All Quiet on the Western Front

noun

1. a novel (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque.

All Quiet on the Western Front

1. (1929) A German novel by Erich Maria Remarque about the horrors and futility of World War I .

Notes

A film adaptation of the novel appeared in 1930. Widely considered the first major antiwar motion picture of the modern era, it won the Academy Award for best picture. A television adaptation of the film aired in 1979.

Example Sentences

The BuzzMeter expects it to follow recent sensations such as “The Zone of Interest,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Drive My Car,” “Another Round” and “Parasite” in dominating this category and picking up several other Oscar nominations.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, Berger, following up his Oscar-winning adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” reached out and offered him the part of Bellini.

From Los Angeles Times

Conclave is directed by Edward Berger, the acclaimed German-Austrian film-maker whose 2022 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated for nine Academy Awards.

From BBC

Edward Berger adapts Robert Harris’ 2016 page-turner employing the same propulsive editing technique and bombastic score that made his last movie, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a hit with audiences, awards voters and earplug salespeople.

From Los Angeles Times

It is directed by Edward Berger, whose previous film All Quiet on the Western Front, was nominated for nine Oscars, winning four.

From BBC