Film Viewing Guide All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 Lewis Milestone Erich Maria Remarque German WW I veteran Motion picture title Year Director Writer novel Characters partial list Herr Meyer Himmelstoss Professor Kantorek Paul Ba mer Katczinsky Kat Josef Hammacher Edmund Breese John Ray Arnold Lucy Lewis Ayres Louis Wolheim Heinie Conklin 1 In what decade did the events in this film occur 20th 2 According to Herr Meyer German forces had captured soldiers from what two countries France and Russia 3 What was the explanation that mailman Himmelstoss gave Herr Meyer as to why he would no longer be delivering the mail He s joining the Army 4 According to Herr Meyer how long would the war last Not long quick war 5 What bombastic title did Professor Kantorek ascribe to the young men in his class Iron Men 6 When the young man fantasized about coming home in a soldier s uniform how did he envision the reactions of his mother and his father Mother bad father good 7 What was Professor Kantorek s estimate of the war s duration 8 When the new soldiers arrived in the forward assembly area following completion of their training what kind of conditions did they encounter there What was the most shocking thing that occurred Conditions weren t the greatest but they weren t miserable A bomb exploded 9 How did the young soldiers get something to eat 10 When Kat took the new soldiers on the wire detail what did he mean by his comment about fresh underwear That they re acting like children or girls when it comes to warfare 11 Why was the cook upset over the amount of chow he had prepared What did this incident say about the mentality of men at the front versus men assigned to the rear echelon He didn t think he made enough he s got two companies to feed 12 When the men were relaxing under the tree what did they have to say about how wars get started Who did they think was responsible When people of one country offend another country the Kizer 13 What was Kat s solution for nations to solve their differences 14 How did the men react when Himmelstoss joined the unit 15 What method had hospital patient Josef Hammacher figured out to deal with the war 16 When Paul went home on leave what were the men in the tavern talking about How did Paul react to their conversation 17 What happened when Paul visited Professor Kantorek s classroom What was the students initial reaction to what Paul says Was that their only reaction 18 How did making this movie affect actor Lew Ayres s later life Student research required ON TEST History 106 529
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