Date: 23 November 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 2
Time: 14:30

Introduced by Andrew Kelly - author of "All Quiet On the Western Front: The story of a Film" and Director of Creative Bristol. Recently restored by the Library Of Congress and premiered at Bologna's Cinema Ritrovato film festival to great acclaim earlier this year.

Universal prepared a silent version of Milestone's classic anti-war film for overseas release and for theatres that hadn't yet converted to sound. The silent version was shown in France and Australia but never in Britain. Two silent versions exist and this print is accompanied by a synchronised score by David Broekman (who scored the sound version) and sound effects. The film works extraordinarily well as a silent and offers a unique opportunity to see the UK premiere of the silent version of this classic. There are few opportunities to see how a silent is developed out of a sound version let alone a film of this standing.

With thanks to the Library of congress for the loan of their print.

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