All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
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- Passed
- 2h 32min
- Drama, War
- 24 Aug 1930 (USA)
- Movie
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Louis Wolheim | ... |
Kat
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| Lew Ayres | ... |
Paul
(as Lewis Ayres)
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| John Wray | ... |
Himmelstoss
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| Arnold Lucy | ... |
Kantorek
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| Ben Alexander | ... |
Kemmerich
(as Kemmerick)
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| Scott Kolk | ... |
Leer
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| Owen Davis Jr. | ... |
Peter
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| Walter Rogers | ... |
Behn
(as Walter Browne Rogers)
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| William Bakewell | ... |
Albert
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| Russell Gleason | ... |
Mueller
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Westhus
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
Detering
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| Slim Summerville | ... |
Tjaden
(as 'Slim' Summerville)
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| G. Pat Collins | ... |
Bertinck
(as Pat Collins)
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| Beryl Mercer | ... |
Paul's Mother
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| Edmund Breese | ... |
Herr Meyer
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| Zasu Pitts | ... |
Frau Bäumer - Silent Version Trailer only (scenesDeleted)
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
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Marion Clayton Anderson | ... |
Anna Bäumer (uncredited)
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Poupée Andriot | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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| Vince Barnett | ... |
Assistant Cook (uncredited)
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| Daisy Belmore | ... |
Frau Kemmerick (uncredited)
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| Glen Boles | ... |
Young Soldier (uncredited)
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| Leroy Boles | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Joseph Hammacher (uncredited)
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| Yola d'Avril | ... |
Suzanne (uncredited)
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Renée Damonde | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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| Arthur Gardner | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Raymond Griffith | ... |
Gérard Duval (uncredited)
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| Ellen Hall | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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| William Irving | ... |
Ginger - the Cook (uncredited)
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| Frederick Kohner | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frank Leichtfried | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
1st Medic Orderly (uncredited)
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| Bertha Mann | ... |
Sister Libertine (uncredited)
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| Joan Marsh | ... |
Poster Girl (uncredited)
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| Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
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Jack McHugh | ... |
Schoolboy (uncredited)
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| Maurice Murphy | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Robert Parrish | ... |
Schoolboy (uncredited)
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| Bodil Rosing | ... |
Mother of Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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| Sig Ruman | ... |
Mr. Meyer (uncredited)
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| Wolfgang Staudte | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Sutherland | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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David Tyrell | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Charwoman (uncredited)
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| Fred Zinnemann | ... |
German Soldier / French Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lewis Milestone | ||
Written by
| Erich Maria Remarque | ... | (novel) |
| Maxwell Anderson | ... | (adaptation & dialogue) |
| George Abbott | ... | (screen play) |
| Del Andrews | ... | (adaptation) |
| C. Gardner Sullivan | ... | (supervising story chief) |
| Walter Anthony | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Lewis Milestone | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sam Perry | ... | (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Arthur Edeson | ||
| Karl Freund | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Edgar Adams | ... | film editor |
| Milton Carruth | ||
| Edward L. Cahn | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| David Broekman | ... | synchronization |
| Maurice Pivar | ... | supervising film editor |
| Greg Rodin | ... | 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures |
Art Direction by
| Charles D. Hall | ||
| William R. Schmidt | ... | (as W.R. Schmitt) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nate Watt | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| C. Roy Hunter | ... | recording supervisor |
| William Hedgcock | ... | sound technician (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Frank H. Booth | ... | special photographic effects (uncredited) |
| Harry Lonsdale | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tony Gaudio | ... | camera operator: second camera (uncredited) |
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Robert H. Wagner | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| David Broekman | ... | music supervisor: synchronization and score |
| William Axt | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Becce | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
| Adolph Fink | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Hugo Frey | ... | composer: stock music (silent version) (uncredited) |
| Arthur Honegger | ... | composer: stock music (silent version) (uncredited) |
| Christiaan Kreins | ... | composer: stock music (silent version) (uncredited) |
| Sam Perry | ... | musical adaptation - silent version (uncredited) |
| Andor Pinter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Julien Porret | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
| Erno Rapee | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
| Hugo Riesenfeld | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | musical adaptation (uncredited) |
| Domenico Savino | ... | composer: stock music (silent version) (uncredited) |
| William Schiller | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Meredith Willson | ... | composer: stock music - silent version (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Carl Laemmle | ... | presenter |
| Sterling Campbell | ... | military advisor (uncredited) |
| George Cukor | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Lewis Milestone | ... | hand double: Lew Ayres (uncredited) |
| Hans von Morhart | ... | advisor: military history (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Canadian Universal Film Company (1930) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1930) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1931) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Suomen Biografi (1931) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1931) (Norway) (theatrical)
- L. van Goitsenhoven (1930) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Deutsche Universal-Film (1930) (Germany) (theatrical)
- City Film (1931) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Croeze en Bosman (1931) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Universal-International)
- Universal Filmverleih (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of India (1953) (India) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1966) (Finland) (tv)
- Väinän Filmi (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1975) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1984) (West Germany) (tv)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1985) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- NHK Kyôiku (1985) (Japan) (tv)
- CIC Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- CIC Video (1995) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (for MCA Home Video with restored footage)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Basic Publishing (2002) (Norway) (VHS) (heavily cut)
- Basic Publishing (2002) (Norway) (video)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- BFI (Access) (2003) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Geneon Universal Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Studios (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Universal 100th Anniversary) (Collector's Series)
- Swashbuckler Films (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Fabulous Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Studios (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Capelight Pictures (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Capelight Pictures (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The film 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.
Written by Michele Wilkinson, University of Cambridge Language Centre, |
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| Taglines | At last....the motion picture! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,448,864 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | With the loss of limbs and gory deaths shown rather explicitly, this is undoubtedly the most violent American film of its time. This is because the Production Code was not strictly enforced until 1934 and also because Universal Pictures deemed the subject matter important enough to allow the violence to be seen. The scene where a soldier grabs a strand of barbed wire and then is blown up by an artillery shell, leaving only his hands still grabbing the barbed wire, was told to director Lewis Milestone by a former German soldier working as an extra, who saw that happen during a French attack on his position during the war. Milestone used it in the film. See more » |
| Goofs | When Paul talks to the dead soldier in the pit, the soldier is breathing visibly and at one point his eyes blink. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into No Greater Glory (1934). See more » |
| Soundtracks | All Quiet on the Western Front See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Later reissues of the film mentioned that the film was an Academy Award winner in the opening credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Paul Bäumer:
You still think it's beautiful to die for your country. The first bombardment taught us better. When it comes to dying for country, it's better not to die at all. See more » |