All Quiet on the Western Front (movie) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids All Quiet on the Western Front
Directed by	Lewis Milestone
Produced by	Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Written by	Maxwell Anderson, Del Andrews (adaptation & dialogue) George Abbott (Screenplay) Erich Maria Remarque (Novel)
Starring	Louis Wolheim Lew Ayres
Music by	David Broekman
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Editing by	Edgar Adams
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date(s)	August 23, 1938
Running time	138 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American war movie that was produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. It was directed by Lewis Milestone. The movie was released on April 21, 1930 in North America. The movie received positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie a 97% which is certified "fresh". The movie also won two Academy Awards for "Best Picture" and "Best Director" for Lewis Milestone. The movie is also ranked #54 on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list. The movie is based after the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Cast

• Richard Alexander as Westhus
• Ben Alexander as Franz Kemmerich
• Lew Ayres as Paul Bäumer
• William Bakewell as Albert Kropp
• Edmund Breese as Herr Meyer
• G. Pat Collins as Lieutenant Bertinck
• Owen Davis, Jr. as Peter
• Russell Gleason as Müller
• Harold Goodwin as Detering
• Scott Kolk as Leer
• Arnold Lucy as Professor Kantorek
• Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Bäumer, Paul's mother
• Walter E. Rogers as Behn
• Slim Summerville as Tjaden
• Louis Wolheim as Stanislaus Katczinsky
• John Wray as Himmelstoss
• Arthur Gardner as Student