Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix is believed to have swooped for world rights to Edward Berger’s long-anticipated adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” starring Daniel Brühl (pictured).The project is understood to be among the biggest-budget films to ever come out of Germany, with production set to begin in March.
Former Washington Post journalist Ian Stokell and producer and actor Lesley Paterson penned the script, which is based on the classic novel about World War I by former German infantryman Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929 and taught in curricula around the world for its sobering account of the futility of war.Remarque’s book was previously adapted by Lewis Milestone shortly after its publication,.
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