The Devil's General
Des Teufels General
Release: 1955-02-23
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 6.8
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Real-Film
Cast
Werner Fuetterer
as Baron von Pflunck
Wolfried Lier
as Kellner Detlev
Harry Meyen
as Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Horst Beck
as 1. SD-Beamter
Wolfgang Neuss
as Polizei-Fotograf
Rudolf Fenner
as 2. SD-Beamter
Karl John
as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Beppo Brem
as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach
as Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Werner Schumacher
as SS-Wachtmeister
Friedrich Schütter
Curd Jürgens
as Gen. Harry Harras
Camilla Spira
as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Paul Westermeier
as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Ingrid van Bergen
as Lyra Schöppke
Balduin Baas
Viktor de Kowa
as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Marianne Koch
as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Albert Lieven
as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Robert Meyn
as Generalleutnant von Stetten
Karl Ludwig Diehl
as Generaldirektor Hugo Mohrungen
Inge Meysel
as Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer, Kleinschmidt
