A screenplay of Paths of Glory
United Artists, 1957. Mimeographed manuscript, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson, 145 pp, no date but cover displays "A forthcoming production of Harris-Kubrick for early 1957," housed in wrappers with a photograph of soldiers and "Paths of Glory" across the top cover, bound with brads. Kirk Douglas plays Colonel Dax in this dramatic tale of a group of World War I soldiers who refuse to engage in a suicide mission and are threatened with court martial for cowardice. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the anti-war message of the film and the disparity shown between power-hungry officers and fighting soldiers struck a chord with audiences, and the film remains one of Kubrick's most stunning productions.
Provenance: the collection of Gerald Fried.
8.75 x 11 in.