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The Adventures of Werner Holt
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The Adventures of Werner Holt

1965-02-04 · 156 min · ★ 7.9

Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Joachim Kunert
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Klaus-Peter ThieleKlaus-Peter ThieleWerner Holt
Arno WyzniewskiArno WyzniewskiSepp Gomulka
Günter JunghansGünter JunghansChristian Vetter
Peter ReussePeter ReussePeter Wiese
Monika WoytowiczMonika WoytowiczGundel Theiß
Dietlinde GreiffDietlinde GreiffMarie Krüger
Angelica DomröseAngelica DomröseUta Barnim
Manfred KargeManfred KargeGilbert Wolzow
Maria AlexanderGertie Ziesche
Wolfgang LanghoffWolfgang LanghoffProfessor Holt
Wolf KaiserGeneralmajor Wolzow
Erika PelikowskyErika PelikowskyFrau Wolzow
Martin FlörchingerMartin FlörchingerRechtsanwalt Gomulka
Helga GöringHelga GöringFrau Gomulka
Ingeborg OttmannFrau Wiese
Karla ChadimováKarla ChadimováMilena
Klaus GehrkeKlaus GehrkeSS-Mann
Peter BorgeltPeter BorgeltUnterfeldmeister Böhm
Norbert ChristianNorbert ChristianStudienrat Knaack
Kurt SteingrafDirektor Maaß

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