Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier; but at the front, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war.
Klaus-Peter Thiele
as Werner Holt
Arno Wyzniewski
as Sepp Gomulka
Günter Junghans
as Christian Vetter
Peter Reusse
as Peter Wiese
Monika Woytowicz
as Gundel Theiß
Dietlinde Greiff
as Marie Krüger
Angelica Domröse
as Uta Barnim
Manfred Karge
as Gilbert Wolzow
Maria Alexander
as Gertie Ziesche
Wolfgang Langhoff
as Professor Holt
Wolf Kaiser
as Generalmajor Wolzow
Erika Pelikowsky
as Frau Wolzow
