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All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

They left for war as boys never to return as men.

19307.72h 13m

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.

Directed by Lewis Milestone
Written by George Abbott, Maxwell Anderson, Del Andrews
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., Carl Laemmle
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Paul Bäumer

John Wray

John Wray

Himmelstoss

Arnold Lucy

Arnold Lucy

Kantorek

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Franz Kemmerich

Scott Kolk

Scott Kolk

Leer

Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Davis Jr.

Peter

Walter Rogers

Walter Rogers

Behn

William Bakewell

William Bakewell

Albert Kropp

Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Mueller

Themes & Keywords

friendshiparmybased on novel or bookgermanydisillusionworld war isteel helmetpatriotismboot campbattlefieldatrocityblack and whitesoldiercombatwarfaredeathpre-codeanti warmudtrenchesyoung soldierbattlefield traumadepressingphilosophical depiction of war

About All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is a drama, war film released in 1930 exploring themes of friendship, army, based on novel or book, germany, disillusion, world war i. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray. 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.

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