The Devil's General
“They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!”
1955•NR•1h 57m•6.8•Released
DramaWar
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.
Director
Helmut Käutner
Writer
Gyula Trebitsch, Helmut Käutner, George Hurdalek
Languages
German
Studio
Real-Film
Cast
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Werner Fuetterer
Baron von Pflunck
Robert Meyn
Generalleutnant von Stetten
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Production
Company
Real-Film
Producer
Walter Koppel
Producer
Gyula Trebitsch
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