Rent All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
3.5 of 5 from 100 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
- All Quiet On The Western Front is an acclaimed version of Erich Maria Remarque's devastating story of a generation destroyed. In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their chauvinistic schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. Their disenchantment begins during the brutal basic training and then, as they board the train to the front, they see the terrible injuries suffered on the frontline - their first glimpse of the reality of war. In the trenches, one by one the boys begin to fall....
- Actors:
- Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, David Bradley, Matthew Evans, George Winter, Dominic Jephcott, Mark Drewry, Colin Mayes, Ewan Stewart, Michael Sheard, Katerina Lírová
- Directors:
- Delbert Mann
- Writers:
- Paul Monash, Erich Maria Remarque
- Others:
- Lewis Milestone
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/10/2009
- Run Time:
- 150 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Trailer
- Stills: Portrait, Key shot artwork
- Behind the scenes
- General
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Reviews (1) of All Quiet on the Western Front
US TV Movie from 1979 is worth a watch - All Quiet on the Western Front review by PV
As the new German language version of the German language novel ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT is out now and winning awards, I thought I'd watch this overlooked 1979 TV Movie version. The 1930 version won Academy Awards.
This is well worth a watch, despite the broad American accents jarring a little - but it was made for a domestic US audience, I suppose. All filmed in what was then the Socialist Republic of Czechoslovakia, no doubt to keep costs down as because the hardline communist regime there approved of the film's anti-war anti-imperialist message. Filing in central/eastern Europe was unusual back then - very common now.
This version features some famous actors: Richard Thomas, John-boy from The Waltons, probably most famous 1970s TV show (he is also great in the recent top TV drama THE AMERICANS); veteran character actor Ernest Borgnine (who won the 1955 acting Oscar for MARTY); great British actor, Donald Pleasence as a schoolteacher; fellow British actor Ian Holm, Patricia Neal (American actress wife of Roald Dahl).
All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit.?'Nothing New in the West') is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German World War I veteran. It describes the German soldiers' extreme trauma during the war & the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war. BUT the films tend to ignore most of the latter part, focusing on the war scenes and the build-up to them instead - as this one does.
A decent, solid watch,. 4 stars
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