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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
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Awards:
1 win more
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Film for Thought! more (5 total)

Cast

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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)
Le général du diable (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
De duivelsgeneraal (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Djävulens general (Sweden) [sv]
Il generale del diavolo (Italy) [it]
O stratigos Diavolos (Greece) [el]
Paholaisen kenraali (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Klangfilm-Stereocord
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12
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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