I Was Nineteen

I Was Nineteen

1968
1h 55m
7.3

7.3/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Ich war neunzehn
Release Date February 1, 1968
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0061802

Cast

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

Johannes Wieke
Johannes Wieke

Oberst Lewerenz

Fritz Mohr
Fritz Mohr

Feldwebel

Key Crew

Konrad Wolf
Director
Konrad Wolf
Writer
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer
Gerhard Wolf
Writer