
The Devil’s General
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.
Release Date: 1955-02-23
Drama
War
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Casts

Curd Jürgens
as Gen. Harry Harras

Marianne Koch
as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Viktor de Kowa
as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John
as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Harry Meyen
as Leutnant Hartmann

Bum Krüger
as Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Paul Westermeier
as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras

Camilla Spira
as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss

Albert Lieven
as Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Beppo Brem
as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer