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The Devil's General

(1955)

February 23, 1955 1h 57m
68%
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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.

Helmut Käutner

Director

Top Billed Cast

CJ

Curd Jürgens

Gen. Harry Harras

VdK

Viktor de Kowa

SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

KJ

Karl John

Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

MK

Marianne Koch

Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

EIS

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

CS

Camilla Spira

Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

AL

Albert Lieven

Oberst Friedrich Eilers

PW

Paul Westermeier

Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

KLD

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

HM

Harry Meyen

Leutnant Hartmann