All Quiet on the Western Front
Seen it?1979 | 150 min | War, Drama, TV Movie
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved War Horse or The Guns of Navarone, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 76K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Delbert Mann
- Richard ThomasPaul Bäumer
- Ernest BorgnineStanislaus Katczinsky
- Donald PleasenceKantorek
- Ian HolmHimmelstoss
- Patricia NealPaul's Mother
- Paul Mark ElliottJosef Behm
- David BradleyAlbert Kropp
- Matthew EvansFriedrich Muller
- George WinterFranz Kemmerich
- Dominic JephcottPeter Leer