All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is a narration by Paul Bäumer who fights for the German army during World War I. Erich Maria Remarque writes it. Paul, together with his friends during the school years were part of those who joined the army voluntarily after the persuasion from the…

The story begins within a little German town in the year 1914. While a military parade takes place next to a school, some students, in the company of Paul Baumer (Lew Ayres), the protagonist. He is a volunteer at the army after being encouraged by professor Kantorek who glorifies the…