The Devil's General (1955)

Name: The Devil's General
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1955-02-23
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Marianne Koch, Eva Ingeborg Scholz

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

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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Released 1955-02-23 · 117 min · Drama, War

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
Werner Fuetterer as Baron von Pflunck
Robert Meyn as Generalleutnant von Stetten
Joseph Offenbach as Hauptsturmführer Zernick