All Quiet on the Western Front
Summary:
One of the most powerful anti-war statements ever put on film, this gut-wrenching story concerns a group of friends who join the Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their fiery patriotism is quickly turned to horror and misery by the harsh realities of combat. Director Lewis Milestone pioneered the use of the sweeping crane shot to capture a ghastly ba... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Lew Ayres - (Paul Baumer)
Louis Wolheim - (Katczinsky)
John Wray - (Himmelstoss)
Raymond Griffith - (Gerard Duval)
George "Slim" Summerville - (Tjaden)
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All Quiet on the Western Front is an anti-war message film, unusual because it is told from the viewpoint of German soldiers fighting in World War I. The film has a stark, unrelenting look to its battleground sequences, and as such it represented an increased level of realism in Hollywood films. The film tends to look dated now, and the performa... Continue >>
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