Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977)
The movie depicts the events from July until September of 1914 which led to the defeat of the German troops at the Marne. While Sebastian Haffner explains and comments on operations and decisions on the basis of situation maps, key scenes are depicted by actors. A main focus is thereby placed by Haffner onto the controversial mission of lieutenant-colonel Richard Hentsch who is said to have, during a war patrol to the various army high commands, contributed to the abortion of the operations significantly.
Director: 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 |
| Camera | Otfried Langer | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Desmarowitz | Costumer |
| Production | Uwe Gravenholdt | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Holger Andrecht | Other |
| Editing | Holger Wieland | Other |
| Art | Albrecht Becker | Production Design |
| Sound | Ferdinand Haas | Sound |
| Editing | Ingrid Thüsing | Editor |
| Writing | Sebastian Haffner | Writer |
| Camera | Hans-Harro Mayer | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herbert Grieser | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Michael Richter | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Jürgen Schmidt-Jacoby | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Henning Gaertner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hubert Zimmermann | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Norbert Giebel | Sound |
| Editing | Erich Rohlf | Editor |
| Production | Heinz Haude | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Helenka Hummel | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Franz Neubauer | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Wolfgang Venohr | General Manager |
| Editing | Dieter Glock | Other |
| Camera | Michael Epp | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Dieter Domian | Technical Supervisor |
| Camera | Walter Engels | Other |
| Directing | Franz Peter Wirth | Director |
