I Was Nineteen (1968)

I Was Nineteen (1968)

1968-02-01 East Germany 115 Min. PG-13
7.2 16 votes

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.

Cast

Jaecki Schwarz is Gregor Hecker
Gregor Hecker
Rolf Hoppe is Etappenmajor Behring
Etappenmajor Behring
Галина Польских is Sowjetisches Mädchen
Sowjetisches Mädchen
Jürgen Hentsch is Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
Kurt Böwe is SS-Sturmbannführer
SS-Sturmbannführer
Hermann Beyer is 2. befreiter Häftling
2. befreiter Häftling
Михаил Глузский is Sowjetisches General
Sowjetisches General
Jenny Gröllmann is deutsches Mädchen
deutsches Mädchen
Wolfgang Greese is Landschaftsarchitekt
Landschaftsarchitekt
Johannes Wieke is Oberst Lewerenz
Oberst Lewerenz
Fritz Mohr is Feldwebel
Feldwebel