The Best Years

The Best Years

102 mins | Drama | Sept. 30, 1965

In 1945, Ernst Machner returns home from the war in his mid-20s. Tuche would like him to weave for a living, but his comrades persuade him to become a young teacher instead.

The Best Years

102 mins | Drama | Sept. 30, 1965

The Best Years
In 1945, Ernst Machner returns home from the war in his mid-20s. Tuche would like him to weave for a living, but his comrades persuade him to become a young teacher instead.
Producers DEFA
Original title Die besten Jahre
Directors Günther Rücker
Writers Peter Krause, Günther Rücker

Cast

Horst Drinda

as Ernst Machner

Lissy Tempelhof

as Hilde Tamm

Herwart Grosse

as Schneller

Rolf Hoppe

as Lehrer Klein

Harry Hindemith

as Meister

Christoph Beyertt

as Lehrer