All quiet on the western front /
In this realistic depiction of the lives of ordinary German soldiers Paul Baumer and his school chums are encouraged to enlist by their bombastic, slogan-chanting teacher, but they quickly learn that actual war is more gore than glory, as they crawl through mud, huddle in trenches, suffer the ordeal...
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Format: | Unknown |
Language: | English |
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[Santa Monica, Calif.] :
Artisan Home Entertainment : Pioneer Entertainment,
2000
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Summary: | In this realistic depiction of the lives of ordinary German soldiers Paul Baumer and his school chums are encouraged to enlist by their bombastic, slogan-chanting teacher, but they quickly learn that actual war is more gore than glory, as they crawl through mud, huddle in trenches, suffer the ordeal of frenzied hand-to-hand combat and dodge screaming shells during World War I |
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Item Description: | Based on the novel: All quiet on the western front by Erich Maria Remarque Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979 by Marble Arch Productions |
Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Format: | DVD |
Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Coquillon ; supervising film editor, Bill Blunden ; music, Allyn Ferguson |