Movie
Westfront 1918
Released: May 23, 1930 (1930)
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genres: War, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
Age at release: 46
- Gustav Püttjer as Der Hamburger
Age at release: 44
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Proviantmeister
Age at release: 40
- Fritz Kampers as Der Bayer
Age at release: 38
- Gustav Diessl as Karl
Age at release: 30
- Claus Clausen as Der Leutnant
Age at release: 30
- Hans-Joachim Moebis as Der Student
Age at release: 27
Age at release: 26
- Carl Ballhaus as Schlachtergeselle
Age at release: 24
Age at release: Unknown
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Age at release: 43
Age at release: 25
Age at release: 24
Age at release: Unknown