All quiet on the western front

The Resource All quiet on the western front
Label
All quiet on the western front
Statement of responsibility
Carl Laemmle presents ; by Erich Maria Remarque ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; adaptation and dialogue, Maxwell Anderson ; screenplay, George Abbott ; adaptation, Del Andrews ; directed by Lewis Milestone
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"This story is neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war. . ." Title screens. 1914. War has broken out in Europe. A group of German college students are convinced to enlist after their teacher, Professor Kantorek, gives an impassioned speech about the honor of dying for their Fatherland. Paul Bäumer--sent to the Western Front where the fighting is most severe--is soon stripped of illusions about war being glorious. There is nothing but fear, pain, and the randomness of death. Paul is the sole survivor of his group and when he returns home, he denounces the war and his professor. Returned to the action, Paul tries to cope with the incessant fear that eats away at a soldier's insides, turning them hollow and empty
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Awards note
  • Winner, 1930 Academy Awards for Best Director--Lewis Milestone; Best Picture--Universal Studios.
  • Named to the National Film Registry in 1990 by the Library of Congress.
Cataloging source
EB$
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematographer, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Edgar Adams ; synchronization & score, David Broekman ; art directors, Charles D. Hall, W.R. Schmitt
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or French
LC call number
PT2635.E68
LC item number
I413 2007
PerformerNote
Louis Wolheim (Kat), Lewis Ayres (Paul), John Wray (Himmelstoss), Arnold Lucy (Kantorek), Ben Alexander (Kemmerick), Scott Kolk (Leer), Owen Davis Jr. (Peter), Walter Browne Rogers (Behn), William Bakewell (Albert), Russell Gleason (Mueller), Richard Alexander (Westhus), Harold Goodwin (Detering), 'Slim' Summerville (Tjaden), Pat Collins (Bertinck), Beryl Mercer (Paul's Mother), Edmund Breese (Herr Meyer)
Runtime
132
Series statement
Universal Cinema classics
Technique
live action
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