I Was Nineteen
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I Was Nineteen is a Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
production that tells the story of a young German, Gregor Hecker (Jaecki Schwarz), who fled the Nazis with his parents to Moscow
and now, in early 1945, returns to Germany as a lieutenant in the Red Army
. The film depicts the personal experiences of the director Konrad Wolf
and of his friend Vladimir Gall in fictionalized form and deals with themes of the meaning of "homeland".
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA, was the public-owned film studio in East Germany throughout that country's history.-History:...
production that tells the story of a young German, Gregor Hecker (Jaecki Schwarz), who fled the Nazis with his parents to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and now, in early 1945, returns to Germany as a lieutenant in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
. The film depicts the personal experiences of the director Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf was an East German film director, son of Friedrich Wolf, brother of Markus Wolf....
and of his friend Vladimir Gall in fictionalized form and deals with themes of the meaning of "homeland".
Cast
- Jaecki Schwarz as Gregor Hecker
- Wassili LiwanowVasily LivanovVasily Borisovich Livanov MBE is a Soviet and Russian film actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:His father Boris Livanov was a prominent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre...
as Wadim Gejman - Alexei Eiboschenko as Sascha Ziganjuk
- Galina Polskich as Soviet girl
- Jenny Gröllmann as German girl
- Michail Glusski as Soviet general
- Anatoli Solowjow as Starschina
- Kalmursa Rachmanov as Dsingis
- Rolf Hoppe as Etappenmajor Behring
- Wolfgang Greese as Landscaper
- Johannes Wieke as colonel Lewerenz
- Jürgen Hentsch as First lieutenant Schenk, Adjutant
- Kurt Böwe as SS leader
- Klaus Manchen as blind soldier
- Walter Bechstein as 1st freed prisoner
- Hermann Beyer as 2nd freed prisoner
- Werner Wenzel as 3rd freed prisoner
- Dieter MannDieter MannDieter Mann is a German actor.Mann was born in Berlin. Since 1984 he has belonged to the famous Deutsches Theater Berlin. He portrayed Wilhelm Keitel in Downfall.-References:...
as Willi Lommer