Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977)

Genre : War, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Franz Peter Wirth

Synopsis

The movie depicts the events from July until September of 1914 which led to the defeat of the German troops at the Marne. While Sebastian Haffner explains and comments on operations and decisions on the basis of situation maps, key scenes are depicted by actors. A main focus is thereby placed by Haffner onto the controversial mission of lieutenant-colonel Richard Hentsch who is said to have, during a war patrol to the various army high commands, contributed to the abortion of the operations significantly.

Actors

Otto Kurth
Otto Kurth
Generaloberst v. Moltke
Friedrich Gröndahl
Friedrich Gröndahl
Oberstleutnant Tappen
Alexander Hegarth
Alexander Hegarth
Oberstleutnant Hentsch
Hans Daniel
Hans Daniel
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Hans Paetsch
Hans Paetsch
Reichskanzler v. Bethmann-Hollweg
Hans Häckermann
Hans Häckermann
Generaloberst v. Kluck
Dieter Wagner
Dieter Wagner
Generalmajor v. Kuhl
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Generaloberst v. Bülow
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein
Herbert Steinmetz
Herbert Steinmetz
Generaloberst v. Hausen
Siegfried Wischnewski
Siegfried Wischnewski
Divisionsgeneral Joffre
Hans Wyprächtiger
Hans Wyprächtiger
Brigadegeneral Berthelot
Karl Michael Vogler
Karl Michael Vogler
Oberst Alexandre
Charles Brauer
Charles Brauer
Major Gamelin
Hubert Suschka
Hubert Suschka
Divisionsgeneral Lanrezac
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
Divisionsgeneral Galliéni
Edgar Maschmann
Edgar Maschmann
Kriegsminister Messimy
Joachim Rake
Joachim Rake
Kriegsminister Millerand
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
Feldmarschall French
Wolf von Gersum
Wolf von Gersum
Generalleutnant Murray
Wolfgang Engels
Wolfgang Engels
Generalmajor Wilson
Sebastian Haffner
Sebastian Haffner
Self - Host

Crews

Franz Peter Wirth
Franz Peter Wirth
Director
Dieter Domian
Dieter Domian
Technical Supervisor
Walter Engels
Walter Engels
Other
Holger Andrecht
Holger Andrecht
Other
Dieter Glock
Dieter Glock
Other
Holger Wieland
Holger Wieland
Other
Norbert Giebel
Norbert Giebel
Sound
Ferdinand Haas
Ferdinand Haas
Sound
Michael Epp
Michael Epp
Director of Photography
Henning Gaertner
Henning Gaertner
Camera Operator
Hubert Zimmermann
Hubert Zimmermann
Director of Photography
Otfried Langer
Otfried Langer
Camera Operator
Jürgen Schmidt-Jacoby
Jürgen Schmidt-Jacoby
Camera Operator
Hans-Harro Mayer
Hans-Harro Mayer
Camera Operator
Erich Rohlf
Erich Rohlf
Editor
Ingrid Thüsing
Ingrid Thüsing
Editor
Helenka Hummel
Helenka Hummel
Assistant Director
Herbert Grieser
Herbert Grieser
Makeup Artist
Ingeborg Desmarowitz
Ingeborg Desmarowitz
Costumer
Albrecht Becker
Albrecht Becker
Production Design
Uwe Gravenholdt
Uwe Gravenholdt
Unit Manager
Michael Richter
Michael Richter
Unit Manager
Heinz Haude
Heinz Haude
Executive Producer
Franz Neubauer
Franz Neubauer
Editorial Staff
Sebastian Haffner
Sebastian Haffner
Writer
Wolfgang Venohr
Wolfgang Venohr
General Manager

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