All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
They left for war as boys never to return as men.
Starring Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray
Directed by Lewis Milestone
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he had not conceived of when signing up to fight. They eventually become sad, tormented, and confused of their purpose.
Runtime: 133 min.
Rating: 7.8
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,French,Latin
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: germany,disillusion,patriotism,world war i,friendship,war,army,boot camp,battlefield,steel helmet,atrocity,soldier,combat,warfare,death,pre-code,anti war,mud,trenches,young soldier,battlefield trauma
Cast
Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
Paul Bäumer
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Franz Kemmerich
Leer
Peter
Behn
Albert Kropp
Mueller
Westhus