Bertha Mann

All Quiet on the Western Front -- One of the most influential anti-war films ever made, this drama follows a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are sent to the Western Front.

A room full of german schoolboys are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the glorious war in 1914 and set off to become soldiers. Their disenchantment begins with brutal basic training and then, as they board the train to the front , they see the crippled being rushed to hospital. It is their first glimpse on the grim-visaged reality of war. In the trenches, one by one the boys begin to fall.

Relive the drama, conflict and power of one of the most influential anti-war films ever made - All Quiet on the Western Front. Universal's first Best Picture Academy Award® winner is now available in its original glory completely restored by the Library of Congress. Follow a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat. The hard-hitting, timeless masterpiece returns with stunning visual enhancement to its deserving place in film history! "****! Time hasn't dimmed its power, or poignancy, one bit." (Leonard Maltin)

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.