Banned for 18 years in France for its negative portrayal of its army during World War I, it was the first collaboration of Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick.
At its end, a frightened girl's rendition of "The Faithful Hussar" leads the group to hum along, reinforcing the common humanity of the girl and her captors. The director's future wife Christine Harlan, performing that scene, demonstrates some of the best acting of the film, counterbalancing the over-the-top histrionics of Adolphe Menjou as a harried general. Ralph Meeker gives a competent performance illustrating the injustice about to be done to three soldiers, and George Macready intimates that a promotion will be given to the commander who can accomplish an impossible military objective. Banned for 18 years in France for its negative portrayal of its army during World War I, it was the first collaboration of Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick. For 10 points, name this film which takes its title from "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard," which informs us that the title entities "lead but to the grave."
At its end, a frightened girl's rendition of "The Faithful Hussar" leads the group to hum along, reinforcing the common humanity of the girl and her captors.
Paths of Glory