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I Was Nineteen

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1968 film by Konrad Wolf

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7.4

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.

Released: 1968-02-01115 minDir: Konrad WolfDrama, History, War

Cast

  • Jaecki Schwarz as Gregor Hecker
  • Vasiliy Livanov as Wadim
  • Rolf Hoppe as Etappenmajor Behring
  • Galina Polskikh as Sowjetisches Mädchen
  • Jürgen Hentsch as Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
  • Kurt Böwe as SS-Sturmbannführer

Themes

  • east germany

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

1,055 votes

Year
1968
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, War
Awards
1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Original language
Russian
Main subject
World War II
Director
Konrad Wolf
Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Production company
DEFA
Narrative location
Berlin
Duration
115
FilmAffinity ID
871084
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publication date
1968-01-01
title
Ich war neunzehn
set in period
1945
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Available in 9 languages

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