A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the souldestroying. In 1930, the book was adapted as an academyaward winning. As a military parade takes place outside a school, a group of students, including the films protagonist, paul. The book describes the german soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.
Best writing, achievement george abbott maxwell anderson del andrews. All quiet on the western front, novel by german writer erich maria remarque, published in 1929 as im westen nichts neues and in the united states as all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, published in 1929, takes. Directed by lewis milestone, it stars louis wolheim, lew ayres, john wray, arnold lucy and ben alexander all quiet on the western front opened to wide acclaim in the united states. All quiet on the western front, which had its premiere in america on april 29 1930, is harrowing account of warfare in world war one, based on a. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. And then, in 1930, all quiet on the western front looked to be the war movie to end all war movies. A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the souldestroying horror of world war i. All quiet on the western front opened to wide acclaim in the united states. Over the course of the book, paul himself is injured and hospitalized, goes. Directed by lewis milestone, it stars louis wolheim, lew ayres, john wray, arnold lucy and ben alexander.
Based on the famous erich maria remarques book, all quiet on the western front is a tale of world war i from the german side. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque. Arthur wesleys 1930 english translation gave the novel its most famous title, all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front is a novel hard cover written by erich maria remarque first published in germany in 1928.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. All quiet on the western front, little brown abebooks. Remarques book led to him being ostracized in germany and he eventually ended up in the united states. All quiet on the western front 1930 film wikipedia. Between 1928 and 1930 germany and great britain especially, and.
Erich maria remarques famed 1928 novel all quiet on the western front was deemed degenerate, or antigerman, and banned in germany with the rise of the nazi party. All quiet on the western front is a 1930 american epic precode antiwar film based on the erich maria remarque novel of the same name. This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death. Wwi novel all quiet on the western front is published history. Instead, the film became a template for future war movies, using realistic stories to promote antiwar sentiments. All quiet on the western front 1930 film and 1928 book. This american edition was published by little, brown publishers in 1930. Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, all quiet on the western front is erich maria remarques masterpiece of the german experience during world war i. The book is an account of paul baumers experiences in battle and his short. This chinese version of the 1929 erich maria remarque classic all quiet on the western front was sold in serial form in shanghai in 1930. France and america to a lesser extent, experienced a sudden and remarkable boom in.
All quiet on the western front is considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in world. Grey boards with red and black lettering on the spine and front panel, some white ink on the bottom edge. The current running time is 3 minutes, seven minutes shorter than the version that first premiered in 1930. All quiet on the western front 1930 rotten tomatoes. All quiet on the western front summary, characters, analysis. With lew ayres, louis wolheim, john wray, arnold lucy.
The phrase remarque used, im westen nichts neues, literally means nothing new in the west, a common phrase in dispatches sent by the german army. All quiet on the western front 1930 february 22, 2019 kwadsworth. Surprisingly all quiet on the western front 1930 bluray does not feature in the critics bfi 2012 list of greatest ever films, even though it is undoubtedly one of the best anti war films ever made and even today has a tremendously poignant message of the follies of war and unlike many early sound films has stood the test of time extremely. On november 10, 1928, the first installment of all quiet on the western front, erich. The task remarque sets for himself suggests the heavy personal burden that consumed his private thoughts for a decade following his own departure from the western front. All quiet on the western front and the fate of a war jstor. Groundbreaking book changed the view of first world war in a new introduction to all quiet, historian norman stone argues the brutality of erich maria.
In the west nothing new is a novel by erich maria remarque, a german veteran of world war i. It was directed by lewis milestone, and stars louis wolheim, lew ayres, john wray, arnold lucy and ben alexander. All quiet on the western front is a 1930 american epic precode antiwar film based on the 1929 erich maria remarque novel of the same name. All quiet on the western front 1930 film wikimili, the. The film was advertised with the brooding face of one of the young german recruits sent into world war i. Erich maria remarque the testament of paul baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the german army of world war i, illuminates the savagery and futility of warnovelist. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, 1930.
