I Was Nineteen
7.5
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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Cast
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Jaecki Schwarz
Gregor Hecker
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Konrad Wolf Director · Wolfgang Kohlhaase Writer Gerhard Wolf Writer
First release February 1, 1968 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg'', DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''
Production
DEFA
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XG · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Ich war neunzehn
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 1, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 12, 2010 · Physical · DVD «Master Tape»
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