At a French Fireside (1962)
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to demolish the ruins of a local church, in which civilians were murdered by the German occupation forces at 1944. A local journalist who researches the event discovers that West German General Rucker ordered the massacre, but he is mysteriously murdered. Klaus defies his commanding officer Siebert, who instructs him to steal the documents indicting Rucker, and hands the evidence over to Jeanne.
Director:
Kurt Maetzig
Writers:
Henryk Keisch, Harald Hauser.
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Angelica Domröse as Jeanne |
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Arno Wyzniewski as Klaus Wetzlaff |
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Hannjo Hasse as Major Siebert |
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Harry Hindemith as Bourguignon |
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Günther Simon as General Rucker |
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Evelyn Cron as Georgette |
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Marianne Wünscher as Mariette |
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Gerry Wolff as Gerard |
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Gerd Biewer as Moulinier |
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Horst Jonischkan as Müller |
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Jörg Kaehler as Gaston |
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Willi Neuenhahn as Heinemann |
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Werner Röwekamp as Geheimdinstler |
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Albert Zahn as Leperret |
| Writing | Henryk Keisch | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joachim Dittrich | Costume Design |
| Writing | Harald Hauser | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Editing | Helga Emmrich | Editor |
| Camera | Günter Haubold | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alfred Hirschmeier | Set Designer |
| Sound | Wilhelm Neef | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Horst Jacob | Music |
| Camera | Waltraud Pathenheimer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Edith Kubenz | Music |
| Writing | Klaus Wischnewski | Creative Producer |
