Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1930-04-29
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Louis Wolheim as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
- Lew Ayres as Paul Bäumer
- John Wray as Himmelstoss
- Arnold Lucy as Kantorek
- Ben Alexander as Franz Kemmerich
- Scott Kolk as Leer
- Owen Davis Jr. as Peter
- Walter Rogers as Behn
- William Bakewell as Albert Kropp
- Russell Gleason as Mueller
- Richard Alexander as Westhus
- Harold Goodwin as Detering
Crew
- Lewis Milestone - Director
- George Abbott - Screenplay
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