All Quiet on the Western Front. Poster of the 1930 movie and cover of the 1929 book
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, 1929
movie vs book
Lewis Milestone, 1930

Professor Kantorek gives an impassioned speech about the glory of serving in the Army and ‘saving the Fatherland’. On the brink of becoming men, the boys in his class, led by Paul Bäumer, are moved to join the army as the new 2nd Company. The new soldiers are assigned to a unit composed of older soldiers, who are not exactly accommodating.