Hollywood Flashback: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Earned Two Oscars and a Ban in Nazi Germany

It was the first big-screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel.

"Authenticity Was Key to Absolutely Everything": 'THR Presents' Q&A With 'All Quiet on The Western Front' Team

But when the film reached Germany later that year, the rising Nazi Party saw the anti-war property as an ideological threat to its warmongering and instigated riots wherever the film was screened. “The showing of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ at the Mozartsaal is causing wild demonstrations, not only in Berlin, but throughout all of Germany,” read a Dec. 10, 1930, story in. “It has taken on a political aspect and is being used by the Nazis as a means to uproot the entire government.”

Nevertheless, the film was embraced by the Academy: It earned four Oscar nominations and became the first to win both outstanding production and best director at the third Academy Awards, held Nov. 5, 1930, at the Ambassador Hotel.This story first appeared in a December stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

THR /  🏆 411. in US

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'Quiet Sound' program offers hope for Southern Resident killer whalesInitial data shows 61-percent of commercial vessels voluntarily slowed down in Puget Sound to reduce noise for the endangered orcas. FOX13
Read more »

Celebrate the Holiday Season with Grinchmas and Other Merriment at Universal Studios HollywoodIt's beginning to feel a lot like Grinchmas! Take a look inside UniStudios' holiday merriment.
Read more »

James Cameron Drops Out of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Hollywood Premiere Due to COVID-19James Cameron will not attend the Monday evening premiere of his highly anticipated sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” in Los Angeles after contracting COVID-19, Variety has learned. Cam…
Read more »

James Cameron Skipping Hollywood ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Premiere After Testing Positive For CovidThe King of the World won’t be at the L.A. premiere tonight for Avatar: The Way of Water after testing positive for Covid. A Disney rep tells Deadline, “James Cameron has Covid, but is …
Read more »