The Devil’s General

The Devil’s General

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

1955 de 117 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

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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Cast

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Gen. Harry Harras

Marianne Koch

Marianne Koch

Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Viktor de Kowa

Viktor de Kowa

SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John

Karl John

Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Harry Meyen

Harry Meyen

Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger

Bum Krüger

Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Paul Westermeier

Paul Westermeier

Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Camilla Spira

Camilla Spira

Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven

Albert Lieven

Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Beppo Brem

Beppo Brem

Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Joseph Offenbach

Joseph Offenbach

Hauptsturmführer Zernick

Wolfried Lier

Wolfried Lier

Kellner Detlev

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Lyra Schöppke

Wolfgang Neuss

Wolfgang Neuss

Polizei-Fotograf

Inge Meysel

Inge Meysel

Frau Korrianke

Werner Riepel

Werner Riepel

Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer

Werner Schumacher

Werner Schumacher

SS-Wachtmeister

Gerd Vespermann

Gerd Vespermann

Theaterregisseur Rösler

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

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