Like wow, in all dire seriousness. Realize that the Academy Awards totally ignored this brutally stunning, hypnotic and perfectly acted and photographed movie. No wins and No nominations. Faith shatteringly too close to the horrible truth still lurking everywhere. Possibly Stanley Kubricks best film. Definitely one of the ten greatest black and white movies ever made. Haunting and intensely realistic, dreadful and ominous and totally unforgettable. By demons be driven war is evil and war is diabolical and there are no heroes in war, only doomed innocence crushed by misery and suffering and sinister death by force.

@TheBacknblack92

Жыл бұрын

1957 to 1917 is what 2022 is to 1982. It's a truth but it'd be difficult for people who lived through it to accept. We were too busy ignoring those guys in their late 50s early 60s in the mental asylums from "shellshock"

@michaelbruns449

Жыл бұрын

​​​​​​ Thousands of soldiers were murdered by firing squads commanded by their own leaders, for being (shell shocked) cowards during ww1, by demons be driven they were determined to murder doomed soldiers one evil way or another.

@JACKnJESUS

Жыл бұрын

1957 anti war film...not going anywhere. Still an outstanding movie.

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Samuel Johnson what a quote.

@miguelmartins9706

Жыл бұрын

Out of context quote

@jonathansiegel6386

Жыл бұрын

Swing, and a miss.

@b-rse

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelmartins9706 Yes. The quote itself is not saying patriotism is bad. Only false patriotism, meaning scoundrels would justify their ill motives with patriotism. I believe he was saying it in reference to a politician at the time.

@Samuel-wm1xr

Жыл бұрын

actually samuel Johnson wasnt referring to patriotism in general, he was actually specifically taking the Thirteen Colonies Patriot movement which led to the American Revolution

@Holdit66

4 ай бұрын

@@b-rse It could be said in reference to many politicians today.

RIP Kirk Douglas. A true screen presence if there ever was one, a blaze of emotion you couldn't take your eyes off. Thank you to a real artist.

@richardwalker4220

4 жыл бұрын

Great actor I agree Terrible person for the way he abused many women!

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

This was his best work...Making it one of the greatest performances EVER. Stan Kupric was a master of his art/movies.

@richardwalker4220

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommyodonovan3883 what about 7 days in may?

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardwalker4220 I've never seen SDIM.

@richardwalker4220

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommyodonovan3883 Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas. Superb film!

In general's "generous" estimation colonel has to keep his target with 4/10 of his initial force... And he sees no problem in it.

Damn this is exactly how the military is. Pretty realistic situations. I’ve felt like a Colonel Dax numerous times. And as a Cpl Paris.

@davidmoser3535

Жыл бұрын

And especially the Artillery Captain refusing the order.

@RW4X4X3006

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmoser3535 Just want's the order in writing. Considering the circumstances, not unreasonable for a reasonable person. I've seen exactly that play out.

Actor George Macready had a real facial scar (caused by a car-crash), which wasn't as prominent as the one worn by his character in this clip.

@davidmoser3535

Жыл бұрын

The scar you see in the movie is the real, not an enhanced scar.

George MacReady had a long distinguished movie career, despite having a disfiguring scar. He went through his windshield while in college, with no seat belts, and sharp glass. Its amazing what he did, considering how picky Hollywood was about appearance. Trivia-MacReady owned an art gallery with Vincent Price.

@bodavidson2804

Жыл бұрын

Works perfectly in this film, looks just like an aristocratic fencing scar

@ariplatt8192

Жыл бұрын

Cool. I figured it was special makeup.

As all sides in WW1 said, the real enemy is behind you, not in front of you

"But will we, sir?"

No matter how many times you watch this film it really stands out as a masterpiece of cinema. Acting, story, cinematography, sets, direction - everything.

@michaelbruns449

7 ай бұрын

So true and well said 😊

Most honest man under command.

"The film doesn´t transmit any message. In any case is a film in favour or against the army. It´s a film against the war, which can lead men to such conflicts of conscience" Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) American fim director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and photographer. Greetings from Venezuela.

