The Devil's General
movie
They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!
Released February 23, 1955
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.
Cast
Curd Jürgens
as
Gen. Harry Harras
Viktor de Kowa
as
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
as
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne Koch
as
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
as
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla Spira
as
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
as
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul Westermeier
as
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig Diehl
as
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry Meyen
as
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
as
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo Brem
as
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Crew
Helmut Käutner
as
Director
Helmut Käutner
as
Screenplay
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George Hurdalek
as
Screenplay
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Gyula Trebitsch
as
Screenplay
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Carl Zuckmayer
as
Theatre Play
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Walter Koppel
as
Producer
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Albert Benitz
as
Director of Photography
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Klaus Dudenhöfer
as
Editor
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Richard Gordon
as
Co-Producer
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Gyula Trebitsch
as
Producer
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Herbert Kirchhoff
as
Production Design
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Albrecht Becker
as
Production Design