All Quiet on the Western Front's an American war movie, so you've already guessed the kind of butt-kicking action hero Paul Bäumer is, right? A muscular tank of a man, Paul's willing to charge ont...

Paul and his classmates are teenagers, but they aren't your typical cinematic chums. They don't discover a budding friendship during Saturday detention or spend a wild and crazy night looking for a...

Katczinsky, a.k.a. Kat, is the Mickey to Paul's Rocky, the Obi-Wan to his Luke Skywalker, the Nick Fury to his Iron Man. (Okay, maybe not that last one; Kat's not too big on inspirational speeches....

Every group's got one—that snarky, sarcastic wit who can always make a joke no matter how dour the circumstances are. And for the 2nd Company, it's Tjaden.Whether to keep up morale or just his ow...

Kantorek is the worst teacher ever. And yes, we're counting Dolores Umbridge.Like so many cinematic (and real life) teachers, Kantorek's a huge inspiration. But rather than teach the kids math or s...

Sergeant Himmelstoss is a perfectly nice guy on his own—he's your typical jolly postman. But slap a uniform on him and tell him he has free rein over a group of people and watch him transform int...

The French Soldier has a totally thankless role in All Quiet on the Western Front. He takes cover in the same crater as Paul, and Paul promptly stabs him. (It's war, y'all.)The soldier then spends...

Westhus and Detering are old war dogs by the time Paul and his friends reach the 2nd Company. When we first meet them, they have little concern about Paul and his friends, likely believing the noob...

Paul's family couldn't seem more homey if they came to us straight out of Berenstain Bear country (although that would make for a very different movie—The Berenstain Bears In No Man's Land, anyon...

Hammacher is a fellow patient with Paul and Albert in the field hospital. He took a bonk to the noggin' one day and has been a little, well, off ever since. We'll give the mic over to Hamm himself:...