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"Hallmark Hall of Fame" All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)



Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   2,843 votes
Director:

Delbert Mann

Writers:

Paul Monash (screenplay)
Erich Maria Remarque (novel)

Contact:

View company contact information for All Quiet on the Western Front on IMDbPro.

Original Air Date:

14 November 1979 (Season 29, Episode 1)

Tagline:

They left for war as Boys, never to return as men.

Plot:

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations more

User Comments:

One of the Few WWI films around and very good at that more (64 total)


Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Thomas ... Paul Baumer

Ernest Borgnine ... Stanislaus Katczinsky

Donald Pleasence ... Kantorek

Ian Holm ... Himmelstoss
Patricia Neal ... Paul's Mother
Paul Mark Elliott ... Behm (as Mark Elliott)
David Bradley ... Kropp (as Dai Bradley)
George Winter ... Kemmerich

Dominic Jephcott ... Leer
Mark Drewry ... Tjaden
Colin Mayes ... Westhaus
Ewan Stewart ... Detering
Michael Sheard ... Paul's Father
Katerina Lirova ... Paul's Sister
Mary Miller ... Frau Kemmerich
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Netherlands:150 min | USA:150 min | UK:123 min | USA:131 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic more


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In the scene of Kaiser Wilhelm pinning medals on the soldiers, the Kaiser uses only his right arm and hand, while an aide holds the soldiers' tunics - a nice historically accurate detail, since the real Kaiser Wilhelm had a stunted and withered left arm that was virtually useless. more

Goofs:

Continuity: During the town shelling scene, 3 soldiers are seen running wearing their backpacks and full equipment. Yet the men thrown into the air by the explosion aren't wearing any. more

Quotes:

Paul Baumer: [to a dying Frenchman] If we threw away the guns, the grenades - we could have been brothers, but they never want us to know that. more

Movie Connections:

Version of All Quiet on the Western Front (2009) more


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16 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Few WWI films around and very good at that, 11 December 2004
Author: hobbitonite20 from Florida, USA

I remembered watching this film in college and got it for my daughter when she was studying WWI. This movie really took advantage of a great opportunity: Teaming Richard Thomas and Ernst Borgnine while they were both still young enough for the parts! Thomas is wonderful, as he always is; but it's Borgnine you remember most as the old soldier, Kat. It is a great story and very well-acted. Just an interesting aside is the appearance of Patricia Neal as the young soldier, Paul's, mother. Patricia Neal portrayed Olivia Walton in the pilot episode of THE WALTONS (THE HOMECOMING); so it was interesting to see she and Thomas as mother and son again. Definitely recommended.

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