All Quiet on the Western Front: Length, synopsis, cast, director, and how to watch online

On Sunday evening the Oscar for Best International Film was, predictably, won by the outstanding German-language ‘All Quiet on the Front’. The film had already triumphed at the BAFTAs and looks set to pick up more gongs at the Oscars tonight.

In the Best International Film category, Edward Berger’s movie triumphed over ‘Argentina, 1985′, ‘Close’, ‘EO’ and ‘The Quiet Girl’.

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is an adaptation by Erich Maria Remarque that exposes the ordeals and anguish of a young German soldier on the Western Front during the First World War. A suspenseful and dramatic film, AQotWF takes viewers to the trenches and into the minds of those on the front line.

Everything you need to know about ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Original title: ‘All quiet on the front’

Year: 2022

Duration: 147 min

How to stream: Netflix

Genre: War, action and drama

Country: Germany

Directed by: Edward Berger

Screenplay: Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, Edward Berger. Novel: Erich Maria Remarque

Music: Volker Bertelmann

Photography: James Friend

Cast: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Adrian Grünewald, Devid Striesow, Thibault de Montalembert, Anton von Lucke, André Marcon, Michael Wittenborn, Andreas Döhler, Joe Weintraub, Luc Feit, Peter Sikorski, Michael Stange, Tobias Langhoff, Dominikus Weileder, and Alexander Schuster

Production companies: Co-production Germany-United States; Amusement Park Films, Rocket Science, Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment

Oscar winners for Best International Film in the 21st century