All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front
by Delbert Mann

All Quiet on the Western Front
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Actor: Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas
Director: Delbert Mann
Brand: LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: John Coquillon
Editor: Alan Pattillo
Producer: Martin Starger
Producer: Norman Rosemont
Producer: Ron Carr
Writer: Erich Maria Remarque
Writer: Paul Monash
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate

Movie Reviews of All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie Review: Great Resource for Teaching
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought this movie to show to my middle school students while doing a unit on World War I. The students enjoyed most of the movie and it really helped them to see what the fighting was like during WWI. It was a great resource to use.

Summary of All Quiet on the Western Front

A devastating story of war and a generation destroyed. In 1914 a group of German schoolboys, idealistic and inflamed with youthful patriotism, set off to fight in the "glorious" war. During their brutal basic training disenchantment begins; then, boarding a train for the front, they see the wounded being rushed back to hospitals. They begin to grasp the grim reality of war.

On their first night in action they come under heavy attack. In the trenches, they begin to fall. Their youth is stripped away by the violence, and the boys become as sullen as veterans.

When Paul (Richard Thomas) shoots a Frenchman and watches him die, he realizes the futility of the war. Wounded, he returns home to a different world, a place where he cannot fit in. Sent back into battle, he meets destiny on a day when the German High Command Communiqu states simply, All Quiet On The Western Front.

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  • Running Time 131 Min

    Format: DVD MOVIE
    Taken from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is a devastating portrait by Delbert Mann (Desire Under the Elms, Marty) of a small group of German soldiers throughout the World War?I.

    The star-studded cast is headed by Richard Thomas (The Waltons) as Paul Baumer, and includes such award-winning actors as Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm, and Patricia Neal. As both narrator and star, Thomas occasionally seems to reincarnate his familiar John-Boy persona, but creates a character that has many more levels than that television alter ego. Watching Paul as he watches all of his high school buddies die is a highly emotional experience. He returns to his home a different person, conflicted in his feelings about the Army and war, evolving from an idealistic schoolboy to a fearful and humble veteran.

    The scenery and costuming in this period piece are well done, and surely contributed to its winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Made for TV. Also contributing to the greatness of the film are the exceptional cinematography and special effects that, while realistically gruesome, truly emphasize the horrors of war. --Zachary Lively

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