ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" -- (1930) --
SYNOPSIS: "The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War I by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals."
STARRING: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Arnold Lucy, John Wray, Ben Alexander and Slim Summerville.
WRITTEN BY: Maxwell Anderson (adaptation & dialogue), George Abbott (screenplay), Del Andrews (adaptation), C. Gardner Sullivan (supervising story chief); Based on All Quiet on the Western Front 1 1929 Novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
DIRECTOR: Lewis Milestone
AWARDS & HONORS:
It won two (2) Academy Awards for:
"Best Picture"
"Best Director."
It won four (4) additional awards from various organizations.
1930 – Photoplay Medal of Honor (Carl Laemmle Jr.)
1931 – Kinema Junpo Award for Best Foreign Language Film – Sound (Lewis Milestone)
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