Children, Mother, and the General
1955 · 110 min
War · Drama
★ 6.4As 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.
Crew
- Director László Benedek
- Screenplay Herbert Reinecker
- Writer László Benedek
- Director of Photography Günther Rittau
Cast
Hilde Krahl
Helene Asmussen
Therese Giehse
Elfriede Bergmann
Ursula Herking
Dr. Behrens
Alice Treff
Pastorin
- B
Beate Koepnick
Inge
- M
Marianne Sinclair
Näherin
Bernhard Wicki
Hauptmann Dornberg
Ewald Balser
General
Claus Biederstaedt
Verpflegungsgefreiter
Rudolf Fernau
Stabsarzt
Maximilian Schell
Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht
Klaus Kinski
Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Crew
- Director — László Benedek
- Screenplay — Herbert Reinecker
- Writer — László Benedek
- Director of Photography — Günther Rittau
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