Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I. In German with English subtitles.

9 Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound