The Devil's General

"They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!"

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.

Director: Helmut Käutner

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