Westfront 1918

Westfront 1918

Directed by G.W. Pabst

Produced by Nero-Film AG, Bavaria Film

193097 min6.5 / 10

A bleak, unflinching portrait of ordinary soldiers enduring the grinding horror and degradation of trench warfare, where brief moments of human connection are overwhelmed by death, poverty, and the machinery of war.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Westfront 1918 sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Westfront 1918 end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Westfront 1918 easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Westfront 1918 violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Westfront 1918 scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity23

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Surprise25

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Love45

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