Movie Description Lewis Milestone's adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel is a masterpiece whose power to disturb remains undiminished by the passage of time. The film stars Lew Ayres as the young Paul Bauman, who, along with a group of his teenaged classmates, are conscripted into the German army during WWI. The youths quickly realize that the patriotic hogwash they had been fed by their schoolmaster has absolutely has nothing to do with the horror they observe and experience on the front lines.
| Credits | | Writer: | Del Andrews, George Abbott | | Producer: | Carl Laemmle | | Cast: | John Wray |
| Details | | Edition: | Universal Cinema Classics |
Editorial Reviews "...The third best-picture Oscar winner is still one of the best movies to have won the award..." USA Today - Mike Clark (01/15/1999)
"...Few films have conveyed the confusion, brutality and senseless sacrifice of organised conflict more vividly than Lewis Milestone's monochrome masterpiece..." Total Film - Paul Roland (03/01/2001)
"It resonates with a sense of contempt for battle that has never been captured before or since." Uncut - Andrew Sumner (12/01/2003)
Awards 1930Academy AwardsBest DirectorLewis Milestone, 1930Academy AwardsBest Picture
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