SKU 53 Availability WESTFRONT 1918 (1930) *with switchable English subtitles* Fritz Kampers, Gustav Diessl and Hans-Joachim Moebis, Georg Wilhelm Pabst Be the first to review this product $13.99 Qty: Add to cart Email a friend Question about product? Add to wishlist DetailsExisting reviews G.W. Pabst Antikriegsfilm-Klassiker erzählt die Geschichte vierer deutscher Soldaten an der französischen Front im letzten Jahr des Ersten Weltkriegs. Der Bayer betrachtet den Krieg in erster Linie als Abenteuer. Der Student erlebt mit der Französin Yvette seine erste große Liebe. Ihr Vorgesetzter, der Leutnant, kennt nur eins, nämlich Pflichterfüllung. Als Karl, der Vierte im Bunde, nach einem Heimaturlaub, bei dem er seine Frau mit einem Fleischergesellen im Bett überrascht, an die Front zurückkehrt, ereilt die Vier ihr Schicksal. Germany's answer to All Quiet on the Western Front, this 1930 film should be required viewing for any politician, who thinks war is the best answer. Banned by the Nazis when they came to power three years later, this film does not glorify war, but shows realistically the horror, boredom and discomforts of trench life from "the enemy's" point of view. The final scene in the hospital is enough to tear one's heart out, even if it is a bit overdramatic by today's standards. Don't underestimate this film: it may be slow at times and tedious, and the style a bit outmoded, but the message is powerful. It is as valid today when hundreds are killed from a distance with missiles as it was back then, when men fought within yards of each other and tens of thousands of soldiers lost their lives advancing those few yards. The film finishes with the words The End? ... Unfortunately, within a short time thereafter, events proved the question mark to be a valid addendum. DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES. EXCELLENT FILM QUALITY, GIVEN ITS AGE. APPROX. 90 MINS. Be the first to review this product Customers who bought this item also bought KAMERADSCHAFT (1931) *with switchable English... $13.99 BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ (1931) *with switchable... $13.99 STOSSTRUPP 1917 (1934) * with switchable Engl... $15.99 MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM (Girls in Uniform) (1931)... $13.99 DOUAUMONT: DIE HÖLLE VON VERDUN (1931) $9.99 JUD SÜß (1940) * with switchable English subt... $17.99 DER SCHATZ (The Treasure) (1923) * with switch... $13.99 DER VERLORENE (1951) *with switchable English... $13.99 DER EWIGE JUDE (1940) *with switchable Englis... $16.99 DER KONGRESS TANZT (1931) *with improved switc... $13.99 DER HAUPTMANN VON KÖPENICK (1931) * with swit... $13.99 CYANKALI (1930) *with switchable English subt... $13.99 GROSSE FREIHEIT NR. 7 (1943) * with switchabl... $13.99 ICH UND DIE KAISERIN (1931) * with switchable... $13.99 EIN BLONDER TRAUM (A Blonde Dream) (1932) *wi... $13.99 S.O.S. EISBERG (1933) * with switchable Engli... $13.99 ANDERS ALS DU UND ICH (Different from You and M... $13.99 OPIUM (1919) * with switchable English subtit... $13.99 DIE FLEDERMAUS (1937) $9.99 LIEBELEI (1933) * with switchable English sub... $13.99 SKANDAL UM EVA (1930) * with switchable Engli... $13.99 DAS TAGEBUCH EINER VERLORENEN (Diary of a Lost... $13.99 VERDUN: VISIONS OF HISTORY (1928) * with swit... $13.99 DER SOHN DER WEISSEN BERGE (1930) * with swit... $13.99 THE WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT THROUGH GERMAN EYES $9.99 < >