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The Devil's General

(1955)

Drama, War

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1hrs 57m

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.

Score

68

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Curd Jürgens as Gen. Harry Harras

Curd Jürgens

** Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Viktor de Kowa

** SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Karl John

** Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Marianne Koch

** Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

** Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Camilla Spira as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Camilla Spira

** Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven as Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Albert Lieven

** Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Paul Westermeier as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Paul Westermeier

** Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Karl Ludwig Diehl as Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Karl Ludwig Diehl

** Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Harry Meyen as Leutnant Hartmann

Harry Meyen

** Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger as Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Bum Krüger

** Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Beppo Brem as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Beppo Brem

** Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Werner Fuetterer as Baron von Pflunck

Werner Fuetterer

** Baron von Pflunck

Robert Meyn as Generalleutnant von Stetten

Robert Meyn

** Generalleutnant von Stetten

Joseph Offenbach as Hauptsturmführer Zernick

Joseph Offenbach

** Hauptsturmführer Zernick

Wolfried Lier as Kellner Detlev

Wolfried Lier

** Kellner Detlev

Erica Balqué as Anne Eilers

Erica Balqué

** Anne Eilers

Reinhold Nietschmann as Geschäftsführer Otto

Reinhold Nietschmann

** Geschäftsführer Otto

Wolfgang Neuss as Polizei-Fotograf

Wolfgang Neuss

** Polizei-Fotograf

Horst Beck as 1. SD-Beamter

Horst Beck

** 1. SD-Beamter

Rudolf Fenner as 2. SD-Beamter

Rudolf Fenner

** 2. SD-Beamter

Ingrid van Bergen as Lyra Schöppke

Ingrid van Bergen

** Lyra Schöppke

Inge Meysel as Frau Korrianke

Inge Meysel

** Frau Korrianke

Werner Riepel as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer

Werner Riepel

** Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer

Werner Schumacher as SS-Wachtmeister

Werner Schumacher

** SS-Wachtmeister

Gerd Vespermann as Theaterregisseur Rösler

Gerd Vespermann

** Theaterregisseur Rösler

Jochen Meyn as Kellner Francois

Jochen Meyn

** Kellner Francois

Thea Thiele as Jenny Rosenfeld

Thea Thiele

** Jenny Rosenfeld

Gustl Busch as Unknown role

Gustl Busch

** Unknown role

Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen as Wirtschafterin Therese

Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen

** Wirtschafterin Therese

Joachim Hess as 1. SS-Wachmann

Joachim Hess

** 1. SS-Wachmann

Balduin Baas as Unknown role

Balduin Baas

** Unknown role

Horst Breitenfeld as Unknown role

Horst Breitenfeld

** Unknown role

Hans Daniel as Hauptmann Hassdenteufel

Hans Daniel

** Hauptmann Hassdenteufel

Werner Riepel as Kleinschmidt

Werner Riepel

** Kleinschmidt

Erich Scholz as Oberleutnant Vretske

Erich Scholz

** Oberleutnant Vretske

Friedrich Schütter as Unknown role

Friedrich Schütter

** Unknown role

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