Ich zwing dich zu leben
1978, German. Directed by Ralf Kirsten.
Germany at the end of World War II: Teacher Grübler lives in a small village in the Ore Mountains together with his 15-year old son Wolfgang. At school, the dutiful Grübler, a member of the NSDAP, teaches his pupils to volunteer for military service, but when his own son volunteers for the Waffen SS, he is nevertheless shocked and fears for his boy′s life. But Wolfgang starts to hate his father for his doubts: He thinks his father is a coward. In his desperation, Grübler chains and kidnaps his son to hide him in a dugout in the forest until the end of the war. In their shelter, father and son are fighting bitterly but when the Nazis who still believe in the "Endsieg" discover their hideout, Grübler sacrifices his life to save Wolfgang.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Ralf KirstenDirector
- Rolf LudwigLehrer Grübler
- Peter WelzSohn Wolfgang
- Robert PfeifferDirektor Heschke
- Horst KotterbaFähnleinführer Wulf
- Dieter BellmannFlüchtiger Landser
- Anne-Else PaetzoldHelga Grübler
- Eberhard KirchbergCast
- Erich MirekCast
- Elsa Grube-DeisterCast
- Dorothea GarlinCast
- Käte KochCast
- Doris SchmudeCast
Details
- Released
- 19 April 1978
- Country
- Germany, East Germany
- Written by
- Ralf Kirsten
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Ich zwing dich zu leben runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Ich zwing dich zu leben isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 April 1978. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ich zwing dich zu leben?
Ich zwing dich zu leben (1978) was directed by Ralf Kirsten and stars Rolf Ludwig, Peter Welz, Robert Pfeiffer.