The read
It runs long at 2h 36m.
Synopsis
Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier; but at the front, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Joachim KunertScreenplay
- Joachim KunertDirector
- Gerhard WohlgemuthOriginal Music Composer
- Claus KüchenmeisterScreenplay
Cast
- Klaus-Peter ThieleWerner Holt
- Arno WyzniewskiSepp Gomulka
- Günter JunghansChristian Vetter
- Peter ReussePeter Wiese
- Monika WoytowiczGundel Theiß
- Dietlinde GreiffMarie Krüger
- Angelica DomröseUta Barnim
- Manfred KargeGilbert Wolzow
- Maria AlexanderGertie Ziesche
- Wolfgang LanghoffProfessor Holt
- Wolf KaiserGeneralmajor Wolzow
- Erika PelikowskyFrau Wolzow
Stills
Themes
world war iimale friendship