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I Was Nineteen
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.
Director and cast
- Konrad Wolf Director
- 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
- Hermann Beyer as Zweiter befreiter Häftling
- Mikhail Gluzskiy as Sowjetisches General
- Jenny Gröllmann as deutsches Mädchen
- Wolfgang Greese Cast
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