The Devil's General
Des Teufels General1955
They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!
- Helmut Käutner
- 1h 57m
- February 23, 1955 · Germany
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 23, 1955
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Real-Film GmbH,Real-Film
- Cast
- Inge Meysel,Joachim Hess,Karl Ludwig Diehl,Bum Krüger,Jochen Meyn,Gustl Busch,Balduin Baas,Camilla Spira,Werner Schumacher,Horst Breitenfeldand 26 more
- Director
- Helmut Käutner
- Producer
- Walter Koppel,Gyula Trebitsch
- Cinematography
- Albert Benitz
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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