All quiet on the western front

All quiet on the western front

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"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. . ."...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 (Adapter, Author of dialog), Andrews, Del, 1894-1942 (Adapter)
Corporate Authors: Universal-International (Firm), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Laemmle, Carl, 1908-1979 (Producer), Abbott, George, 1887-1995 (Screenwriter), Milestone, Lewis, 1895-1980 (Director), Wolheim, Louis (Actor), Ayres, Lew, 1908-1996 (Actor), Wray, John, 1887-1940 (Actor), Lucy, Arnold, 1865-1945 (Actor), Alexander, Ben, 1911-1969 (Actor), Kolk, Scott (Actor), Davis, Owen, 1907-1949 (Actor), Rogers, Walter Browne, 1906-1943 (Actor), Bakewell, William, 1908-1993 (Actor), Gleason, Russell, 1908-1945 (Actor), Alexander, Richard, 1902-1989 (Actor), Goodwin, Harold, 1902-1987 (Actor), Summerville, Slim, 1892-1946 (Actor), Collins, G. Pat (George Pat), 1895-1959 (Actor), Mercer, Beryl, 1882-1939, Breese, Edmund, Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970
Format: Video
Language:English
French
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Corp. : Distibuted by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, p2007, c1930.
Series:Universal Cinema classics
Subjects:
Soldiers > Drama > Videorecordings.
World War, 1914-1918 > Drama > Videorecordings.
War > Psychological aspects > Drama > Videorecordings.
World War, 1914-1918 > Germany > Drama > Videorecordings.
World War, 1914-1918 > Psychological aspects > Drama > Videorecordings.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front > Drama > Videorecordings.
Germany > Drama > Videorecordings.
War films.
Historical films.
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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.
Item Description:Film restored by The Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1930.
Based on the novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 2.0 Dolby Digital mono.; full frame presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not rated.
Awards: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.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Edgar Adams ; synchronization & score, David Broekman ; art directors, Charles D. Hall, W.R. Schmitt.

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