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The Devil's General (1955)
Directed by Helmut Käutner
Overview
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 | Length 117 minutes
Actors
Curd Jürgens | Viktor de Kowa | Karl John | Marianne Koch | Eva Ingeborg Scholz | Camilla Spira | Albert Lieven | Paul Westermeier | Karl Ludwig Diehl | Harry Meyen | Bum Krüger | Beppo Brem | Werner Fuetterer | Robert Meyn | Joseph Offenbach | Wolfried Lier | Erica Balqué | Reinhold Nietschmann | Wolfgang Neuss | Horst Beck | Rudolf Fenner | Ingrid van Bergen | Inge Meysel | Werner Schumacher | Gerd Vespermann | Jochen Meyn | Thea Thiele | Gustl Busch | Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen | Joachim Hess | Balduin Baas | Horst Breitenfeld | Hans Daniel | Werner Riepel | Erich Scholz | Friedrich Schütter