@laurabranigan7761

6 жыл бұрын

Y dijo que ver la naranja mecanica como un film antibelico era demasiado simplista. SALUDOS de venezuela tambien

@Jarod-vg9wq

4 жыл бұрын

Laura Branigan greetings to you from Canada love this Kirk guy.

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

The human condition is like a hitch-hiker in a prairie hailstorm, we can't run we can't hide and we can't make it *STOP!* *-Duse VAULT!*

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

@@laurabranigan7761 Hi from Red Deer Alberta Canada

@dallinpenney1116

4 жыл бұрын

you can support the troops, but hate the war. Most soldiers hate war anyway.

Some further fun facts about this movie: Kirk Douglas played not only the lead role, but served also as producer of the movie thru his own production company, Bryna-Productions. The movie was completely shot on a pretty tight budget at the Bavaria Studios, Munich-Geiselgasteig and some nearby surroundings in Germany. The trenches were built and the battle scenes filmed on a field near Munich-Pullach. The "New Castle Schleißheim" in Oberschleißheim is the location, where the execution scene was filmed in front of, and also the trial scenes were filmed inside that same castle. The specialist providing the (then still solely ) practical pyrotech effects was the famed German FX-man, Karl "Charlie Boom Boom" Baumgartner, who'd provide the pyrotech effects for some thirty years for many international movies, among them "The Longest Day" (USA 1962), "Dunkirk 1940" ( France 1964), "The Bridge at Remagen" (USA 1968), "Waterloo" ( Italy/USSR 1970), "A Bridge too Far" (GB 1977), "Steiner - The Iron Cross" ( Germany 1977) and "Das Boot" (Germany 1979/80/81) The accomplished director of photography of the movie, Georg Krause, was from Germany too. Shortly before this movie he had also photographed two parts of the classic trilogy of the "o8 / 15" - movies, which were among the first movies made in Germany about WW2 in 1954/55. To save the production same money ironically all the ( non-speaking ! ) extras playing French soldiers were actually German policemen recruited from the state police of Bavaria, because they got payed by the Bavarian federal state and were by law not allowed to earn some extra money, because, as said, they were state officials. There really lies some irony in the fact, that all the extras playing French soldiers were actually Germans, doesn't it !? ;) This was a rather cheap method for the Bavarian goverment to promote the movie production facilities in Munich to foreign producers and attract them to produce their movies there. The policemen would be sent to the movie set during their official work hours and got paid by the state. Another advantage of hiring policemen as extras was, that they were naturally used to handle arms, so the production had not to spend considerable time in give unexperienced extras some training lessons in it. ( Five years later another classic American war movie would be produced here as well : "The Great Escape" with an all star cast. And in 1979/80 another classic, "Das Boot", this time as a complete German production.) But it is pretty likely, that most of these men had also actually fought as soldiers, the older ones in WW1 ( and maybe they were even forced to fight again in the "Volksturm" during the last months of WW2 ) and the younger men probably in WW2. So most of the non-speaking extras certainly knew the song and could fully understand the lyrics. So it was probably no big acting deal for them to tear up, when Christiane Kubrick had sung it in front of them so movingly and in such plain fashion like a German mother from a hundred years ago would have sung it to her little child. There lies so much "innocence" in the unpretentious way she sings this simple tune, that you can't help but being deeply touched by it. Kind regards from a classic movie buff from Germany !

My dog and I tried to take the anthill at the bottom of our garden once - but the ants were ready.

@LoudaroundLincoln

6 ай бұрын

I take it you weren't given any decent support by your commander.

What an amazing and underrated film perhaps Kirk Douglas's best performance.

@andyadler

Жыл бұрын

“Paths of Glory” is hardly “underrated.”

The general is master of the scene....takes his cues ...knows his lines...

@ricardocantoral7672

7 күн бұрын

George Macready in one of his best roles.

"Patriotism may be old fashioned." - Said in 1957.

@Devvitc

Жыл бұрын

In the context of the film it’s 1916

McCready was brutally honest in his assertion.

Talk about overbearing and sensitive to anything said about him negatively!

@HovaNirvana

6 жыл бұрын

David Ekstrand Sounds depressingly familiar.

