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Director:

Helmut Käutner

Writers:

George Hurdalek (writer)
Helmut Käutner (writer)
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Release Date:

23 February 1955 (West Germany) more

Genre:

Drama | War more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Harry Harras is a renowned general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His expertise in turning out... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Curd Jürgens ... Gen. Harry Harras
Marianne Koch ... Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss
Viktor de Kowa ... SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz
Karl John ... Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch
Eva Ingeborg Scholz ... Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen
Harry Meyen ... Leutnant Hartmann
Bum Krüger ... Hauptmann Lüttjohann
Paul Westermeier ... Otto Korrianke, Fahrer von Harras
Camilla Spira ... Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss
Erica Balqué ... Anne Eilers
Albert Lieven ... Oberst Friedrich Eilers
Karl Ludwig Diehl ... Generaldirektor Mohrungen
Beppo Brem ... Hauptmann Pfundtmayer
Werner Fuetterer ... Baron von Pflunck
Joseph Offenbach ... Hauptsturmführer Zernick
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Devil's General (USA)
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Runtime:

117 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany more

Company:

Real-Film GmbH more


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Film for Thought!, 16 May 2006
9/10
Author: diebestefrau from United States

A movie that I saw for the first time decades ago and numerous times since! Every time I watch it, I discover new facets in Harras'personality. On one hand he is the tough guy, the party animal, the womanizer; however, he shows his softer, almost romantic side when he meets Diddo Geiss. I think that the movie could be a wonderful teaching tool, because it illustrates how "non-political", even rebellious Germans were drawn into the Nazi ideology and paid the ultimate price! Udo Jürgens and Marianne Koch were fabulous together! I would recommend this film for upper level German classes in the US. It is a good addition to "Die weisse Rose" or "Sophie Scholl".

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