The Devil’s General (1955)
February 23, 1955
Drama, War
1h 57m
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Helmut Käutner
- Gen. Harry Harras Curd Jürgens
- Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss Marianne Koch
- SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz Viktor de Kowa
- Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch Karl John
- Leutnant Hartmann Harry Meyen
- Hauptmann Lüttjohann Bum Krüger
- Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras Paul Westermeier
- Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss Camilla Spira
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Keywords
- germany
- world war ii
- air force
- waffen ss