Safe in their picturesque chateau behind the front lines the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas): take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their final blunder the Generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers charging them with cowardice & mutiny. Dax a lawyer in civilian life rises to the men's defence but soon realizes that unless he can prove that the Generals were to blame nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squal. A compelling masterpiece from world-class director/writer Stanley Kubrick & screenwriters Calder Willingham & Jim Thompson. Paths of Glory is a blistering indictment of military politics & an unforgettable movie experience.