east germany

I Was Nineteen (1968)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Konrad Wolf
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    Gregor Hecker Jaecki Schwarz
  • Profile picture of Vasiliy Livanov
    Wadim Vasiliy Livanov
  • Profile picture of Rolf Hoppe
    Etappenmajor Behring Rolf Hoppe
  • Profile picture of Galina Polskikh
    Sowjetisches Mädchen Galina Polskikh
  • Profile picture of Jürgen Hentsch
    Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant Jürgen Hentsch
  • Profile picture of Kurt Böwe
    SS-Sturmbannführer Kurt Böwe
  • Profile picture of Hermann Beyer
    2. befreiter Häftling Hermann Beyer
  • Profile picture of Mikhail Gluzskiy
    Sowjetisches General Mikhail Gluzskiy

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Keywords

  • east germany