Not So Quiet on the Western Front

Not So Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Music, Comedy

A musical comedy directed by Monty Banks. A cook recalls a night spent in a French estaminet in 1915.

Directed by Monty Banks · Written by Syd Courtenay

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