Francois Truffaut once said that it was impossible to make a "true" anti-war film, because war is so inherently exciting. He must have forgotten about Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory, which is perhaps the best anti-war film ever made - a perfect courtroom drama about a Colonel trying to stop an unjustified execution. Kirk Douglas stars.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
