Westfront 1918 (1930)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

Released: 1930-05-23
Genres: War, Drama
Runtime: 1h 37m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 62 votes

Directed by G.W. Pabst.

Top cast

Fritz Kampers as Der Bayer
Gustav Diessl as Karl
Hans-Joachim Moebis as Der Student
Claus Clausen as Der Leutnant
Gustav Püttjer as Der Hamburger
Vladimir Sokoloff as Proviantmeister
Jackie Monnier
Hanna Hoessrich
Else Heller
Carl Ballhaus as Schlachtergeselle

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Where to watch Westfront 1918

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Fawesome, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: watch free on Tubi TV

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