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.

Angelica Domröse
Jeanne

Arno Wyzniewski
Klaus Wetzlaff

Hannjo Hasse
Major Siebert

Harry Hindemith
Bourguignon

Günther Simon
General Rucker

Evelyn Cron
Georgette

Marianne Wünscher
Mariette

Gerry Wolff
Gerard
Gerd Biewer
Moulinier

Horst Jonischkan
Müller
Jörg Kaehler
Gaston
Willi Neuenhahn
Heinemann

Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum

Downfall
Downfall

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

The Great Love
The Great Love

The Murderers Are Among Us
The Murderers Are Among Us

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm

The Nasty Girl
The Nasty Girl

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

The Assault
The Assault

The Chess Player
The Chess Player