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Lewis Milestone (born Leib Milstein (Russian: Лейб Мильштейн); September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was an American film director. Milestone directed Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received the Academy Award for Best Director.
Lewis Milestone. Director: All Quiet on the Western Front. Lewis Milestone, a clothing manufacturer's son, was born in Bessarabia (now Moldova), raised in Odessa (Ukraine) and educated in Belgium and Berlin (where he studied engineering). He was fluent in both German and Russian and an avid reader.
May 7, 2024 · Lewis Milestone was a Russian-born American film director who was especially known for his realistic dramas, many of which were literary adaptations. His most-notable films include All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), A Walk in the Sun (1945), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).
Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, and William Bakewell . The film opened to wide acclaim in the United States. Considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in World War I, it made the American Film Institute 's first 100 Years...100 Movies list in 1997.
Jul 27, 2010 · Lewis Milestone (1895–1980) was born Lev Milstein near Odessa, Ukraine. He immigrated to America in 1913 and served in the photographic unit of the Army Signal Corps during World War I. He began working in Hollywood in 1919, and directed his first film in 1925.
Lewis Milestone. Director: All Quiet on the Western Front. Lewis Milestone, a clothing manufacturer's son, was born in Bessarabia (now Moldova), raised in Odessa (Ukraine) and educated in Belgium and Berlin (where he studied engineering). He was fluent in both German and Russian and an avid reader.
All Quiet on the Western Front: Directed by Lewis Milestone. With Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy. A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
