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Daily Mirror
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Tom Bryant

Daniel Radcliffe was up for lead role in Oscars-tipped All Quiet on the Western Front

It is the hot favourite for the Oscars after sweeping the board at the Baftas.

But German-language war film All Quiet on the Western Front could have been a very different proposition - after initially casting Daniel Radcliffe as the lead actor.

The film’s producer has told how the star agreed to play main character Paul Baumer in 2011 as one of his first projects after finishing the Harry Potter film franchise.

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