Every Best Picture - All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Academy Award Winner Series

Lewis Milestone's epic Oscar winning war film chronicles the lives of new German recruits as they confront the reality and horrors of trench warfare during World War 1. Starring Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, and Arnold Lucy Episode Index: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - First impressions of “All Quiet” 3:34 - The classic “anti-war” movie 5:58 - Why Steve connected with this film 13:01 - J.R.R. Tolkien’s experience of World War 1 19:02 - Lew Ayres 23:30 - James explores other war films 25:20 - Technical achievements for “All Quiet” 29:52 - Does “All Quiet on the Western Front” stand the test of time?