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.

Paul Bäumer

Stanislaus Katczinsky

Kantorek

Himmelstoss

Paul's Mother

Josef Behm

Albert Kropp

Peter Leer

Tjaden

Detering

Peter's Father

Kaiser Wilhelm II
November 14, 1979

Paul Bäumer

Stanislaus Katczinsky

Kantorek

Himmelstoss

Paul's Mother

Josef Behm

Albert Kropp

Peter Leer

Tjaden

Detering

Peter's Father

Kaiser Wilhelm II
