All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · directed by Lewis Milestone

Rating

98/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, Oscar Winner

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), directed by Lewis Milestone, rates 98/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Louis Wolheim
• Lew Ayres
• John Wray
• Arnold Lucy
• Ben Alexander
• Scott Kolk
• Owen Davis Jr.
• Walter Rogers
• William Bakewell
• Russell Gleason

Crew

• Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography
• Karl Freund — Director of Photography
• Edgar Adams — Editor
• Milton Carruth — Editor
• George Abbott — Screenplay

More from Lewis Milestone

1. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) — 84/100 · hit
2. Of Mice and Men (1939) — 83/100 · hit
3. Rain (1932) — 77/100
4. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — 76/100
5. The Front Page (1931) — 72/100
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) — 67/100

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