# Paths of Glory (1957)  > **It explodes in the no-man's land no picture ever dared cross before!** > A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. **Runtime**: 1h 28m **Genres**: War, Drama ## Cast - [[Kirk Douglas]] as Col. Dax - [[Ralph Meeker]] as Cpl. Philippe Paris - [[Adolphe Menjou]] as Gen. George Broulard - [[George Macready]] as Gen. Paul Mireau - [[Wayne Morris]] as Lt. Roget/Singing man - [[Richard Anderson]] as Maj. Saint-Auban - [[Joe Turkel]] as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud - [[Christiane Kubrick]] as German Singer - [[Jerry Hausner]] as Proprietor of Cafe - [[Peter Capell]] as Narrator of Opening Sequence - [[Emile Meyer]] as Father Dupree - [[Bert Freed]] as Sgt. Boulanger - [[Kem Dibbs]] as Pvt. Lejeune - [[Timothy Carey]] as Pvt. Maurice Ferol - [[Fred Bell]] as Shell-Shocked Soldier - [[John Stein]] as Capt. Rousseau - [[Harold Benedict]] as Capt. Nichols - [[Paul Bös]] as Maj. Gouderc (uncredited) - [[James B. Harris]] as Private in the Attack (uncredited) - [[Marshall Rainer]] as Pvt. Duval (uncredited) - [[Ira Moore]] as Capt. Renouart (uncredited) - [[Wally Friedrichs]] as Col. De Guerville (uncredited) - [[Halder Hanson]] as Doctor (uncredited) - [[Roger Vagnoid]] as Cafe Owner (uncredited) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/975) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0050825)