All quiet on the western front [dvd] / A Universal-International presentation ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; adaptation, Maxwell Anderson ; screenplay, George Abbott ; directed by Lewis Milestone.
Format:
[dvd] /
Publisher:
Universal Studios,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Louis Wolheim, Lewis Ayres, John Wray, William Bakewell, Slim Summerville. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1930. Originally issued with Blu-ray as part of the Universal 100th Anniversary collector's series. Special features: Introduction by Robert Osbourne of Turner Classic Movies ; Theatrical trailer ; 100 years of Universal restoring the classics ; 100 years of Universal: Academy Award winners.
Summary:
1914. War has broken out in Europe. A group of German college students are convinced to enlist after their teacher, Professor Kantorek, gives an impassioned speech about the honor of dying for their Fatherland. Paul Bäumer -- sent to the Western Front where the fighting is most severe -- is soon stripped of illusions about war being glorious. There is nothing but fear, pain, and the randomness of death. Paul is the sole survivor of his group and when he returns home, he denounces the war and his professor. Returned to the action, Paul tries to cope with the incessant fear that eats away at a soldier's insides, turning them hollow and empty.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)778716488
Locations:
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
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