All Quiet on the Western Front release date, teaser, cast, synopsis, and more
By Mads Lennon
Erich Maria Remarque’s classic 1929 war novel All Quiet on the Western Front is getting a new adaptation soon on Netflix. The famous book was actually first released in 1928 by a German newspaper before receiving a book form in January the following year.
All Quiet on the Western Front was a hotly contested novel at the time due to its anti-war themes, leading to the book getting banned in Europe. Since its release, Remarque’s story has been adapted several times, most notably by Lewis Milestone in 1930. Milestone’s adaptation went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A pacifist novel, All Quiet on the Western Front seeped into American culture, and its contents influenced many outspoken anti-war icons like Bob Dylan.
German director Edward Berger (whose previous work includes Deutschland 83, Patrick Melrose, and Your Honor) will revive the novel for Netflix, based on a script he co-wrote with Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell.
Berger told Netflix Queue he was excited by the idea of telling this German story from a German perspective. “What a challenge and what an opportunity!”
All Quiet on the Western Front release date
The film will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before later arriving in theaters in Germany on September 29. Following its German theatrical debut, the movie will also be released in theaters in select global markets before streaming on Netflix on October 28. Expect to see this movie in contention for the 2022 Academy Awards.
All Quiet on the Western Front cast
Felix Kammerer will play the main character, Paul Bäumer, a volunteer who signs up for the war efforts alongside his classmates, unaware of the horrors and tragedy he is about to face in the trenches. Daniel Brühl also stars.
Here is the complete cast list:
- Felix Kammerer
- Albrecht Schuch
- Aaron Hilmer
- Moritz Klaus
- Edin Hasanovic
- Adrian Grünewald
- Thibault De Montalembert
- Daniel Brühl
- Devid Striesow
All Quiet on the Western Front teaser
Netflix released the teaser for the upcoming film in early September.
All Quiet on the Western Front synopsis
From Netflix, “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 first-hand 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.”
All Quiet on the Western Front photos
Get your first look at Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, and more in the following photos released by Netflix.
All Quiet on the Western Front is coming to Netflix on October 28.