I Was Nineteen

  • Rated 7.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1968
  • 1h 55m
  • Drama
  • History
  • War

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.

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Director
Konrad Wolf
Starring
Jaecki Schwarz, Vasily Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh

Cast

  • Jaecki Schwarz

    Jaecki Schwarz

    Gregor Hecker

  • Vasily Livanov

    Vasily 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

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