The Road to Glory (1936)

Directed by

Howard Hawks

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This World War I film follows French soldiers enduring trench warfare. It focuses on their struggles with fear and duty as they face constant danger.

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What happens

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 film Les Croix de Bois (Wooden Crosses), though the film credits do not mention them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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