It wasn’t too long ago when Edward Berger broke out as one of the most in-demand directors in Hollywood thanks to his highly decorated remake of the greatest anti-war stories ever told, All Quiet on the Western Front. Berger’s movie was based on a novel of the same name, which has been adapted into several popular films dating back nearly a century. The latest version, which was released by Netflix in 2022, went on to win four Oscars and seven BAFTAs. It came only a few years after Sam Mendes‘ highly acclaimed 1917, which also owed a creative debt to All Quiet on the Western Front. However, another equally influential anti-war movie was released nearly seven decades ago, and it has since cemented itself as perhaps the greatest anti-war movie of all time.
The film in question is poised to be released on Prime Video, alongside fellow classics such as the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men and the Southern Gothic noir The Night of the Hunter. The anti-war masterpiece was directed by a young filmmaker who’d go on to be regarded as one of the greatest to ever do it: Stanley Kubrick. It starred the iconic Kirk Douglas as a colonel who defends his platoon after they refused to go on a kamikaze mission and were accused of cowardice.
Here’s When You Can Watch the Landmark Anti-War Movie on Prime Video
By now you would’ve guessed that we’re talking about Paths of Glory, the landmark 1957 movie that gave us, among other things, a war movie staple: a tracking shot inside a trench. Paths of Glory wasn’t a box-office hit; it grossed just over $1 million worldwide. It’s worth remembering that it was released roughly a decade after World War II; the wounds were still fresh, even though the movie was set during World War I. Despite the underwhelming box office performance, Paths of Glory was critically acclaimed. It now holds a “Certified Fresh” 96% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Paths of Glory is a transcendentally humane war movie from Stanley Kubrick, with impressive, protracted battle sequences and a knock-out ending.” You can watch the film on Prime Video from June 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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December 25, 1957
- Runtime
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88 Minutes
- Director
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Stanley Kubrick
- Writers
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Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson, Humphrey Cobb
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