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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: 29 Apr 1930

Runtime: 2h 13m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Overview: When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.8 (812 votes)

Cast

  • Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky: Louis Wolheim
  • Paul Bäumer: Lew Ayres
  • Himmelstoss: John Wray
  • Kantorek: Arnold Lucy
  • Franz Kemmerich: Ben Alexander
  • Leer: Scott Kolk
  • Peter: Owen Davis Jr.
  • Behn: Walter Rogers
  • Albert Kropp: William Bakewell
  • Mueller: Russell Gleason
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