The Devil's General

The Devil's General

1955
1h 57min

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.

The Devil's General

Storyline

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.
    Released
    23 February 1955
    Runtime
    1h 57min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    Real-Film
Cast
Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Viktor de Kowa
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
Karl John
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Paul Westermeier
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Harry Meyen
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Beppo Brem
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Werner Fuetterer
Werner Fuetterer
Baron von Pflunck
Robert Meyn
Robert Meyn
Generalleutnant von Stetten
Joseph Offenbach
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev
Erica Balqué
Anne Eilers
Reinhold Nietschmann
Geschäftsführer Otto
Wolfgang Neuss
Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf
Horst Beck
Horst Beck
1. SD-Beamter
Rudolf Fenner
Rudolf Fenner
2. SD-Beamter
Ingrid van Bergen
Ingrid van Bergen
Lyra Schöppke
Inge Meysel
Inge Meysel
Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
Werner Schumacher
SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann
Theaterregisseur Rösler
Jochen Meyn
Kellner Francois
Thea Thiele
Jenny Rosenfeld
Gustl Busch
Acting
Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen
Wirtschafterin Therese
Joachim Hess
1. SS-Wachmann
Balduin Baas
Balduin Baas
Acting
Horst Breitenfeld
Acting
Hans Daniel
Hauptmann Hassdenteufel
Werner Riepel
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt
Erich Scholz
Oberleutnant Vretske
Friedrich Schütter
Friedrich Schütter
Acting
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