Children, Mother, and the General
Kinder, Mütter und ein General
Release: 1955-03-04
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.8
War
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Intercontinental Film GmbH
Cast
Bernhard Wicki
as Hauptmann Dornberg
Otto Lüthje
as Bahnhofsvorsteher
Til Kiwe
Hans Christian Blech
as Feldwebel mit den Orden
Elke Aberle
Horst Beck
Ursula Herking
as Dr. Behrens
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
Alice Treff
as Pastorin
Paul Edwin Roth
Johannes Buzalski
Hilde Krahl
as Helene Asmussen
Therese Giehse
as Elfriede Bergmann