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New Netflix movie All Quiet on the Western Front is getting rave reviews

All Quiet on the Western Front, novel by German writer Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929 as Im Westen nichts Neues and in the United States as All Quiet on the Western Front. An antiwar novel set during World War I, it relies on Remarque’s personal experience in the war to depict the era’s broader disillusionment. The book is an account of Paul Baumer’s experiences in battle and his short career as a soldier, and it is primarily concerned with the effect of war on young men. Its title, which is in the language of routine communiqués, is typical of

MOVIES: All Quiet on the Western Front - Review

Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 German novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" and Lewis Milestone's 1930 landmark American film adaptation remain definitive anti-war statements. Neither the book nor the movie was vague about its "war is hell" message, and both sought to depict it realistically and truthfully. Of course controversies followed with some leading to bannings and book-burnings in several notable countries across the globe.

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