At the outbreak of the First World War, a group of young men, encouraged by romantic dreams of heroism, enlist in the German army. Full of patriotic fervour, they enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they are soon confronted with the unbearable horror of war. A visceral and visually striking anti-war film based on Erich Maria Remarque’s renowned bestseller from 1928. Nominated for nine Oscars and winner of seven BAFTAs, including Best Film.

Reviews

‘Extraordinarily potent…Edward Berger depicts the horrors of war through the eyes of a young solider in this stunning indictment of wasted lives’
★★★★★
Wendy Ide, The Observer

‘Berger’s evocation of war and its horrors ultimately connects not at an intellectual level but where it truly matters: in the gut.’
★★★★
Ed Power, The Telegraph