All quiet on the western front
2005
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Follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality.
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Author:
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959, screenwriterAyres, Lew, 1908-1996, actorAndrews, Del, 1894-1942, screenwriterMilestone, Lewis, 1895-1980, directorAbbott, George, 1887-1995, screenwriterWolheim, Louis, 1880-1931, actorWray, John, 1887-1940, actorRemarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970Universal Pictures (Firm)Universal Pictures (Australasia)
Imprint:
United States : Universal Pictures, ©1930.Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia), ©2005. ©1930
Collation:
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 128 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm.
Notes:
DVD release of the 1930 motion picture.e In English. [CC] English captions (descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired).
Credits:
Director, Lewis Milestone ; script, Lewis Milestone, Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, Del Andrews ; photography, Arthur Edeson.
Performers:
Cast: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray.
Audience:
Censorship classification: PG ; for low level violence.
System details:
Region 2, 4 ; PAL
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
395859
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | DVD | 791.4372 ALL | Censorship classification: PGAvailable |
| St Marys | DVD | 791.4372 ALL | Censorship classification: PGAvailable |