Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 88 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 1957
Starring: Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Wayne Morris
Country: United States
Language: English, German, Latin
Kubrick in July at Gateway Film Center
Experience the ultimate Stanley Kubrick retrospective this July at the Film Center. With screenings of all 13 of his films, you can catch some Kubrick any day of the month.
About the film:
One of the most powerful antiwar films ever made.
During World War I, commanding officer General Broulard orders his subordinate, General Mireau, to attack a German trench position, offering a promotion as an incentive. Though the mission is foolhardy to the point of suicide, Mireau commands his own subordinate to plan the attack. When it ends in disaster, General Mireau demands the court-martial of three random soldiers in order to save face.
“A reminder both of [Kubrick’s] extraordinary formal virtuosity and his powers as a satirist.”
—Geoffrey Macnab, Independent (UK)
About the filmmaker:
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, frequently cited as one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history. With his strict control over details and penchant for working from books, he crafted masterpieces in radically different genres, including Spartacus (1960), Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
