Netflix remade ‘All Quiet on the Western Front.’ Here’s how to watch the 1930 original

In 1930, at the third Academy Awards ceremony, the war epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” won for outstanding production, and Lewis Milestone won for directing. The first of two big-screen adaptations of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel was the second and final silent film to win the top prize, though according to movie critic Edwin Schallert‘s 1930 review, the Hollywood premiere was anything but silent: Behind the screen at the Carthay Circle Theatre there was a system in place to simulate the sounds of war during the battle scenes. Here’s how to stream all three versions: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ A scene from the 1930 World War I epic “All Quiet On The Western Front.” Running time: 2 hours 13 minutes Streaming: Amazon Prime: Rent/Buy | Apple TV+: Rent/Buy It may well be called a preachment for peace. No motion picture has presented a bleaker, blacker etching of the horror of war than “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Erich Marla Remarque’s realistic story transcribed to the screen produced a profound impression upon its first audience. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Rated: PG-13 Running time: 2 hours 28 minutes Streaming: YouTube: Free, with ads ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Rated: R, for strong bloody war violence and grisly images Running time: 2 hours 28 minutes Streaming: Netflix: Included “All Quiet on the Western Front,” directed by Edward Berger, is hardly the first movie to argue — quite persuasively — that war is hell.