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I Was Nineteen

I Was Nineteen (1968)

1h 55m | PG-13

⭐ 7.2 / 10

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.

Director: Konrad Wolf

Studio: DEFA

Genre: Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

as Gregor Hecker

Vasiliy Livanov

Vasiliy Livanov

as Wadim

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

as Etappenmajor Behring

Galina Polskikh

Galina Polskikh

as Sowjetisches Mädchen

Jürgen Hentsch

Jürgen Hentsch

as Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant

Kurt Böwe

Kurt Böwe

as SS-Sturmbannführer