The Devil's General (1955)

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

Directed by Helmut Käutner1h 57mDrama,War

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1955
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
23 February 1955
TMDB
6.8 (48)
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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
E
Erica Balqué
Anne Eilers
R
Reinhold Nietschmann
Geschäftsführer Otto
Wolfgang Neuss
Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf
Horst Beck
Horst Beck
1. SD-Beamter
Rudolf Fenner
Rudolf Fenner
2. SD-Beamter
Ingrid van Bergen
Ingrid van Bergen
Lyra Schöppke
Inge Meysel
Inge Meysel
Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
Werner Schumacher
SS-Wachtmeister
G
Gerd Vespermann
Theaterregisseur Rösler
Jochen Meyn
Jochen Meyn
Kellner Francois
T
Thea Thiele
Jenny Rosenfeld
G
Gustl Busch
E
Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen
Wirtschafterin Therese
J
Joachim Hess
1. SS-Wachmann
Balduin Baas
Balduin Baas
H
Horst Breitenfeld
H
Hans Daniel
Hauptmann Hassdenteufel
Werner Riepel
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt
Erich Scholz
Erich Scholz
Oberleutnant Vretske
Friedrich Schütter
Friedrich Schütter

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