The Devil's General

Name: The Devil's General
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1955-02-23
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Marianne Koch, Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Helmut Käutner · 1955 · Drama, War · 1h 57m · NR · ★ 6.9

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

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.

Released in United States Apr 14, 1957Runtime 1h 57mRated NRRating 6.9/10 (49 votes)Original title Des Teufels General

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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

Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

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