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At a French Fireside

8.8(2)19621h 39m1

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.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
German
  • nazi
  • past
  • base
  • north atlantic treaty organization (nato)

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Behind the camera

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Produced in

East Germany

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Release dates

  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical(East Germany)17 Sept 1962
    • TV(West Germany)24 Jan 1964
  • RussiaSU

    • Theatrical8 Jul 1963
    • TV26 Nov 1963

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At a French Fireside was released on 17 September 1962.

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