At a French Fireside (An französischen Kaminen) 61 years old

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.

Credits

At a French Fireside Cast

Name Character
Arno Wyzniewski He was 23, 58 years old when he died as Klaus Wetzlaff
Evelyn Cron She was 22, now 84 years old as Georgette
Marianne Wünscher She was 31, 59 years old when she died as Mariette
Albert Zahn He was 44, 56 years old when he died as Leperret
Horst Jonischkan He was 24, 41 years old when he died as Müller
Gerry Wolff He was 42, 84 years old when he died as Gerard
Willi Neuenhahn He was 34, 65 years old when he died as Heinemann
Gerd Biewer He was 36, 55 years old when he died as Moulinier
Günther Simon He was 37, 47 years old when he died as General Rucker
Harry Hindemith He was 56, 66 years old when he died as Bourguignon
Hannjo Hasse He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Major Siebert
Jörg Kaehler He was 31, 84 years old when he died as Gaston
Angelica Domröse She was 21, now 83 years old as Jeanne
Werner Röwekamp He was 33, 53 years old when he died as Geheimdinstler

At a French Fireside Crew

Name Department
Günter Haubold as Director of Photography. He was 36 (73) years old when He died Camera
Alfred Hirschmeier as Set Designer. He was 31 (65) years old when He died Art
Joachim Dittrich as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Waltraud Pathenheimer as Still Photographer. Camera
Wilhelm Neef as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (74) years old when He died Sound
Helga Emmrich as Editor. She was 36 (now 97) years old Editing
Henryk Keisch as Screenplay. He was 49 (73) years old when He died Writing
Horst Jacob as Music. Sound
Edith Kubenz as Music. Sound
Kurt Maetzig as Director. He was 51 (101) years old when He died Directing
Harald Hauser as Screenplay. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Writing
At a French Fireside poster
At a French Fireside (61 years)

  • Release day: Monday, September 17, 1962
  • Runtime: 99 minutes