The Devil's General (1955)
They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!
1955 · NR · 1h 57m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, War
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.
Director: Helmut Käutner
Writers: Helmut Käutner, George Hurdalek, Gyula Trebitsch
Cinematography: Albert Benitz
Editor: Klaus Dudenhöfer
Cast
Curd Jürgens as Gen. Harry HarrasViktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-LausitzKarl John as Ingénieur Karl OderbruchMarianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' GeissEva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' MohrungenCamilla Spira as Kammersängerin Olivia GeissAlbert Lieven as Oberst Friedrich EilersPaul Westermeier as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von HarrasKarl Ludwig Diehl as Generaldirektor Hugo MohrungenHarry Meyen as Leutnant HartmannBum Krüger as Hauptmann LüttjohannBeppo Brem as Hauptmann PfundtmayerMore like this
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