# I Was Nineteen (1968)

**German title:** Ich war neunzehn


**Genres:** Biography, Drama, War

**Duration:** 114 min

**IMDb:** [7.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061802/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.8](https://letterboxd.com/film/i-was-nineteen/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: n/a, Popcornmeter: 69%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ich_war_19)

## Description

Gregor Hecker, who fled Germany with his parents, returns to Germany as a lieutenant in the Red Army.

## Details

**Premiere:** 01 Feb 1968

**Director:** Konrad Wolf

**Cast:** Jaecki Schwarz, Vasiliy Livanov, Aleksey Eybozhenko, Dieter Mann, Johannes Wieke, Rolf Hoppe, Jürgen Hentsch, Kalmursa Rachmanov, Anatoliy Solovyov, Jenny Gröllmann, Galina Polskikh, Mikhail Gluzskiy

**Countries:** East Germany

**Languages:** German, Russian

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-11-15 (Sunday)

- **[Kino International](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/11-kino-international.md) (Mitte):** [2026-11-15 11:00](https://www.yorck.de/en/checkout/seats?sessionid=1009-6110)  (OmeU)