Overview
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorStanley Kubrick
Cast
Kirk Douglas
Col. Dax
Ralph Meeker
Cpl. Philippe Paris
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. George Broulard
George Macready
Gen. Paul Mireau
Wayne Morris
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Richard Anderson
Maj. Saint-Auban
Joe Turkel
Pvt. Pierre Arnaud
Christiane Kubrick
German Singer
Jerry Hausner
Proprietor of Cafe
Peter Capell
Narrator of Opening Sequence
Emile Meyer
Father Dupree
Bert Freed
Sgt. Boulanger
Kem Dibbs
Pvt. Lejeune
Timothy Carey
Pvt. Maurice Ferol
Fred Bell
Shell-Shocked Soldier
John Stein
Capt. Rousseau
Harold Benedict
Capt. Nichols
Paul Bös
Maj. Gouderc (uncredited)
James B. Harris
Private in the Attack (uncredited)
Marshall Rainer
Pvt. Duval (uncredited)
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Keywords
armyfrancebased on novel or bookgeneralgermanyworld war ipatriotismcowardiceidealismidealistblack and whitesoldieranti war1910swarfighting the systempsychological dramaexcited
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3,263
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026