All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

Directed by

Delbert Mann

Genre

war film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 231 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's book about World War I. It follows a group of young German soldiers who initially feel patriotic but become disillusioned by the brutal realities of trench warfare.

grimsorrowfulharrowingslow-pacedsomberrawunsentimental

What happens

All Quiet on the Western Front is an epic anti-war television film produced by ITC Entertainment. It was released on November 14, 1979. Based on the 1929 book of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, it stars Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. Directed by Delbert Mann, this film is a joint British and American production for which most of the filming took place in Czechoslovakia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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