The Devil's General

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Curd Jürgens Gen. Harry Harras

Viktor de Kowa SS-Gruppenführer Schmidt-Lausitz

Karl John Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Marianne Koch Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss

Eva Ingeborg Scholz Waltraut 'Pützchen' Mohrungen