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6.8The 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.
Released: 1955-02-23117 minDir: Helmut KäutnerDrama, War
Cast
- Curd Jürgens as Gen. Harry Harras
- Viktor de Kowa as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
- Karl John as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
- Marianne Koch as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
- Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
- Camilla Spira as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Themes
- germany
- world war ii
- air force
- waffen ss
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Helmut Käutner
- Screenwriter
- Carl Zuckmayer
- Composer
- Friedrich Schröder
- Cinematographer
- Albert Benitz
- Narrative location
- Berlin
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 195223
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- color
- black-and-white
- title
- Des Teufels General
- distributed by
- Titanus
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