Movie
I Was Nineteen
Released: February 1, 1968 (1968)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mikhail Gluzskiy as Sowjetisches General
Age at release: 49
- Wolfgang Greese as Landschaftsarchitekt
Age at release: 41
- Kurt Böwe as SS-Sturmbannführer
Age at release: 38
- Rolf Hoppe as Etappenmajor Behring
Age at release: 37
- Vasiliy Livanov as Wadim
Age at release: 32
- Jürgen Hentsch as Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
Age at release: 31
- Galina Polskikh as Sowjetisches Mädchen
Age at release: 28
- Hermann Beyer as Zweiter befreiter Häftling
Age at release: 24
- Jaecki Schwarz as Gregor Hecker
Age at release: 21
- Jenny Gröllmann as deutsches Mädchen
Age at release: 20
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- Otto Lang as Pfarrer
Age at release: 61
- Johannes Wieke as Oberst Lewerenz
Age at release: 54
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- Fritz Mohr as Feldwebel
Age at release: 48
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