I Was Nineteen

1h 55min

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

DEFA

Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''

Cast

Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

Gregor Hecker
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

2. befreiter Häftling
Mikhail Gluzskiy

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Sowjetisches General
Jenny Gröllmann

Jenny Gröllmann

deutsches Mädchen
Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Landschaftsarchitekt
Johannes Wieke

Johannes Wieke

Oberst Lewerenz
Fritz Mohr

Fritz Mohr

Feldwebel

Release date

1st Feb 1968

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch