All Quiet on the Western Front 44 years old

They left for war as boys, never to return as men.

All Quiet on the Western Front

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.

Credits

All Quiet on the Western Front Cast

Name Character
Ernest Borgnine He was 62, 95 years old when he died as Stanislaus Katczinsky
Ian Holm He was 48, now 92 years old as Himmelstoss
Donald Pleasence He was 60, 75 years old when he died as Kantorek
Patricia Neal She was 53, 84 years old when she died as Paul's mother
Bruce Purchase He was 41, 69 years old when he died as Cook (uncredited)
Michael Sheard He was 41, 67 years old when he died as Peter's father
Richard Thomas He was 28, now 72 years old as Paul Baumer
Ken Hutchison He was 35, now 80 years old as Hammacher
David de Keyser He was 52, now 96 years old as Cook (voice)
Marie-Noëlle Barre as French Girl
Dominic Jephcott He was 22, now 66 years old as Peter Leer
Paul Mark Elliott as Josef Behm
Ewan Stewart He was 22, now 66 years old as Deetering
Paul Shearer as 3rd injured soldier in ward (uncredited)
Kevin Stoney He was 58, 86 years old when he died as Hollerstein (uncredited)
Ian Hastings as Lewandowski

All Quiet on the Western Front Crew

Name Department
Irene Lamb as Casting. Production
John Stoll as Production Design. He was 65 (76) years old when He died Art
Paul Monash as Screenplay. He was 62 (85) years old when He died Writing
Patricia McDermott as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
John Coquillon as Director of Photography. He was 49 (56) years old when He died Camera
Don Sharpe as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 50 (75) years old when He died Sound
Allyn Ferguson as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (85) years old when He died Sound
Bill Blunden as Editor. He was 78 (117) years old when He died Editing
Norman Rosemont as Producer. He was 54 (93) years old when He died Production
Alan Pattillo as Editor. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Editing
Erich Maria Remarque as Novel. He was 81 (72) years old when He died Writing
Delbert Mann as Director. He was 59 (87) years old when He died Directing
Karel Vacek as Art Direction. He was 77 (80) years old when He died Art
All Quiet on the Western Front poster
All Quiet on the Western Front (44 years)

They left for war as boys, never to return as men.

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 14, 1979
  • Runtime: 150 minutes