All Quiet on the Western Front
noun (German Im Westen nichts Neues),
a novel (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque.
Cultural definitions for all quiet on the western front
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1929) A German novel by Erich Maria Remarque about the horrors and futility of World War I.
notes for All Quiet on the Western Front
A film adaptation of the novel appeared in 1930. Widely considered the first major antiwar motion picture of the modern era, it won the
Academy Award for best picture. A television adaptation of the film aired in 1979.