All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
IMDb 8.1
This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality.—Michele Wilkinson, University of Cambridge Language Centre,
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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Release Date :
May 6th 22
Runtime :
152 min
Language :
en
Genres :
Action , Drama , War
Cast :
Marion Clayton Anderson
Louis Wolheim
Zasu Pitts
Lew Ayres
Storyline
This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality.—Michele Wilkinson, University of Cambridge Language Centre,
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