I Was Nineteen (1968)

02/01/1968 (XG) • 1h 55m

Drama, History, War

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jaecki Schwarz

Gregor Hecker

Rolf Hoppe

Etappenmajor Behring

Galina Polskikh

Sowjetisches Mädchen

Jürgen Hentsch

Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant

Kurt Böwe

SS-Sturmbannführer

Hermann Beyer

Zweiter befreiter Häftling

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Sowjetisches General

Jenny Gröllmann

deutsches Mädchen


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

east germany

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