本片改编自德国作家雷马克的同名小说,围绕一名在一战中的普通德国士兵保罗·鲍曼(理查德·托马斯 Richard Thomas饰),作为整个西线残酷战争中的小小缩影。战争的残酷性和毁灭性使他的英雄主义彻底破灭。保罗从迷恋战争到目睹战争后的心灰意冷,他才意识到战争的恐怖及其对人性的摧残。尾声,死一般沉寂的前线出现了鸟鸣,保罗循声而找。突然一句战地报告打破了这短暂的宁静与和谐,影片在“西部前线一切平静”中...
The last year of life of the Italian-French painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) who died with 36 years, was played by Gérard Philipe, who was lethally sick during the shooting of this movie and died...