Editing Paths of Glory (section)

==Release==
The film had its "world premiere" in [[Munich]], Germany, on November 1, 1957.<ref name="MPDnov4">[https://archive.org/details/motionpicturedai82unse_0/page/n206/mode/1up? "'Paths' Opens Dec. 20"], ''Motion Picture Daily'', November 4, 1957, p. 3. Retrieved via Internet Archive, July 23, 2022.</ref> A month and a half before that event, on September 18, a special screening of Kubrick's production was also presented in Munich, but then to a very select audience.<ref name="Gordon57">Gordon, Frank (1957). [https://archive.org/details/variety208-1957-09/page/2/mode/1up  "'Vikings' $1,000,000 Over Its Budget; VIP Turnout for 'Paths'"], ''Variety'' (New York, N.Y.), September 27, 1957, p. 2. Retrieved via Internet Archive, August 5, 2022.</ref> Frank Gordon, reporting from the Bavarian capital for the widely read New York [[Trade magazine|trade paper]] ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', describes the earlier presentation in the paper's September 27 issue:{{Blockquote|Munich, Sept. 18.<br>Three hundred specially invited local [[Very important person|VIP]]s, [[Officer (armed forces)|Army brass]], [[Radio Free Europe]] staffers, German stage and film luminaries mingled with Kirk Douglas, [[Janet Leigh]], [[Tony Curtis]] and [[Ernest Borgnine]] to see a "not for review" showing of Jim Harris' Munich-filmed "Paths of Glory."...Douglas, who stars in "Paths," is presently shooting his own Bryna-produced "[[The Vikings (film)|Vikings]]" in this city's [[Bavaria Studios|Geiselgasteig studios]]. "Vikings" co-stars Curtis, Borgnine, and Leigh....A World War I action story, ["Paths"] will be released through United Artists. Also a Bryna production, it was directed by Stanley ("[[The Killing (film)|The Killing]]") Kubrick.<ref name="Gordon57"/>}}

In the United States, the picture was not officially released nationwide until January 1958, although it was shown in two major cities prior to that: in [[Los Angeles, California]] at the Fine Arts Theatre on December 20, 1957, and then five days later, on Christmas Day, in [[New York City]] at the [[Victoria Theater (New York City)|Victoria Theatre]].<ref name="MPDnov4"/><ref name="NYT">Crowther, Bosley (1957). "Screen: Shameful Incident of War / 'Paths of Glory' Has Premiere at Victoria", review, ''The New York Times'', December 26, 1957, p. 23. Retrieved via subscription to ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan), July 23, 2022. {{ProQuest|<!--ProQuest data goes here  --> }}</ref> The American trade journal ''[[Motion Picture Daily]]'' explained at the time that "Paths" was being shown in those cities before the end of 1957 to ensure the film would qualify for nominations for the next [[30th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] ceremonies, which were to be held on March 26, 1958.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/motionpicturedai82unse_0/page/n284/mode/1up? "Four in First Three Months"], ''Motion Picture Daily'', November 19, 1957, p. 7. Retrieved via Internet Archive, July 23, 2022.</ref>

===Box office===
Assessments vary with regard to the film's ultimate success at the [[box office]], with some sources citing it as a modest financial success and others noting that it only managed to recoup most, if not all, of its production costs.<ref name="Gritten2019"/><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9903/08/kubrick.obit/index.html Kubrick remembered as filmmaker who transcended the medium, CNN News, Accessed November 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112171121/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9903/08/kubrick.obit/index.html |date=November 12, 2007 }}.</ref> The film did, however, earn Kubrick widespread critical acclaim, while it also generated widespread controversy, especially in Europe.