Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977)
Die Produktion stellt die Ereignisse vom Juli bis September 1914 nach, die zur Niederlage der deutschen Truppen an der Marne führten. Während Sebastian Haffner anhand von Lagekarten die Operationen und Entscheidungen erklärt und kommentiert, werden Schlüsselszenen durch Schauspieler dargestellt. Einen Schwerpunkt legt Haffner dabei auf die umstrittene Mission des Oberstleutnants Richard Hentsch, der bei einer Frontfahrt zu den verschiedenen Armee-Oberkommandos maßgeblich zum Abbruch der Operationen beigetragen haben soll.
Der Regisseur: Franz Peter Wirth
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Otto Kurth as Generaloberst v. Moltke |
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Friedrich Gröndahl as Oberstleutnant Tappen |
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Alexander Hegarth as Oberstleutnant Hentsch |
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Hans Daniel as Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
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Hans Paetsch as Reichskanzler v. Bethmann-Hollweg |
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Hans Häckermann as Generaloberst v. Kluck |
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Dieter Wagner as Generalmajor v. Kuhl |
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Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Generaloberst v. Bülow |
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Heinz Weiss as Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein |
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Herbert Steinmetz as Generaloberst v. Hausen |
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Siegfried Wischnewski as Divisionsgeneral Joffre |
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Hans Wyprächtiger as Brigadegeneral Berthelot |
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Karl Michael Vogler as Oberst Alexandre |
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Charles Brauer as Major Gamelin |
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Hubert Suschka as Divisionsgeneral Lanrezac |
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Hannes Messemer as Divisionsgeneral Galliéni |
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Edgar Maschmann as Kriegsminister Messimy |
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Joachim Rake as Kriegsminister Millerand |
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Ferdy Mayne as Feldmarschall French |
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Wolf von Gersum as Generalleutnant Murray |
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Wolfgang Engels as Generalmajor Wilson |
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Sebastian Haffner as Self - Host |
| Crew | Dieter Domian | Technical Supervisor |
| Camera | Walter Engels | Other |
| Editing | Holger Andrecht | Other |
| Editing | Dieter Glock | Other |
| Editing | Holger Wieland | Other |
| Sound | Norbert Giebel | Sound |
| Sound | Ferdinand Haas | Sound |
| Camera | Michael Epp | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Henning Gaertner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hubert Zimmermann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Otfried Langer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jürgen Schmidt-Jacoby | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hans-Harro Mayer | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Erich Rohlf | Editor |
| Editing | Ingrid Thüsing | Editor |
| Directing | Helenka Hummel | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herbert Grieser | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Desmarowitz | Costumer |
| Art | Albrecht Becker | Production Design |
| Production | Uwe Gravenholdt | Unit Manager |
| Production | Michael Richter | Unit Manager |
| Production | Heinz Haude | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Franz Neubauer | Editorial Staff |
| Writing | Sebastian Haffner | Writer |
| Production | Wolfgang Venohr | General Manager |
| Directing | Franz Peter Wirth | Director |