Germania anno zero
A soldier can lose everything but his courage.
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.
Germany, Year Zero (1948) is a drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini, released on July 11, 1948 with a runtime of 1h 14m. It stars Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze and Franz-Otto Krüger. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 433 ratings.
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Edmund Moeschke
as Edmund
Ernst Pittschau
as Father
Ingetraud Hinze
as Eva
Franz-Otto Krüger
as Karl-Heinz
Erich Gühne
as Teacher
Heidi Blänkner
as Frau Rademaker (uncredited)
Jo Herbst
as Jo (uncredited)
Barbara Hintz
as Thilde (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
Karl Krüger
as Doctor (uncredited)
Alexandra Manys
as Eva's Friend (uncredited)
Christl Merker
as Christl (uncredited)
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, written by Roberto Rossellini, Basilio Franchina and Roberto Rossellini, produced by Roberto Rossellini.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 433 ratings.
What an awful position the despicable Nazis left their descendants at the close of the Second World War. Rossellini has the perfect, objective, almost documentarian painterly hand in his depiction of this, and I have the feeling that only someone from one of the losing Axis countries, such as he, could so astutely and profoundly bring across such a feeling of loss and guilt that haunted these 'survivors'. A very…
Reviewed on July 31, 2016
Edmund Moeschke ("Edmund") is superb in this gritty and authentic looking post-war story of a young boy struggling, with his family, to make ends meet in Berlin after the fall of the Nazis. Scrounging, scrimping, scavenging - all to try and keep his ailing father and the rest of his family fed and warm. It is tightly cast and the scenarios - filmed just three years after the allies reduced much of the city to…
Reviewed on July 9, 2022
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The main cast of Germany, Year Zero (1948) includes Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger and Erich Gühne. The film was directed by Roberto Rossellini. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Germany, Year Zero was released on July 11, 1948 and runs for 1h 14m.
Germany, Year Zero (1948) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 433 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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