The Devil's General
(1955)
★ 6.8 IMDb · 47 votes
Year: 1955
Runtime: 117 мин
Country: Germany
Director: Helmut Käutner
Cast: Курд Юргенс, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Marianne Koch, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Camilla Spira, Albert Lieven, Paul Westermeier, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Harry Meyen
Plot
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.