Westfront 1918
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.
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14 people
Fritz Kampers
Der Bayer
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Gustav Diessl
Karl
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Pandora's Box
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Hans-Joachim Moebis
Der Student
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Claus Clausen
Der Leutnant
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The Devil Makes Three
Kolberg
Gustav Püttjer
Der Hamburger
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Vladimir Sokoloff
Proviantmeister
Known for
The Magnificent Seven
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Jackie Monnier
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David Golder
The Tournament
Hanna Hoessrich
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Fruchtbarkeit
Else Heller
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Asphalt
Carl Ballhaus
Schlachtergeselle
Known for
The Blue Angel
Aribert Mog
Known for
Ecstasy
André Saint-Germain
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Boxing Match
The Golden Mistress
G.W. Pabst Director · Ladislaus Vajda Screenplay Peter Martin Lampel Writer
First release May 23, 1930 · Produced in Germany · Languages French, German
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Nero-Film AG
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Bavaria Film
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Germany
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Original title
Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Germany · May 23, 1930
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No release date listed for United States.
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