The Devil's General (1955)

The Devil's General (1955)

They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell! 1955-02-23 Germany 117 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Curd Jürgens is Gen. Harry Harras
Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch is Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa is SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John is Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen is Leutnant Hartmann
Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger is Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier is Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira is Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven is Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Beppo Brem is Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach is Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier is Kellner Detlev
Kellner Detlev