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Bookmark this pageAll Quiet on the Western Front (1980)
Director: Delbert Mann
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A horrible instance of international packaging (past-master Lew Grade naturally got a finger in the pie) that has all the excitement of a financial balance sheet. Remarque's classic novel resists the attempts, signposted by the American presence of Thomas and Borgnine in the World War I German trenches, to make it 'relevant' to post-Vietnam. The desperate substitution of a twittering bird for the famous butterfly at the climax marks the extent to which the 1930 version remains a Milestone around director Delbert Mann's neck. Originally shown on American TV in three segments -- though made as a feature film - it was cut by almost half-an-hour for release in Britain.Author: PT
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- Jason Roberts said...
- Posted on May 26 2009 00:44 Disagree totally with the Time Out review. I thought this was a great movie. Richard Thomas is excellent as Paul Baumer.
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- John Thirkill said...
- Posted on Dec 14 2008 21:17 Totally agree with time out review. Culprits ought to be tied to a post in no mans land. 0.1 stars
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Cast & crew
Director: Delbert Mann
Producer: Norman Rosemont
Cast: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Mark Elliott full cast
Duration: 158 mins
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