The adventures of Werner Holt = Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt

Author

Joachim Kunert

Call Number

• DVD FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Full screen version.

Languages

In German with English subtitles.

Performers

Klaus-Peter Thiele, Manfred Karge, Arno Wyzniewski, Günter Junghans, Peter Reusse, Wolfgang Langhoff, Karla Chadimova, Monika Woytowicz.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : First Run Features, [2009]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (164 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and his best friend Gilbert, are taken out of school and placed into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier while Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war, and ultimately takes his revenge.

Notes

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.

Based on the novel by Dieter Noll.

Bonus features: Short film on cinematographer Rolf Sohre ; biographies & filmographies.