Children, Mother, and the General

Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
Directed by	László Benedek
Written by	Herbert Reinecker (novel); Laszlo Benedek;
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Hilde Krahl; Therese Giehse; Ewald Balser;
Cinematography	Günther Rittau
Edited by	Anneliese Artelt
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production; company	Intercontinental Film
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	3 March 1955;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Children, Mother, and the General^[1] (German: Kinder, Mütter und ein General, and also released as Sons, Mothers, and a General)^[2] is a 1955 West German war film directed by László Benedek and starring Hilde Krahl, Therese Giehse and Ewald Balser.^[1] The film was not a popular success, possibly because its anti-war perspective clashed with support for German rearmament and membership of NATO.^[3]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut and Johannes Ott. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Location filming took place on Lüneburg Heath.

Cast

Hilde Krahl as Helene Asmussen
Ewald Balser as General
Therese Giehse as Elfriede Bergmann
Ursula Herking as Dr. Behrens, Ärztin
Alice Treff as Pastorin
Beate Koepnick as Inge
Marianne Sinclair as Näherin
Adi Lödel as Harald Asmussen
Dieter Straub as Leo Bergmann
Holger Hildmann as Sohn der Ärztin
Karl-Michael Kuntz as Edmund, Sohn der Pastorin
Walter Lehfeld as Werner, Sohn der Näherin
Peter Burger as Robert, Inges Bruder
Bernhard Wicki as Hauptmann Dornberg
Claus Biederstaedt as Verpflegungsgefreiter
Rudolf Fernau as Stabsarzt
Hans Christian Blech as Feldwebel mit den Orden
Klaus Kinski as Leutnant
Maximilian Schell as Deserteur
Alfred Schieske as Fahrer mit der Flasche

References

^ ^a ^b "New York Times: Children, Mother, and the General". NY Times. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
^ "Award Search". goldenglobes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
^ Hake .105

Bibliography

Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2013.

External links

Children, Mother, and the General at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] "New York Times: Children, Mother, and the General". NY Times. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[goldenglobes-2] "Award Search". goldenglobes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[3] Hake .105

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