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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 in NATO.[3]

Children, Mother, and the General
Film poster
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 (1955-03-03)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• Children, Mother, and the General at IMDb

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