The Devil's General

The Devil's General (1955)

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

  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1955-02-23
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 42 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Real-Film
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Helmut Käutner
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Summary

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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  • Curd Jürgens

    as Gen. Harry Harras
  • Viktor de Kowa

    as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
  • Karl John

    as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
  • Marianne Koch

    as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
  • Eva Ingeborg Scholz

    as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
  • Camilla Spira

    as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
  • Albert Lieven

    as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
  • Paul Westermeier

    as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
  • Karl Ludwig Diehl

    as Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
  • Harry Meyen

    as Leutnant Hartmann
  • Bum Krüger

    as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
  • Beppo Brem

    as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
  • Werner Fuetterer

    as Baron von Pflunck
  • Robert Meyn

    as Generalleutnant von Stetten
  • Joseph Offenbach

    as Hauptsturmführer Zernick
  • Wolfried Lier

    as Kellner Detlev
  • Erica Balqué

    as Anne Eilers
  • Reinhold Nietschmann

    as Geschäftsführer Otto
  • Wolfgang Neuss

    as Polizei-Fotograf
  • Horst Beck

    as 1. SD-Beamter
  • Rudolf Fenner

    as 2. SD-Beamter
  • Ingrid van Bergen

    as Lyra Schöppke
  • Inge Meysel

    as Frau Korrianke
  • Werner Riepel

    as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
  • Werner Schumacher

    as SS-Wachtmeister
  • Gerd Vespermann

    as Theaterregisseur Rösler
  • Jochen Meyn

    as Kellner Francois
  • Thea Thiele

    as Jenny Rosenfeld
  • Gustl Busch

    as
  • Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen

    as Wirtschafterin Therese
  • Joachim Hess

    as 1. SS-Wachmann
  • Balduin Baas

    as
  • Horst Breitenfeld

    as
  • Hans Daniel

    as Hauptmann Hassdenteufel
  • Werner Riepel

    as Kleinschmidt
  • Erich Scholz

    as Oberleutnant Vretske
  • Friedrich Schütter

    as
Writing Gyula Trebitsch Screenplay
Writing Helmut Käutner Screenplay
Editing Klaus Dudenhöfer Editor
Writing George Hurdalek Screenplay
Writing Carl Zuckmayer Theatre Play
Production Walter Koppel Producer
Directing Helmut Käutner Director
Camera Albert Benitz Director of Photography
Production Richard Gordon Co-Producer
Production Gyula Trebitsch Producer
Art Herbert Kirchhoff Production Design
Art Albrecht Becker Production Design
Art Dieter Bartels Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Erna Sander Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Heinz Fuhrmann Makeup Artist
Production Heinz-Günter Sass Production Manager
Production Joachim Hess Production Manager
Directing Erica Balqué Assistant Director
Sound Werner Schlagge Sound
Camera Günter Haase Assistant Camera
Camera Bernhard Hellmund Assistant Camera

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