When Martin Was Fourteen
1964, German. Directed by Walter Beck.
Martin′s and his girlfriend′s Kathrin′s childhood comes to an abrupt end in 1920, when their Mecklenburg village is drawn into the events surrounding the Kapp putsch. By accident, Martin discovers a charge of weapons that land owner von Bröder had put away for the reactionary forces, and gives them to the workers in the city. When the village starts to organize a strike against the putsch, soldiers arrive at the village to hold down the residents of the village.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 18 December 1964
- Original title
- Als Martin vierzehn war
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Walter Beck, Manfred Richter, Hans Schönrock
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Who directed When Martin Was Fourteen?
When Martin Was Fourteen (1964) was directed by Walter Beck and stars Ulrich Balko, Erik Veldre, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff.