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I Was Nineteen

7.6/10
TMDB28 votes
1968Original: German115 min

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.

Genres: Drama, History, War
Cast: Jaecki Schwarz, Vasily Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh, Jürgen Hentsch

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About I Was Nineteen

I Was Nineteen (1968) is a film in the drama, history, war genres. Directed by Konrad Wolf. The cast includes Jaecki Schwarz, Vasily Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh.

Released
1968-02-01
Original language
German
Runtime
115 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
East Germany
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''
Directors
Konrad Wolf
Writers
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Konrad Wolf, Gerhard Wolf

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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.

Who stars in I Was Nineteen?

Jaecki Schwarz, Vasily Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh, Jürgen Hentsch, Kurt Böwe. See the cast cards above for character names.

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