

The Adventures of Werner Holt
1965-02-04 · 156 min · ★ 7.9
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 ThieleWerner Holt
Arno WyzniewskiSepp Gomulka
Günter JunghansChristian Vetter
Peter ReussePeter Wiese
Monika WoytowiczGundel Theiß
Dietlinde GreiffMarie Krüger
Angelica DomröseUta Barnim
Manfred KargeGilbert Wolzow
Wolfgang LanghoffProfessor Holt
Erika PelikowskyFrau Wolzow
Martin FlörchingerRechtsanwalt Gomulka
Helga GöringFrau Gomulka
Karla ChadimováMilena
Klaus GehrkeSS-Mann
Peter BorgeltUnterfeldmeister Böhm
Norbert ChristianStudienrat KnaackTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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