Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing.It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.(voice-over) But why? Why would God choose an obscene child to be His instrument? BackgroundAll Quiet on the Western Front(1930) is the first major anti-war film of the sound era, faithfully based upon the timeless, best-selling 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque (who had experienced the war first-hand as a young German soldier)."The radio reports began to narrow their focus toward the US, and specifically toward Washington, D.C.:in the US, commentator Elmer Davis (as Himself) reported: "We still don""t know what it is or where it comes from, but there""s something there.[Note: Italian-American Catholic Martin Scorsese was originally slated to direct the film, but turned down the chance - claiming the film needed a director of Jewish descent - before turning it over to Spielberg." Knowing he has a unbeatable hand of three aces, Claggett bets his 3,000 acre ranch and 1,500 head of cattle worth at least $10,000.[Note: Reportedly, the F-word was used approximately 50 imes - a record until the release ofThe Last Detail (1973).