All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) – Filming Locations
Drama / War · Directed by Lewis Milestone · Starring Louis Wolheim
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Where was All Quiet on the Western Front filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Trench warfare sequences, barracks scenes, and training camp sequences. The majority of the film's interior and controlled exterior scenes were shot on Universal's backlot, where elaborate trench sets were constructed to represent the Western Front
- San Pedro, United States, San Pedro – Outdoor battle sequences and landscape shots depicting the war zone. The rugged coastal landscape near San Pedro was used for large-scale outdoor battle scenes and to represent the war-torn European terrain
- Pasadena, United States, Pasadena – Additional outdoor sequences depicting battlefield landscapes and soldier movements. The natural terrain of the Arroyo Seco provided realistic landscape backdrops for exterior war sequences