All Quiet on the Western Front: Best Picture 1929/1930 - CelebritySpice.com

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (War - NR) PRODUCER: Carl Laemmle, Jr. ABOUT THE FILM This classic anti-war film that follows German boys' experiences during World War I. DIRECTED BY: Lewis Milestone (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Lew Ayres (THE KISS, STATE FAIR, LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID, HOLIDAY, YOUNG DR. KILDARE, ADVISE AND CONSENT, THE CARPETBAGGERS) Louis Wolheim (DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS, SIN SHIP) With John Wray, Slim Summerville, Raymond Griffith, Russell Gleason, Ben Alexander, William Bakewell, Beryl Mercer, and Edmund Bresse. ABOUT THE PRODUCER Carl Laemmle, Jr. (1908 -1979) son of Carl Laemmle who founded Universal Pictures in 1912. As an executive producer at Universal some of his credits include: FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA. NOTES & TRIVA Made from Erich Maria Remarque's great anti-war novel and is still regarded as one of the best anti-war films ever made. The sequel is titled: THE ROAD BACK and also remade for television in 1979. The film gave an big boost to the careers of Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, and Slim Summerville. OTHER NOMINATIONS Direction (*) Writing Cinematography OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS THE BIG HOUSE DISRAELI THE DIVORCEE THE LOVE PARADE GO TO: Next Year

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