All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) is an American pre-Code anti-war drama that powerfully depicts the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war films in cinema history.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| All Quiet on the Western Front (1929 novel) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-war film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedByDirector | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
All Quiet on the Western Front (novel)
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novel by Erich Maria Remarque ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Arthur Edeson
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Karl Freund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Edgar Adams
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Milton Carruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hollywood pre-Code era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war
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drama ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeVersion | silent version ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment with nationalism
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futility of war ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ |
| isPreCodeFilm | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Bäumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Broekman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
German soldiers
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psychological trauma of war ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American cinema
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one of the greatest war films ⓘ |
| releaseDate | April 21, 1930 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 133 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Del Andrews
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George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Arnold Lucy
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Ben Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wray NERFINISHED ⓘ Lew Ayres NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Wolheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | experiences of German soldiers in World War I ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1929 novel)
subject surface form:
Lew Ayres
subject surface form:
Lew Ayres