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Drama / War

The Devil's General

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

19551h 57mNR 6.9/ 10

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.

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
  • Werner FuettererBaron von Pflunck
  • Robert MeynGeneralleutnant von Stetten
  • Joseph OffenbachHauptsturmführer Zernick
  • Wolfried LierKellner Detlev

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