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The Devil's General
The Devil's General

The Devil's General

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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

23 February 1955

Country

Germany

Cast

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

Erica Balqué

Erica Balqué

Anne Eilers

Reinhold Nietschmann

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

Gerd Vespermann

Gerd Vespermann

Theaterregisseur Rösler

Jochen Meyn

Jochen Meyn

Kellner Francois

Thea Thiele

Thea Thiele

Jenny Rosenfeld

Gustl Busch

Gustl Busch

Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen

Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen

Wirtschafterin Therese

Joachim Hess

Joachim Hess

1. SS-Wachmann

Balduin Baas

Balduin Baas

Horst Breitenfeld

Horst Breitenfeld

Hans Daniel

Hans Daniel

Hauptmann Hassdenteufel

Werner Riepel

Werner Riepel

Kleinschmidt

Erich Scholz

Erich Scholz

Oberleutnant Vretske

Friedrich Schütter

Friedrich Schütter

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