
Feature film — 1955
The Devil's General (1955)
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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Director: Helmut Käutner
On screen
Cast & crew

Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen

Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
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