The war film has been one of the staples of Hollywood cinema throughout the 20th century. From The Great Escape to Saving Private Ryan, there has been countless retellings of the horrors of war that can be at once highly entertaining and poignantly harrowing.
Last month, Netflix released a gripping new film recounting the horrors of war told through the eyes of a young German soldier on the Western Front - one of the main areas of battle during World War I. Starring Felix Kammerer and Daniel Brühl, All Quiet on the Western Front currently sits at number two in Netflix’s top 10 films, behind true crime-thriller The Good Nurse.
But is the film based on a true story? In simple terms, yes and no.
