Westfront 1918
A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.
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Westfront 1918
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 23, 1930
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
War, Drama
User Score
67%
Original Title
Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie
Production Companies
Nero-Film AG, Bavaria Film
Director
G.W. Pabst
Description
A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.
