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The Devil's General (1955)

Original title: Des Teufels General

NR · 1955-02-23 · 1h 57m · DE
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They bought his soul and put him in command of Hell!

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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Helmut KäutnerDirector

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Curd JürgensCurd JürgensGen. Harry HarrasMarianne KochMarianne KochDorothea 'Diddo' GeissViktor de KowaViktor de KowaSS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-LausitzKarl JohnKarl JohnIngenieur Karl OderbruchHarry MeyenHarry MeyenLeutnant HartmannBum KrügerBum KrügerHauptmann LüttjohannPaul WestermeierPaul WestermeierOtto Korrianke, Fahrer von HarrasCamilla SpiraCamilla SpiraKammersängerin Olivia GeissAlbert LievenAlbert LievenOberst Friedrich EilersBeppo BremBeppo BremHauptmann PfundtmayerJoseph OffenbachJoseph OffenbachHauptsturmführer ZernickWolfried LierWolfried LierKellner Detlev

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World war iiGermanyWaffen ssAir force

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Germany · Waffen SsDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference324892Actor preference252241 · 453384 · 330970

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What is The Devil's General about?

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.

How long is The Devil's General?

The Devil's General has a runtime of 117 minutes.