@ricardocantoral7672

5 жыл бұрын

It was a pretty strong blow.

Lived a amIng life, I hope to make a difference in the world like Kirk Douglas did.

George Macready was perfect in his role !

George Macready was perfect in this role !

No hope existed for Colmel Dax's understrength wornout regiment to take the "Ant Hill." The Germans were deeply entrenched behind barbed wire on high ground with dug in interlocking machine gun positions supported by ample heavy artillery. The attacker needed at least a three to one superiority in manpower to tackle such a strong position. The attacker needed superiority in number of guns with trainloads of ammunition stockpiled for heavy bombardment. A timed rolling artillery barrage in front of the attacking troops was also essential. Engineering unit support was essential for the attackers to clear barbed wire obstacles. Engineers also assisted the attacking infantry in silencing enemy machine gun positions with grenades, bangalore torpedoes satchel charges and flamethrower teams. Tanks were scarce things in 1916 but any tank support would also be important if possible. All of this preparation and planning for this attack would have taken months to prepare. No regiment in the French Army could have taken this 'Ant Hill" postition in a hasty unprepared attack. Colonel Dax's understrength regiment had no chance taking the "Ant Hill." Such was the conditions facing French troops everywhere in 1916 along the frontlines, especially during the battle of Verdun. A whole generation of European manhood was doomed to be destroyed precisely under the circumstances dramaticized so well in this movie.

Douglas played this role perfectly. He manages to show a capable, intellectual and thoroughly civilised man doing his best in the face of savage and senseless butchery.

Commanding Kirk performance 👏 🇺🇸

"Take the Anthill and shove it!" I'd say.

Kirk Douglas a very good actor in this film as Col Dax. a commander on the front line dealing with death everyday with feelings of loss for his men under his command. The french army had a lot of units with soldiers refusing to go to the slaughter of frontal assaults. WWI was waste of life so they could take very little ground and claim a victory on the battlefield only the old generals were not the ones doing the fighting.

@ricardocantoral7672

2 күн бұрын

Douglas showed a remarkable amount of restraint in his performance. I wish he acted like this more often.

Ahhh.....Mathematics. I think I understand now.

This movie provided much inspiration for my book on WW I, 'The Great Class War 1914-1918' (Toronto, James Lorimer, April 2016).

I'd tell him to FO.

Best Kirk Douglass flim

@seanodwyer4322

8 ай бұрын

should had ahd him as Hitler leading the charge in w.w.1.

0:41 what does the general say here?

@famulus04

Жыл бұрын

he says "Am I amusing you, Colonel?" if you still need it

Oh, Samuel Johnson, it's that what the f am I reading dude. How does he always keep popping up

If it werent for film school i would of never even heard of this movie. Every week in my "Great Directors of Cinema" class we were going over Stanley Kubrick that week. Friday was movie night to watch a film from the director we studied that week as a class. I thought because it was a black and white movie it was gonna be boring as hell. Boy was I wrong. I wanted to see it again I rented it on Netflix back when it was the DvD service 🤣🤣

Lions led by donkeys

@Heisenberg882

Жыл бұрын

That's a common myth

WW1 started by 19th Century Politians and run by 19th Century Generals and fought and died by 20th Century Soldiers. The level of ignorance and incompetence was alarming.

........all those generals were losers,. The arrival of general Monash changed things.

@patpearce8221

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@owenjones7517

4 жыл бұрын

No it didn't. He was an effective Corps Commander. Implying a Corps commander transformed the entire war is as stupid as it sounds.

@mrsupremegascon

2 жыл бұрын

Who?

@RW4X4X3006

Жыл бұрын

The arrival of General "Black Jack" Pershing changed things.

@Heisenberg882

Жыл бұрын

Foch, Petain, Curie, Brusilov, and Diaz were brilliant generals

Much like hamburger hill in vietnam No strategic value!

@davidmoser3535

Жыл бұрын

There was strageic value to the Ant hill.

I thought france army would have took the ant hill if a group of army didn't refused to move forward?

They are French but one has a British accent and the other has an American accent?

