Some further fun facts about this movie: Kirk Douglas played not only the lead role, but served also as producer of the movie thru his own production company, Bryna-Productions. The movie was completely shot on a pretty tight budget at the Bavaria Studios, Munich-Geiselgasteig and some nearby surroundings in Germany. The trenches were built and the battle scenes filmed on a field near Munich-Pullach. The "New Castle Schleißheim" in Oberschleißheim is the location, where the execution scene was filmed in front of, and also the trial scenes were filmed inside that same castle. The specialist providing the (then still solely ) practical pyrotech effects was the famed German FX-man, Karl "Charlie Boom Boom" Baumgartner, who'd provide the pyrotech effects for some thirty years for many international movies, among them "The Longest Day" (USA 1962), "Dunkirk 1940" ( France 1964), "The Bridge at Remagen" (USA 1968), "Waterloo" ( Italy/USSR 1970), "A Bridge too Far" (GB 1977), "Steiner - The Iron Cross" ( Germany 1977) and "Das Boot" (Germany 1979/80/81) The accomplished director of photography of the movie, Georg Krause, was from Germany too. Shortly before this movie he had also photographed two parts of the classic trilogy of the "o8 / 15" - movies, which were among the first movies made in Germany about WW2 in 1954/55. To save the production same money ironically all the ( non-speaking ! ) extras playing French soldiers were actually German policemen recruited from the state police of Bavaria, because they got payed by the Bavarian federal state and were by law not allowed to earn some extra money, because, as said, they were state officials. There really lies some irony in the fact, that all the extras playing French soldiers were actually Germans, doesn't it !? ;) This was a rather cheap method for the Bavarian goverment to promote the movie production facilities in Munich to foreign producers and attract them to produce their movies there. The policemen would be sent to the movie set during their official work hours and got paid by the state. Another advantage of hiring policemen as extras was, that they were naturally used to handle arms, so the production had not to spend considerable time in give unexperienced extras some training lessons in it. ( Five years later another classic American war movie would be produced here as well : "The Great Escape" with an all star cast. And in 1979/80 another classic, "Das Boot", this time as a complete German production.) But it is pretty likely, that most of these men had also actually fought as soldiers, the older ones in WW1 ( and maybe they were even forced to fight again in the "Volksturm" during the last months of WW2 ) and the younger men probably in WW2. So most of the non-speaking extras certainly knew the song and could fully understand the lyrics. So it was probably no big acting deal for them to tear up, when Christiane Kubrick had sung it in front of them so movingly and in such plain fashion like a German mother from a hundred years ago would have sung it to her little child. There lies so much "innocence" in the unpretentious way she sings this simple tune, that you can't help but being deeply touched by it. Kind regards from a classic movie buff from Germany !
Love Paths of Glory. I learned more about the film here than in Kubrick biographies that give it short shrift compared to Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange.
In two years a few dozen people think a talk from the producer , on a masterpiece of cinema, is pretty likeable. Part of the charm of UA-cam is that unlimited space is made for countless twerking and pathetic stand up enough to feel good about the few who are indebted genuinely.
It's interesting to consider Kubrick's own evolution as a filmmaker. As a kid he was talented enough to demand respect from his actors. But it seems like he did that without being unreasonably demanding. I wonder how relatively tight productions became slug fests lasting sometimes over an entire year. Kubrick was never profligate in his spending. He wanted control and time - lots of time. I think a part of it was the ever increasing intricacy of his shot composition. Barry Lyndon and The Shining are gorgeous films to look at - albeit for different reasons. Setting up his shots and actually filming them must have been like balancing spinning plates. Without precision it's just not going to work.
I always thought it stupid to have films where the actors talk with an foreign accents to French or Germans there accents would be the same as the different accents in English it wouldn’t sound Like English with French accent
Cómo se haría posible reducir a un comentario a tal película ? Digo " a tal película " porque el parecido con el libro está en el momento histórico y el titulo. Yo no podría.... Senderos ... es el ser humano mismo: oscuridad( mentira, traición, asesinato, ...) y luz( verdad, justicia, empatia, ...)
Some further fun facts about this movie:
Kirk Douglas played not only the lead role, but served also as producer of the movie thru his own production company, Bryna-Productions.
The movie was completely shot on a pretty tight budget at the Bavaria Studios, Munich-Geiselgasteig and some nearby surroundings in Germany.
The trenches were built and the battle scenes filmed on a field near Munich-Pullach.
The "New Castle Schleißheim" in Oberschleißheim is the location, where the execution scene was filmed in front of, and also the trial scenes were filmed inside that same castle.
