Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A devastating story of war & a generation destroyed In 1914 a group of German schoolboys idealistic & inflamed with youthful patriotism set off to fight in the "glorious" war During their brutal basic training disenchantment begins Then boarding a train for the front they see the wounded being rushed back to the hospitals & they begin to grasp the grim reality of war On their first night in action they come under heavy attack In the trenches they begin to fall Their youth is stripped away by the violence & the boys become as sullen as veterans When Paul shoots a Frenchman & watches him die he realizes the futility of war Wounded he returns home to a different world a place where he cannot fit in Sent back into battle he meets destiny on a day when the German High Command states simply " All Quiet on the Western Front" Winner of 2 Oscars in 1930 for Best Picture & Best Director Actors Louis Wolheim Lew Ayres John Wray Arnold Lucy Ben Alexander & Russell Gleason Director Lewis Milestone Certificate PGYear 1930 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Mono Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 8 minutes (approx)