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The Saturday Play: Paths of Glory

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By Humphrey Cobb. A young lawyer finds himself defending three soldiers accused of cowardice when a glory-seeking general in the French Army needs someone to blame for a disastrous attack during the First World War. Mike Walker adapts the novel that formed the basis of Stanley Kubrick's classic and controversial anti-war movie. DirectorToby Swift

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Cobb.
Unknown:
Mike Walker
Capt Etienne:
Andrew Lancel
Col Dax:
Owen Teale
Gen de Guerville:
Jonathan Coy
Gen Assolant:
Ray Fearon
Sgt Maj Boulanger:
John Davttt
Ferol/Capt Roget:
Nigel Betts
Langlois/Nolet:
John Lightbody
Didier/CaptSancy:
Kenny Blyth
Source: Radio Times

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