Film
The Devil's General
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Curd JürgensGen. Harry Harras
- Viktor de KowaSS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
- Karl JohnIngénieur Karl Oderbruch
- Marianne KochDorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
- Eva Ingeborg ScholzWaltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
- Camilla SpiraKammersängerin Olivia Geiss
- Albert LievenOberst Friedrich Eilers
- Paul WestermeierOtto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
