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Lisa McLoughlin

All Quiet On The Western Front screenwriter who fought to have film made ‘frustrated’ speech cut from BAFTAs broadcast

The screenwriter behind All Quiet On The Western Front has shared her “frustration” over her acceptance speech being cut from the BAFTAs broadcast on Sunday.

Producer and screenwriter Lesley Paterson bought the rights to the classic 1929 German book and spent 15 years trying to get the film off the ground before it was finally made.

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