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The Devil's General

The Devil's General

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

1955•1h 57m•6.8/10
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6.8/10(44)

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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Production

Real-Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa

Viktor de Kowa

SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John

Karl John

Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch

Marianne Koch

Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Camilla Spira

Camilla Spira

Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven

Albert Lieven

Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Paul Westermeier

Paul Westermeier

Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Harry Meyen

Harry Meyen

Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger

Bum Krüger

Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Beppo Brem

Beppo Brem

Hauptmann Pfundtmayer

Werner Fuetterer

Werner Fuetterer

Baron von Pflunck

Robert Meyn

Robert Meyn

Generalleutnant von Stetten

Joseph Offenbach

Joseph Offenbach

Hauptsturmführer Zernick

Wolfried Lier

Wolfried Lier

Kellner Detlev

Erica Balqué

Anne Eilers

Reinhold Nietschmann

Geschäftsführer Otto

Wolfgang Neuss

Wolfgang Neuss

Polizei-Fotograf

Horst Beck

Horst Beck

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