Sons, Mothers and a General (1955)

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Country: West Germany
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1955-03-04
Director: Laslo Benedek
Writers: Herbert Reinecker
Language: German
Stars: Hilde Krahl , Therese Giehse , Ursula Herking , Alice Treff , Marianne Sinclair , Beate Koepnick , Peter Bürger , Holger Hildmann , Karl-Michael Kuntz , Walter Lehfeld
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Barn, mödrar och en general (Sweden) , Des enfants, des mères et un général (France, French Republic) , Kinder, Mütter und ein General , Hauen Sie ab mit Heldentum , All'est si muore (Italy) , On oublie toujours les mères (Belgium) , Dzieci, matki i generał (Poland) , 戦場の叫び (Japan) , Børn, mødre og en general (Denmark) , Sons, Mothers and a General (United States of America) , Kinder, Mütter und ein General (Austria) , Sons, Mothers and a General , Moeders worden vergeten (Belgium) , Sons, Mothers and a General (United Kingdom) , Kinder, Mütter und ein General
Plot: As Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something "for the fatherland", volunteer to fight with the German army in the East. Horrified at the news that their children are to be sent to the Russian front, the boys' mothers begin a desperate effort to get their sons back.
IMDB:tt0048255