![]() On the scroll of great achievements of the screen, let the name of this production be deeply and darkly engraved. Its battle scenes can be termed magnificent, though they are also fraught with horror. “All Quiet On the Western Front” is one or the great productions of all time. The 2022 adaptation, directed by Edward Berger, will represent Germany in next year’s Oscar race for international feature. At the Emmys, “All Quiet on the Western Front” was nominated for outstanding drama or comedy special Delbert Mann was nominated for directing and Borgnine and Neal were nominated for their supporting roles. ![]() ![]() In 1979, the story was adapted a second time, this time for the small screen, as a Hallmark Hall of Fame special starring Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm and Patricia Neal. ![]() The first of two big-screen adaptations of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel was the second and final silent film to win the top prize, though according to movie critic Edwin Schallert‘s 1930 review, the Hollywood premiere was anything but silent: Behind the screen at the Carthay Circle Theatre there was a system in place to simulate the sounds of war during the battle scenes. ![]() In 1930, at the third Academy Awards ceremony, the war epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” won for outstanding production, and Lewis Milestone won for directing. ![]()
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