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:
Harald Hauser, Henryk Keisch.
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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 | Harald Hauser | Screenplay |
| Camera | Waltraud Pathenheimer | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Writing | Henryk Keisch | Screenplay |
| Editing | Helga Emmrich | Editor |
| Sound | Horst Jacob | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joachim Dittrich | Costume Design |
| Sound | Wilhelm Neef | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Edith Kubenz | Music |
| Camera | Günter Haubold | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alfred Hirschmeier | Set Designer |
| Writing | Klaus Wischnewski | Creative Producer |
