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