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Westfront 1918 is a German war film, set mostly in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I. It was directed in 1930 by G. W. Pabst, from a screenplay by Ladislaus Vajda based on the novel Vier von der Infanterie by Ernst Johannsen.
A realistic and moving depiction of the horrors of World War I from the perspective of German soldiers. The film was banned by the Nazis and shows the futility and waste of the war, as well as the hardships of the civilians at home.
- (2.4K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- 1930-05-23
A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow.
- 96 min
A 1930 German sound film by G. W. Pabst that depicts the horrors of World War I from the perspective of four infantrymen. The film features naturalistic cinematography, a powerful soundtrack, and a critical view of the war's impact on the soldiers and society.
- The Bavarian
Aug 3, 2010 · The left-wing tendencies evident in Westfront 1918, The Threepenny Opera, and Kameradschaft (his three major sound films before briefly departing Germany) seem totally out of synch with his later return to the Third Reich, even if his Nazi-era films were not overtly political.
As World War I draws to a close, a German lieutenant (Claus Clausen) leads his troops on a dispiriting tour of duty through France.
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- War, Drama
A 1930 German sound film by G.W. Pabst that depicts the horrors of World War I from the perspective of four soldiers. The newly restored WESTFRONT 1918 is a visceral, sobering antiwar statement that is as urgent today as when it was made.
