
The Devil’s General
They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!
1955 de 117 minutes
Rating: 6.77
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
Gen. Harry Harras

Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick

Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev

Ingrid van Bergen
Lyra Schöppke

Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf

Inge Meysel
Frau Korrianke

Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer

Werner Schumacher
SS-Wachtmeister

Gerd Vespermann
Theaterregisseur Rösler

Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen