All Quiet on the Western Front movie poster

All Quiet on the Western Front

7.7/10

Rating

133 min

Runtime

1930

Release Year

Lewis Milestone

Director

Cast

Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander

Quick Synopsis

During World War I, a group of young German men enlist in the army with strong patriotic feelings. They are sent to fight on the Western Front, where they quickly face the brutal and grim conditions of trench warfare. As they experience the violence and suffering of battle, their initial enthusiasm and idealism are replaced by disillusionment and a deeper understanding of the war's true cost.

Detailed Synopsis of All Quiet on the Western Front

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.

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