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Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht

Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977)

1h 30m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: Franz Peter Wirth

Studio: Studio Hamburg Atelierbetriebsgesellschaft mbH

Genre: War, Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Otto Kurth

Otto Kurth

as Generaloberst v. Moltke

Friedrich Gröndahl

Friedrich Gröndahl

as Oberstleutnant Tappen

Alexander Hegarth

Alexander Hegarth

as Oberstleutnant Hentsch

Hans Daniel

Hans Daniel

as Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Hans Paetsch

Hans Paetsch

as Reichskanzler v. Bethmann-Hollweg

Hans Häckermann

Hans Häckermann

as Generaloberst v. Kluck