All Quiet On The Western Front is an epic war film in the German language. It is a top-class anti-war movie from Germany. Since its release last year, this film has won many accolades and awards around the globe.
This remarkable movie is based on the world-renowned bestseller novel “Im Westen nichts Neues / Der Feind (1928/1929)” penned by German-born American writer Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The said book has been translated into the English language “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Arthur Wesley Wheen (Translator) and Erich Maria Remarque.
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All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- details
| Genre | Action, Drama, War |
| Rating | A (18+) |
| Original Title | “Im Westen nichts Neues” in German (It means “Nothing New In The West” in English as per Google Translate) |
| Released | September 1922 |
| Writers | Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell |
| Director | Edward Berger |
| Cast | Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Daniel Brühl, etc. |
| Awards | European Film Awards – 2022 Winner European Film Award – European Visual Effects – Frank Petzold, Viktor Muller, Markus Frank German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Silver – Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm) – Malte Grunert German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik) – Volker Bertelmann German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung) – James Friend German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Production Design (Bestes Szenenbild) – Christian M. Goldbeck German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best (Beste visuelle Effekte) – Frank Petzold, Viktor Muller, Markus Frank German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung – Männliche Hauptrolle) – Felix Kammerer German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung – Männliche Nebenrolle) – Albrecht Schuch German Film Awards – 2023 Winner Film Award in Gold – Best Sound (Beste Tongestaltung) – Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Viktor Prasil, Lars Ginzel, Alexander Buck Academy Awards, USA – 2023 Winner Oscar – Best International Feature Film – Germany Academy Awards, USA – 2023 Winner Oscar – Best Achievement in Cinematography – James Friend Academy Awards, USA – 2023 Winner Oscar – Best Achievement in Production Design – Christian M. GoldbeckErnestine Hipper Academy Awards, USA – 2023 Winner Oscar – Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) – Volker Bertelmann {It won four Academy Awards, the most of any non-English language film.} BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Film – Malte Grunert BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Director – Edward Berger BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Original Score – Volker Bertelmann BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Cinematography – James Friend BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Sound – Lars Ginzel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prasil, Markus Stemler BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Film Not in the English Language – Edward Berger, Malte Grunert BAFTA Awards – 2023 Winner BAFTA Film Award – Best Screenplay (Adapted) – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Cinema for Peace Awards – 2023 Winner Cinema for Peace Award – Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year – Edward Berger All Quiet On The Western Front movie has won the best film awards from the German Film Awards, Academy Awards (Oscar), USA and the BAFTA Awards among many more awards. |
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- synopsis
When 17-year-old Paul joins the Western Front in World War I, his initial excitement is soon shattered by the grim reality of life in the trenches.
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- {Spoiler Free} review
Not many movies manage to capture the basic essence and themes of a best-selling classic novel in such an evocative and heart-breaking manner as this World World One (WW-I) historical cinematic saga achieves. Even a century after the conclusion of the horrific World War I, our world continues to grapple with the hollowness and the senselessness of the idea of violent war in the year 2023.
This epic movie, “All Quiet on the Western Front” narrates the heartbreaking tale of a young German soldier Paul Bäumer (exceptionally played by actor Felix Kammerer) and his comrades, as they battled it out in World War I on the Western Front. In an immersive experience, we as movie viewers get to experience first-hand how the initial jubilation of war turns into pain, misery, grief and hopelessness for Paul and his comrades.
All of the young soldiers fear and dread, as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the grim trenches. Actors – Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch and other members of its ensemble cast have done a superb acting job of conveying its anti-war message in this awarded movie with a timeless theme. It must be seen to believe the horrors of war.
When a movie is backed by a strong screenplay, then many other aspects of film-making usually tend to fall into place. So, in this film, we come across the very high-class production design values created to depict the bleak and sombre atmosphere of war, generously supported by the haunting background music and extraordinarily depicted by its amazing cinematography. All of these worked together to give us viewers stunning but heart-breaking visual effects.
This cinematic experience portrayed a realistic depiction of the horrors of war. I was moved by the pain and agony these young soldiers faced during and even after the war. This anti-war movie has successfully delivered the message about the absurdities and the utilities of any large-scale war. One of the facts, that I really loved about this heroic movie is that it tells an anti-war idea in a German language novel story from a German point of view. There are enough lessons to be learnt, but foremost of these are – all wars have a sad and tragic ending, so why should it be any different for this epic tale?
The big question still remains in 2023 and beyond. Will the powerful political leaders belonging to the influential nations, ever learn anti-war lessons and destroy the dangerous nuclear arsenal from our Earth to make our planet a much safer place to live on? With so many battles and wars raging in different parts of the world at this moment, will “anti-war” sentiments prevail among humankind and will they ever give “peace” a chance? I do not really know. Still, I pray and hope for world peace.
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- poster
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- ratings
| FM’s rating | 4.45/5 |
| IMDb rating as of the date | 7.80/10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes ratings as of the date | 90% Tomatometer & 90% Audience Score |
| Critics Consensus / Rotten Tomatoes | Both timely and timeless, All Quiet on the Western Front retains the power of its classic source material by focusing on the futility of war. |
| Audience Says / Rotten Tomatoes | An outstanding update to an all-time classic, All Quiet on the Western Front puts you right there on the battlefield — and reminds you once again that war is truly hell. |
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie:- trailer
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