FRED Watch ANZAC Day 2018 Special: All Quiet On the Western Front (1979)

‘ALL QUIET’ SCREAMS WITH ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT.

CBS

On this ANZAC Day, Phillip introduces Wayne and special guest Ash to the theatrical cut of the made-for-television drama All Quiet On the Western Front.

As a war historian, this is one of Phillip’s favourite films of the genre, but will Ash and Wayne join him on the front line?

 

Listen to their review here:

 

Check out the trailer here:

Starring: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, Dai Bradley, Matthew Evans, George Winter, Dominic Jephcott, Denys Graham, Mark Drewry, Colin Mayes, Ewan Stewart, Michael Sheard, Katerina Lirova, Mary Miller.

Director: Delbert Mann | Producer: Norman Rosemont | Writer: Paul Monash (based on Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque) | Music: Allyn Ferguson | Cinematographer: John Coquillon | Editors: Alan Pattillo, Bill Blunden

Available: DVD (129-minute theatrical version), Blu-ray (150-minute original television version)

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