Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
As Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something "for the fatherland", volunteer to fight with the German army in the East. Horrified at the news that their children left for the Russian front, the boys' mothers begin a desperate effort to get their sons back.
Director:
László Benedek
Writer:
Herbert Reinecker
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Hilde Krahl as Helene Asmussen |
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Therese Giehse as Elfriede Bergmann |
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Ursula Herking as Dr. Behrens |
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Alice Treff as Pastorin |
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Beate Koepnick as Inge |
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Marianne Sinclair as Näherin |
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Bernhard Wicki as Hauptmann Dornberg |
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Ewald Balser as General |
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Claus Biederstaedt as Verpflegungsgefreiter |
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Rudolf Fernau as Stabsarzt |
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Maximilian Schell as Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht |
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Klaus Kinski as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht |
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Hans Christian Blech as Feldwebel mit den Orden |
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Otto Lüthje as Bahnhofsvorsteher |
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Adi Lödel as Harald Asmussen |
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Holger Hildmann as Georg, Sohn der Ärztin |
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Paul Edwin Roth as |
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Alfred Schieske as |
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Hans Friedrich as |
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Til Kiwe as |
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Hans Mahler as |
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Elke Aberle as |
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Horst Beck as |
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Johannes Buzalski as |
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Hermann Kner as |
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Karl Striebeck as |
| Directing | László Benedek | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Kersten | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Anneliese Artelt | Editor |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Production Design |
| Sound | Werner Eisbrenner | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | László Benedek | Writer |
| Camera | Günther Rittau | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | F.W. Burmeister | Costume Design |
| Directing | John Hoffmann | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Werner Pohl | Sound |
| Art | Johannes Ott | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gertrud Schaefer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herbert Grieser | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Herbert Reinecker | Novel |
| Directing | Rainer Geis | Assistant Director |
| Production | Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Production | Heinz-Joachim Ewert | Production Manager |
| Writing | Herbert Reinecker | Screenplay |