I Was Nineteen
Ich war neunzehn
Synopsis
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.
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Jaecki Schwarz
Gregor Hecker
Vasiliy Livanov
Wadim
Rolf Hoppe
Etappenmajor Behring
Galina Polskikh
Sowjetisches Mädchen
Jürgen Hentsch
Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
Kurt Böwe
SS-Sturmbannführer
Hermann Beyer
Zweiter befreiter Häftling
Mikhail Gluzskiy
Sowjetisches General
Jenny Gröllmann
deutsches Mädchen
Wolfgang Greese
Landschaftsarchitekt
Johannes Wieke
Oberst Lewerenz
Fritz Mohr
Feldwebel
Otto Lang
Pfarrer
Aleksey Eybozhenko
Anatoliy Solovyov
Klaus Manchen
Walter Bechstein
Afanasi Kochetkov
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 12, 2010
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Konrad Wolf
- Screenplay & Story
- Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Gerhard Wolf
- Original Title
- Ich war neunzehn
- Country of Origin
- East Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Studios
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Gerhard Wolf
Werner Bergmann
Evelyn Carow
Department Leadership Roster
Werner Bergmann
Director of Photography
Konrad Wolf
Director
Konrad Wolf
Writer
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer
Gerhard Wolf
Writer
Evelyn Carow
Editor
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What is I Was Nineteen about?
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.
Who directed I Was Nineteen?
I Was Nineteen was directed by Konrad Wolf.
Who stars in I Was Nineteen?
The principal cast of I Was Nineteen includes Jaecki Schwarz, Vasiliy Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh, Jürgen Hentsch.
When was I Was Nineteen released and how long is it?
I Was Nineteen was released in 1968 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.