In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peter O'Toole | ... | General Tanz | |
| Omar Sharif | ... | Major Grau | |
| Tom Courtenay | ... | Corporal Hartmann | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | General Kahlenberge | |
| Joanna Pettet | ... | Ulrike | |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Inspector Morand | |
| Charles Gray | ... | General von Seidlitz-Gabler | |
| Coral Browne | ... | Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler | |
| John Gregson | ... | Colonel Sandauer | |
| Nigel Stock | ... | Otto | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Field Marshal Rommel | |
| Juliette Gréco | ... | Juliette (as Juliette Greco) | |
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Yves Brainville | ... | Liesowski |
| Sacha Pitoëff | ... | Doctor (as Sacha Pitoeff) | |
| Charles Millot | ... | Wionczek | |
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In 1942 Warsaw, a Polish prostitute is murdered in a sadistic way. Major Grau (Omar Sharif), an Agent from German Intelligence who believes in justice, is in charge of the investigation. An eyewitness saw a German General leaving the building after a scream of the victim. A further investigation shows that three Generals do not have any alibi for that night: General Tanz (Peter O'Toole), Major General Klaus Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasence), and General von Seidlitz-Gabler (Charles Gray). The three avoid direct contact with Major Grau and become potential suspects. As Major Grau gets close to them, he is promoted and sent to Paris. In 1944 Paris, this quartet is reunited, and Major Grau continues his investigation. Meanwhile, a plan for killing Adolf Hitler is plotted by his high command, a romance between Ulrike von Seidlitz-Gabler (Joanna Pettet) and Lance Corporal Kurt Hartmann (Sir Tom Courtenay) is happening and Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret) is helping Major Grau in his ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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murder | prostitute killer | nazi occupied poland | reference to richard wagner | nazi occupation |Taglines:
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Release Date:
24 February 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Noite dos Generais See more »Filming Locations:
Fort de Cormeilles, 1 route stratégique, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val d'Oise, France See more »Company Credits
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Major Grau: How did you know it was me?
Inspector Morand: What other German Colonel would enter unannounced?
Major Grau: Any SS Colonel would.
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According to one of producer Sam Spiegel's biographers, the fee paid to Donald Pleasence was more than double the combined fees paid to Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, although they had higher billing. This was due to their having to fulfill an old contract agreement dating from before their world fame. See more »Goofs
At about 15 minutes into the movie, when General Tanz arrives at the Old Town quarter of Warsaw, there is a poster for the French film "Tintin et le mystere de la toison d'or", designed by Roslaw Szaybo in 1964. See more »Quotes
Inspector Morand: Welcome, Colonel Grau, to the spider's web.Major Grau: How did you know it was me?
Inspector Morand: What other German Colonel would enter unannounced?
Major Grau: Any SS Colonel would.
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The opening credits are a montage of a Nazi general's clothing and decorations. See more »Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was heavily edited for an 'A' (PG) certificate and removed nearly all the references to the victims being whores, as well as shortening the bed scene between Hartmann & Ulrike, the police interrogation of the suspected sex offenders, and editing some of the dialogue describing the murders. Later releases were upgraded to a 15 certificate and were fully uncut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In 1942, in Warsaw, a Polish prostitute is murdered in a sadistic way. Major Grau (Omar Sharif), a man from German Intelligence that believes in justice, is in charge of the investigation. An eyewitness saw a German general leaving the building after a scream of the victim. A further investigation shows that three generals do not have any alibi for that night: General Tanz (Peter O'Toole), Maj. Gen. Klus Kahlenberge (Donald Pleasance) and General von Seidlitz-Gabler (Charles Gray). They three avoid a direct contact with Major Grau and become potential suspects. As far as Major Grau gets close to them, he is promoted and sent to Paris.
In 1944, in Paris, this quartet is reunited and Major Grau continues his investigation. Meanwhile, a plan for killing Hitler is plotted by his high command; a romance between Ulrike von Seydlitz-Gabler (Joanna Pettet) and Lance Cpl. Kurt Hartmann (Tom Courtenay) is happening and Insp. Morand (Phillipe Noiret) is helping Major Grau in his investigation.
The story ends in 1965, in Hamburg, with another similar crime.
The first time I watched this film, I was a teenager and I recall that I left the movie theater very impressed. Two days ago, a friend of mine saw this movie again and sent me an e-mail. I decided to watch it again, on VHS, since it has not been released on DVD in Brazil. This movie is really an excellent and very underrated European super production, having a spectacular international cast. Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, from `Lawrence of Arabia', have another outstanding performance working together, highlighting the role of Peter O'Toole as a deranged man. It is amazing how Omar Sharif was a great actor in the 1960's. The story has war, mystery, crime, romance, drama and thriller, in right doses. Further, the character of Omar Sharif, as an ethic man who believes and pursues justice, no matter the price, is exciting. The reconstitution of the period is also fantastic, specially the scene of the madness of General Tanz in a block of Warsaw, when he burns and destroys many buildings. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): `A Noite Dos Generais' (`The Night of the Generals')