Westfront 1918
Synopsis
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.
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Shot by Charles Metain
Also known as
- Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanteriede
- Quatre de l'infanteriefr
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fritz Kampers
as Der Bayer - The Bavarian
Gustav Diessl
as Karl
Hans Joachim Mobis
as Der Student
Claus Clausen
as Der Leutnant - The Lieutenant
Jackie Monnier
as Yvette - Die Französin
Hanna Hoessrich
as Karl's Frau - Karl's Wife
Else Heller
as Karl's Mutter - Karl's Mother
Aribert Mog
as Undetermined Secondary Role
Gustav Puttjer
as Hamburger
Andre Saint Germain
as Undetermined Secondary Role
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