The Devil's General

Name: The Devil's General
Director: Helmut Käutner
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1955-02-23
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.744
Cast: Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Marianne Koch, Eva Ingeborg Scholz

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

6.7

1955

1h 57m

DramaWar

Director: Helmut Käutner

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.