The Devil's General (1955)

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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Directed by

Helmut Käutner

Cast

• Curd Jürgens as Gen. Harry Harras
• Viktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
• Karl John as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
• Marianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
• Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
• Camilla Spira as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
• Albert Lieven as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
• Paul Westermeier as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
• Karl Ludwig Diehl as Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
• Harry Meyen as Leutnant Hartmann
• Bum Krüger as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
• Beppo Brem as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

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