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  • Actors: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal
  • Directors: Delbert Mann
  • Writers: Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Monash
  • Producers: Martin Starger, Norman Rosemont, Ron Carr
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 14 April 2003
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004R82W
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,334 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Taken from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is a devastating portrait of a small group of German soldiers during World War I. In this 1979 made-for-TV version the star-studded cast is lead by Richard Thomas (The Waltons) as Paul Baumer, strongly supported by screen veterans Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm and Patricia Neal. As both narrator and star, Thomas occasionally seems to reincarnate his familiar John-Boy persona, but does at least succeed in creating a character that has more levels than his television alter ego. After watching all of his high school buddies loose their lives, Paul returns home a changed man, conflicted in his feelings about the Army and war, and altered from an idealistic schoolboy into a fearful and humble veteran.

Although Lewis Milestone's 1930 films remains the cinema's definitive version, director Delbert Mann (Desire Under the Elms, Marty) has done a workmanlike job bringing the novel to the screen. The scenery and costuming in this period piece are well done, and surely contributed to its winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Made for TV. Also exceptional are the cinematography and special effects that, while realistically gruesome, truly emphasise the horrors of war. --Zachary Lively, Amazon.com

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All Quiet On The Western Front is an acclaimed remake of the devastating war story--about a generation destroyed--written by novelist Erich Maria Remarque. It tells the tragic tale of a group of young German recruits during World War I. Directed by Delvert Mann and starring Richard Thomas.



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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best WW1 movie ever, best TV movie ever, 13 Aug 2005
The most brilliant aspect of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is the way in which the film remains strictly faithful to the wonderful novel of the same name, creating complexity of the war experience through a duality of the main character's emotional journey and the in-your-face horror of life in the trenches. Director Delbert Mann did such a great job with re-creating the battlefield that this film has become standard educational material for schoolchildren learning about 'The Great War.'

What is almost as remarkable is that this was a made-for-TV film, a category which usually guarantees lower than cinema quality. Not here. With a generous budget Mann and his team have recreated as close as possible the repugnance and terror of war on an epic scale, and imbued it was a cast of stars including Donald Pleasance, Richard Thomas, Ian Holm, and Mann's old sparring partner from their Oscar winning classic Marty, Ernest Borgnine.

The First World War has never been as accurately and as effectively depicted in film as the Second, but this classic effort, which remains one of the best kept secrets of the movies, deserves much great er exposure, especially given the fact that the last veterans of this terrible conflict as passing away, and given world circumstances the old adage of this being "the war to end all wars" seems more laughable than ever. Classic viewing, couldn't reccomend it highly enough. It's the story of a young man coming to terms with a vicious reality previously shrouded in a jingoistic myth, so even those with a dislike of history or military film genres can enjoy this epic. Lest we forget.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Trenches From A Different Point Of View, 2 Feb 2006
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This film has brilliantly documented the horrors of the Western front from the Germans side. It is not Pro German or anti-French or anti-British it is just anti-war which makes it such a beautiful masterpiece.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars All quiet on the western front, 10 Mar 2007
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1914 and a room full of German school boys are goaded by their chauvinistic schoolmaster to sign up and troop off to the 'glorious war'.
Following the boys through their brutal basic training to the horrors they encounter in the trenches on the frontline,this film really captures the reality of war.
Strong performances from Richard Thomas [John 'boy' Walton] and Donald Pleasence amonst others here but the film does lose a bit of realism due to each actor speaking perfect English but then again it might have lost some credability if "zay adopted a fake German accent".
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5.0 out of 5 stars all quiet on the western front
Good film, sad outcome but brutally true. We all ought to be thankfull it was not us.Maybe kids ought to see what their ancestors went through.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. I. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars No glamour in war!
A deep insight into conditions in the trenches in WWl from the German viewpoint. Unlike its successors, WWl was a war between soldiers, not by soldiers against civilians as in... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dr. F. F. Robb

3.0 out of 5 stars A fine adaptation on its own merits
Although often dismissed - usually by those who haven't seen it - the1979 version of All Quiet On the Western Front is surprisingly impressive and well worth a look. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Trevor Willsmer

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good adaptation
It is extremely rare to see a good book properly adapted to the screen.Of course it is not as intense as Private Ryan but recreates perfectly the horrible conditions of trench... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars All Quiet On The Western Front
All too often people say, "it's not as good as the book." and some people do say that about this film, however, if you're like me and you find reading thick lengthly novels boring... Read more
Published on 27 Jul 2003 by Mark O'Callaghan

3.0 out of 5 stars Why old war movies are better?
This is one of the examples of the old the better war films. Yes, you may like it if you didn't watch the old version, but if you did you will not like it as the old one. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2002 by touserfish

5.0 out of 5 stars A harsh film, showing the full horrors of war.
Although it is more of an anti-war film, it is hard to come across the pro-war films from the 60s that focused more on the bond that developes between soldiers. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars The abbreviated life of Paul Baumer
The movie is an honest attempt to portray the story in the book. However it misses the mark and is highly edited to show evidently what director Delbert Mann and writer Paul... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2001 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing war story with a twist
Brilliant characters, acting and direction from a talented director. If you like good war movies watch this.
Published on 11 Nov 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars Re-make of a classic.
The story of German soldier. Re-making a bench mark classic would always be problematic. This re-make does not leave one with the emotional unease that the original did, &... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000 by neil.overtlocke@talk21.com

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