What is the name of the character played by Adolphe Menjou in Paths of Glory?

The character played by Adolphe Menjou in *Paths of Glory* is General Broulard.

Broulard is the senior French officer who orders Brigadier General Paul Mireau to capture the heavily defended German position known as the Anthill. When Mireau hesitates, Broulard hints that success could bring promotion, exposing how ambition and military hierarchy drive the disastrous attack.

After the assault fails, Mireau tries to shift blame onto his own soldiers by ordering a court-martial for cowardice. Broulard reduces the number condemned to three, but he does not stop the sham trial or executions. Colonel Dax, played by Kirk Douglas, later reveals that Mireau ordered artillery fire against the French troops.

A common mix-up is confusing Broulard with Mireau: Mireau commands the attack and selects the soldiers for punishment, while Broulard is the calculating superior who oversees him. The film, released in 1957, is based on Humphrey Cobb’s 1935 novel.