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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

7.8

All Quiet on the Western Front

NR·1930·133m

Summary

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Crew

Director

Lewis Milestone

Adaptation

Del Andrews

Adaptation

Maxwell Anderson

Novel

Erich Maria Remarque

Screenplay

George Abbott

Reviews

barrymost

barrymost

September 8, 2019

9

This very dark, intense film about the horror and brutality of war focuses on a group of young German soldiers fighting at the front during WWI. It's brilliant, raw, and compellingly honest. Lew Ayers, only 20 years old at the time, does a very fine job. Based on Remarque's famous book, this is a classic, stunning piece of cinema, which earned Best Picture and Director Oscars. The ending is haunting and very disturbing, and it will stay with you long afterward.

Would I recommend? Yes, but for more mature audiences who can really take it in.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$1,448,864.00

Revenue:

$3,270,000.00

Keywords

friendship
army
based on novel or book
germany
disillusion
world war i
steel helmet
patriotism
boot camp
battlefield
atrocity
black and white
soldier
combat
warfare
death
pre-code
anti war
mud
trenches
young soldier
battlefield trauma
philosophical depiction of war