The Adventures of Werner Holt

The Adventures of Werner Holt

156 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 4, 1965

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.

The Adventures of Werner Holt

156 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 4, 1965

The Adventures of Werner Holt
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers DEFA
Original title Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt
Directors Joachim Kunert
Writers Dieter Noll, Anne Pfeuffer, Claus Küchenmeister, Joachim Kunert

Cast

Klaus-Peter Thiele

as Werner Holt

Arno Wyzniewski

as Sepp Gomulka

Günter Junghans

as Christian Vetter

Peter Reusse

as Peter Wiese

Monika Woytowicz

as Gundel Theiß

Dietlinde Greiff

as Marie Krüger

Angelica Domröse

as Uta Barnim

Manfred Karge

as Gilbert Wolzow

Maria Alexander

as Gertie Ziesche

Wolfgang Langhoff

as Professor Holt

Wolf Kaiser

as Generalmajor Wolzow

Erika Pelikowsky

as Frau Wolzow

Martin Flörchinger

as Rechtsanwalt Gomulka

Helga Göring

as Frau Gomulka

Ingeborg Ottmann

as Frau Wiese

Karla Chadimová

as Milena

Klaus Gehrke

as SS-Mann

Peter Borgelt

as Unterfeldmeister Böhm