Directed by:
Joachim KunertCinematography:
Rolf SohreComposer:
Gerhard WohlgemuthCast:
Klaus-Peter Thiele, Manfred Karge, Arno Wyzniewski, Günter Junghans, Peter Reusse, Karla Chadimová, Monika Woytowicz, Martin Flörchinger, Helga Göring (more)Plots(1)
Two 17 year-olds, Werner and his best friend Gilbert, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. While Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war. Its fresh and surprising frankness about the toll war takes on youth generated much public resonance. A political and artistic masterpiece, the film was voted one of the 100 most important German films of all time. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Klaus-Peter Thiele
German Empire
Best movies:
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
Povstalecká história (1984) (series)
Manfred Karge
German Empire
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Hostess (1976)
Arno Wyzniewski
German Empire
Best movies:
Goya, ili tyazhkiy put poznaniya (1971)
Five Cartridges (1960)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Günter Junghans
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Aufenthalt (1983)
Das Buschgespenst (1986) (TV movie)
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Peter Reusse
German Empire
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Karla Chadimová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
Monika Woytowicz
Best movies:
Die schwarze Mühle (1975) (TV movie)
Kit & Co. (1974)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Martin Flörchinger
German Empire
Best movies:
Die Wildente (1976)
Goya, ili tyazhkiy put poznaniya (1971)
Der geteilte Himmel (1964)
Helga Göring
German Empire
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Spur der Steine (1966)
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Rolf Römer
German Empire
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Peter Borgelt
German Empire
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Rudolf Ulrich
German Empire
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Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
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Klaus Gehrke
German Empire
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Aber Doktor (1979) (TV movie)
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Axel Dietrich
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Spur des Falken (1968)
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
German Empire
Best movies:
Der geteilte Himmel (1964)
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Volkmar Kleinert
German Empire
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Angelica Domröse
German Empire
Best movies:
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I, Justice (1967)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Horst Jonischkan
Lithuania
Best movies:
Der geteilte Himmel (1964)
The Sons of Great Bear (1966)
Wolf Kaiser
German Empire
Best movies:
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Adolf Peter Hoffmann
German Empire
Best movies:
The Man Who Cheated Life (1926)
Austeria (1982)
Five Cartridges (1960)