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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It is directed by Edward Berger, whose previous film All Quiet on the Western Front, was nominated for nine Oscars, winning four.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
"All Quiet on the Western Front" beat out international film nominees "EO" from Poland, "The Quiet Girl," from Ireland; Belgian film "Close;" and "Argentina, 1985" from Argentina.
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
Lesley Paterson and All Quiet on the Western Front have both been to the Oscars before.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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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