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They left for war as boys, never to return as men. - All Quiet on the Western Front
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Title: All Quiet on the Western Front

Release Date: 14 Nov 1979

Runtime: 2h 30m

Genre: War, Drama, TV Movie

Director: Norman Rosemont Productions, Marble Arch Productions, ITC Entertainment

Production Companies: Norman Rosemont Productions, Marble Arch Productions, ITC Entertainment

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (194 votes)

Cast

  • Paul Bäumer: Richard Thomas
  • Stanislaus Katczinsky: Ernest Borgnine
  • Kantorek: Donald Pleasence
  • Himmelstoss: Ian Holm
  • Paul's Mother: Patricia Neal
  • Josef Behm: Paul Mark Elliott
  • Albert Kropp: David Bradley
  • Friedrich Muller: Matthew Evans
  • Franz Kemmerich: George Winter
  • Peter Leer: Dominic Jephcott
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