Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Directed by
Delbert Mann
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.
The story
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.
Cast
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
Mark DrewryTjaden
Colin MayesWesthus
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Ewan StewartDetering
Michael SheardPeter's Father
Kateřina LírováPaul's Sister
Mary MillerMrs. Kemmerich
Denys GrahamKaiser Wilhelm II
Marie-Noëlle BarreFrench Brunette
Dominique VardaFrench Blonde
Arda Brokmann3rd French Girl
Mark RoemmichGerard Duval
Andrew BurleighYoung Recruit
Tomáš Juřička2nd Recruit
Drahomíra FialkováSister Libertine
Veronika JeníkováAnna
Ken HutchisonHammacher
Stephen ReynoldsFranz
Ian HastingsLewandowski
David de KeyserCook (voice)
Simon HaywordGessler
Bruce PurchaseCook (uncredited)
Paul Shearer3rd Injured Soldier in Ward (uncredited)
Kevin StoneyHollerstein (uncredited)
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