All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

This Day in History !!!

Today, in the year 1917, almost 100 years ago, America officially entered World War I.  

Wikipedia.org Article for World War I:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

Wikipedia.org Article for the American Entry into WWI:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_entry_into_World_War_I

So, Let's take a look at one of the more realistic and compassionate films ever made that tells the story about what it was like to deal with trench warfare life as a German soldier, in the American-made, classic epic, the third winner of the Best Picture Oscar, based on the novel of the same name and produced by Universal Studios .........

....... All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

World War I Summary on YouTube:


Run Time:  136 mins
Genre:  Drama, War, Action
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black & White
Director:  Lewis Milestone
Starring:  Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy and Ben Alexander.

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(1930_film)

Wikipedia.org Article for the Novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front

Wikipedia.org Article for Louis Wolheim:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wolheim

Wikipedia.org Article for Lew Ayres:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Ayres

Wikipedia.org Article for Ben Alexander:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Alexander_(actor)

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Lewis Milestone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Milestone

Trailer for the Film on YouTube (this is for the post-Oscar re-release):

Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-41910

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/111358/

For now it looks like the whole film is available on YouTube, probably because it is so old that it fits into the public domain, but fyi, I think whoever uploaded it to YouTube loaded it at the wrong speed, so the time is faster or this is an older version that is missing about a half hour of lost footage.  The new DVD/Blu-ray versions have the whole thing intact now.

Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................