All Quiet on the Western Front [Blu-ray]

Director: Delbert Mann Delbert Mann

Overview

Years after directing the classic Marty (1955), Delbert Mann became a creator of prestige TV movie projects, none more daunting than his adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front (1979). Richard Thomas stars as Paul Baumer, a teen who, at the urging of zealously patriotic teacher Kantorek (Donald Pleasence) enthusiastically enlists to fight for Germany in WWI, accompanied by several school chums. After training at the hands of the sadistic Corporal Himmelstoss (Ian Holm), Paul and his friends head for the front. There, they discover that war is a bloody, deadly business, although they are heartened by the presence of their commander, wily veteran Stanislaus Katczinsky (Ernest Borgnine). When a French soldier jumps into the bomb crater where Paul has taken refuge one night, he is forced to stab the enemy, then must watch the man die in agony. This incident and the violent deaths of his friends convince Paul that war is a senseless exercise. One of the most respected anti-war novels ever written, the book resulted in the German citizenship of author Erich Maria Remarque being revoked by the Nazi Party. Though a 1930 film adaptation by Lewis Milestone was widely beloved by fans of cinema and the source material, Mann's TV movie was well received, earning a Golden Globe and Emmys for Borgnine and Patricia Neal, who played Paul's mother.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2015
UPC:	0011301208125
Original Release:	1979
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:36:00
Sales rank:	17,564

Special Features

Original theatrical trailer; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Thomas	Paul Baumer
Ernest Borgnine	Stanislaus Katczinsky
Ian Holm	Himmelstoss
Donald Pleasence	Kantorek
Patricia Neal	Paul's Mother
Mark Drewry	Tjaden
Mark Elliott	Josef Behm
Dai Bradley	Albert Kropp
Mathew Evans	Friedrich Muller
George Winter	Frank Kemmerich
Dominic Dephcott	Peter Leeer
Colin Mayes	Westhaus
Ewan Stewart	Detterling
Simon Haywood	Gessler
Kevin Stoney	Hollerstein
Ken Hutchison	Hammacher
Stephen Reynolds	Franz
Ian Hastings	Lewandowski
Denys Graham	Kaiser
Mary Miller	Kemmerich's Mother
Michael Sheard	Paul's Father
Marie Noelle-Barre	French Brunette
Dominique Varda	French Blonde
Arda Brokmenn	3rd French Girl
Drahomir Fialkova	Sister Libertine
Katrina Lirova	Paul's Sister
Veronika Jeníková	Anna
Mark Roemmich	Gerard Duval
Andrew Burleigh	Young Recruit
Tomas Juricka	2nd Recruit
Brian Purchase	Cook
Allyn Ferguson	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Monash

Delbert Mann	Director
Martin Starger	Executive Producer
Norman Rosemont	Producer
Paul Monash	Screenwriter