SYNOPSIS

All Quiet on the Western Front is the most famous anti-war film ever made. Adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, it focuses on a group of German teenagers who excitedly sign up to fight for their country in World War One after hearing their teacher speak enthusiastically for the cause. The boys’ enthusiasm however soon vanishes when they come face to face with the reality of warfare. Bombings, gas attacks and hand-to-hand combat destroy any romantic views that might linger in their minds. On the Western front, death is almost obligatory.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

August 24, 1930

DIRECTOR

Lewis Milestone

WRITER

Erich Maria Remarque (novel) Maxwell Anderson (adaptation)

COMPANY

Universal Pictures

GENRE

Action, Drama, War

CERT

PG

RUNTIME

145 minutes

CAST

Lew Ayres

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