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The Road to Glory

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Two French officers (Fredric March, Warner Baxter) and one's aged father (Lionel Barrymore) face no man's land in World War I.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 10/28/2013
Hawks, working with a script co-written by William Faulkner, presents the destruction of bodies and minds in trench warfare with cold, harrowing plainness. Go to Full Review Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine 05/05/2020
...on the whole the film is a repetition of the usual baloney about courage and fortitude and patriotism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/20/2013 One of the movies that, in the most gripping way, deals about the nature of military duty, at the same time it contrasts with the conflicts of the human nature. It flees from both war and romantic clichées, presenting us with an original, amazingly-told, and visually astounding movie. See more 12/20/2010 Similar themes that presage Paths of Glory. Deals more with the day-to-day drudgery and nervous tension of warfare. See more 08/04/2009 Howard Hawks brings Hollywood's efficiency to this remake of a wonderful French film, "Les Croix de Bois". Unfortunately the intensity is lost in translation. The competition between the two main characters and the love story distract from the main intrigue: the war. The Lubitsch-esque moments make you forget that these men may die at any moment. The absurdity and the incredible courage of the French soldiers is also not fully developed. Nonetheless, the film remains pleasant and worth watching. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Howard Hawks

Director

Fredric March

Lieutenant Michel Denet

Warner Baxter

Captain Paul La Roche

Lionel Barrymore

Papa La Roche

June Lang

Monique La Coste

Gregory Ratoff

Pipe-smoking Sergeant With Russian Accent
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two French officers (Fredric March, Warner Baxter) and one's aged father (Lionel Barrymore) face no man's land in World War I.
Director
Howard Hawks
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m