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The Devil's General

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Calorie Rating: 164
Released: 1955-02-23
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Studios: Real-Film,


Curt Jurgens stars as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartime Nazi atrocities, Jurgens renounces his government, and is imprisoned and tortured as a result. Once released, the general takes pity on a downtrodden Jewish family. This isolated act of kindness is a point in his favor when Jurgens stands before Satan himself for his final judgment. The Devil's General was based on an immensely successful postwar play by German author Carl Zuckmeyer.

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Cast

Curd Jürgens
Character: Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch
Character: Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa
Character: SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John
Character: Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen
Character: Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
Character: Hauptmann Lüttjohann

Paul Westermeier
Character: Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira
Character: Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
Character: Oberst Friedrich Eilers

Beppo Brem
Character: Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach
Character: Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
Character: Kellner Detlev

Ingrid van Bergen
Character: Lyra Schöppke
Wolfgang Neuss
Character: Polizei-Fotograf
Inge Meysel
Character: Frau Korrianke

Werner Riepel
Character: Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
Character: SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann
Character: Theaterregisseur Rösler

Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Character: Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen


Production and Crew


Carl Zuckmayer
Theatre Play

Albert Benitz
Director of Photography
Richard Gordon
Co-Producer