Germany, Year Zero
“A soldier can lose everything but his courage.”
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
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Cast
17 people
Edmund Moeschke
Edmund
Ernst Pittschau
Father
Known for
Different from the Others
Ingetraud Hinze
Eva
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Franz-Otto Krüger
Karl-Heinz
Also in
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
An Angel on Wheels
Erich Gühne
Teacher
Also in
Tired Theodore
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Heidi Blänkner
Frau Rademaker (uncredited)
Jo Herbst
Jo (uncredited)
Also in
Teenage Wolfpack
Rosemary
Barbara Hintz
Thilde (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
Also in
War of the Century
Hitler's Last Year
Karl Krüger
Doctor (uncredited)
Alexandra Manys
Eva's Friend (uncredited)
Christl Merker
Christl (uncredited)
Roberto Rossellini Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Max Kolpé Screenplay
Budget $115K · United States release September 19, 1949 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy
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Budget
$115,000
Production
Produzione Salvo D'Angelo
Production
Tevere Film
Production
SAFDI
Production
UGC Films
Production
DEFA
Production
France · Germany · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Germania anno zero
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · July 9, 1948
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Italy · December 1, 1948
Theatrical
United States · September 19, 1949
Theatrical
Australia
March 9, 1953 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
April 28, 2017 · Physical · DVD
France
February 2, 1949 · Theatrical
December 15, 1999 · Physical · DVD
May 27, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 1, 2020 · Digital · VOD
June 30, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
March 25, 1949 · Theatrical · Turin
Russia
August 6, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Spain
January 31, 1985 · TV
August 3, 2007 · Physical · DVD
July 3, 2015 · Theatrical · Barcelona & Madrid
April 13, 2021 · Theatrical · A Coruña
Switzerland
July 11, 1948 · Theatrical · Italian-speaking region
August 13, 2020 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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