A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

Directed by:Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Writing credits:Ernst Johannsen (novel), Ladislaus Vajda (screenplay)

Cast:
Fritz Kampers .... Der Bayer - The Bavarian
Gustav Diessl .... Karl
Hans-Joachim Moebis .... Der Student (as H.J. Moebis)
Claus Clausen .... Der Leutnant - The Lieutenant
Jackie Monnier .... Yvette - Die Franz

Country:Germany
Language:German with English subtitles
Release Date:23 May 1930 (Germany)
Also Known As:Comrades of 1918
Filming Locations:Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Runtime:
Sound Mix:Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)
Color:Black and White