Assessment:
A landmark of American cinema and Universal's biggest and most serious undertaking until the sixties, this highly emotive war film with its occasional outbursts of bravura direction fixed in millions of minds the popular image of what it was like in the trenches, even more so than Journey's End which had shown the Allied viewpoint. Despite dated moments, it retains its overall power and remains a great pacifist work.

Significant production contributions:
d Lewis Milestone ph Arthur Edeson

Significant performances:
None

Notes:
No cast members listed at all in the 1st Edition.  This was corrected for the 2nd, with Lewis Milestone's direction being described as 'in a manner reminiscent of Eisenstein and Lang'.  Lew Ayres was originally italicised, but his performance obviously didn't seem as good by the 5th Edition, as he was demoted.