Germany’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ revels in nine Oscar nods

BERLIN — Germany’s reboot of the famous anti-war classic “All Quiet on the Western Front” landed nine Oscar nominations on Tuesday, including best picture, a haul that surprised its creators.

The Netflix movie, the first German version of the epic 1929 novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, was one of the most recognized films in the 2023 Oscar nods, behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” with 11 and tied with “The Banshees of Inisherin”.

“Especially after a really hard movie to make, it’s just a really nice gift to get,” said director Edward Berger, who was filming in Rome when he learned of the nominations.

Producer Malte Grunert said that after the film’s 14 B…

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