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The Devil's General
“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.
Directed by Helmut Käutner
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User score
47 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 23, 1955
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
German
Top cast
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Werner Fuetterer
Baron von Pflunck
Robert Meyn
Generalleutnant von Stetten
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev
Erica Balqué
Anne Eilers
Reinhold Nietschmann
Geschäftsführer Otto
Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf
Horst Beck
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