The specialist providing the
(then still solely ) practical pyrotech effects was the famed German FX-man, Karl "Charlie Boom Boom" Baumgartner, who'd provide the pyrotech effects for some thirty years for many international movies, among them
"The Longest Day"
(USA 1962),
"Dunkirk 1940"
( France 1964),
"The Bridge at Remagen"
(USA 1968),
"Waterloo"
( Italy/USSR 1970),
"A Bridge too Far"
(GB 1977),
"Steiner - The Iron Cross"
( Germany 1977) and
"Das Boot"
(Germany 1979/80/81)
The accomplished director of photography of the movie, Georg Krause, was from Germany too.
Shortly before this movie he had also photographed two parts of the classic trilogy of the "o8 / 15" - movies, which were among the first movies made in Germany about WW2 in 1954/55.
To save the production same money ironically all the ( non-speaking ! ) extras playing French soldiers were actually German policemen recruited from the state police of Bavaria, because they got payed by the Bavarian federal state and were by law not allowed to earn some extra money, because, as said, they were state officials.
There really lies some irony in the fact, that all the extras playing French soldiers were actually Germans, doesn't it !? ;)
This was a rather cheap method for the Bavarian goverment to promote the movie production facilities in Munich to foreign producers and attract them to produce their movies there.
The policemen would be sent to the movie set during their official work hours and got paid by the state.
Another advantage of hiring policemen as extras was, that they were naturally used to handle arms, so the production had not to spend considerable time in give unexperienced extras some training lessons in it.
( Five years later another classic American war movie would be produced here as well :
"The Great Escape"
with an all star cast.
And in 1979/80 another classic,
"Das Boot", this time as a complete German production.)
But it is pretty likely, that most of these men had also actually fought as soldiers, the older ones in WW1 ( and maybe they were even forced to fight again in the "Volksturm" during the last months of WW2 ) and the younger men probably in WW2.
So most of the non-speaking extras certainly knew the song and could fully understand the lyrics.
So it was probably no big acting deal for them to tear up, when Christiane Kubrick had sung it in front of them so movingly and in such plain fashion like a German mother from a hundred years ago would have sung it to her little child.
There lies so much "innocence" in the unpretentious way she sings this simple tune, that you can't help but being deeply touched by it.
Kind regards from a classic movie buff from Germany !
Great film. One of the greatest of all time.
Wonderful program, so many great photos
Love Paths of Glory. I learned more about the film here than in Kubrick biographies that give it short shrift compared to Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange.
In two years a few dozen people think a talk from the producer , on a masterpiece of cinema, is pretty likeable. Part of the charm of UA-cam is that unlimited space is made for countless twerking and pathetic stand up enough to feel good about the few who are indebted genuinely.
Super interesting info on behind-the- scenes tensions/drama with Tim Carey
Thank you for this. The arc of Kubrick is fascinating. Young filmmakers who don't fool themselves wonder if they have the intelligence to run a show.
Amazing interview. Thank you.
So many very, good, actors in this awesome film, I love George Macready as General Mireau...Yes, the scar was very real...
Adolphe Menjou, as well as Joe Turkel, Ralph Meeker, Emile Meyer, Wayne Morris (the Coward), and Tom Carey.
I thought George Macready stole this movie. Great performance.
Excellent
Thanks for this
Good talk.
Thanks.
thanks broski
is this the film that made kubrick a star? it is an exceptionally good film.
It's interesting to consider Kubrick's own evolution as a filmmaker. As a kid he was talented enough to demand respect from his actors. But it seems like he did that without being unreasonably demanding. I wonder how relatively tight productions became slug fests lasting sometimes over an entire year. Kubrick was never profligate in his spending. He wanted control and time - lots of time. I think a part of it was the ever increasing intricacy of his shot composition. Barry Lyndon and The Shining are gorgeous films to look at - albeit for different reasons. Setting up his shots and actually filming them must have been like balancing spinning plates. Without precision it's just not going to work.
I always thought it stupid to have films where the actors talk with an foreign accents to French or Germans there accents would be the same as the different accents in English it wouldn’t sound Like English with French accent
Cómo se haría posible reducir a un comentario a tal película ? Digo " a tal película " porque el parecido con el libro está en el momento histórico y el titulo. Yo no podría.... Senderos ... es el ser humano mismo: oscuridad( mentira, traición, asesinato, ...) y luz( verdad, justicia, empatia, ...)
French accents? How laughable. How absurd. Mon Dieu!!
it worked.