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Basic facts

Original title Paths of Glory
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1958-05-08

Cast

Kirk Douglas
överste Dax, ledare för 701 franska regimentet

Ralph Meeker
korpral Philippe Paris

Adolphe Menjou
general Georges Broulard vid generalstaben

George Macready
general Paul Mireau, divisionschef

Wayne Morris
löjtnant Roget

Richard Anderson
major Saint-Auban, åklagaren vid krigsrättegången

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release
Re-release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Assistant Cameraman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor

Cast

Kirk Douglas överste Dax, ledare för 701 franska regimentet
Ralph Meeker korpral Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou general Georges Broulard vid generalstaben
George Macready general Paul Mireau, divisionschef
Wayne Morris löjtnant Roget
Richard Anderson major Saint-Auban, åklagaren vid krigsrättegången
Joe Turkel (as Joseph Turkel) soldat Arnaud
Timothy Carey soldat Maurice Férol
Peter Capell överste, domare vid krigsrättegången
Christiane Kubrick (as Susanne Christian) den sjungande tyska flickan
Bert Freed sergeant Boulanger
Emile Meyer fader Du Près, prästen
Kem Dibbs soldat Lejeune
John Stein kapten Rousseau
Jerry Hausner värdshusvärden
Frederic Bell soldaten med granatchock
Harold Benedict kapten Nichols, stabsofficer vid fälttelefonen
- Ej krediterade:
Ira Moore kapten Renouart
Leon Briggs kapten Sancy
Paul Boes major Gouderc
Willy Friedrichs överste de Guerville
Marshall Rainer menig Duval
Halder Hanson läkare
Rolf Kralowitz marketentare
Roger Vagnoid kaféägaren

Companies

Production Company Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation
The Bryna Company
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1958
Bison Film AB 1965
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2012
Other Company United Artists Corporation (amerikansk distributör)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 91535
Date 1965-11-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2395 meters


Censorship number 91535
Date 1958-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2395 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2395 meter
Length in minutes 87 min


Original work

Original title Paths of Glory (Novel)
Author Humphrey Cobb


Production location

West Germany (våren) 1957 1957
Bavaria-Studios München, Geiselgasteig
Schloss Schleissheim Munich
Bernried am Starnberger See

Release dates

First showing 1957-09-18 Munich West Germany 87 min (urpremiär för inbjudna gäster)
Other showing 1957-12-25 New York USA 87 min (amerikansk premiär)
Release in Sweden 1958-05-08 Riviera Stockholm Sweden 87 min
Other showing 1965-11-02 Stockholm Sweden 87 min (nypremiär med titeln "Helvetesbataljonen")
TV showing 2002-11-06 SVT1 Sweden 84 min
2003-10-31 SVT1 Sweden 84 min
DVD release 2012-02-24 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 945


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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