@davidmoser3535

Жыл бұрын

Suspension of belief Maurice Chevallier was not avaliable

Hitler was just a Gefreiter (lance corporal) in WW1, him and his man took a difficult hill at great cost, but he was rewarded with an Iron Cross.

@Damo2690

4 жыл бұрын

He was a messenger, very dangerous job

@szaki

4 жыл бұрын

@@Damo2690 That too!

@tylsimys67

3 жыл бұрын

Can I have it? Since he doesn't need it now, and I'm sure it's just a huge embarrassment for everyone. Where is it? Noo, I wouldn't think of selling it or anything :D

@GutenTag99

3 жыл бұрын

A Hitler-Fan ? Read about his "bravery" during the war !

@rg-cc5kg

2 жыл бұрын

According to historian Thomas Weber Hitler was not a very brave soldier but got his iron cross by luck. He also was a staff messenger not a fronline messengee. Far less dangerous.

While Dax is obviously the best of the officers, even he is far from perfect. So attached to his men he won't leave them, he is willing to participate in their sacrifice in order to keep his own position. That is loyalty to one's men, for sure, but also something more....and less admirable.

@johndoucette6085

4 жыл бұрын

You've read the character completely wrong, in my view. He doesn't choose to stay with them to keep his job, he stays with them in the faint hope that he can somehow mitigate total disaster. Or, failing that, he wants to stay with them because if they are going to die, better they die being led by someone who cares about them than some stranger

@josephcusumano2885

4 жыл бұрын

John's right 100%.

@sh230968

4 жыл бұрын

@@johndoucette6085 Good, interesting point. But Dax in the movie asked men pinned down in the trenches to go and try to take the Anthill after it was clear that the task was actually impossible. Actually, this to me is kind of a flaw in the movie. Let me explain. The book (I am still reading; not finished yet) does not show Dax as a hero. He is probably portrayed as more conscientious compared to the two generals in the book but an imperfect officer or let us say an ineffective officer. The two generals agree to risk lives of the men for obvious personal gains. But Dax has no moral reason to be a part of the chain of command to throw the troops to the advantaged Germans. The kind of upright man Dax is portrayed in the movie should have separated himself (or at least argued for a separation) from any effort that risked the lives of troops disproportionately. But he is shown in the movie to have noble reason for doing what his superiors were doing driven by vested interests. The movie does not address whatever noble reasons Dax may have had. This is a key point in the movie and deserved to be addressed explicitly. Lack of explicit basis in the head of Dax leading him to decide to risk his troops to try to take the Anthill is a subtle but logically important flaw in the movie. The flaw comes from taking a different approach from the book and portraying Dax as a larger than life, ever scrupulous hero in the movie. The subtle flaw as I call it then invites explanations as John Doucette's. His explanation seems logical but is just a personal guess because motives of Dax are not explicitly addressed in the movie.

@tylsimys67

3 жыл бұрын

@@sh230968 A little comparison to the Finnish Army in WW2 if I may: declaration of independence of Finland in December 1917 was followed almost immediately by devastating Civil War between Whites (right-wing "upper-class") and Reds (peasants, "lower-class"). After bloody victory of the aforementioned party which secured our Western democracy status, it was still very much in doubt at the late 30's will Finland fight as a united nation against a foreign threat - especially Soviet Union. However, when Red Army started the invasion of Finland 30.11.1939 all the questions of unison faded quickly: mainly because even the most active socialist knew by this time what Stalin and his policies were worth, but also because our officers - of which huge majority were the educated "upper-class", Swedish-Finnish and so on - ALWAYS led the men in front with uppermost professionalism while their casualty percentage was far above the "common" soldier. Not just that but they were also "with" the men in a manner rarely seen in any other armies. Ergo, I believe Dax was this kind of sort: believed he was more valuable for his regiment alive than executed by flatly opposing the General's command.

@sh230968

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylsimys67 I can understand your point. You have made the similar point as John Doucette had made earlier. You offered a real life example too. The point made also carries sense. My objection was not on the absence of logical explanation for Dax's actions. My objection was that the logical explanation of Colonel Dax's priorities should not have been left for the viewers to figure out but should have been revealed explicitly.