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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Conclave is directed by Edward Berger, the acclaimed German-Austrian film-maker whose 2022 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated for nine Academy Awards.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
On Sunday both Lesley and the new film version of All Quiet on the Western Front will be at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
"Everything Everywhere" will compete for best picture against blockbuster films "Top Gun: Maverick," "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Elvis," plus a German remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front," among others.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 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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