Ich zwing dich zu leben 46 years old

Germany at the end of World War II: Teacher Grübler lives in a small village in the Ore Mountains together with his 15-year old son Wolfgang. At school, the dutiful Grübler, a member of the NSDAP, teaches his pupils to volunteer for military service, but when his own son volunteers for the Waffen SS, he is nevertheless shocked and fears for his boy′s life. But Wolfgang starts to hate his father for his doubts: He thinks his father is a coward. In his desperation, Grübler chains and kidnaps his son to hide him in a dugout in the forest until the end of the war. In their shelter, father and son are fighting bitterly but when the Nazis who still believe in the "Endsieg" discover their hideout, Grübler sacrifices his life to save Wolfgang.

Credits

Ich zwing dich zu leben Cast

Name Character
Elsa Grube-Deister She was 52, 75 years old when she died
Erich Mirek He was 65, 91 years old when he died
Horst Kotterba He was 23, now 69 years old as Fähnleinführer Wulf
Rolf Ludwig He was 52, 73 years old when he died as Lehrer Grübler
Peter Welz He was 14, 55 years old when he died as Sohn Wolfgang
Eberhard Kirchberg He was 28, now 74 years old

Ich zwing dich zu leben Crew

Name Department
Ursula Zweig as Editor. Editing
Jürgen Brauer as Cinematography. He was 39 (now 86) years old Crew
Ralf Kirsten as Director. He was 47 (67) years old when He died Directing
Ralf Kirsten as Writer. He was 47 (67) years old when He died Writing
Ich zwing dich zu leben poster
Ich zwing dich zu leben (46 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, April 19, 1978
  • Runtime: 83 minutes