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.
All Quiet on the Western Front
“They left for war as boys, never to return as men.”
Overview
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.
Director
Delbert Mann
Status
Released
Production
Norman Rosemont Productions, Marble Arch Productions, ITC Entertainment
Cast
Richard Thomas
Paul Bäumer
Ernest Borgnine
Stanislaus Katczinsky
Donald Pleasence
Kantorek
Ian Holm
Himmelstoss
Patricia Neal
Paul's Mother
Paul Mark Elliott
Josef Behm
David Bradley
Albert Kropp
Matthew Evans
Friedrich Muller
George Winter
Franz Kemmerich
Dominic Jephcott
Peter Leer
Mark Drewry
Tjaden
Colin Mayes
Westhus
Ewan Stewart
Detering
Michael Sheard
Peter's Father
Kateřina Lírová
Paul's Sister
Mary Miller
Mrs. Kemmerich
Denys Graham
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Marie-Noëlle Barre
French Brunette
Dominique Varda
French Blonde
Arda Brokmann
3rd French Girl
Mark Roemmich
Gerard Duval
Andrew Burleigh
Young Recruit
Tomáš Juřička
2nd Recruit
Drahomíra Fialková
Sister Libertine
Veronika Jeníková
Anna
Ken Hutchison
Hammacher
Stephen Reynolds
Franz
Ian Hastings
Lewandowski
David de Keyser
Cook (voice)
Simon Hayword
Gessler
Bruce Purchase
Cook (uncredited)
Paul Shearer
3rd Injured Soldier in Ward (uncredited)
Kevin Stoney
Hollerstein (uncredited)
Video Gallery
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