Des Teufels General (1955)
- Directed by
- Helmut Käutner
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A German general during World War Two navigates the moral compromises of serving under the Nazi regime. The film follows his personal conflicts and interactions as he resists Hitler's orders.
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What happens
The Devil's General (German: Des Teufels General) is a 1955 black and white West German film based on the play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer. The film features Curd Jürgens as General Harras, Marianne Koch, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, and Harry Meyen. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. It was one of a number of films made in Germany in the 1950s that emphasized resistance to Hitler among German generals in World War Two. Others included Canaris, Children, Mother, and the General, and The Last Ten Days. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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