Considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American epic war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy and Ben Alexander. All Quiet on the Western Front became the first film to take home both Best Picture and Best Director in the 3rd Academy Awards.