A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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Kirk Douglas | Col. Dax |
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Ralph Meeker | Cpl. Philippe Paris |
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Adolphe Menjou | Gen. George Broulard |
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George Macready | Gen. Paul Mireau |
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Wayne Morris | Lt. Roget |
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Richard Anderson | Maj. Saint-Auban |
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Joe Turkel | Pvt. Pierre Arnaud |
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Christiane Kubrick | German Singer |
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Jerry Hausner | Proprietor of Cafe |
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Peter Capell | Narrator of Opening Sequence |
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Emile Meyer | Father Dupree |
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Bert Freed | Sgt. Boulanger |
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Kem Dibbs | Pvt. Lejeune |
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Timothy Carey | Pvt. Maurice Ferol |
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Fred Bell | Shell-Shocked Soldier |
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John Stein | Capt. Rousseau - Battery Commander |
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Harold Benedict | Capt. Nichols - Artillery Spotter |
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Leon Briggs | Capt. Sancy |
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Paul Bös | Maj. Gouderc |
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Herbert Ellis | Small Role |
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Wally Friedrichs | Col. De Guerville |
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Halder Hanson | Doctor |
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James B. Harris | Private in the Attack |
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Rolf Kralovitz | K.P. |
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Ira Moore | Capt. Renouart |
Director | Stanley Kubrick |
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Writer | Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson, Humphrey Cobb | |
Producer | Kirk Douglas, James B. Harris, Stanley Kubrick | |
Musician | Gerald Fried | |
Photography | Georg Krause |