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All Quiet on the Western Front   1979         TV, 150 min. Genre: Drama Director: Delbert Mann   Cast: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, David Bradley, Mathew Evans, George Winter, Dominic Jephcott, Mark Drewry, Colin Mayes, Evan Stewart, Michael Sheard, Katerina Lirova   This remake of the 1930 classic is, in many respects, just as good. It tells the story of Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas) and his German classmates who are urged by their patriotic teacher Kantorek (Donald Pleasence) to enlist in the army during World War I. They do enlist, are trained by Corporal Himmelstoss (Ian Holm) and then head for the battlefield where they serve under Stanislaus Katczinsky (Ernest Borgnine). Many of Paul's friends are killed in battle, and after Paul stabs and kills a French soldier, he is convinced that fighting a war is not the patriotic game he believed it was. The film received seven Emmy nominations, including Best Supporting Actor and Actress (Borgnine and Patricia Neal for her role as Paul's mother). Cast Richard Thomas Paul Baumer Ernest Borgnine Stanislaus Katczinsky Donald Pleasence Kantorek Ian Holm Himmelstoss Patricia Neal Paul`s Mother Paul Mark Elliott Behm David Bradley Kropp Mathew Evans Friedrich Muller George Winter Kemmerich Dominic Jephcott Leer Mark Drewry Tjaden Colin Mayes Westhaus Evan Stewart Detering Michael Sheard Paul`s Father Katerina Lirova Paul`s Sister