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The Devil's General

"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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

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