
21 Dec 2022

The Eight Mountains
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
Paul Bäumer
Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
Albert Kropp
Franz Müller
Ludwig Behm
Tjaden Stackfleet
Matthias Erzberger
General Ferdinand Foch
General Friedrichs
Lieutenant Hoppe
Major von Brixdorf
Staff Surgeon
Principal
Military Recruiter
Count von Oberndorff
Major General von Winterfeldt
Captain von Helldorf
Captain Ernst von Vanselow
Captain Geyer
Capitaine Paul Lepèrche
21 Dec 2022
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
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