All Quiet on the Western Front
A relentless, immersive plunge into mud, noise and dread that leaves you hollowed out and shaken long after it ends.
Bleak, melancholic · about war and death
All Quiet on the Western Front
A harrowing, slow descent from patriotic fervor into mud, grief and senseless death that leaves you shaken and heartsick.
About 1930 film directed by Lewis Milestone
Genres drama, war, anti-war
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Nate Watt
Written by Erich Maria Remarque, Lewis Milestone, Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott
Starring Fred Zinnemann, Lew Ayres, ZaSu Pitts, Wolfgang Staudte, Robert Parrish, Ben Alexander, Slim Summerville, Louis Wolheim
Runtime 136 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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