The Road Back

Based On the book by Erich Maria Remarque

The Road Back is a 1937 American historical drama war film directed by James Whale, starring John King, Richard Cromwell, and Slim Summerville with a supporting cast featuring Andy Devine, Louise Fazenda, Noah Beery Jr., Lionel Atwill, Spring Byington, Al Shean, and an uncredited Dwight Frye. The screenplay is by Charles Kenyon and R. C. Sherriff from the 1931 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Combining a strong anti-war message with prescient warnings about the rising dangers of the dictatorship of Nazi Germany, it was intended to be a powerful and controversial picture, and Universal entrusted it to its finest director, James Whale. The novel on which the film is based was banned by Nazi Germany.

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Release date:

1937

Director:

James Whale

Cast:

John King, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr.

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1937 in adaptations