All Quiet on the Western Front
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A film adaptation of the novel appeared in 1930. Widely considered the first major antiwar motion picture of the modern era, it won the Academy Award for best picture. A television adaptation of the film aired in 1979.
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The film-maker behind All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger, got in on the joke.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023
Streaming service Netflix Inc garnered six Academy Awards, four of them for the German film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," including best international feature.
From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023
This is a category that seems easy for a film like "All Quiet on the Western Front" to win, given the dearth of good nominees this year.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023
All Quiet on the Western Front has already won best picture.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023
May 11, 1985… I've read Jane Eyre, The Crucible, the four of Tolkien's, Catch 22, The Stand, All Quiet on the Western Front; most of them show human emotions in the raw.
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