Westfront 1918
Westfront 1918

Movie·1930·1h 37m

Westfront 1918

Directed By

G.W. Pabst

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

Written By

Peter Martin Lampel, Ladislaus Vajda

Producer

Seymour Nebenzal

Cinematography

Charles Métain

Music

Alexander Laszlo

Editor

Jean Oser

Themes

infidelityoperationnurseworld war isteel helmetpoisonmilitary officervillagehungermarriagehand grenadeinfantry

Production House

Nero-Film AG
Bavaria Film

Audience Score

66%

59 votes

Skip11%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection24%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Fritz Kampers

Fritz Kampers

Der Bayer

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

Karl

Hans-Joachim Moebis

Hans-Joachim Moebis

Der Student

Claus Clausen

Claus Clausen

Der Leutnant

Gustav Püttjer

Gustav Püttjer

Der Hamburger

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Proviantmeister

Jackie Monnier

Jackie Monnier

Hanna Hoessrich

Else Heller

Else Heller

Carl Ballhaus

Carl Ballhaus

Schlachtergeselle

Aribert Mog

André Saint-Germain

Ilse Trautschold

Ilse Trautschold

Emil Wabschke

// crew

Crew

G.W. Pabst

G.W. Pabst

Director

Peter Martin Lampel

Writer

Charles Métain

Director of Photography

Ladislaus Vajda

Screenplay

Seymour Nebenzal

Producer

Jean Oser

Editor

Marc Sorkin

Editor

Fritz Arno Wagner

Director of Photography

Alexander Laszlo

Original Music Composer

W.L. Bagier

Editor

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