Drama
War
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Directors
Louis Wolheim
Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
Lew Ayres
Paul Bäumer
John Wray
Himmelstoss
Arnold Lucy
Kantorek
Ben Alexander
Franz Kemmerich
Scott Kolk
Leer
Owen Davis Jr.
Peter
Walter Rogers
Behn
William Bakewell
Albert Kropp
Russell Gleason
Mueller
Richard Alexander
Westhus
Harold Goodwin
Detering
Slim Summerville
Tjaden
G. Pat Collins
Bertinck
Beryl Mercer
Paul's Mother
Edmund Breese
Herr Meyer
Ernie Adams
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Marion Clayton Anderson
Anna Bäumer (uncredited)
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This very dark, intense film about the horror and brutality of war focuses on a group of young German soldiers fighting at the front during WWI. It's brilliant, raw, and compellingly honest. Lew Ayers, only 20 years old at the time, does a very fine job. Based on Remarque's famous book, this is a classic, stunning piece of cinema, which earned Best Picture and Director Oscars. The ending is haunting and very disturbing, and it will stay with you long afterward.
Would I recommend? Yes, but for more mature audiences who can really take it in.
barrymost08 Sep, 2019
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Budget
$1,448,864Gross worldwide
$3,270,000