The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory is a 1936 American war drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Fredric March, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore and June Lang, and produced by 20th Century Fox. It is a depiction of World War I trench warfare in France. It is vaguely inspired by Roland Dorgelès’ 1919 novel and Raymond Bernard’s 1932 Les Croix de Bois (Wooden Crosses), though the film credits don’t mention them.
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| Directed by | Howard Hawks |
| Screenplay by | Joel Sayre William Faulkner |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Fredric March Warner Baxter Lionel Barrymore |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Plot
Set in France during World War I, a love triangle develops between a French commander who cares more for strategy than human life, a free-thinking officer who is appalled by his superior's decisions, and the nurse with whom both men fall in love.
Cast
- Fredric March as Lieutenant Michel Denet
- Warner Baxter as Captain Paul La Roche
- Lionel Barrymore as Papa La Roche / Private Morin
- June Lang as Monique La Coste
- Gregory Ratoff as Russian Sergeant
- Victor Kilian as Tall Sergeant
- Paul Stanton as Captain
- John Qualen as Scared Soldier
- Julius Tannen as Lieutenant Tannen
- Theodore von Eltz as Major
- Paul Fix as Second Volunteer
- Leonid Kinskey as Soldier
- Jacques Lory as Courier
- Jacques Vanaire as Doctor
- Edythe Raynore as Nurse
- George Warrington as Jean Dulac
External links
- The Road to Glory in The New York Times
- The Road to Glory at IMDb
- The Road to Glory at Virtual History
- The Road to Glory at Turner Classic Movies
- The Road to Glory at Letterboxd.com
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