The Devil’s General
1955The 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.
Acted in
Curd Jürgens
as Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch
as Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa
as SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John
as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch
Harry Meyen
as Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger
as Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier
as Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira
as Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Albert Lieven
as Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Beppo Brem
as Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Joseph Offenbach
as Hauptsturmführer Zernick
Wolfried Lier
as Kellner Detlev
Ingrid van Bergen
as Lyra Schöppke
Wolfgang Neuss
as Polizei-Fotograf
Inge Meysel
as Frau Korrianke
Werner Riepel
as Kleinschmidt, Görings Fahrer
Werner Schumacher
as SS-Wachtmeister
Gerd Vespermann
as Theaterregisseur Rösler
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
as Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen