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.

Release Date

01 February 1968

115 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Gregor Hecker
Etappenmajor Behring
Sowjetisches Mädchen
Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
SS-Sturmbannführer
2. befreiter Häftling
Sowjetisches General
deutsches Mädchen
Landschaftsarchitekt
Oberst Lewerenz
Feldwebel