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The Devil's General (1955)

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Helmut Käutner
Writer : Helmut Käutner, George Hurdalek, Gyula Trebitsch

Synopsis

Curt Jurgens stars as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartime Nazi atrocities, Jurgens renounces his government, and is imprisoned and tortured as a result. Once released, the general takes pity on a downtrodden Jewish family. This isolated act of kindness is a point in his favor when Jurgens stands before Satan himself for his final judgment. The Devil's General was based on an immensely successful postwar play by German author Carl Zuckmeyer.

Actors

Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa
Viktor de Kowa
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
Karl John
Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen
Harry Meyen
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Bum Krüger
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier
Paul Westermeier
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Beppo Brem
Beppo Brem
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach
Joseph Offenbach
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Wolfried Lier
Kellner Detlev
Ingrid van Bergen
Ingrid van Bergen
Lyra Schöppke
Wolfgang Neuss
Wolfgang Neuss
Polizei-Fotograf
Inge Meysel
Inge Meysel
Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
Werner Riepel
Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
Werner Schumacher
SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann
Gerd Vespermann
Theaterregisseur Rösler
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen

Crews

Helmut Käutner
Helmut Käutner
Director
Helmut Käutner
Helmut Käutner
Screenplay
George Hurdalek
George Hurdalek
Screenplay
Gyula Trebitsch
Gyula Trebitsch
Screenplay
Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer
Theatre Play
Walter Koppel
Walter Koppel
Producer
Albert Benitz
Albert Benitz
Director of Photography
Klaus Dudenhöfer
Klaus Dudenhöfer
Editor
Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon
Co-Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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