Children, Mother, and the General (1955)

Original title

Kinder, Mütter und ein General

Directed by

László Benedek

Genre

war film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

12

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of mothers sets out to find their sons who are fighting on the front lines. They confront the destruction and loss caused by the war. The film focuses on their desperate mission to bring their children home.

somberresolutecontemplativestarkpoignantrestrainedgritty

What happens

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

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