Westfront 1918, made in germany in 1930, is one of the first films to challenge what governments wanted the populace to know about war. Pabst brought the war movie into a new era with his first sound film, a mercilessly realistic depiction of the nightmare that scarred a generation, in germany. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village. The film makes clear the difference between propaganda and the actual, brutality of war. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. As soon as the scenery becomes a little clearer, and the soundtrack becomes a little cleaner, it all becomes very bearable thats the problem. It has an ensemble cast led by screen veterans fritz kampers and gustav diessl. Westfront 1918 germany, 1930 and kameradschaft germany, 1931. A group of german infantrymen of the first world war live out. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1930 movies 1930.
Affable groping overcomes the language barrier between the teutonic infantrymen and a local maiden in an outpost in france until war intrudes, most pas galant. Criterion collection he tackled world war i for his debut sound feature westfront 1918, an antiwar drama about four soldiers in the trenches of the western front in the final. As film historian robert keser has put it, these sequences illustrates that the homefront offers no escape from the anxieties of the front lines. Criterion presents two of his earliest sound features, a pair that make perfect companion pieces. Pabsts westfront 1918 1930 no less so, but while hans zoberleins equally lavish stosstrupp 1917 is also antiwar. Homeinternational historic films complete online catalogwwi films dvdswestfront 1918 dvd. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. The movie focuses on four infantrymen stationed in france the bavarian, karl, the lieutenant and the student. Westfront 1918 1930 at its berlin premiere on may 23, 1930, some moviegoers supposedly found westfront 1918s realism so shocking that they fainted in their seats. Pabst brought the war movie into a new era with his first sound film, a mercilessly realistic depiction of the nightmare that scarred a generation, in germany and beyond. You can watch westfront 1918 online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in german.
French counterattack at the marne, the battle of amiens, the second battle of the somme, advance to the hindenburg line. Westfront 1918, as pabsts first experiment w sound, is so ambitious as to be almost crazy. Pabst, which he made for nero films, a production company headed up by seymour nebenzahl. Pabsts antiwar film,westfront 1918, premiered in 1930, it was greeted with extravagant praiseder kinematograph, germanys oldest weekly film. Comradeship, in which the virtues of international cooperation are extolled via a mine disaster met by the combined rescue efforts of french and german workers. This first booklength study shows how germany tried to reconcile the. State, society and mobilization in europe during the first world war, cambridge 1997, pp. With fritz kampers, gustav diessl, hansjoachim mobis, claus clausen. A new york times reporter at the screening called the picture the most vivid argument yet contrived against war. Pabst put a strong pacifist statement on the screen which was not liked by many at the time, and was banned immediately when the national socialist dictatorship seized power three years after the films release.
In westfront 1918, four infantrymen on the western front suffer the everyday hardships and insanity of trench warfare, and in kameradschaft, a team of german. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The story concentrates on four german soldiers, sent to the front in the waning. Westfront 1918 is a german film, set mostly in the trenches of the western front during world war i. Pabsts film, with its strong ensemble cast, brilliantly extended. Westfront 1918 is at its best in its first battle scene, where the trench is shrouded in night and fog, and darkness takes over the picture.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject germany, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of germany on wikipedia. The student experiences his first great love with the frenchwoman yvette. Jul 21, 2017 in westfront 1918, four infantrymen on the western front suffer the everyday hardships and insanity of trench warfare, and in kameradschaft, a team of german miners risk their lives to rescue a team of french miners left trapped after an underground explosion. Pabst probably the greates film ever made depicting the german army in the final stages of ww1. With the original negative lost, westfront 1918 has been restored by deutsche kinemathek in cooperation with the bfi national archive from a master positive from the bfi national archive collection, with missing scenes reinserted from a duplicate negative from praesensfilm. Westfront 1918 1930 georg wilhelm pabst, fritz kampers. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Westfront 1918, however, is the more pessimistic of the two, delving into the german homefront in scenes that paint a picture of a corrupt, bitter society which is in serious economic disrepair. Germany international encyclopedia of the first world war ww1. Westfront 1918 internet movie firearms database guns. Westfront 1918 1930 georg wilhelm pabst, fritz kampers, gustav diessl, hansjoachim mobis december 10, 2019 a group of german infantrymen of the first world war live out their lives in the trenches of france.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The title and text are separate and placed in the lower quarter, in black outlined grey. Gratis lieferung fur qualifizerte erstbestellung nach deutschland. Westfront 1918 internet movie firearms database guns in. Westfront 1918 western front 1918 imperial war museums. Digging into the trenches with four infantrymen stationed in france in the final months of world war i, pabst illustrates the harrowing ordeals of battle with unprecedented naturalism, as the men are worn away in body. Pabsts antiwar classic tells the story of four german soldiers on the western front in france in the last year of the first world war. Westfront 1918 criterion collection full frame, special. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
Lewis milestones all quiet on the western front 1930 had been fiercely pacifistic, and g. Media in category westfront 1918 the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Westfront 1918comrades of 1918 1930 germany 96 mins source. Like the contemporary hollywood production all quiet on the western front, pabsts film is a bitter, melancholy antiwar statement. Pabst brought the war movie into a new era with his first sound film, a mercilessly realistic depiction of the nightmare that scarred a generation, in. Watch westfront 1918 full movie in hd visit a group of german infantrymen of the first world war live out their li. Stosstrupp 1917 shock troop 1917 is the story of the steel hurricane known as the great war, told from the german perspective. Pabst brought the war movie into a new era with his first sound film, a mercilessly realistic depiction of the nightmare that scarred a generation, in the director s native germany and beyond. A group of german infantrymen of the first world war live out their lives in the trenches of france. The image measures 2053 2945 pixels and is 2265 kilobytes large. Watch westfront 1918 english subtitled prime video. High resolution german movie poster image for westfront 1918.
Whereas much early sound cinema is extremely stagebound and inert, pabst uses camera and blocking in the same maximally expressive manner he did in his silents, only w sound. Westfront 1918 aka comrades of 1918 was the first talkie effort from german filmmaker g. German tanks in roye during the battle of france first world war marchjuly 1918 licensing edit this file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare. Westfront 1918 is a german war film, set mostly in the trenches of the western front during. Westfront 1918 is a german war film, set mostly in the trenches of the western front during world war i. Downloading audiovisual for noncommercial offline listening or viewing. Their superior, the lieutenant, knows only one thing, namely duty fulfillment. Um 1930 hatten in deutschland kriegsfilme hochkonjunktur.
It was found then that this film undermined the peoples will for defense, and endangered crucial interests of the state. Though westfront 1918s plot lacks the conventional pacing of the similar american production all quiet on the western front, its narrative is thoroughly modernist as a breakdown of coherence and. Aufnahmen aus dem weltkrieg additional title country of origin. The bavarian sees the war primarily as an adventure. A book or a speech are cold, dead things beside it. Pabst, came out in 1930 and was the first german antiwar film but it was overshadowed from the start by the release, later that same year, of the big hollywood adaptation of the international bestseller all quiet on the western front. Pabsts antiwar film,westfront 1918, premiered in 1930, it was greeted with extravagant praise. Though westfront 1918 s plot lacks the conventional pacing of the similar american production all quiet on the western front, its narrative is thoroughly modernist as a breakdown of coherence and. It was found then that this film undermined the peoples will for defense, and endangered. German working class women in the first world war, oxford 1996, pp. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
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