A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Read more
| Starring | Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy |
|---|---|
| Director | Lewis Milestone |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
| Starring | Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander |
|---|---|
| Director | Lewis Milestone |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Feb 2005 Production year: 1930 |
| Format | DVD |
A landmark of American cinema and Universal's biggest and most serious undertaking until the sixties, this highly emotive war film with its occasional outbursts of bravura direction fixed in millions of minds the popular image of what it was like in the t
Based on Erich Maria Remarque's pacifist novel and renowned as the classic anti-war movie - it details the slow but... read more on Time Out
I had heard of this film being a classic but somewhere in the back of my mind I thought it was a German black & white film which means that this is a remake. I started off thinking that the film was slow but, after a certain point, I could not put it down, just like a good book. There is enough in the film for it to portray the reality of war and it has the added twist that it is filmed from the German side but it could not be accused of portaying gratuitous violence. All the harsh realities are there without any one of them being dwelt on for too long. The film made its point and then moved on. If you like a good read then this film should be for you.
Revolutionary early anti-war movie. Acting often a bit wooden, but many other features quite ahead of its day; after all, this is a movie from 1930. Must-see.