All Quiet on the Western Front: Trailer for the Netflix adaptation of the World War I classic drops

Netflix has just dropped a hauntingly powerful trailer for the new adaptation of the classic novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. The original novel was published in 1928 and written by Erich Maria Remarque. It told the story of a young German soldier’s brutal journey through the horrors of World War I. It was adapted into a film in the 1930s and then again as a TV movie with an all-star cast in 1979.

The official Netflix synopsis reads,

All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

The film stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, with Thibault De Montalembert, with Devid Striesow, and Daniel Brühl, known from Inglorious Basterds, Captain America: Civil War and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the upcoming Thunderbolts.

The film is directed by Edward Berger, who also co-wrote the script with Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell. The World War I epic is produced by Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss and the film’s director, Edward Berger.

All Quiet on the Western Front is already playing in select theaters and will be available for streaming on Netflix on October 28. Check out our rave review here!