The Devil's General

The Devil's General (1955) is a drama, war film directed by Helmut Käutner rated 6.8/10.

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.

Cast

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