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All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930

Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Russell Gleason, John Wray

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

Written by: Erich Maria Remarque

Language: English, French, German, Latin

Country: USA

Runtime: 145 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.1

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All Quiet on the Western Front can be described as bleak, emotional, and gloomy. The plot revolves around anti-war themes, , and wartime life. The main genres are drama and historical. In approach, All Quiet on the Western Front is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is located in Europe. All Quiet on the Western Front takes place during World War 1. Visually, it is black and white. It is based on a book. All Quiet on the Western Front has received attention for being original, a classic, and an Oscar winner. It is well suited for a boys' night.

Summary of All Quiet on the Western Front

Lewis Milestone's adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel is a masterpiece whose power to disturb remains undiminished by the passage of time. The film stars Lew Ayres as the young Paul Bauman, who, along with a group of his teenaged classmates, are conscripted into the German army during WWI. The youths quickly realize that the patriotic hogwash they had been fed by their schoolmaster has absolutely has nothing to do with the horror they observe and experience on the front lines.

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Language:	English, French, German, Latin
Country:	USA
Release date:	21 April 1930
Runtime:	145 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Lewis Milestone for Best Director at the 1930 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Picture at the 1930 Academy Awards

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Lew Ayres

as Paul Bäumer

Louis Wolheim

as Kat Katczinsky

Russell Gleason

as Mueller

John Wray

as Himmelstoss

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All Quiet on the Western Front isnt a bad film, the action sequences are brilliantly filmed and nearing disturbing. For instance, the scene of the waves of French soldiers pouring into the trenches on top of the German soldiers is unbelievably... Read and rate it

26.February.2011
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by: Andrew
Andrew rated this movie6/10Okay

I was really surprised with how visceral this film is, and how ahead of its time it is in the treatment of war. Read and rate it

23.July.2010
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by: Alex
Alex rated this movie0/10

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