of Glory trivia
Paths of Glory Mini Quiz
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Depicting a ruthless WWI general executing his own trench soldiers, Kubrick's Paths of Glory was banned until 1975 in what country?
Because the government refused to allow production on their soil, Kubrick shot the World War I movie entirely in West Germany instead.
Playing Colonel Dax in Paths of Glory, what legendary actor reunited with director Stanley Kubrick three years later for Spartacus?
Douglas was instrumental in getting Paths of Glory financed and later used his star power to hire Kubrick to replace Anthony Mann on Spartacus.
France banned director Stanley Kubrick's film Paths of Glory for nearly two decades for doing what?
Officials considered the film's depiction of mutinous troops and cruel officers to be an unpatriotic smear during the ongoing Algerian War.
Generals in the film Paths of Glory court-martial three random soldiers to achieve what goal?
The commanders ordered an impossible suicide mission against a German stronghold and used the executions for alleged cowardice to deflect blame.
In the 1957 film Paths of Glory, a French general shells his own troops' trenches to force them to do what?
To force the suicidal WWI assault, General Mireau orders the strike on his own men. However, the artillery commander bravely refuses to fire without a written order.