All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

21/4/1930 2h 13m 7.7/10

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.

Director

Nate Watt

Top Billed Cast

Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Paul Bäumer

Arnold Lucy

Arnold Lucy

Kantorek

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Franz Kemmerich

Scott Kolk

Scott Kolk

Leer

John Wray

John Wray

Himmelstoss

Reviews

barrymost

9/8/2019

9/10

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.

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