The Devil's General

Directed by Helmut Käutner
Not Rated
1955    1h 57mDrama, War
7.386%6.8
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 JürgensGen. Harry Harras
  • Viktor de KowaSS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
  • Karl JohnIngénieur Karl Oderbruch
  • Marianne KochDorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
  • Eva Ingeborg ScholzWaltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
  • Camilla SpiraKammersängerin Olivia Geiss
  • Albert LievenOberst Friedrich Eilers
  • Paul WestermeierOtto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
  • Karl Ludwig DiehlGeneraldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
  • Harry MeyenLeutnant Hartmann
  • Bum KrügerHauptmann Lüttjohann
  • Beppo BremHauptmann Pfundtmayer
  • Werner FuettererBaron von Pflunck
  • Robert MeynGeneralleutnant von Stetten
  • Joseph OffenbachHauptsturmführer Zernick
  • Wolfried LierKellner Detlev
  • Erica BalquéAnne Eilers / Assistant Director
  • Reinhold NietschmannGeschäftsführer Otto
  • Wolfgang NeussPolizei-Fotograf
  • Horst Beck1. SD-Beamter

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The Devil's General Trivia

The Devil's General was released on February 23, 1955.

The Devil's General was directed by Helmut Käutner.

The Devil's General has a runtime of 1 hr 57 min.

The Devil's General was produced by Walter Koppel, Gyula Trebitsch.

The key characters in The Devil's General are Gen. Harry Harras (Curd Jürgens), SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz (Viktor de Kowa), Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch (Karl John).

The Devil's General is rated Not Rated.

The Devil's General is a Drama, War film.

The Devil's General has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.

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