All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Western Front

They left for war as boys, never to return as men.

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.

War
Drama
TV Movie

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At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.

Released November 14, 1979

Quick facts

Language
en
Status
Released
Votes
228
Seasons
-

Top cast

The faces you are about to watch.

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Paul Bäumer

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Stanislaus Katczinsky

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Kantorek

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Himmelstoss

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Paul's Mother

Paul Mark Elliott

Paul Mark Elliott

Josef Behm

David Bradley

David Bradley

Albert Kropp

Matthew Evans

Matthew Evans

Friedrich Muller

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