All Quiet on the Western Front Review
Spring 1917, the third year of World War I. Four young Germans enthusiastically receive a summons to the army. One of them, Paul (Felix Kammerer), even forges his parents' signature to get to the front with his comrades as soon as possible. “In a week, Paris will be ours,” the minister ardently repeats to the mobilized, and those charged with the will to win and heroism go to the Western Front. There they meet only fear, hunger, and death. And while politicians in beautiful suits decide the fate of the country, ordinary soldiers rush into battle, not understanding why they are dying in the mud of the trenches.
