I Was Nineteen

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 1, 1968

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA,Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg'',DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast

Jaecki Schwarz,Vasiliy Livanov,Rolf Hoppe,Galina Polskikh,Jürgen Hentsch,Kurt Böwe,Hermann Beyer,Mikhail Gluzskiy,Jenny Gröllmann,Wolfgang Greeseand 11 more

Director

Konrad Wolf

Writer

Wolfgang Kohlhaase,Konrad Wolf,Gerhard Wolf

Cinematography

Werner Bergmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0061802