bappamtv

Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt

Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt

1965Movie⏱️ 2h 44m
DramaRomanceWar
7.4
IMDB Rating
420 votes

Two teenagers are drafted into Hitler's army. One becomes fanatical, while the other realizes war's senselessness. When his friend is executed, the disillusioned soldier turns against his own forces in this anti-war film based on ...

Director
Joachim Kunert
Writers
Claus Küchenmeister, Joachim Kunert, Dieter Noll
Stars
Klaus-Peter Thiele, Manfred Karge, Arno Wyzniewski
Release Date
February 4, 1965
Language
German
Country
East Germany
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 10
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Klaus-Peter Thiele
Klaus-Peter Thiele
as Werner Holt
👤
Manfred Karge
as Gilbert Wolzow
👤
Arno Wyzniewski
as Sepp Gomulka
Günter Junghans
Günter Junghans
as Christian Vetter
👤
Peter Reusse
as Peter Wiese
👤
Wolfgang Langhoff
as Werners Vater, Professor Holt
Karla Chadimová
Karla Chadimová
as Milena
Monika Woytowicz
Monika Woytowicz
as Gundel
👤
Dietlinde Greiff
as Marie Krüger
Angelica Domröse
Angelica Domröse
as Uta Barnim

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Roter Kreis''

🏷️ Keywords

volunteerlynchinghusband wife relationshipsoldierschool

🎯 Categories

GermanDramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

So looong
by tony-70-6679202021-08-04
6/10

"Having seen and admired Joachim Kunert's previous film, "The Second Track", I was keen to see this, his most famous work. I'm fine with films which take a non-linear approach, and must have seen hundreds like that. My problem with this one is its ridiculous length (164 minutes.) I'm sure that soldiers who went through the war found it interminable, but that's no excuse for a film about WW2 to seem interminable. Ironically it's twice the length of "The Second Track" and had half the impact. If you want a really good film about young German soldiers i..."

📖 Synopsis

Two teenagers are drafted into Hitler's army. One becomes fanatical, while the other realizes war's senselessness. When his friend is executed, the disillusioned soldier turns against his own forces in this anti-war film based on ...