The Devil’s General

The Devil’s General (1955)

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

  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1955-02-23
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 35 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Real-Film
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Helmut Käutner
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Summary

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

    as Gen. Harry Harras
  • Marianne Koch

    as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
  • Viktor de Kowa

    as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
  • Karl John

    as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
  • Harry Meyen

    as Leutnant Hartmann
  • Bum Krüger

    as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
  • Paul Westermeier

    as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
  • Camilla Spira

    as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
  • Albert Lieven

    as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
  • Beppo Brem

    as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
  • Joseph Offenbach

    as Hauptsturmführer Zernick
  • Wolfried Lier

    as Kellner Detlev
  • Ingrid van Bergen

    as Lyra Schöppke
  • Wolfgang Neuss

    as Polizei-Fotograf
  • Inge Meysel

    as Frau Korrianke
  • Werner Riepel

    as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
  • Werner Schumacher

    as SS-Wachtmeister
  • Gerd Vespermann

    as Theaterregisseur Rösler
  • Eva Ingeborg Scholz

    as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camera Albert Benitz Director of Photography
Writing Gyula Trebitsch Screenplay
Directing Helmut Käutner Director
Writing Carl Zuckmayer Theatre Play
Production Walter Koppel Producer
Writing Helmut Käutner Screenplay
Writing George Hurdalek Screenplay
Editing Klaus Dudenhöfer Editor
Production Richard Gordon Co-Producer

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