Peace on the Western Front

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1931

33 minutes

Summary

A moving anti-war drama in which a father explains the futility of war to his young son. The film includes flashbacks from the father’s own nightmare experiences alongside documentary footage from Verdun, Arras and Ypres with the message that War is not a glorious adventure but ‘“a hideous ugly thing, involving sacrifices on the part of the finest manhood of every combatant nation”.

Fred Swann

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Hans Nieter

Director

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StatusReleased: 93 years ago
December 31, 1931

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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