CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 39m

At a French Fireside

88%(2)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byKurt Maetzig

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
DE
Released
September 17, 1962
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse

Jeanne

Arno Wyzniewski

Arno Wyzniewski

Klaus Wetzlaff

Hannjo Hasse

Hannjo Hasse

Major Siebert

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Bourguignon

Günther Simon

Günther Simon

General Rucker

Evelyn Cron

Evelyn Cron

Georgette

Marianne Wünscher

Marianne Wünscher

Mariette

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Gerard

Gerd Biewer

Moulinier

Horst Jonischkan

Horst Jonischkan

Müller

Creative team
Directed by
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Written by
Henryk Keisch
Harald Hauser

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