The Devil's General

6.8

Germany

Drama War

117 min

1955

Curd Jürgens Wolfried Lier Wolfgang Neuss Horst Beck Rudolf Fenner Ingrid van Bergen Inge Meysel Werner Riepel Werner Schumacher Jochen Meyn Balduin Baas Werner Riepel Erich Scholz Joseph Offenbach Robert Meyn Viktor de Kowa Karl John Marianne Koch Eva Ingeborg Scholz Camilla Spira Albert Lieven Paul Westermeier Karl Ludwig Diehl Harry Meyen Bum Krüger Beppo Brem Werner Fuetterer Friedrich Schütter

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.