Probably my favorite '' fall in love '' scene ever. You can feel the attraction between the two even with a barrel covering his upper body! The war scenes are also incredible for the era, very impressive.
Stunning, shocking, heartbreaking movie. This is my favourite war film of all time and the Carl Davis score is one of the best ever written for the movies in my opinion, there really are few films that are this emotional and engaging that also give such a strong impression of what history was like. So many films about The Great War have been released since and it seems the harder they try to emulate the horrors of the war with modern techniques and technology, the further they come from the truly great, emotional cinema that was made in the years following the war itself. All Quiet on the Western Front is later a more bitter, realistic portrayal of WW1 but the way this movie mixes a lot of brutality and hardness in with good old optimistic movie magic cannot be matched, King Vidor was a master of this combination and i'll be watching this film for many many years to come. Just wish i could now see it in the cinema!
Just watched it again on TCM. Wonderful movie. John Gilbert is so great. Really glad he later grew the mustache, though...he really needs it to bring his upper lip in line with his face. :-)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLwB_XziGeIsamlowery
The next TCM viewing is scheduled for 11:45 PM EST on Monday, May 27, 2019.KloVero
Probably my favorite '' fall in love '' scene ever. You can feel the attraction between the two even with a barrel covering his upper body! The war scenes are also incredible for the era, very impressive.moontopmountain
Stunning, shocking, heartbreaking movie. This is my favourite war film of all time and the Carl Davis score is one of the best ever written for the movies in my opinion, there really are few films that are this emotional and engaging that also give such a strong impression of what history was like. So many films about The Great War have been released since and it seems the harder they try to emulate the horrors of the war with modern techniques and technology, the further they come from the truly great, emotional cinema that was made in the years following the war itself. All Quiet on the Western Front is later a more bitter, realistic portrayal of WW1 but the way this movie mixes a lot of brutality and hardness in with good old optimistic movie magic cannot be matched, King Vidor was a master of this combination and i'll be watching this film for many many years to come. Just wish i could now see it in the cinema!ClassicLady
Just watched it again on TCM. Wonderful movie. John Gilbert is so great. Really glad he later grew the mustache, though...he really needs it to bring his upper lip in line with his face. :-)Dieguito
Wow! Great picture!!!Kasparius
Who on earth disliked this movie, they should be court-martialed.astrolatry
Just watched it on TCM. It's no longer on YouTube, but I would suggest searching around on a specialty torrent site.MovieDearest
Saw it recently on TCM. It is scheduled to air again on TCM on May 23, 2010.gerryt
at this moment the movie can be found recently at youtube. the question is, for how long?Mr Blonde
Is there anybody out there who knows where this flick can be seen?