The film is long more than two and half hours and despite the technological limitations, the unrelenting realism of battle action remain gripping enough for cgiattuned contemporary audiences. All quiet on the western front and the fate of a war jstor. All quiet on the western front 1930 one of the quintessential wwi movies that begins with speeches and the thoughts of glory imprinted into the mind of a young man named paul baumer. Directed by james whale in 1937, the movie takes place in the immediate aftermath of world war 1 and. All quiet on the western front paths of glory westfront 1918 coincidently, all ww1 movies. All quiet on the western front lewis milestone, 1930 westfront 1918 g. The crossing epic tvmovie 1776 christmas miracle at trenton duration.
I have not read dreadnought, though it is supposed to be good. Believe it or not, i have never read all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front 1930 film wikipedia. If you want to think of war as awesome and heroic, go watch star wars. If you want to see war as a mudfilled hellscape, watch all quiet on the western front dont say we didnt warn you.
Not only is it much longer some cutdown versions lopped 40 minutes from its running time, the image and audio have been restored to a likenew level of quality. I bought the road back, based on davids post, but have not read it yet. All quiet on the western front is a 1930 american epic precode antiwar film based on the erich maria remarque novel of the same name. All quiet on the western front is a television film produced by itc entertainment, released on. Pabst, 1930 the antiwar doublebill to end all antiwar doublebills. Maria remarques antiwar novel and remake of the lewis milestones classic 1930 film depicts the experiences of an idealistic young german soldier during world war i. During world war i, 18yearold paul baumer enlists in the german army with five of his high school friends behm. Trapped in whats left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life. All quiet on the western front is a classic antiwar drama. All quiet on the western front 1979 film list of world war i films. This adaptation of erich maria remarques antiwar novel and remake of the. The most loved and hated novel about world war i history.
All quiet on the western front remains an essential piece of social history and a heartwrenching film. Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. According to erich maria remarque, in his famous novel and memoir all quiet on the western front, german soldiers would sometimes undertake dangerous trench raids merely in. Why did the german army give up in ww1 even though they. Universals 100th anniversary collectors edition bluray of all quiet on the western front will be a revelation to fans of this great picture. All quiet on the western front 1979 film wikipedia. Movie lists are created, critiqued, and revised in the digitaldreamdoor movie forum and are meant to be a guide for discovering the.
The horror of modern war world war i is considered the first modern war, as it was the first conflict in which weapons like poison gas, armored tanks, and shell bombardments were used widely by both sides. Considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in world war i, it made the. All quiet on the western front, american movie 1930 set during world war i and regarded as one of the most effective antiwar films ever made. All quiet on the western front 1930, lewis milestone, wwi lew ayres, louis wolheim 3. All quiet on the western front themes from litcharts the. Directed by lewis milestone, it stars louis wolheim, lew ayres, john wray, arnold lucy and ben alexander. Wwi movies are sadly rather rare in comparison to wwii, perhaps because of. All quiet on the western front opened to wide acclaim in the united states. Though offbeat and with superb production value, the 1979 tv remake of all quiet on the western front is fair watch, but could be greatly improved, were it to drop slowness and length, aswell as. The road back 1937, james whale, full movie youtube. All quiet on the western front 1979 rotten tomatoes. The antiwar film and the image of the first world war. I find often times when movie makers try to remake an all time classic they usually fall well short of the original. During world war i, 18yearold paul baumer enlists in the german army with five of his high school friends behm, kropp, muller, kemmerich and leer, after.
Ww1 wheels, all sizes state library new south wales. Joyeux noel 2004 one day in september 1999 swing kids 1993 uprising 2001 notes. That is not the case with this remake of one of the greatest all time war movies all quiet on the western front which came out in the 1930s in black and white. It is based on the book of the same name by erich maria remarque. A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the souldestroying horror of world war i. He was leading man to greta garbo in the kiss 1929, but it was the role of paul baumer in all quiet on the western front 1930.
Universals first best picture academy award winner is now. In postwar germany, german conservatives and members of the old guard claimed that the german army had not been defeated, and that. All quiet on the western front is a television film produced by itc entertainment, released on november 14, 1979, starring richard thomas and ernest borgnine. See more ideas about world war i, world war and world war one. The movie, with richard thomas and ernest borgnine was very good, as i recall. All quiet on the western front opened to wide acclaim in the united. Focusing on the key sites of ww1 on the western front in belgium and france, on our immensely popular all quiet on the western front tour, you can join us, spending either four or five days visiting the surrounding area of ypres, the somme, arras and the vimy ridge. Relive the drama, conflict and power of one of the most influential antiwar films ever made all quiet on the western front. World war i often abbreviated as wwi or ww1, also known as the first world war or the great war, was a global war originating in europe that lasted from 28 july 1914 to 11 november 1918. For those now interested in ww1, some movies to watch. In this tragic, dark, antiwar satire, a patriotic young american in ww1 is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack.
All quiet on the western front collectors series bluray. All quiet on the western front as haunting images of the great wars battlefields are revealed before remembrance day. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in all quiet on the western front, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. All quiet on the western front tour leger holidays. Can anyone describe what it was like to actually be in the. Tcm member stephan was so kind as to provide me with the silent version of all quiet as well as introducing me to westfront 1918 which is an underrated movie. Some world war i book recommendations chicago boyz. Lew ayres was born in minneapolis, minnesota and raised in san diego, california. A good question, and one which relates to one of the biggest and most harmful political myths of the 20th century. Made in the same year an ocean apart, these two early talkies depict the souldestroying bloodshed and nerveshredding claustrophobia of everyday life for the german infantrymen of the western front.