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The Devil's General 1955 Directed by Helmut Käutner Des Teufels General

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

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.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company Real-Film
Release Date 23 February 1955
117 mins
Cast
Curd Jürgens Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Beppo Brem Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier Kellner Detlev
Ingrid van Bergen Lyra Schöppke
Wolfgang Neuss Polizei-Fotograf
Inge Meysel Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann Theaterregisseur Rösler
Eva Ingeborg Scholz Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen