criticisms, it should be said that from World War I to Korea, Milestone could put the viewer into the middle of a battlefield, and make the hellish confusion of it seem all too real to the viewer. The original international Sound Version of the film, lasting 152 minutes, [2] was first shown in Los Angeles on April 21, 1930, and premiered in New York on April 25, 1930. Use the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to All Quiet on the Western Front.

The film was also banned in Italy and Austria in 1931, with the prohibition officially raised only in the 1980s, and in France up to 1963. This, the 2022 version, once again captures the essence of the book and is quite unflinching in its portrayal of war.Their romantic delusions are quickly broken during their brief but rigorous training under the abusive Corporal Himmelstoss. The latter format additionally contains a 133-minute restoration of the international sound version, albeit mislabelled as the "silent version". The film was finally re-released in Germany on April 25, 1952, in the Capitol Theatre in West Berlin. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, and Ben Alexander.

The latest in the now dangerously monotone 'war is bad' rhetoric, All Quiet on the Western Front struggles to say anything new but certainly provides a suitably - expectedly - punishing ride. It's a meticulously crafted examination of everything horrible that could possibly happen to a young and naive kid who has just walked onto a battlefield. The trenches creak, the tanks sound like some infernal machinery born from hell, rumbling overhead with fiery breath - the track just loves the maelstrom afforded by combat, and it makes for one of the most immersive experiences of late.Almost a hundred years ago, when they first adapted Remarque's seminal anti-war novel of the same name, into a then-groundbreaking, now-classic movie, the world still had a few wars to get through before 'anti-war' sentiments became, overtly, and publicly, the norm. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Kat's shin is broken when a bomb dropped by an aircraft falls nearby, so Paul carries him back to a field hospital, only to find that a second explosion has killed Kat.

Clarity is more refined, the image more textured, artefacts absolutely non-existent, with the higher bitrate leaving you with a visibly more impressive image, that still revels in the bloody, muddy horrors of war, but does so with demo precision.Despite being directed by Delbert Mann and boasting a star-studded cast (Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasance) this version was far from being in the same league as the 1930 version and didn't do the book justice.

But, as with the video, the devil is in the detail, and the disc's more weighty track gifts the film an even more immersive ride. An undeniable technical feat, Sam Mendes' quest for sound, fury and the impression of single-take continuity overshadows all else, leading to an audiovisually stunning native 4K release with Dolby Vision and Atmos.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. The bulk of the pretty comprehensive selection of extras are included on the 4K disc too, for good measure. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 91 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".