Des Teufels General

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

Feb 23 1955 N/A 1h 57m
Drama, War

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.

Plot

1941, the Third Reich seems to be winning the war. Luftwaffe (air force) general Harry Harras enjoys the good life as highly respected technician and Berlin ministry/ HQ official. However his outspoken critical attitude at social occasions awakes hopes from opposition and suspicion from the Nazi party. He suddenly finds himself approached and arrested by the Gestapo, who psychologically torture him. Next his position is threatened by technical aircraft trouble he'll be blamed for but may result from sabotage.

Written by

Carl Zuckmayer, Georg Hurdalek, Helmut Käutner

Directed by

Helmut Käutner

Cast

Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Real-Film GmbH

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
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1,370
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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