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The Adventures of Werner Holt (1965)

★ 7.7/10 156 min Drama, History East Germany German

Director: Joachim Kunert

Creative Producer: Anne Pfeuffer
Screenplay by: Claus Küchenmeister, Joachim Kunert
Novel: Dieter Noll

Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Klaus-Peter Thiele Werner Holt

Arno Wyzniewski Sepp Gomulka

Günter Junghans Christian Vetter

Peter Reusse Peter Wiese

Monika Woytowicz Gundel Theiß

Dietlinde Greiff Marie Krüger

Angelica Domröse Uta Barnim

Manfred Karge Gilbert Wolzow