All Quiet on the Western Front
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Tjaden: They tell me there's some people in this world take a bath every week.

Paul Bäumer: War isn't the way it looks back here.

Paul Bäumer: And our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death.

Tjaden: Me and the Kaiser, we are both fighting. The only difference is the Kaiser isn't here.

Paul Bäumer: You still think it's beautiful to die for your country. The first bombardment taught us better. When it comes to dying for country, it's better not to die at all.

Continuity mistake: In the fight sequence (just before Paul stabs the French soldier), supposedly a lump of rock strikes Paul's helmet, but doesn't dent it. When it cuts to the closeup, the helmet now sports a large dent.

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Trivia: This was the first film that won both the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars together.

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