All Quiet on the Western Front ( Blu-ray )
One of the first and most powerful war films ever made, director Lewis Milestone's adaptation of the Erich Maria Remarque novel follows a group of idealistic young German soldiers in the final days of the Great War. Winner of Best Picture and Director Academy Awards. Stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim. Remade in 1979.
Year: 1930
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, War and Anti-War Films, Classic Drama, Academy Award - Best Picture, Blu-ray Discs, Theo's Favourites
Country: USA
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Slim Summerville, John Wray
Duration: 133 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
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