Released:
1962-09-17

Overview:
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to demolish the ruins of a local church, in which civilians were murdered by the German occupation forces at 1944. A local journalist who researches the event discovers that West German General Rucker ordered the massacre, but he is mysteriously murdered. Klaus defies his commanding officer Siebert, who instructs him to steal the documents indicting Rucker, and hands the evidence over to Jeanne.

Director:
Kurt Maetzig

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Angelica Domröse
  as
  Jeanne
• 
  Arno Wyzniewski
  as
  Klaus Wetzlaff
• 
  Hannjo Hasse
  as
  Major Siebert
• 
  Harry Hindemith
  as
  Bourguignon
• 
  Günther Simon
  as
  General Rucker