All quiet on the western front is surely the greatest of all war books. All quiet on the western front project gutenberg self. On december 5, 1930, just over 12 years after the end of world war i, german. Yes, all quiet on the western front is a mainstream classic. All quiet on the western front is the definitive world war i motion picture, the best of a surprisingly small class of movies. Actionpacked fiction that is also intense drama about the inner struggles that war causes when it is no longer an honorable abstract idea but. The book is an account of paul baumers experiences in battle and his. Its an early talkie, told from the german perspective, its very antiwar, particularly for the era and its got some iconic scenes that we know and recognise. All quiet on the western front book summaries, test. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. All quiet on the western front is a 1929 american epic precode antiwar film that won the best picture academy award for 1929 1930.
All quiet on the western front 1930 is the first major antiwar film of the sound era, faithfully based upon the timeless, bestselling 1929 novel by erich maria remarque who had experienced the war firsthand as a young german soldier. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of all quiet on the western front and what it means. Sep 19, 20 all quiet on the western front is based on a 1929 novel by german writer erich remarque. The book and films title has become a part of the language. Feb 10, 2014 find out more about what this space is all about here. Over 80 years after its release, the film is still very effective, and ranks among the genres finest works.
Its meant different and important things to different generations. Its one of the few great war films on the afi 100 list coming in at 54. It is this very thing in a very great talking picture that will draw the business and money to all quiet on the western front. Its considered to be one of the greatest and most important works in the genre. The book and its sequel, the road back 1930, were among the books banned and burned in nazi germany. A summary of chapter ten in erich maria remarques all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front is a 1930 american epic precode war film based on the erich maria remarque novel of the same name. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque read. All quiet on the western front is a work of fiction. All quiet on the western front literature tv tropes. All quiet on the western front 1930 the movie crash course. Dec 12, 2019 official trailer of all quiet on the western front, 1930.
All quiet on the western front ww1 photoplay film rare book dj 1930 orig dj. An antiwar novel set during world war i, it relies on remarques personal experience in the war to depict the eras broader disillusionment. All quiet on the western front by remarque, erich maria and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All quiet on the western front 1930 edition open library. All quiet on the western front full movie 1930 youtube. Youtube slowworms let loose yesterday evening the film was shown to a crowded house. Near fine in a very good jacket, bumped and lightly chipped at the edges. All quiet on the western front im westen nichts neues note is a 1929 antiwar novel, set during world war i, by famous german author and war veteran erich maria remarque.
All quiet on the western front 1930 great war films. Considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in world war i. All quiet on the western front summary, characters. Official trailer of all quiet on the western front, 1930. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque. A still from the 1930 hollywood film of all quiet on the western front, starring future hollywood pacifist lew ayres as paul baumer author erich maria remarque. Apr 29, 2015 all quiet on the western front, which had its premiere in america on april 29 1930, is harrowing account of warfare in world war one, based on a classic novel that was banned in nazi germany. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Summary and analysis preface the author explains that he is merely trying to characterize his generation, the young men who fought the great war and who were destroyed by it. In 1930, the book was adapted as an academyawardwinning.
Many of the elements of the narrative correspond to remarques own experiences, and the book has strong autobiographical undertones. All quiet on the western front introduction shmoop. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. If, as they say, all of this was also in the book, then it is. He was apparently offered the lead in the film by milestone, but wisely turned it down. Mar 16, 2017 all quiet on the western front full movie 1930. Despite being overshadowed in history by the conflict of the late 1930s and early 1940s, the great war was the subject of many films produced between the two massive conflicts, most of which were serious, epic endeavors. As far as timeless big deal themes golife, death, youth, age, experience, innocence, love, hateall quiet on the western front has em all. A classic anti war film, all quiet on the western front is a masterwork of filmmaking. Abroad, all quiet on the western front was a big hit as well, selling. All quiet on the western front film banned in germany. And where the earlier film the big parade focused mostly on soldiers heroism, western front focuses more on the futility and downright waste of war. All quiet on the western front may have been the first runaway international bestseller, but its utter lack of progerman propaganda and honest, downbeat look at. All quiet on the western front becomes instant bestseller archive.
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