Bernhard Wicki's account of German teenagers drafted during World War II. Hans: Volker Bohnet. Albert: Fritz Wepper. Walter: Michael Hinz. Jurgen: Frank Glaubrecht. Karl: Karl Michael Balzer. Klaus: Volker Lechtenbrink. Sigi: Guenther Hoffman. Franziska: Cordula Trantow. Teacher: Wolfgang Stumpf. Heilmann: Guenther Pfitzmann. Froehlich: Heinz Spitzner.