Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
Kinder, Mütter und ein General
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.
- Date of release
- 1955-03-04
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- László Benedek
Casting
- Hilde Krahl — Helene Asmussen
- Therese Giehse — Elfriede Bergmann
- Ursula Herking — Dr. Behrens
- Alice Treff — Pastorin
- Beate Koepnick — Inge
- 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
Interesting facts
Children, Mother, and the General is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and Ewald Balser. The film was not a popular success, possibly because its anti-war perspective clashed with support for German rearmament and membership in NATO.
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