‘All Quiet On the Western Front’ Arrives on Disc May 9

'All Quiet On the Western Front' Arrives on Disc May 9

Directed by: Edward Berger

Cast: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Devid Striesow, & Daniel Brühl

Producers: Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss, & Edward Berger

Executive Producers: Daniel Brühl, Thorsten Schumacher, Lesley Paterson, & Ian Stokell

Written by: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, & Ian Stokell

Based on the Novel by Erich Maria Remarque

4 Oscar® wins and 7 BAFTA wins: All Quiet On The Western Front will be released as a high-quality home theater edition. On May 9th, Capelight Pictures in collaboration with Netflix will release Edward Berger’s masterpiece on DVD and Blu-ray.

The Netflix film recently took home four Oscars for International Feature, Production Design, Original Scoreand Cinematography. The film also made history for being the first German production ever to be nominated for an Oscar® in the Best Picture category. All Quiet On The Western Front has also been the big winner at this year’s BAFTAs, taking home seven of Britain’s most important film awards, among them Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. The German Film Academy has also nominated the film in 12 categories for the German Film Awards — the most of any film this year.

The Story

All Quiet On The Western Front tells the poignant story of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. Spring 1917. 17-year-old Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends are extremely eager to go to war, to beat the French soundly and march to Paris victorious. This is how the boys imagine it. This is the war they are promised by their principal in a rousing speech. With jubilation, fanfare and song, the “youth of iron” marches off – for Emperor, God and Fatherland.

The enthusiasm, however, does not last long. When they arrive at the Western Front after days of marching. It’s pouring rain. The trenches are filling up and fast becoming a swamp. But the French do not wait to attack. Flares rise up, brightening no-man’s land with a surreal beauty. Until all hell breaks loose again and the French bombard the trenches.

What follows portrays Paul and his comrades’ first-hand experience of how the initial euphoria of war turns into horror, suffering and fear as they desperately fight for their lives in the trenches.

The Cast

Director Edward Berger (Patrick Melrose, Jack, Deutschland83) put together an impressive ensemble cast. The lead role of Paul Bäumer is played by a newcomer and theater-actor, Felix Kammerer. Albrecht Schuch (Lieber Thomas, Systemsprenger) takes on the role of Stanislaus Katczinsky, who becomes a close confidant to Paul during the war. Fighting alongside them are Edin Hasanovic (Je suis Karl, Skylines) as Tjaden Stackfleet, Aaron Hilmer (Das schönste Mädchen der Welt) as Albert Kropp, Moritz Klaus (Kleine Morde) as Franz Müller and Adrian Grünewald (Sløborn) as Ludwig Behm. Daniel Brühl (The Alienist – Die Einkreisung, Nebenan) strives for a truce as Matthias Erzberger. Devid Striesow (Ich bin dann mal weg) plays General Friedrichs. Other roles are played by Thibault De Montalembert (The Collapse), Anton von Lucke (Große Freiheit) and Andreas Döhler (Die Saat).

The Screenplay

The screenplay was written by Edward Berger, Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson. The film is produced on behalf of Netflix by Malte Grunert (Land of Mine, A Most Wanted Man) together with his company Amusement Park Film, Daniel Dreifuss (Sergio, Guernica) and Edward Berger. Cinematography helmed by James Friend, who previously worked with Edward Berger on Patrick Melrose and Your Honor. Christian M. Goldbeck (Ich und Kaminski) is responsible for the production design, Lisy Christl (John Rabe, Anonymous, A Hidden Life) for the costume. Music is by Volker Bertelmann (Lion).

Technical Specs:

DVD

Language/Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 German, English and French

Subtitles: English, French, German;

Hearing Impaired Subtitles: English, German

Bonus: Trailer, Teaser

 

Blu-ray

Language/Audio: Dolby Atmos Deutsch, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Hungarian und Spanish (Latin American); Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Spanish (Latin America)

Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Hungarian

Hearing Impaired Subtitles: English, German and Spanish (Latin America)

Bonus: Audio commentary from director Edward Berger, Making-of, trailer, teaser

 

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