The Devil's General
7.2
“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.
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Cast
36 people
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
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SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
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Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
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Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
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Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
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Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
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Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
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Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
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Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
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Die fidelen Detektive
Helmut Käutner Director · George Hurdalek Screenplay Gyula Trebitsch Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Helmut Käutner
Screenplay
George Hurdalek
Screenplay
Gyula Trebitsch
Author
Carl Zuckmayer
Cinematographer
Albert Benitz
Editor
Klaus Dudenhöfer
Production designer
Dieter Bartels
Production designer
Albrecht Becker
Production designer
Herbert Kirchhoff
Costume designer
Erna Sander
United States release April 14, 1957 · Produced in Germany · Original title Des Teufels General
Production
Real-Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Des Teufels General
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 23, 1955
Theatrical
United States · April 14, 1957
Theatrical
Austria
April 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 1967 · TV · ZDF
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