At a French Fireside (1962)
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to demolish the ruins of a local church, in which civilians were murdered by the German occupation forces at 1944. A local journalist who researches the event discovers that West German General Rucker ordered the massacre, but he is mysteriously murdered. Klaus defies his commanding officer Siebert, who instructs him to steal the documents indicting Rucker, and hands the evidence over to Jeanne.
| Movie ID | 18328 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Kurt Maetzig |
| Main cast | Angelica Domröse, Arno Wyzniewski, Hannjo Hasse, Harry Hindemith, Günther Simon, Evelyn Cron, Marianne Wünscher, Gerry Wolff |
| Release date | 17 September 1962 |
| Release year | 1962 |
| Language | German |
| Duration | 99 min (1h 39m) |
| Rating | 8.8 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme |
Director: Kurt Maetzig
Writers: Harald Hauser, Henryk Keisch
Top cast
Angelica DomröseJeanne
Arno WyzniewskiKlaus Wetzlaff
Hannjo HasseMajor Siebert
Harry HindemithBourguignon
Günther SimonGeneral Rucker
Evelyn CronGeorgette
Marianne WünscherMariette
Gerry WolffGerard
Gerd BiewerMoulinier
Horst JonischkanMüller
Jörg KaehlerGaston
Willi NeuenhahnHeinemann
Werner RöwekampGeheimdinstler
Albert ZahnLeperret
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