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The Devil's General
1955
1h 57m
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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Cast
Curd JürgensGen. Harry Harras
Viktor de KowaSS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl JohnIngénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne KochDorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg ScholzWaltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla SpiraKammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert LievenOberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul WestermeierOtto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig DiehlGeneraldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry MeyenLeutnant Hartmann
Bum KrügerHauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo BremHauptmann Pfundtmayer
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