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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) canonical | 7 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front (1929 novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7593829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) Context triple: [Erich Maria Remarque, adaptationOfWork, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)]
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film) is a 1979 American television adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel, depicting the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German anti-war film, adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, that portrays the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
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The Big Parade
The Big Parade is a landmark 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor that powerfully depicts a young man's harrowing experiences in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film) is a 1979 American television adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel, depicting the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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B.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German anti-war film, adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, that portrays the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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C.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
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E.
The Big Parade
The Big Parade is a landmark 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor that powerfully depicts a young man's harrowing experiences in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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)
NERFINISHED
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novel by Erich Maria Remarque ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Arthur Edeson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Freund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Edgar Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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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Subject: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1929 novel)
subject surface form:
Lew Ayres
subject surface form:
Lew Ayres