I Was Nineteen
1968, German. Directed by Konrad Wolf.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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I Was Nineteen is streaming on MUBI in India.
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Cast & crew
- Konrad WolfDirector
- Jaecki SchwarzGregor Hecker
- Vasiliy LivanovWadim
- Rolf HoppeEtappenmajor Behring
- Galina PolskikhSowjetisches Mädchen
- Jürgen HentschOberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
- Kurt BöweSS-Sturmbannführer
- Hermann BeyerZweiter befreiter Häftling
- Mikhail GluzskiySowjetisches General
- Jenny Gröllmanndeutsches Mädchen
- Wolfgang GreeseLandschaftsarchitekt
- Johannes WiekeOberst Lewerenz
- Fritz MohrFeldwebel
Details
- Released
- 1 February 1968
- Original title
- Ich war neunzehn
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Gerhard Wolf
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I Was Nineteen runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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I Was Nineteen is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like I Was Nineteen?
If you liked I Was Nineteen, try Walking with the Enemy, Field of Lost Shoes, The Last Valley.
Who directed I Was Nineteen?
I Was Nineteen (1968) was directed by Konrad Wolf and stars Jaecki Schwarz, Vasiliy Livanov, Rolf Hoppe.