Summary 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. When Gilbert is hanged by the SS, Werner turns his gun on his own army. This film, based on Dieter Noll's novel, is a political and artistic masterpiece. Its fresh and surprising frankness about the toll war takes on youth found great public resonance after the film's release. View more details
Directed : Joachim Kunert
Written : Joachim Kunert Claus Küchenmeister Dieter Noll
Stars : Klaus-Peter Thiele Manfred Karge Arno Wyzniewski Günter Junghans
Genres : Drama Romance War
Release date : Feb 3, 1965
Countries of origin : East Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Roter Kreis''
Summary 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. When Gilbert is hanged by the SS, Werner turns his gun on his own army. This film, based on Dieter Noll's novel, is a political and artistic masterpiece. Its fresh and surprising frankness about the toll war takes on youth found great public resonance after the film's release. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance War
Release date : Feb 3, 1965
Countries of origin : East Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Roter Kreis''
