Watch Children, Mother, and the General (1955) Official Trailer
6.4 / 10 IMDb March 4, 1955 1h 50m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 50m
Release Date
March 4, 1955
Genre
War, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Producers
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Cast
Hilde Krahl
as Helene Asmussen
Therese Giehse
as Elfriede Bergmann
Ursula Herking
as Dr. Behrens
Alice Treff
as Pastorin
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Beate Koepnick
as Inge
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Marianne Sinclair
as Näherin
Bernhard Wicki
as Hauptmann Dornberg
Ewald Balser
as General
Claus Biederstaedt
as Verpflegungsgefreiter
Rudolf Fernau
as Stabsarzt
Maximilian Schell
as Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht
Klaus Kinski
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Hans Christian Blech
as Feldwebel mit den Orden
Otto Lüthje
as Bahnhofsvorsteher
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Adi Lödel
as Harald Asmussen
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Holger Hildmann
as Georg, Sohn der Ärztin
Paul Edwin Roth
No photo
Alfred Schieske
No photo
Hans Friedrich
Til Kiwe
Production Companies
Intercontinental Film GmbH
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