Movie · 1948
Germany, Year Zero
“A soldier can lose everything but his courage.”
Released 11 July 1948 74 min Drama More from 1948 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
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How old were they?
Ernst Pittschau
as Father
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
Franz-Otto Krüger
as Karl-Heinz
Jo Herbst
as Jo (uncredited)
Edmund Moeschke
as Edmund
Ingetraud Hinze
as Eva
Erich Gühne
as Teacher
Heidi Blänkner
as Frau Rademaker (uncredited)
Barbara Hintz
as Thilde (uncredited)
Karl Krüger
as Doctor (uncredited)
Alexandra Manys
as Eva's Friend (uncredited)
Christl Merker
as Christl (uncredited)
Gaby Raak
as General's Woman (uncredited)
Inge Rocklitz
as Refugee (uncredited)
Hans Sangen
as Herr Rademaker (uncredited)
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Ernst Pittschau — oldest on the call sheet
12Edmund Moeschke — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast