All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
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All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, and Ben Alexander.
Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Ad with book cover art in The Film Daily, 1929
"17 London Papers Go Wild!" All Quiet on the Western Front ad from The Film Daily, 1930
Carl Laemmle holding the Outstanding Production Best Picture Oscar
All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war.
First edition cover
Cover of the first English-language edition. The design is based upon a German war bonds poster by Fritz Erler.
Dutch translation, 1929
Poster for the movie All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), featuring star Lew Ayres