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Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht

Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht

Apr 28, 1977 1h 30m
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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.

Title Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht
Companies Studio Hamburg Atelierbetriebsgesellschaft mbH, Stern TV, ZDF
Countries Germany
Keywords world war i, british army, 1910s, german army, french army
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