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Cast
Klaus Piontek
as Werner Bertin
Benjamin Besson
as Leutnant Kroysing
Milan Neděla
as Hauptmann Niggel
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
as Wilhelm Pahl
Jürgen Hentsch
as Karl Lebede
Carl Heinz Choynski
as Unteroffizier Glinski
Axel Dietrich
as Unteroffizier Süßmann
Uwe Kockisch
as Christoph Kroysing
Klaus-Peter Thiele
as Leutnant Mettner
Klaus Manchen
as Pater Lochner
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1973
Runtime4h 24m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresTV Movie, War, Drama
Votes1
DirectorEgon Günther
WritersEgon Günther, Heinz Kamnitzer
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsErziehung vor Verdun
About Erziehung vor Verdun
The armouring soldier and writer Werner Bertin is ordered to the Western Front to France during the First World War. The use before Verdun - with all the horrors of war in the period 1916/1917 - brings a fundamental change of consciousness for the academic from Berlin. The intellectual devoted to bravery by fate develops into a disappointed but rebellious being. He sees more and more the injustices of warlike conflicts and their social causes.
Directed by Egon Günther, Erziehung vor Verdun leans on a strong ensemble — Klaus Piontek, Benjamin Besson, Milan Neděla — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about tv movie titles of 1973.
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