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The Devil’s General

The Devil’s General (1955)

1h 57m | PG-13

⭐ 6.77 / 10

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.

Director: Helmut Käutner

Studio: Real-Film

Genre: Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

as Gen. Harry Harras

Marianne Koch

Marianne Koch

as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Viktor de Kowa

Viktor de Kowa

as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John

Karl John

as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Harry Meyen

Harry Meyen

as Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger

Bum Krüger

as Hauptmann Lüttjohann