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Westfront 1918

Westfront 1918

19306.61h 37m

Overview

A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

Directed by G.W. Pabst
Written by Ernst Johannsen, Peter Martin Lampel, Ladislaus Vajda
Produced by Seymour Nebenzal
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Top Cast

Fritz Kampers

Fritz Kampers

Der Bayer

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

Karl

Hans-Joachim Moebis

Hans-Joachim Moebis

Der Student

Claus Clausen

Claus Clausen

Der Leutnant

Gustav Püttjer

Gustav Püttjer

Der Hamburger

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Proviantmeister

Jackie Monnier

Jackie Monnier

H

Hanna Hoessrich

Else Heller

Else Heller

Carl Ballhaus

Carl Ballhaus

Schlachtergeselle

Themes & Keywords

infidelityoperationnurseworld war isteel helmetpoisonmilitary officervillagehungermarriagehand grenadeinfantrydead soldiertankknifefamily relationshipsshelterdying mansingerattackpovertyblack and whitedoctorexplosiondognervous breakdowndeathmachine gunartillerycuckoldred crossblindnessmudshell shockgerman soldiercomradeshiprunnerwestern frontfurlough1910samputeegerman abroad

About Westfront 1918

Westfront 1918 is a war, drama film released in 1930 exploring themes of infidelity, operation, nurse, world war i, steel helmet, poison. Directed by G.W. Pabst, it stars Fritz Kampers, Gustav Diessl, Hans-Joachim Moebis. A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

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