The Adventures of Werner Holt (1965)

7.9/10 • 156 min • Drama History

Overview

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.

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

Wolfgang Langhoff

Professor Holt

Erika Pelikowsky

Frau Wolzow

Martin Flörchinger

Rechtsanwalt Gomulka

Helga Göring

Frau Gomulka

Karla Chadimová

Milena

Klaus Gehrke

SS-Mann

Peter Borgelt

Unterfeldmeister Böhm

Norbert Christian

Studienrat Knaack

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