Germany, Year Zero (1948)

7.6/10 74 min Drama

Overview

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Cast

Edmund Moeschke

Edmund

Ernst Pittschau

Father

Franz-Otto Krüger

Karl-Heinz

Erich Gühne

Teacher

Jo Herbst

Jo (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)

Karl Krüger

Doctor (uncredited)

Franz von Treuberg

General Von Laubniz (uncredited)

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