Considered one of the greatest war novels of all time, perhaps no story told the horrors of war greater than “All Quiet On The Western Front,” a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I, published in 1928. Soon after, Lewis Milestone directed his own movie based on the book in 1930, another early classic. But it seems like this tale is ripe for a modern retelling, and that’s precisely what director Edward Berger (“All My Loving,” “Your Honor”) has done for Netflix.
Starring Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, with Thibault De Montalembert, Daniel Brühl, and Devid Striesow, the film will premiere next week at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s already been Germany’s submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, which means they have a lot of faith in it.
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What’s it about? Young German men on the frontlines experiencing the horror of WWI firsthand. Daniel Brühl (“The Falcon And The Winter Soldier”) as Matthias Erzberger, a German writer and politician (Centre Party), who famously spoke out against WWI in 1917. He was assassinated in 1921 by the right-wing terrorist group Organisation Consul.
Here’s the official synopsis:
All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience firsthand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives and each other in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.
The film is produced by Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss, Edward Berger Written by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell. Following an exclusive engagement at the Paris Theater in New York on October 7, 2022, “All Quiet on the Western” will expand to select theaters from October 14, 2022, and release on Netflix on October 28, 2022. Watch the new trailer below.
