The Devil's General

The Devil's General

The Devil's General

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The Devil's General

"They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!"

1955

1h 57m

6.8(47 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

The adaptation of the eponymous play by Carl Zuckmayer tells the story of renegade general Harras of the German Luftwaffe, who during WWII openly criticizes the Nazi regime. As a consequence, he is put under surveillance, and even imprisoned for a brief period of time. Still remaining outspoken, Harras realizes the horrific dimensions of this hopeless and injust war waged by Germany.

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Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa

Viktor de Kowa

SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John

Karl John

Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch

Marianne Koch

Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Camilla Spira

Camilla Spira

Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven

Albert Lieven

Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Paul Westermeier

Paul Westermeier

Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Harry Meyen

Harry Meyen

Leutnant Hartmann

Creative team

Directed by: Helmut Käutner
Written by: Gyula Trebitsch
Helmut Käutner
Produced by: Walter Koppel
Gyula Trebitsch

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