All Quiet on the Western Front
Delbert Mann, 1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, 1929
All Quiet on the Western Front is a movie directed by Delbert Mann in 1979 and based on the book of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, first published in 1929. The movie features Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, and others.
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Storyline
During World War I, 18-year-old Paul Bäumer enlists in the German army with five of his high school friends, after being indoctrinated by Kantorek, their teacher, as to the glory and superiority of German culture. Once at the front line, they are placed in a squad, along with soldiers Tjaden, Westhus, Detering and others, under the supervision of Stanislaus Kat Katzinsky.
Movie vs Book
Year
1979
Minutes
123
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
Director: Delbert Mann
Country: USA
Year: 1979
Length: 2h3m
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Year
1929
Pages
296
Book Rate
7.98
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Book
All Quiet on the Western Front
Original title: Im Westen nichts Neues
Author: Erich Maria Remarque
Country: Germany
First published in: 1929
Length: 296 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Lewis Milestone
Movie by Edward Berger
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“When you’re making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives.”
JOEL EDGERTON (Actor)
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