The Devil's General

The Devil's General

1955
1h 57m
6.7

6.7/10

45 votes • View on IMDb
Drama War

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

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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Real-Film
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

germany world war ii air force waffen ss

Quick Facts

Original Title Des Teufels General
Release Date February 23, 1955
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0047572

Cast

Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens

Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa
Viktor de Kowa

SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John
Karl John

Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch

Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira

Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven

Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Paul Westermeier
Paul Westermeier

Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Karl Ludwig Diehl
Karl Ludwig Diehl

Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Harry Meyen
Harry Meyen

Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger
Bum Krüger

Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Beppo Brem
Beppo Brem

Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Key Crew

Gyula Trebitsch
Screenplay
Helmut Käutner
Screenplay
George Hurdalek
Screenplay
Walter Koppel
Producer
Helmut Käutner
Director
Gyula Trebitsch
Producer