CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 55m

I Was Nineteen

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A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.

Directed byKonrad Wolf

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
DE
Released
February 1, 1968
Studios
DEFA-Studio für SpielfilmeKünstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

Gregor Hecker

Vasiliy Livanov

Vasiliy Livanov

Wadim

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Etappenmajor Behring

Galina Polskikh

Galina Polskikh

Sowjetisches Mädchen

Jürgen Hentsch

Jürgen Hentsch

Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant

Kurt Böwe

Kurt Böwe

SS-Sturmbannführer

Hermann Beyer

Hermann Beyer

Zweiter befreiter Häftling

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Sowjetisches General

Jenny Gröllmann

Jenny Gröllmann

deutsches Mädchen

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Landschaftsarchitekt

Creative team
Directed by
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf
Written by
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf

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