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 |
| Editing | Holger Andrecht | Other |
| Camera | Michael Epp | Director of Photography |
| Production | Uwe Gravenholdt | Unit Manager |
| Art | Albrecht Becker | Production Design |
| Camera | Jürgen Schmidt-Jacoby | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dieter Domian | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Wolfgang Venohr | General Manager |
| Editing | Holger Wieland | Other |
| Production | Michael Richter | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Otfried Langer | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Norbert Giebel | Sound |
| Editing | Erich Rohlf | Editor |
| Camera | Walter Engels | Other |
| Camera | Hubert Zimmermann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hans-Harro Mayer | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Sebastian Haffner | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Desmarowitz | Costumer |
| Camera | Henning Gaertner | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Helenka Hummel | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Franz Neubauer | Editorial Staff |
| Sound | Ferdinand Haas | Sound |
| Editing | Dieter Glock | Other |
| Editing | Ingrid Thüsing | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herbert Grieser | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Heinz Haude | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Franz Peter Wirth | Director |
