All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
by Lewis Milestone
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Actor: Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, John Wray, Lew Ayres, Louis WolheimDirector: Lewis Milestone
Brand: Universal
Writer: Lewis Milestone
Writer: C. Gardner Sullivan
Writer: Del Andrews
Writer: Erich Maria Remarque
Writer: George Abbott
Writer: Maxwell Anderson
Writer: Walter Anthony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language); German (Original Language); Latin (Original Language); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
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Movie Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
Summary: 4 Stars
Much improved over the VHS copy I had been using. Still capable of eliciting strong reactions (I use it in a World History Survey Course)from students in a contemporary classroom. Excellent as a departure point for a whole range of discussion topics.
Summary of All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/06/2007 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: NrIf a classic movie can be measured by the number of indelible images it burns into the collective imagination, then All Quiet on the Western Front's status is undisputed. Since its release in 1930 (and Oscar win for best picture), this film's saga of German boys avidly signing up for World War I battle--and then learning the truth of war--has been acclaimed for its intensity, artistry, and grown-up approach. Director Lewis Milestone's technical expertise is already stunning in the great opening sequence, as a professor exhorts his students to volunteer for the glory of the Fatherland while troops march past the windows. Erich Maria Remarque's novel is faithfully followed, but Milestone's superbly composed frames make it physical: the first battle scene, with the camera prowling the trenches as they fill with death and chaos, was surely the Saving Private Ryan of its day. The cast is strong, with little-known Lew Ayres finding stardom in the lead (Ayres became a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II; although he served in battle as a medic, the stance harmed his career). This DVD has no extras beyond a vintage re-release trailer and Robert Osborne's useful introduction, but the main draw is the excellent picture and sound quality of the print--the movie looks better than it has in years. Those indelible images are now clear enough to cut glass: Ayres' lonely look back at the disappearing troop truck; the blinded soldier who runs into enemy fire at night; the fine pair of boots wasted on a boy with an amputated leg; and the final, devastating seconds, arguably the defining cinematic image of war in the 20th century. --Robert Horton
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