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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

NR04/29/1930Drama, War2h 13m
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They left for war as boys never to return as men.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Louis Wolheim

    Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

  2. Cast 1

    Lew Ayres

    Paul Bäumer

  3. Cast 1

    John Wray

    Himmelstoss

  4. Cast 1

    Arnold Lucy

    Kantorek

  5. Cast 1

    Ben Alexander

    Franz Kemmerich

  6. Cast 1

    Scott Kolk

    Leer

  7. Cast 1

    Owen Davis Jr.

    Peter

  8. Cast 1

    Walter Rogers

    Behn

  9. Cast 1

    William Bakewell

    Albert Kropp

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.